Second Home Ownership reaches Record Level

CLAPTON

ILW wrote: »

We can look forward to populer areas looking like Benidorm. Lovely.

why do you say that?

have you actually been to any of these holiday places and looked to see how they could be sympathetically developed?

you would prefer they were totally reserved for rich people?

there is a huge gulf between doing nothing and some development

stueyhants

CLAPTON wrote: »

why do you say that?

have you actually been to any of these holiday places and looked to see how they could be sympathetically developed?

you would prefer they were totally reserved for rich people?

there is a huge gulf between doing nothing and some development

The more housing we build the greater the future demand for housing as the current occupants have children etc. When do we stop trying to meet an increasing demand for housing, when the UK population is 70m, 80mil 200+mil.

I'd rather stop trying now and control population growth then realise this when we have 100+ million in the country facing the same issue but with less room and more overcrowding.

CLAPTON

stueyhants wrote: »

The more housing we build the greater the future demand for housing as the current occupants have children etc. When do we stop trying to meet an increasing demand for housing, when the UK population is 70m, 80mil 200+mil.

I'd rather stop trying now and control population growth then realise this when we have 100+ million in the country facing the same issue but with less room and more overcrowding.

the idealist Pol Pot might be an inspiration to you

stueyhants

CLAPTON wrote: »

the idealist Pol Pot might be an inspiration to you

So what is the answer ? Keep building over the country until its one big mix of roads and houses. Or start to think about sensible measures to restrict population growth. I'm not talking about mass genocide here!

Generali

ILW wrote: »

We can look forward to populer areas looking like Benidorm. Lovely.

stueyhants wrote: »

So what is the answer ? Keep building over the country until its one big mix of roads and houses. Or start to think about sensible measures to restrict population growth. I'm not talking about mass genocide here!

There are positions other than:

- build no houses
- cover entire country in concrete

How about for example that each town and or village was expected to expand by 1 house or 0.5%pa, whichever was greater excluding encroachment into National Parks?

The British approach to 'planning' is pathetic based on the idea that all change is to be feared and fought.

CLAPTON

stueyhants wrote: »

So what is the answer ? Keep building over the country until its one big mix of roads and houses. Or start to think about sensible measures to restrict population growth. I'm not talking about mass genocide here!

world population is too high; UK population is too high

but what are your sensible measures.... building NO houses is simply not a serious option

serious_saver

JonnyBravo wrote: »

Why control the ownership of housing? It's not like there aren't houses to rent. As I said, most people have access to a house of some description even if they don't own it. Surely that is the main concern.

There is a significant shortage of AFFORDABLE rental properties in our area. For the landlord to make any profit they must be charging more than the cost of their mortgage and maintenance. Logic must surely tell you that it would therefore be cheaper for the tennant to own the property and pay the mortgage than it would be to pay rent. BUT with the high rent prices it's virtually impossible for many would-be first time buyers to save enough to buy a property if they are paying rent.

CLAPTON

serious_saver wrote: »

There is a significant shortage of AFFORDABLE rental properties in our area. For the landlord to make any profit they must be charging more than the cost of their mortgage and maintenance. Logic must surely tell you that it would therefore be cheaper for the tennant to own the property and pay the mortgage than it would be to pay rent. BUT with the high rent prices it's virtually impossible for many would-be first time buyers to save enough to buy a property if they are paying rent.

that's why we need to build more houses

Dan:_4

serious_saver wrote: »

There is a significant shortage of AFFORDABLE rental properties in our area. For the landlord to make any profit they must be charging more than the cost of their mortgage and maintenance. Logic must surely tell you that it would therefore be cheaper for the tennant to own the property and pay the mortgage than it would be to pay rent. BUT with the high rent prices it's virtually impossible for many would-be first time buyers to save enough to buy a property if they are paying rent.

I think this is a fair point. It is very difficut to save a deposit while paying rent (unless you want to live like a hermit and never go out).

Unfortunaly, nothing can be done about it.

StevieJ

Dan: wrote: »

I think this is a fair point. It is very difficut to save a deposit while paying rent (unless you want to live like a hermit and never go out).

Unfortunaly, nothing can be done about it.

There is, affordable 100% mortgages