just_beckii posted last night that she’s in hot water with her council. Apparently her housing officer is claiming that making money from social media content about decorating her council home is in breach of her tenancy agreement or something. Interesting.
I think Beckii (unlike Alex) is genuinely likeable, she also (unlike Alex) is properly grateful for her council home and (unlike Alex) deserved/needed it.
It would be a shame if people like Beckii and Sharon who make content about their council homes were made to stop, because I feel like they really do do the lord’s work in breaking down the stigma about social housing and those who live in it. It’s also no bad thing to advocate for actually respecting a property rented from the council and spending time and money on keeping it nice, or making it nice, for yourselves and future tenants.
However, I do think there needs to be some regulations when you’re ‘influencing’ in a social housing, because Alex is a prime example of how quickly people take can take the absolute piss and make a mockery of the entire system.