Brixton news, rumours and general chat - March 2013

[Minnie_the_Minx]

When estates are transferred to HA from Council RTB is often kept for Council tenants at time of transfer. so yes ur correct.

A lot of those properties may not count though. I asked about buying in the 80s and HA said no, because property was transferred from council and blah blah blah

If the same applies to the properties in Josephine Avenue, then maybe they are still all owned by HAs, but there may be some that aren't

 

[Gramsci]

OK, so it's called Right to Acquire apparently

https://www.gov.uk/right-to-acquire-buying-housing-association-home/overview

Thats new to me. ffs no protection for social housing.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Thats new to me. ffs no protection for social housing.

Don't know why, but it's the type of thing I assumed you'd know about

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Thats new to me. ffs no protection for social housing.

I'm guessing I may have been ineligible because of this

Eligible properties

Your property must either have been:

• built or bought by a housing association after 1 April 1997
• transferred from a local council to a housing association after 1 April 1997

 

[Gramsci]

Don't know why, but it's the type of thing I assumed you'd know about

Housing is so complicated and governments change things a lot. Makes it hard to keep up. Also its hard to know if Council are telling u what they want u to know and not the alternatives.

Have to rely on officers/ Cllrs telling u.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Housing is so complicated and governments change things a lot. Makes it hard to keep up. Also its hard to know if Council are telling u what they want u to know and not the alternatives.

Have to rely on officers/ Cllrs telling u.

There's people I rely on for this type of knowledge, and you're one of them and you've fallen down on the job!

 

[Gramsci]

There's people I rely on for this type of knowledge, and you're one of them and you've fallen down on the job!

Im on strike today.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Im on strike today.

It's Saturday, I'll let you off

(Only 'cos I don't want you slipping over in the snow though)

 

[Gramsci]

OK, so it's called Right to Acquire apparently

https://www.gov.uk/right-to-acquire-buying-housing-association-home/overview

Looked it up on Shelter website as its normally correct.

Housing association tenants may have the right to buy the home they rent at a discounted price through the right to acquire scheme. The right to acquire does not apply to tenants of housing co-operatives. Sometimes a housing association may offer you a different property to buy instead.
If you qualify for the right to acquire, you can buy your home jointly with a joint tenant, or with up to 3 family members who have lived in your home for at least the last 12 months.

Only some housing association properties can be bought under the right to acquire. Your home must have been:

• built or bought by the housing association after 1 April 1997, and
• paid for through a social housing grant.

There is little social housing grant now. Most HAs borrow on existing stock or do a deal with a private developer.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Looked it up on Shelter website as its normally correct.




There is little social housing grant now. Most HAs borrow on existing stock or do a deal with a private developer.

You're not supposed to be working today!

 

[editor]

As long as this applies the other way around.

Someone takes over long established pub "The Atlantic" and turns it into nightclub "The Dogstar" for example

Or Prince of Wales- turned into private club/ hotel upstairs- now club on roof all summer.

Some residents were here before late licensing for clubs.

Of course. If a pub suddenly ups its volume at night, then local residents should have every right to be considered.

The Dogstar bought the house next door to allay noise problems. Mind you, the Atlantic created its own set of problems for locals.

 

[Mrs Magpie]

Im on strike today.

You're not supposed to be working today!

First person to accuse Gramsci of scabbing is getting banned

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

You're nothing more than a scab Gramsci

 

[Mrs Magpie]

Agent provocateur!

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Agent provocateur!

Knickers to you

 

[Gramsci]

Of course. If a pub suddenly ups its volume at night, then local residents should have every right to be considered.

The Dogstar bought the house next door to allay noise problems. Mind you, the Atlantic created its own set of problems for locals.

U used to drink in Atlantic sometimes. Never had any problems. Though I used to stick to the saloon bar rather than the public bar.

 

[Mrs Magpie]

U used to drink in Atlantic sometimes. Never had any problems.

neither did I.

 

[editor]

neither did I.

Nether did I but that place had no end of problems at the end.

 

[peterkro]

FOF is talking to another friend who lives in Dulwich,he's raving about the great saturday nights he has in Brixton these days.His job? he works for De Beers.

I used to drink in the Atlantic quite a bit bitd.

 

[Rushy]

Thats new to me. ffs no protection for social housing.

I thought that HAs which accept particular government grants also had to agree to RTB?

 

[Gramsci]

Nether did I but that place had no end of problems at the end.

I think ur right. Lloyd left from managing it. If I remember correctly and at end there were problems.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

I thought that HAs which accept particular government grants also had to agree to RTB?

Gramsci can't answer that question. He's on strike today

 

[Gramsci]

I thought that HAs which accept particular government grants also had to agree to RTB?

Yes I put that up on #1059. From Shelter website.

So if HA builds with private finance no Right to Acquire applies.

 

[Gramsci]

Gramsci can't answer that question. He's on strike today

Jesus it snowing.

 

[Mrs Magpie]

I think ur right. Lloyd left from managing it. If I remember correctly and at end there were problems.

iirc he left because there was a fire and the staff were trapped on the roof and for some reason the fire brigade took an inordinate time to get there which led to various conspiracy theories. Whatever happened, it's true that the fire brigade really took their time.

 

[EastEnder]

Jesus it snowing.

Curse that global warming!

 

[Gramsci]

Gramsci can't answer that question. He's on strike today

I want to go to Jerwood Space today as a couple of people in Coop have work on there.

More pics here

Good artists in Brixton area. ( At moment but thats not going to last with the way things are going)

Well edited to say it only open until 3pm on weekends. ?

So its off to Tate to see Tanks and film later instead.

 

[Gramsci]

Curse that global warming!

I thought with global warming in South east we would get climate like south of France. I was looking forward to that. Where is it?

BTW south of France would be desert.

 

[Mrs Magpie]

I thought with global warming in South east we would get climate like south of France. I was looking forward to that. Where is it?

No, it was always warmer and droughtier or we may get extreme weather/wind/rain/ice but the tabloids were all Sun? Drought? Bring it on!

 

[EastEnder]

I thought with global warming in South east we would get climate like south of France. I was looking forward to that. Where is it?

BTW south of France would be desert.

If we'd all carried on using CFC based aerosols & leaded petrol, we'd be supping margaritas in the sunshine now...

And as an added bonus, southern France would be a desert.