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Robin9 · January 24th 16, 10:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paul Corfield[_2_]

On Sat, 23 Jan 2016 12:02:51 +0000, e27002 aurora
wrote:

The London Boroughs should be looking at densification around key
transit nodes with high rise developments for singles and empty
nesters.

What on earth do you think they are doing? Been to Tottenham Hale or
Lewisham or the Royal Docks or Greenwich Peninsula or Battersea / Nine
Elms or Elephant and Castle recently?

When a developer wants to build a new retail development, the
authority should ask "and how much commercial, and residential, space
to you plan to put above it.

And they do this. The developers then say we can build 2 affordable
flats, 2 for shared ownership and 300 for rich moguls from Malaysia
and China to buy.

Government's job is to Govern.

Yes it is. And when local authorities try to get more affordable built
the government overrules them and allows the developers to get away
with blue murder. The system is completely and utterly broken.

The Housing Minister accompanied a local authority raid on rented
accommodation this week. 23 people were living in one house. There
were two adults and three children in one room which was damp and
infested with cockroaches. While he said it was "unacceptable" he
seemed devoid of solutions despite the situation being beyond
unacceptable. The government won't do anything to properly regulate
the housing market and get rents under control and increase the supply
of housing. There's no point saying people should buy when prices are
completely unaffordable to anyone on average earnings never mind those
on lower incomes.

It would be nice if we could actually see some governance from
Government rather than hand ringing and ineffective palliatives.
--
Paul C

Pseudo-palliatives: the Government knows as well as you
and I they won't work.