Gap houses

[Brigade77]

Complex problems don't have simple answers. If you think the answer is to just build more houses then you are over simplyfying the problems.

Can anyone guess why most local authorities shudder at the thought of yet more social housing?

 

[fillyboy]

untrue.

social housing is the only way out of the housing crisis

it wont happen under a Tory govt because the big housebuilders, who control the market are Tory donors

so why didn't it happen under the last labour govt.
In fact, the Conservative record is better than Labour's.

Affordable homes: comparing Labour and Conservative records - Full Fact

 

[fillyboy]

France/ Germany may have higher and lower home ownership respectively, compared to the UK.

Aren't most of the French homes owned by Brits though?

 

[fillyboy]

Aren't most of the French homes owned by Brits though?

There's at least two on here, although I think they may share a place.

 

[JohnD]

More nonsense from filly.

 

[Deleted member 18243]

The problem is that there are too many people and not that there are too few houses.

Mass immigration = housing shortage.

 

[Ihavenojob]

Knock a few of these up, it will probably end up like this anyway

 

[Captain Nemesis]

Thoughts? Everyone looks happy in the pictures.

I have a thought.

I wonder what are the chances of me getting PP to build a small house in my garden where my garage is?

 

[Captain Nemesis]

I think we've all got to accept that we're never going to see the social building programmes that we saw in the 50's and 60's, it's not going to happen, it's unaffordable.

Blimey.

How come other countries can do it then? Have they got magic money trees? Or are we just (&$(*$#@# useless?

In 2017, less than 1,000 new government-backed homes for social rent were started across [the UK,] a country of 65m people with an acute housing crisis. In Vienna, a city of less than 2m inhabitants, “the target is to build between 8,000 and 9,000 social homes every year” – a target that is regularly met.

 

[Captain Nemesis]

The problem is that there are too many people and not that there are too few houses.

Mass immigration = housing shortage.

Got any statistics to back that up?

 

[Captain Nemesis]

Can anyone guess why most local authorities shudder at the thought of yet more social housing?

Because they know theyd be forced to sell them at a discount and forbidden to use the money from the sales to build more.

Does Vienna ever intend to follow a similar path to the UK, reducing new building and allowing social renters to buy their properties? “We do not sell any buildings,” Puchinger says. “Buildings that are owned by the city or by a subsidised social building company are not allowed to be sold. We’ve never privatised and we never will.”

 

[fillyboy]

I think we've all got to accept that we're never going to see the social building programmes that we saw in the 50's and 60's, it's not going to happen, it's unaffordable.

Half a million per year or thereabouts if I recall correctly, and I do.

 

[Captain Nemesis]

Complex problems don't have simple answers. If you think the answer is to just build more houses then you are over simplyfying the problems.

So whats the complex reason for this

Whats the complex reason for 40% of Londons ex-social housing properties now being owned by private landlords?

Whats the complex reason for 95% of the governments housing spend now going on housing benefits paid to private landlords and only 5% on building new homes, when before the introduction of right-to-buy the ratio was 20:80?

 

[Brigade77]

Is social housing a right? What exactly is the purpose of social housing & how is it any different to private housing?

Is it the people that choose to rent long term rather than buy that is causing the problem?

 

[Brigade77]

Whats the complex reason for 40% of Londons ex-social housing properties now being owned by private landlords?

What's the difference? The house still exists. Can you please explain to me how it makes a difference in who owns the property?

Whats the complex reason for 95% of the governments housing spend now going on housing benefits paid to private landlords and only 5% on building new homes, when before the introduction of right-to-buy the ratio was 20:80?

You're right there. We should STOP paying ALL housing benefits immediately.