Trickle down don't work

[Ivor Windybottom]

Disagree. Or are you saying those with privately owned ones aren't proud of them.

You're trying to score nonsense points as usual.

Councils often over-maintain. E.g. they replace roofs at x years whether needed or not. They save the cost of sending someone to inspect and the bureaucracy of fixing different houses at different times, but it's probably wasteful overall and only makes sense due to the vast salaries of the admin people.

You see streets where half have matching new roofs and windows, sometimes wall insulation. It's obvious which are bought or not.

 

[Ivor Windybottom]

My roof's beyond its expected lifespan. But it doesn't leak so it's currently costing £0 in replacement cost.

This is how private ownership saves money, for everyone.

The maintenance inspector (me) is on full-time duty and costs exactly £0 in salary.

 

[carmanmemoranda]

I think the point being made was that it relieves the council of the burden of maintaining them.

Hence all the ones they retain have new windows, because they are required to spend on them.

That is how I read it anyway.

I personally love the idea of councils selling homes and using the profits to build new.. a sort of state owned property developer. As long as they outsource it to experts it would make a huge dent in housing needs.

Would be great if they reinvested the money from the sales of houses to new ones.

It didn't happen though and that's the point

 

[carmanmemoranda]

You're trying to score nonsense points as usual.

Councils often over-maintain. E.g. they replace roofs at x years whether needed or not. They save the cost of sending someone to inspect and the bureaucracy of fixing different houses at different times, but it's probably wasteful overall and only makes sense due to the vast salaries of the admin people.

You see streets where half have matching new roofs and windows, sometimes wall insulation. It's obvious which are bought or not.

Shame you only addressed 1 of the points.

There always has been, and will be, a need for council housing.

Nothing wrong with selling them off, at a true market price. As long as the stock of houses is maintained

Selling off cheap and not re investing in new is bad on both counts.

I don't have any issues with well maintained houses, the rents should cover it. Ok some repairs may not be necessarily needed but it's not always a bad thing.

 

[morqthana]

Why do you see everything as the fault of the left ?

Because everybody except him is "the left", and it ain't his fault, so...