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a third of brits lived in council housing
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In fact they didn't have a lot of choice. They were never going to get a mortgage, unless they won the pools.
I remember reading quite a lot about the massive extension of home ownership via building societies in the 1920s and 1930s....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 -
Not to mention the opportunity to buy very cheap plots of land and throw up your own asbestos shack on it.
My Grandmother, the wife of a copper, bought a 6 room detached Victorian brick built house in the home counties circa 1930 for 250 quid; some 100 pounds cheaper than the price it was sold for in 1870 by the speculative builder.0 -
another show on council housing last night. if you need any motivation for misandry watch this. i'm not sure who i have less sympathy for the cheats or the so-called 'victims' in this one.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0110b4f/Panorama_Council_Houses_Cheats_and_Victims/Those who will not reason, are bigots, those who cannot, are fools, and those who dare not, are slaves. - Lord Byron0 -
I especially enjoyed the new "partner" the the criminal mastermind was intending to (virtually) install in the property of the single council tenant, so that they could have a (virtual) bust up in nine months time and then her (virtual) lover could storm off into the night with a four figure bribe and she, poor, destitute, abandoned, woman could apply for the (real) tenancy.
It is not new, I can remember discussions in the 1970's about how to sub let your council flat and buy a house in a booming property market.
The programme about the golden age of Council Housing is on again tonight BBC2 @ 19:000
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