vonkeynotvenky
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Build more houses let fewer people in.
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Bluemanc100
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My In-Laws lived in a prefab in Ellesmere Port and it was only sold a few years ago after SWMBO's Father passed away.. They are still there today and they are very popular..
A modern version with a timber frame ideally would be inexpensive and nice to live in.. It's the land that is the issue for me. They either invest to make Brownfield sites more available or they release some Greenbelt land for these plots
bluethrunthru
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But how would we solve the housing crisis in Greater Manchester?
but would do wonders in the overcrowded South East................
bluethrunthru
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simple way to solve it is
Build more houses
Build them where they are needed
Profit caps
Rent caps
Stop British housing being mopped up by foreign investors simply as an investment. They just perpetuate the silly rate of price increases.
however that will destroy equity in homes - many see that as their pension - will mean building in places where people don't want houses coz it will despoil the land - capping profits will disincentivise private builders to actually go on a house building spree - capping rents will have a similar depressing effect on homes available to rent from the private sector.
It would be a brave canvasser selling that lot on the doorstep in a campaign. However something has to be done
Build more houses
Build them where they are needed
Profit caps
Rent caps
Stop British housing being mopped up by foreign investors simply as an investment. They just perpetuate the silly rate of price increases.
however that will destroy equity in homes - many see that as their pension - will mean building in places where people don't want houses coz it will despoil the land - capping profits will disincentivise private builders to actually go on a house building spree - capping rents will have a similar depressing effect on homes available to rent from the private sector.
It would be a brave canvasser selling that lot on the doorstep in a campaign. However something has to be done
remember arthur mann
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Born on the Heath in one, popping my clogs in a parkhome would be ok apart from the silly prices they are asking !My In-Laws lived in a prefab in Ellesmere Port and it was only sold a few years ago after SWMBO's Father passed away.. They are still there today and they are very popular..
A modern version with a timber frame ideally would be inexpensive and nice to live in.. It's the land that is the issue for me. They either invest to make Brownfield sites more available or they release some Greenbelt land for these plots
Bluemanc100
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The one my Mother in-law sold had some improvements like a large conservatory and cladding so when it went on sale it caused a bidding war.. she got £15k more than the asking priceBorn on the Heath in one, popping my clogs in a parkhome would be ok apart from the silly prices they are asking !
abu13
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A little out of left field but many of these problems could be very easily resolved with a sweeping policy review.
My suggestion is this, once you get to 50 years old you are automaticaly executed but the government, not only would this free up housing on a regular basis but it would also remove the need to save for your pension. As there are no pensions to pay for that funding could be spent elsewhere to help the more needy. Also given that you know the day you are going to check out there is no point having savings, you may as well blow it all on holidays and luxury items and it will also help the economy. Jobs are created on a daily basis so the unemployment numbers drop and the youngsters will be able to find work.
It's easy to resolve but it takes difficult decisions :)
My suggestion is this, once you get to 50 years old you are automaticaly executed but the government, not only would this free up housing on a regular basis but it would also remove the need to save for your pension. As there are no pensions to pay for that funding could be spent elsewhere to help the more needy. Also given that you know the day you are going to check out there is no point having savings, you may as well blow it all on holidays and luxury items and it will also help the economy. Jobs are created on a daily basis so the unemployment numbers drop and the youngsters will be able to find work.
It's easy to resolve but it takes difficult decisions :)
vonkeynotvenky
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A little out of left field but many of these problems could be very easily resolved with a sweeping policy review.
My suggestion is this, once you get to 50 years old you are automaticaly executed but the government, not only would this free up housing on a regular basis but it would also remove the need to save for your pension. As there are no pensions to pay for that funding could be spent elsewhere to help the more needy. Also given that you know the day you are going to check out there is no point having savings, you may as well blow it all on holidays and luxury items and it will also help the economy. Jobs are created on a daily basis so the unemployment numbers drop and the youngsters will be able to find work.
It's easy to resolve but it takes difficult decisions :)
Some on here would probably vote for you with that policy :)
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Limit the number of houses one person can own. There is plenty of affordable housing out there, but a lot is purchased by private landlords as their retirement nest-egg (I see the attraction in that). I have two friends who now own 12 houses between them (soon to be 14), all rented out for between 5-600pcm, are they arsed about the cost of housing to young people, are they fuck, they see it as providing a service, supply and demand. As some one mentioned earlier in the thread, until the mindset of "property for profit only", changes this will never alter.
Gelsons Dad
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The UK has quite a high % of social housing. There is no need to increase that %. What is needed is more houses and better use of current housing stock.
New houses need to be quality houses, not the crap that was built post war. The green belt needs scrapping and also as an earlier poster said, unproductive farmland should be released for housing.
There should be no caps. Let market forces loose. If you free up enough land for developers to build at decent prices they can make money without building homes no one can afford.
More reasonably priced homes will bring down the price of current stock again making it more affordable.
Let the market work instead of pricing builders out.
I would also prohibit non residents from owning more than one dwelling and also restrict the number of unoccupied dwellings any individual can own.
New houses need to be quality houses, not the crap that was built post war. The green belt needs scrapping and also as an earlier poster said, unproductive farmland should be released for housing.
There should be no caps. Let market forces loose. If you free up enough land for developers to build at decent prices they can make money without building homes no one can afford.
More reasonably priced homes will bring down the price of current stock again making it more affordable.
Let the market work instead of pricing builders out.
I would also prohibit non residents from owning more than one dwelling and also restrict the number of unoccupied dwellings any individual can own.