Brixton Clifton Mansions former squats - background, 2011 evictions and latest news

[Onket]

Not a surprise at all I'd always thought they'd wait and then discreetly sell it off to pricate developpers: minutes away from a tube station, slap bang in the iddle of a park >> loads of money.
thanks for the link to the other thread, I wasn't on the board yet when it came up.

If they deal with it in the same manner as they appear to have dealt with Clifton Mansions, it won't even be 'loads of money'.

 

[Brixton Hatter]

All the disposals are up before the council at 7pm this Monday at Lambeth Town Hall. Might be worth a few of us popping along...

 

[Brixton Hatter]

Not a surprise at all I'd always thought they'd wait and then discreetly sell it off to pricate developpers: minutes away from a tube station, slap bang in the iddle of a park >> loads of money.
thanks for the link to the other thread, I wasn't on the board yet when it came up.

new flats are already being built there on St Agnes Place (on the site of the rasta squat) ...they're half finished. Rest of the site remains empty though

 

[Onket]

At the meeting a few years ago, there was talk of the council 'swapping' the land where the rasta/crack house was with the land where the Housing Assoc flats are/were.

 

[wemakeyousoundb]

If they deal with it in the same manner as they appear to have dealt with Clifton Mansions, it won't even be 'loads of money'.

In the grand scheme of things yes, if it was for me though I wouldn't have to ever lift a finger ever again
/dreams-on

new flats are already being built there on St Agnes Place (on the site of the rasta squat) ...they're half finished. Rest of the site remains empty though

I thought me activity there while on the P5

 

[Laughing Toad]

This thread has had over 23,000 views. I do hope Steve Reed thinks that it's worth the effort of responding properly, rather than firing off one-way Tweets into the abyss.

He surely will, because Urban75 is just so friendly to people with mainstream political views.

 

[editor]

He surely will, because Urban75 is just so friendly to people with mainstream political views.

It's where Brixton residents interested in local matters have posted for over a decade, so I'd say it's at least as important as firing off a ton of Tweets.

In fact, several councillors have already usefully posted here without any problems with their reception.

 

[wemakeyousoundb]

He surely will, because Urban75 is just so friendly to people with mainstream political views.

/blunts virtual rusty knife

 

[ViolentPanda]

Absofuckingloutly outrageous. How can they get away with this?

Same way they always do, a bit of PR, abit of "mistakes were made, lessons learned", and the usual absolute arrogance of Lambeth Labour administrations.

Oh for the days when we had the likes of Bellos leading the council. At least they actually listened, and weren't all too busy worrying about their future political careers.

 

[editor]

Steve Reed has responded, through his favoured 140 character medium:

@cllrstevereed Brixtonites are very angry about the cheap sale of Clifton Mansions- care to defend the deal on urban75? bit.ly/z7uC4Q

@urban75 I'm afraid ur rumour like the sale value it quotes are totally wrong

@cllrstevereed thanks for the response. Could you tell me the correct figure please?

@urban75 not yet no, until the deal is completed it's confidential

@urban75 but you can be assured we wd only accept full market value

@cllrstevereed When might the actual figure be announced, and do you think the process could be more transparent for Brixton residents?

 

[AKA pseudonym]

hmmm...well observing this..... weird a councilor so reticent in answering?
steve reed?

 

[Brixton Hatter]

how can he say the figures are wrong if the deal hasnt even been concluded yet?

Basically, what he's saying is "I'll tell you how much we sold it for, once it's too late to do anything about it"

 

[ViolentPanda]

how can he say the figures are wrong if the deal hasnt even been concluded yet?

Basically, what he's saying is "I'll tell you how much we sold it for, once it's too late to do anything about it"

Of course.
Hardly surprising, is it? Lambeth's politicos (from whichever party, but Labour in particular) are past masters at presenting faits accomplis to the borough's bemused residents.

Great tagline, by the way!

 

[editor]

He tweeted this back at me.

@urban75 however once it does go public you'll see the rumours/allegations about getting below market value are false

@urban75 there are laws on commercial confidentiality but it will be made public once deal is complete

 

[Onket]

Prepare yourself for learning the building's 'true' market value after it's been sold for it, then.

 

[Rushy]

All the disposals are up before the council at 7pm this Monday at Lambeth Town Hall. Might be worth a few of us popping along...

What meeting is this? Is it public? I can't see anything in the calendar.

 

[Gramsci]

Oh for the days when we had the likes of Bellos leading the council. At least they actually listened, and weren't all too busy worrying about their future political careers.

Yes Bellos was ok. I really dont understand what happened to Lambeth Labour after she went.

 

[Rushy]

Ap

What meeting is this? Is it public? I can't see anything in the calendar.

Apparently Clifton wasn't on the agenda.

 

[Onket]

 

[Onket]

Meanwhile, another ex-squatted building (on Porden Road) is simply knocked down.

 

[Rushy]

I rather liked that building. Wasn't it owned by Andrew Czezowski of the old Fridge?

 

[editor]

Luxury lifestyle apartments ahoy!

 

[shakespearegirl]

I saw a fridge fall out after they started attacking it with the giant building breaking machine

 

[ViolentPanda]

Yes Bellos was ok. I really dont understand what happened to Lambeth Labour after she went.

The Kinnockites started taking over, edging out anyone who wasn't centre-left, and then, once the Millies had been kicked in the teeth, that was pretty much it for meaningful "real" left local politics. Labour edged anyone who didn't conform out into the fringe. As a result, we've had 20 years of careerist nobbers and no-good-niks fucking us over.

 

[Brixton Hatter]

FOI request to the council to see documents relating to the sell off of Clifton Mansions has failed. They say it is exempt because of commercial considerations. Interestingly though, they claim in the reply that the sale price will be over £3m, but that they cant say how much exactly until the sale actually goes through.

 

[Gramsci]

The Kinnockites started taking over, edging out anyone who wasn't centre-left, and then, once the Millies had been kicked in the teeth, that was pretty much it for meaningful "real" left local politics. Labour edged anyone who didn't conform out into the fringe. As a result, we've had 20 years of careerist nobbers and no-good-niks fucking us over.

Though I bumped into a longstanding Labour party member who was a Kinnock supporter. She left the Labour party because she could not stand Blair. She said the "Third Way" wasn't the reason she joined the Labour party.

 

[Rushy]

I heard that Clifton has now exchanged at 3.7 million. If that's the case I think it is a good price for Lambeth. Apparently there was a lot of last minute interest.

 

[Rushy]

Meanwhile, another ex-squatted building (on Porden Road) is simply knocked down.

It is now a car park.

 

[editor]

I heard that Clifton has now exchanged at 3.7 million. If that's the case I think it is a good price for Lambeth. Apparently there was a lot of last minute interest.

I wonder how long it'll be before the new residents start complaining about the noise from nearby long standing Brixton businesses.

 

[Brixton Hatter]

I heard that Clifton has now exchanged at 3.7 million. If that's the case I think it is a good price for Lambeth. Apparently there was a lot of last minute interest.

Is that on the Lambeth website anywhere?

How many flats in Clifton? Must be at least 20 or 30? It's been a while since I've been in.....