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Comment on: Baroness attack on families branded 'nonsense'
So when are Viridian getting rid of this idiot? This isn't your normal insinuation or subtle bit of propaganda from the tories, just outright racism . If she really has that much of a problem with Pakistanis and Bangladeshis, maybe she could consider returning to India to sit in Kashmir with her finger on the nuclear war button.
If Nick Griffin said what she did (and I'm sure he has), everyone would quite rightly be up in arms. -
Comment on: Eviction threat as rioter sentenced to 11 months
"a committed Christian"
"Thou shalt not steal"
Go figure.
Not sure what good evicting his mum (or putting him in prison) is supposed to do though. -
Comment on: One million use payday loans to fund housing
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Comment on: Tatchell offers defence for gay marriage row worker
This story is about England....
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Over on the right hand side of the homepage where it has 'most commented', 'most emailed' etc links to articles, would it be possible to have 'most recently commented'? so that those of us who follow
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TMOs and Redevelopment
Just a quick one, does anyone know whether a TMO affects an RSL's ability to redevelop/regenerate an existing esate or block on the estate? i.e. Are they in a legal position to prevent it from happe
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Posted in: Pulsacoil Boilers - Can anyone help
The water tank on the top is header tank. It should be open at the top, just get a jug of water and pour it in.
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Posted in: How can you have Charitable Status and also be called Private
Yes, artificially supressed rents. I can't really speak for LAs because the whole HRA system and various other arcane goins-on have clouded that forever, but RSL rents (even with the grant) don't cover the costs of management, maintenance, finance and major repairs.
Are RSLs doing too much that falls into 'management'? - probably
Are maintenance costs too high? - probably
Is land over-valued? - probably
But the fact of the matter is that you can't develop housing for rent without losing money. Most of the subsidy, sadly, now comes from RSLs having to undertake market development to make a profit.
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Posted in: How can you have Charitable Status and also be called Private
F451, I like very much your attempt to lure me into your non-subsidy trap. In short, though, yes that is what I mean. Any HA will show grant as a liability on their books.
As has been proven plenty of times in the past, the Government can achieve the same aim by giving land away with a coventant that it remains social housing in perpetuity. Why they don't do it now is beyond me.
If you want me to say that affordable housing is not subsidised, I won't. The rents are still artificailly supressed at a level below what they 'should' be. Equally, though, market rents are artificially inflated by the same process, which is why there's such a big gap between the two.
Personally, I'd like to see all RPs de-regulate, return the grant and simply become private companies with charitable aims. The current two-tier structure of housing is all wrong.
PGriffiths. If you think HAs never sell, you need to google the phrases 'DPF' and 'RCGF' in relation to grant.
And, yes, if there were no tenants, there would be no social housing and no grants. But there are tenants and will be for the forseeable future.
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Posted in: How can you have Charitable Status and also be called Private
Just to be clear, RPs don't get given public funding to build new homes. They are grants, but they are attached to the buildings so you have to give them back if you ever sell it. It's not free money, sadly.
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Posted in: How can you have Charitable Status and also be called Private
Another question then, is Tesco a public body because some of its customers pay for their shopping with their benefits?