Bill Douses
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Comment on: Armed robber evicted from home
A check with authority agencies would bring up his record, it's then up to the landlord to offer him a tenancy or not (private sector) i would doubt any LA would offer to house him now.
then again, for a balanced view, should he pay his debt to society (assuming he serves time) should he not be helped to find the right path in life again? otherwise our streets would be overrun with a "dont touch" group - personally i believe in second chances and rehabilitation. -
Comment on: Riot-hit area's regeneration plans to be revealed
no, missed none of it, as a spurs fan i can tell you you are wrong.
the club were never "committed" to developing the site, why would they be? they own it and can choose if they want to or not. hence why they bid for the OS post olympics, as an alternative to spending £440m on the NDP project.
other clubs were given in excess of £45m to assist with the infrastructure surrounding their redeveloped stadiums.
spurs' planning appplication has no obligation to regenerate the high road, local parks, transport infrastructure and surroung retail areas which they do not own, but have volunteered to contribute towards as part of the "wider picture"
if you think £27m into a £440+M project is "funding it" i'll gladly fund your house purchase for a return of 50% equity stake.
like i said, know the facts of the application details and history, as well as some knowledge of the surrounds of the stadium before commenting, rather than just focusing on the negative spin you can put on it.
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Comment on: Riot-hit area's regeneration plans to be revealed
the state is not funding the club, and if you knew the history of this development you would know that it is better that haringey actually do contribute, the other option is that spurs do not bother to develop, leavign the area an eyesore, not creating jobs, homes, boost to local economy, or perhaps even leave the area altogether (olympic stadium bid ring a bell?) which would be the nail in the coffin for this entire area, the local traders and most of the residents too.
why must you always look for the negative? -
Comment on: Tenants demand protection from welfare cuts
1.Resist and campaign against cuts in housing benefit: we call on councillors and other landlords not to evict tenants who fall behind with their rent as a result of the new cuts in housing benefit.
I agree, after all isn't the point of social landlords to sustain tenancies...
however, if this is going to be the attitude then full means testing of affordability should be introduced. i was recently asked to advise a tenant who was being pursued for eviction due to 3 months arrears, it transpired he owns a £45k BMW, pays £110 per month for sky and "missed" the HO visit as he was on holiday in New York.....prioritise the rent (the roof over your head) and landlords should then be encouraged to assist you, should you fall on hard times.
It is the attitude of paying for luxuries rather than the bills that causes problems. (i should note, not all tenants do this, before someone pounces on that!) -
Comment on: ALMO teaches tenants to maintain their homes
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i did not presume, and for the record do not think that most tenants are unemployed or have low esteem.
what i said was this could lead to employment for the unemployed, but could equally lead to those already employed changing jobs.
why not maintenance ops? our contractor offered several apprenticships to tenants, 4 of them now work for the conractor (the course led to a city&guilds) this basic trainign would need more to it for this obviously, but it can lead to self employment as a trade...
I agree with Gaz, the biggest cause for extended repairs, or an inability to "fix right first time" is poor diagnostic, but how can we expect the tenant to know the difference between a waste gate and an inlet supply, especially when water is covering the floor. this training could lead to a decrease in the number of jobs raised incorrectly simply by havign more informed information from the outset.
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Posted in: What defines a 'living' room
Hi Twisted.
it is not "living" room but "habitable" rooms that matter.
the living room in your property could be used as a third bedroom, the "dining" room as a "living" room, therefore your house could be classified as a 3 bed, therefore the council may refuse the transfer.
it doesnt really matter what you have designated the rooms use to be, it is determined by habitable - this means if the room is self contained i.e. not leading to the kitchen - it can be used as a bedroom for allocation purposes.
sorry, dont think thats the news you wanted to hear but hope it clarifies for you.
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Posted in: Problem tenants
nonny @ 4:04pm
I'm sure you're being an idiot purely because you can be on an anon internet forum without fear of reprisal and am sure you dont even believe in what you're posting, surely even you cant be that fuc*ing thick.
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Posted in: Overcrowed in my 2 bed..but...
Bottom line - ask Tower Hamlets.
they may refuse the exchange as you will be instantly making yourself overcrowded by one bedroom (though this is generally considered low priority anyway) but any advice or answers you get on here will be opinion and conjecture based on similar experience / scenarios.
As i say, the best people to ask would actually just be Tower Hamlets.
Good luck though!
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Posted in: My Housing Officer is very unhelpful
Anon.
not sure why you posted your question here as opposed to a new thread - this may help you get more replies (ED can you move this for them?)
to answer your question anyway. this does kind of depend. if it is to carry out urgent repairs - those deemed to pose a risk to health and safety, life or serious damage to people or property, then yes, they can force entry to affect repairs - they should have at least tried to contact you before doing this but if they receive no reply they can force entry - this should be available in your landlords "repairs service standards" or similar document. ask them for a copy of it.
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Posted in: Tenancy agreement
actually Nonny, if you care to read the OP and my reply again this is not an issue of being "bound by terms" as a non signatory.
the OP has aksed if a named person on the TA needs to be asked their permission to be removed - that is a yes.