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Political Parties jumping on the band wagon, suggesting building K1s housing across Gt Britain ......... particularly targeting the idea of homes for low income families. Yep that was Council housing in my day
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- both of us were raised in Council houses B4 Maggie decided it was a 'good' idea to offer the properties to tenants, cheaply. Without building any more to fill the gaps .......
For years Planning Consent has been given across the UK - as long as the builders offer up a % of housing-scheme properties within the Plans. i.e. anything over 76 properties has to include 20 low-priced, 1-bedroom houses or flats. Agreed with the Council. Passed. Ticked off. Until the footings are dug for the more up-market properties - then the Plans are re-submitted with the proviso that Social Housing is no longer beneficial or cost effective. For whom: other than the Building Companies who know that not many Councils can challenge the alterations in Court.
So the large, expensive properties are built and bought. Then the Companies move on. With very little chance of snagging problems being sorted as the large Companies are self regulating and the Councils no longer sigh off footings etc.. Instead of the Planning Consent insisting that the housing-scheme properties are built first? .......... to make sure that they are actually erected? How short sighted the Councils seem to be
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I've seen this across Warwickshire and Northamptonshire as well as in the Fens during the last 10 years
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. The UK does not need new housing, looking at the Estate Agents there isn't a lack of stock except in villages where young people can't afford to buy. So villages are dying and children don't see their grandparents etc. as regularly ..........
If Boris ventures any closer to me I will jump. Loud and Hard - look out for me on the News
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