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is social housing subsidised?
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If the developers didn't have to build/hand over Section 106 housing, didn't have to spend time marketing it etc.... then the houses they built for profit could be cheaper, would be cheaper, because they could have built more houses to sell on the land.
Plot of land, 10 slots, 2 social = profits have to come from 8 slots
Plot of land, 10 slots, 0 social = profits have to come from 10 slots
Also, those social houses tend to have bigger rooms.0 -
FOURCANDLES wrote: »Most HA tenants do pay and fit their own kitchens, bathrooms as I have done because they have secure tenure. I have lived in mine for 7 Years no hint off the HA of a new kitchen/bathroom now or in the near future think they were renewed back in the 80's. When some HA properties are relet they do sometimes take the chance to do a few updates, but i think all this a new kitchen every 5 years is just the talk of silly people who make it up as they go along.As for private tenants they wouldn't need to ask for new ones would they ? as the landlord gives them up to date furnishings such as kitchens and bathrooms or he does not get it rented.
Depends on the area. In areas (and at times) of high demand for private rented places, some LLs don't bother much with things like that. There are some lovely rented houses out there (with rents to match) and some seriously dodgy places.
The house I rent is about 7-8 years old. I have been here for 5 years. The kitchen and bathrooms are the original ones that the developers put in as cheaply as possible. Nobody is suggesting putting in new ones. Every time I complain that water is coming through the hall ceiling from the shower in the bathroom above, they send a bloke out to regrout it, although the bloke they send has already told them that the standard of tiling is shocking, and that regrouting is only ever going to be a temporary fix, so if they want it permanently sorted they need to rip the tiles out and retile it properly.
My late-nearly-ex rented a place that was on at a slightly cheaper than usual rent because the LL ended up abroad rather unexpectedly, and let it with the decor in a bit of a state. He rented it for four and a half years and nothing was done about it. The upside of this was that when he died and I had to clear his house, the LL told me just to get it reasonably clean, and not to bother trying to remove any marks from the walls or floors, because he was going to redecorate and recarpet before reletting it. It made it much easier to make sure late-nearly-ex's estate got his whole deposit back.
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Wee_Willy_Harris wrote: »In many areas the rental market, both social and private, is very vibrant. Of course, as with so many things in life, you can be either fussy or in a hurry. Seldom do the two work together.
Sounds like the old line: "cheap, good, fast. Pick any two."...much enquiry having been made concerning a gentleman, who had quitted a company where Johnson was, and no information being obtained; at last Johnson observed, that 'he did not care to speak ill of any man behind his back, but he believed the gentleman was an attorney'.0 -
Our kitchen and bathrooms are 13 years old - we've lived here for 13 years, and they were new when we first rented.
In that time, we've had the washer-dryer and dishwasher replaced, and a new shower tray and shower door (by the LL).
The absolute last thing I'd want is for the kitchen and bathrooms to be re-done altogether. Endless hassle, and the existing ones function perfectly well....much enquiry having been made concerning a gentleman, who had quitted a company where Johnson was, and no information being obtained; at last Johnson observed, that 'he did not care to speak ill of any man behind his back, but he believed the gentleman was an attorney'.0 -
My parents own their house, the kitchen's pure 1978. Late 70s brown/mint/orange tiles (cracked/broken), old fashioned base units and wall units, oven's well old (it's actually dangerous and leans; open the door and stuff flies out at you). Kitchen worktop (all 3' of it) is so old the pattern's been worn off it.
It's as they bought it 15 years ago ... and it'll be like it the day they leave.0 -
I'm of the same vintage as your parents' kitchen, but I don't have bits falling off me yet!...much enquiry having been made concerning a gentleman, who had quitted a company where Johnson was, and no information being obtained; at last Johnson observed, that 'he did not care to speak ill of any man behind his back, but he believed the gentleman was an attorney'.0
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PasturesNew wrote: »If the developers didn't have to build/hand over Section 106 housing, didn't have to spend time marketing it etc.... then the houses they built for profit could be cheaper, would be cheaper, because they could have built more houses to sell on the land.
Plot of land, 10 slots, 2 social = profits have to come from 8 slots
Plot of land, 10 slots, 0 social = profits have to come from 10 slots
Also, those social houses tend to have bigger rooms.
No. They would be the same price, the maximum they could get for them, but the developers profit margin would be higher.0 -
If they didn't have to build the social housing they could sell the houses a bit cheaper to make the same profit. There is competition between builders and they cannot just charge "the maximum they can get for them".Happy chappy0
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tomstickland wrote: »If they didn't have to build the social housing they could sell the houses a bit cheaper to make the same profit. There is competition between builders and they cannot just charge "the maximum they can get for them".
Well, that's what they've always done up until now, so what's suddenly changed?0 -
Wee_Willy_Harris wrote: »Well, that's what they've always done up until now, so what's suddenly changed?
The change is that builders are compelled to build social housing as a condition of planning permission. This was not the case in the past."If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools"
Extract from "If" by Rudyard Kipling0
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