tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23339144.post6122345099756025842..comments2024-03-27T08:08:06.413+00:00Comments on Unlocking the Potential of Empty Homes: Why are councils knocking down council houses when there is a shortage of affordable housng?Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06347022688547349069noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23339144.post-77924765184249155202012-03-26T06:45:44.415+01:002012-03-26T06:45:44.415+01:00I actually enjoyed reading through this posting.Ma...I actually enjoyed reading through this posting.Many thanks.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.bestpropertyworld.com/property-to-rent-in-birmingham.html" rel="nofollow">Flats for Rent in Birmingham</a>Victoryperfecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16906206979453971753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23339144.post-41706552691927334552011-12-04T08:10:55.295+00:002011-12-04T08:10:55.295+00:00Just finalising a report namely a return on equity...Just finalising a report namely a return on equity.<br /> <br />Void properties to be put in Trust for a period of time. Properties returned back to liveable standard. Rental used to up-skill local community and tackle criminal activities.<br />Social enterprise and the 3rd Sector can resolve this issue. Andy 07739 333573... might be worth a chat to expand on my report and indeed your involvement may be of benefit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23339144.post-49058980349124700612011-11-26T05:16:20.841+00:002011-11-26T05:16:20.841+00:00Excellent post. I was checking continuously this b...Excellent post. I was checking continuously this blog and I'm impressed! Extremely helpful information specifically the last part :) I care for such info much. I was looking for this certain information for a very long time. Thank you and good luck. <br /><a href="http://www.lmmcf.com.au/" rel="nofollow">Newcastle Home Loans</a>Nadiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08297991090486380175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23339144.post-4919984673745654302011-11-23T20:41:44.799+00:002011-11-23T20:41:44.799+00:00That's not a bad idea! Could work for houses, ...That's not a bad idea! Could work for houses, or where a collective wanted to take on a small block. Pity those Q blocks look so ugly and imposing - might not be too many takers, but I'll certainly float the idea.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23339144.post-6485931257600352452011-11-23T17:46:51.271+00:002011-11-23T17:46:51.271+00:00Thanks Anonymous, I understand the predicament. In...Thanks Anonymous, I understand the predicament. In fact I used to live in the Meadows so I understand that too. But you must accept replacement is unlikely to start anytime soon. How about this instead. You give the Meadows flats away for free to any resident who will agree to invest in a refurb program. That way you get the properties done up with no public subsidy and you get better off residents into owner occupation. It's got to be better than demolishing and grassing over. This approach has worked brilliantly elsewhere See this http://emptyhomes.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/EmptyHomes2011-InekeHulshof2.pdfDavidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06347022688547349069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23339144.post-36318703601674982642011-11-22T22:16:13.569+00:002011-11-22T22:16:13.569+00:00Apologies David - you're right, I did say one ...Apologies David - you're right, I did say one bed flats. What I meant was flats lived in by single people (or couples - the new HB rules don't seem to make any distinction). In the past we've put people in two bed flats - often because we couldn't fill them otherwise - and now we are in a pickle because of a combination of things - poorly built homes, poorly maintained over the years (because we didn't have the cash or the ability to manage it properly) and often in areas people don't want to live in by choice (the Meadows Q blocks for example). It's a bit of a toxic combination - but the bottom line is that, in one short hit, we are simple doing what is sensible asset management that we should have been doing over many, many years - replacing life expired stock with new homes that people want to live in. For all sorts of reasons we've not been allowed to do that, but now there's a fighting chance we will. That can't be a bad thing. If we had the money we would build hundreds of homes a year, as it's good business that pays for itself and improves communities. <br /><br /><br />Sorry have to stay anonymous as I helped write the report and manage the consultation!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23339144.post-60247248713135090732011-11-22T09:31:03.829+00:002011-11-22T09:31:03.829+00:00Anonuymous (it would be nice if you said who you a...Anonuymous (it would be nice if you said who you are)<br />Of course, I accept all of that. But you said you were only demolishing one bedroom flats, which you aren't. The council committee report makes it plain that the demolition programme was innitatied to avoid debt. <br />I have no problem with demolishing council houses if there is planned programme to replace them. But clearly this isn't the case. the committee report talks about grassing over some of the land and selling other bits. Even if replacement is planned in other areas new housebuilding can't be ready to go, and in today's market may take ages to materialise.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06347022688547349069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23339144.post-40881729715870580982011-11-22T04:07:47.865+00:002011-11-22T04:07:47.865+00:00Well, as per current updates, The government has d...Well, as per current updates, The government has decided to allocate it's own housing debt to councils as part of the scrapping of the HRA subsidy system.<br /><a href="http://www.shedsnhomes.com.au/catalogue/4975/steel-kit-homes" rel="nofollow">Affordable homes</a>Share Knowledgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10971271603050685758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23339144.post-74353871078403464622011-11-21T22:56:56.796+00:002011-11-21T22:56:56.796+00:00David that's a totally different issue. We hav...David that's a totally different issue. We have lots of single people in two bed flats, for all sorts of reasons. Under the new housing benefit rules every one of hose tenants will instantly lose at least a tenner a week. They are nearly all single people or couples, not families. Average wait time in some parts of Nottingham for a family house is a ridiculous 12 years, because there isn't enough of it. We can keep the 1960s stuff that costs a fortune to maintain - or cut our losses and spend the money instead on new family homes. It's either/or, can't afford both. No brainier all the way to build - more rent income, better homes, lower costs, more families housed, more jobs and apprenticeships created from the work!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23339144.post-92096943809705807082011-11-21T13:26:09.991+00:002011-11-21T13:26:09.991+00:00Annonymous 2. Read it yourself here
http://open.no...Annonymous 2. Read it yourself here<br />http://open.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/comm/download3.asp?dltype=inline&filename=48874/HousingRevenueAaccountSelfFinancingProgrammeFutureimplicationsforCouncilHousingStock.pdf<br />; http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/democracy/Pages/AgendaDetail.aspx?AgendaID%3d62048Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06347022688547349069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23339144.post-60042517815075897032011-11-21T13:24:46.200+00:002011-11-21T13:24:46.200+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06347022688547349069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23339144.post-30713310062775232802011-11-21T13:08:18.790+00:002011-11-21T13:08:18.790+00:00Annonymous 1. That's not true. I have the comm...Annonymous 1. That's not true. I have the committee report here and it says that residents that had been consulted over demolition "had concerns that they would be leaving 2/3 bedroom maisonetter and flats"Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06347022688547349069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23339144.post-25746767975560211662011-11-21T11:27:10.390+00:002011-11-21T11:27:10.390+00:00Does seem a bit far fetched when, for most authori...Does seem a bit far fetched when, for most authorities who still own their own stock, occupied properties bring in rent which will allow them to borrow to pay back the debt plus give them headroom to carry out maintenance and even start to build again in some cases.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23339144.post-70272863789485864892011-11-21T08:29:51.975+00:002011-11-21T08:29:51.975+00:00Oops - fact fail. Nottingham is knocking down 1000...Oops - fact fail. Nottingham is knocking down 1000 one bed flats, to afford to build 500 family homes. Why? There are loads of families on the housing register waiting ages, but one beds are all we have. So building less than we demolish = more people overall housed in code 4 standard properties and a much better match between supply and demand.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23339144.post-55974524037397564082011-11-18T13:45:37.336+00:002011-11-18T13:45:37.336+00:00In hock to developers'/builders' lobby non...In hock to developers'/builders' lobby nonsense: VAT on refurbishment but demolition/new-build VAT-free. Dromey should be pressuring Shapps to sort this insanity out now.Meg Howarthnoreply@blogger.com