Author Topic: councils (Read 2471 times)

Forth Bridges · « **on:** June 03, 2006, 01:38:39 pm »

I firgue out tha tcouncil don;t care about the homlesss or peopel becoming homeless!!!! its a disgracee

oldspice · « **Reply #1 on:** June 03, 2006, 01:56:56 pm »

What we need is decent, affordable housing. My brother-in-law is hoping to make half a million on a property he has owned for about ten years. He can make that money because the area he lives in has become 'fashionable' . How can people afford housing based on that scenario?

« **Reply #2 on:** June 03, 2006, 06:06:40 pm »

If planning depts had brains they would require new private developments to have 25% minimum sub £100,000 houses/flats as part of the permission. At least it would help some get on the property ladder.

oldspice · « **Reply #3 on:** June 03, 2006, 07:59:02 pm »

On the continent, most people rent their homes. Rents are reasonable and the properties are decent. Same goes for Aussie. Plenty of decent, affordable homes to rent.

smurfboy · « **Reply #4 on:** June 03, 2006, 09:21:57 pm »

Well in that case I'm glad I live here! I don't want to spend my life paying someone else's bills and ending up with nothing to show for it!

« **Reply #5 on:** June 03, 2006, 09:51:39 pm »

True but you cannot take it with you.

loulou · « **Reply #6 on:** June 04, 2006, 02:01:23 am »

My friends daughter just got a 40 year mortgage. She was originally offered a 50 year one.

oldspice · « **Reply #7 on:** June 04, 2006, 09:02:43 am »

She'll have to work until she's ninety at that rate.

« **Reply #8 on:** June 04, 2006, 09:28:50 am »

Nottingham city council seems to want to fill the place with as many chavs and oiks as possible.

oldspice · « **Reply #9 on:** June 04, 2006, 03:01:56 pm »

Well, if they pay their rent what does it matter?

smurfboy · « **Reply #10 on:** June 04, 2006, 03:07:14 pm »

Quote from: oldspice

What we need is decent, affordable housing.

I thought John Prescott was actually doing something about this with the '£60,000 house' policy - but now it turns out that the houses are only being BUILT for that, and will be sold at market rate. Yes, there will be some designated affordable housing in the developments for key workers, but surely the only people who profit from the other houses in this scheme will be developers?!

« **Reply #11 on:** June 04, 2006, 03:32:38 pm »

Quote from: oldspice

Well, if they pay their rent what does it matter?

Not the point. They are spending £500 million pounds on revamping the market square while 200 yards away a man was critically injured after being stabbed because there's not enough police. The council have their priorities wrong. Nottingham is an awful place.

It ought to be renamed Chavingham

Forth Bridges · « **Reply #12 on:** June 04, 2006, 07:13:28 pm »

its seem there also don;t care about males over 18 as there not much bpther about them getting raped, murder betting up....
I my cass is why should I brother about Woman, kids Males under 18!!!

( just to point out - My frined became homeless and is staying with me whiel trying to get a house)

oldspice · « **Reply #13 on:** June 04, 2006, 08:31:26 pm »

It's PEOPLE who make places bad. Take Peterborough. It's a beautiful city with a well-planned city centre, a stunning river bank and a brilliant roads system. The surrounding areas are landscaped and the housing stock very good. There are no tower-blocks. What do people do? Set light to cars, put lighted rags through people's doors, throw rubbish into the street, fight, mug, rob and generally behave like savages. The council could pave the streets with red carpets and furnish each house with Conran designed furniture and people would still smash things up and moan.

« **Reply #14 on:** June 04, 2006, 09:55:24 pm »

Solution: Build more prisons, build them bigger and fill them up.

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