- Apr 19, 2018
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Yep. See my other answer. He should be clearer but the government has built none of the 200,000 houses they promised they'd build, specifically affordable starter homes for the under 40s.
Yep. See my other answer. He should be clearer but the government has built none of the 200,000 houses they promised they'd build, specifically affordable starter homes for the under 40s.
Indeed ..... over a whole quarter of the UK usage !And besides that, wind farms generate very little energy.
Maybe I've been asleep for the last 14 years, but I've never heard of the Government promising to "build" and "fund" new homes. As far as I'm aware, the days of Local Authorities, funding, building (by way of private contractors), owning and renting council houses are a thing of the past, not least because most LA's are verging on bancruptcy.. All new large housing developments must have an element of "Affordable" housing, usually in the region of 40%, either rented or part ownership through Housing Associations. So he's still wrong.He should be clearer but he's right - the government promised they'd fund and build 200,000 "starter homes" over ten years to create affordable housing, of which none have ever been built. They went as far as acquiring some land...which was then used for private housing developments.
Not sure how exactly you intend that to be interpreted.And besides that, wind farms generate very little energy.
I always wonder what is defined as "affordable" - affordable to who?! People on £25,000 salary or £125,000?Maybe I've been asleep for the last 14 years, but I've never heard of the Government promising to "build" and "fund" new homes. As far as I'm aware, the days of Local Authorities, funding, building (by way of private contractors), owning and renting council houses are a thing of the past, not least because most LA's are verging on bancruptcy.. All new large housing developments must have an element of "Affordable" housing, usually in the region of 40%, either rented or part ownership through Housing Associations. So he's still wrong.
This has a bit more - I don't know enough about the mechanisms of house building but it does look like the government promised to fund (possibly indirectly) 200,000 new homes but never legislated to make it happenMaybe I've been asleep for the last 14 years, but I've never heard of the Government promising to "build" and "fund" new homes. As far as I'm aware, the days of Local Authorities, funding, building (by way of private contractors), owning and renting council houses are a thing of the past, not least because most LA's are verging on bancruptcy.. All new large housing developments must have an element of "Affordable" housing, usually in the region of 40%, either rented or part ownership through Housing Associations. So he's still wrong.
You're absolutely right, as the term "Affordable" as a rule of thumb is meant to reflect 80% of the market value, which in most areas is beyond the reach of those on lower wages.I always wonder what is defined as "affordable" - affordable to who?! People on £25,000 salary or £125,000?
Problem is that building homes for people on low incomes is simply not profitable to private building firms which are naturally only concerned with profit maximisation and increasing shareholder value.
Again, 'the market' does not necessarily serves the interests, or meet the needs, of those on low incomes; they are not deemed to be 'profitable' consumers of customers.
Yes, a massive site near us - previously a large Homebase store - has been derelict for 3 years. I keep wondering who has bought it, and why they are not developing it. I suspect that they are perfectly happy to leave it empty until land values increase further,You're absolutely right, as the term "Affordable" as a rule of thumb is meant to reflect 80% of the market value, which in most areas is beyond the reach of those on lower wages.
The cost of building new homes is not so much in the construction costs as developers pay very low rates to their sub-contractors, but in the cost of the land and the huge profit margins they require. With their profits they buy up land as land banks to use in the future, then inflating prices to profit further from the earlier land purchases.
There has been without doubt challenges in the last 14 years, some by global or regional shocks.Whichever way you look at it, even the most ardent Tory must see that the list is absolutely pathetic for fourteen years of government.
They sacked Liz Truss.
That’s all I’ve got.