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Media criticism of Help To Buy becoming more balanced. (and admits there's no bubble)
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Graham_Devon wrote: »Indeed. And a little musing when I saw this, they appear to be building flats out of lego bricks now!
Downright awful development I passed the other day. Wooden outside with these metal balcanies which you probably couldn't stand on, all painted different bright colours. The wood cladding on the outside was painted in an array of purple white and blue, leaving some natural wood cladding.
!!!!!! is going on!? Looked absolutely hideous and extremely cheap. How can they get planning permission for something so gordy but struggle with normal housing!?
whether or not the balconies are strong enough is a matter of building control and not a planning issue
except in a conservation area or areas with special restrictions, colour schemes are largely outside the state's control.
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Another article that notes we don't have a bubble, and there's no fear of one emerging anytime soon.
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/4731133
It also notes house prices today are "heavily undervalued".
“The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie – deliberate, contrived, and dishonest – but the myth, persistent, persuasive, and unrealistic.
Belief in myths allows the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.”
-- President John F. Kennedy”0
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