Some Guardian links for GoBB VVVV
Obvs the policy isn’t exactly as described in the Mail - it’s about giving local authorities more power to intervene to address problems caused by current housing problems. For anyone with the energy, these links give background on the issues that are driving the policy, and highlight the absurdity of leaving the market to sort it out.
Over supply of luxury (& ‘ultra luxury’) apartments in London:
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Poor conditions in ‘normal’ rented houses/flats:
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Why just building more won’t solve the crisis:
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Obviously investors aren’t totally stupid, even if there are lots of empty luxury apartments they can invest in student housing:
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Especially as the regulations on student housing are even looser than on standard housing:
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Posted By: Tressells Broadbrush on January 28th 2018 at 17:52:33
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- Some Guardian links for GoBB VVVV (General Chat) - Tressells Broadbrush, Jan 28, 17:52:33
- Don't believe everything you read in the Guardian. (General Chat) - Kangol Canary, Jan 28, 22:03:10
- Strange,i posted abit about the lack of housing playing a part in the working class vot (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jan 28, 22:20:44
- You probably are right (General Chat) - Kangol Canary, Jan 28, 22:43:45
- Strange,i posted abit about the lack of housing playing a part in the working class vot (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jan 28, 22:20:44
- Everyone should have a home (n/m) (General Chat) - Larry Hagman, Jan 28, 18:27:34
- Stop it with your information and facts. (General Chat) - avenging canary, Jan 28, 18:18:06
- is everything in the guardian true ? just so I know av! (n/m) (General Chat) - Men without hats, Jan 28, 20:18:27
- as much as the daily mail (n/m) (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Jan 28, 20:25:49
- Christ. (n/m) (General Chat) - norway, Jan 28, 21:07:34
- ^^^^ unable to except that there are two sides to every story ^^^ (n/m) (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Jan 28, 21:42:16
- A right side and a wrong one? (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Jan 28, 22:05:32
- ^^^^ unable to except that there are two sides to every story ^^^ (n/m) (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Jan 28, 21:42:16
- Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha (n/m) (General Chat) - Tressells Broadbrush, Jan 28, 20:31:04
- Christ. (n/m) (General Chat) - norway, Jan 28, 21:07:34
- as much as the daily mail (n/m) (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Jan 28, 20:25:49
- Yeah! (General Chat) - tim berry, Jan 28, 18:35:38
- Scroungers!! Who gives a fuck what shit they may have had to endure growing up. (General Chat) - essexcanaryOTBC, Jan 28, 19:42:44
- PM: Dumpling - Essex has hacked your account (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jan 28, 19:52:28
- Scroungers!! Who gives a fuck what shit they may have had to endure growing up. (General Chat) - essexcanaryOTBC, Jan 28, 19:42:44
- :) (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Jan 28, 18:20:09
- is everything in the guardian true ? just so I know av! (n/m) (General Chat) - Men without hats, Jan 28, 20:18:27
- Ahhh Tressells (General Chat) - Surrey Yella, Jan 28, 18:17:45
- Just hanging on to what we have (General Chat) - Tressells Broadbrush, Jan 28, 19:54:27
- Looks like we’re buying a block of luxury flats and giving them to selwyns (General Chat) - Old Git, Jan 28, 19:14:46
- Linkasm (n/m) (General Chat) - Gob on a Stick, Jan 28, 18:03:58
- Don't believe everything you read in the Guardian. (General Chat) - Kangol Canary, Jan 28, 22:03:10
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