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You mean not everyone has an £80,000 deposit, £12,000 for stamp duty etc and £1,300 a month for the rest of their lives (and more when rates go up)?
 
editor said:
To be honest, I'm increasingly having trouble separating fact from fiction and pisstake from reality with your posts recently, but the quote is indeed accurate, as well you know.
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Unbelievable.
editor said:
Now have you found any examples of me "vilifying every new person moving into Brixton" in this thread, or would you like to apologise for making up such stupid rubbish?
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I found one!

editor said:
There's been other waves of gentrification in the past, but this is the first one that looks like it's going to wash away a lot of what is good about Brixton.

A tsunami of twats, if you will.
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Gramsci said:
The government has changed policy on social housing. UR talking about social rent. The government has given Councils option ( they do not have to do it) of charging new "affordable rent" of up to 80% of the market rent for the area. So as market rent in area increases so can the "affordable rent".
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thank you, that explains it. cheers
 
editor said:
To be honest, I'm increasingly having trouble separating fact from fiction and pisstake from reality with your posts recently, but the quote is indeed accurate, as well you know.
Now have you found any examples of me "vilifying every new person moving into Brixton" in this thread, or would you like to apologise for making up such stupid rubbish?
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Ed. I said that I conceded defeat to you.

If that's not enough in itself I specifically admit that you weren't misquoting or deliberately misinterpreting me, that you weren't twisting words to make things sound more inflammatory than they are and that your hostility to newcomers is all in my muddled little mind.

I've reflected on #692 and wholeheartedly apologise if I was one of the people who made you feel bullied from the sidelines.

There. It's over.
 
Gramsci said:
The government has changed policy on social housing. UR talking about social rent. The government has given Councils option ( they do not have to do it) of charging new "affordable rent" of up to 80% of the market rent for the area. So as market rent in area increases so can the "affordable rent".
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Has Lambeth clarified whether they are going to take that option?
 
MillwallShoes said:
i tell you what, that half million one - that is a fucking joke. look at it! it's fuck all!. if that's their half million one, christ knows what the 265 ones are like.

world's gone mad.
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I was thinking - wow, that living room looks huge. But they have illustrated it with mirrors across the back wall so that it looks twice the size!

Mind you, 91.5sqm is big, it is on two floors and it has vaulted ceilings and galleries in places.
 
It is all down to supply and demand... Successive governments have not done enough to encourage house building in the capital and therefore, as the population of the city has increased, house prices have continued to rise in spite of the recession.

Ultimately, unless more blocks like this are built the supply imbalance will just get worse and more people will be “priced-out” of areas in which they have lived for many years.
 
TonyH82 said:
It is all down to supply and demand... Successive governments have not done enough to encourage house building in the capital and therefore, as the population of the city has increased, house prices have continued to rise in spite of the recession.

Ultimately, unless more blocks like this are built the supply imbalance will just get worse and more people will be “priced-out” of areas in which they have lived for many years.
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There's another very big housing development coming soon right opposite Brixton Square (along Somerleyton Road) and it's still unclear how much "affordable" housing will be included in that scheme.

I doubt very much there'll be much that can be afforded by long term local residents.
 
TonyH82 said:
It is all down to supply and demand... Successive governments have not done enough to encourage house building in the capital and therefore, as the population of the city has increased, house prices have continued to rise in spite of the recession.

Ultimately, unless more blocks like this are built the supply imbalance will just get worse and more people will be “priced-out” of areas in which they have lived for many years.
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Although it will be too late for most, the supply and demand situation may calm down once London has made the crazy leap from a capital city to a global city.

Who guessed that the world's rich - who are more numerous and richer than ever before - would hole up here or that 500,000 Poles would want to settle in the UK?

Oh, and we have to build more. Lots more.
 
leanderman said:
Although it will be too late for most, the supply and demand situation may calm down once London has made the crazy leap from a capital city to a global city.

Who guessed that the world's rich - who are more numerous and richer than ever before - would hole up here or that 500,000 Poles would want to settle in the UK?

Oh, and we have to build more. Lots more.
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Ideally they'd tighten up regulations so that foreign investors can't just buy a fuckload of apartments and them let them sit there empty, purely because it's a good economic investment.
 
leanderman said:
Although it will be too late for most, the supply and demand situation may calm down once London has made the crazy leap from a capital city to a global city.

Who guessed that the world's rich - who are more numerous and richer than ever before - would hole up here or that 500,000 Poles would want to settle in the UK?

Oh, and we have to build more. Lots more.
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The devaluation of the £ isn't going to help. We are becoming more and more affordable - although it probably makes us less attractive as an employment destination for those looking to send cash home.
 
editor said:
There's another very big housing development coming soon right opposite Brixton Square (along Somerleyton Road) and it's still unclear how much "affordable" housing will be included in that scheme.

I doubt very much there'll be much that can be afforded by long term local residents.
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I think prices in Brixton will continue to increase regardless of whether new housing developments are built... Ultimately, new schemes like this will increase supply and will add some “affordable” housing to the area.
 
TruXta said:
Ideally they'd tighten up regulations so that foreign investors can't just buy a fuckload of apartments and them let them sit there empty, purely because it's a good economic investment.
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Yes. Does anyone even live in 1 Hyde Park? It's something like 70 per cent idle.
 
Rushy said:
Has Lambeth clarified whether they are going to take that option?
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On there existing Council housing?

Heard that they were for new Council tenancies but have changed there mind. But I think its still under discussion with Tenants Council.
 
At the risk of stirring things up further, it seems to me that what's important is the intention behind the 'gated' aspect of a development. I think it's pretty clear with Brixton Square and Brockwell Gate that the intention is to shut out the wider community. And that's not a good thing in my book.
 
Winot said:
At the risk of stirring things up further, it seems to me that what's important is the intention behind the 'gated' aspect of a development. I think it's pretty clear with Brixton Square and Brockwell Gate that the intention is to shut out the wider community. And that's not a good thing in my book.
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That's what I find so offensive about the name. 'Brixton Square' suggests some kind of open community space. It's not.
 
Winot said:
At the risk of stirring things up further, it seems to me that what's important is the intention behind the 'gated' aspect of a development. I think it's pretty clear with Brixton Square and Brockwell Gate that the intention is to shut out the wider community. And that's not a good thing in my book.
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I don't believe that's a stated intention - it's more likely than not a security feature. It of course does shut out non-residents.
 
Winot said:
At the risk of stirring things up further, it seems to me that what's important is the intention behind the 'gated' aspect of a development. I think it's pretty clear with Brixton Square and Brockwell Gate that the intention is to shut out the wider community. And that's not a good thing in my book.
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Do you think the Barrier Block should not shut out the wider community from its south-facing communal walkway terraces? If not, what's the significant difference?

By the way, Brockwell Gate isn't shut off is it? - maybe to cars, but you can walk through.
 
teuchter said:
Do you think the Barrier Block should not shut out the wider community from its south-facing communal walkway terraces? If not, what's the significant difference?

By the way, Brockwell Gate isn't shut off is it? - maybe to cars, but you can walk through.
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That's what I thought as well. Never actually tried mind you.
 
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