Gramsci
Well-Known Member
You are not for real?
I cannot believe anyone other than a troll would post up your remarks.
You must be here to wind people up (typical troll behaviour).
Say hello to Barratt Homes' 'Brixton Square' on Coldharbour Lane (old Cooltan site)
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You are not for real?
I cannot believe anyone other than a troll would post up your remarks.
You must be here to wind people up (typical troll behaviour).
ViolentPanda
Hardly getting over it.
What I sound like is a typical southwest London working class male.
And btw, not a university degree. More than one, thanks all the same.
No, the "point" you raised is entirely defined by your prejudice. The reason you think your point has been lost is because you're unable to see past your prejudices.
They're not "social housing", they're affordable housing, with "affordable" defined as 80% of market rent rate. As I explained earlier, that means that they're only "affordable" to couples of which each person is earning at least the regional median wage (that's about £28,000 each), and are beyond the remit of Housing Benefit.
Wow, you've got such a good argument that you need to call other people a "retard".
Still, it must be galling to a narrowminded person such as you, being surrounded by "retards" who're still twice the person you'll ever be.
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ViolentPanda
Hardly getting over it.
There's no risk because they're "affordable housing", not "social housing".
Word to the wise: Best to remain silent and have people think you're wise, than to open your cakehole and confirm to people that you're an idiot bymouthing off about something you obviously don't even understand.
ViolentPanda
Hardly getting over it.
Stick your disapproval up your arse. It can keep your brain company.
ViolentPanda
Hardly getting over it.
Although "affordability" is a moveable feast, unfortunately.
Brixton Hatter
Home is south London mate
Wankers - how is that even legal?
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leanderman
Street Party: July 2
Astonishing. Can't be true. Even goes against human rights legislation (right to a family life)
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FridgeMagnet
Administrator
It might not be legal but I wouldn't be amazed if it had happened.
They are not allowed to.
Discrimination by private landlords;
http://www.adviceguide.org.uk/scotl...tland.htm#discrimination_by_private_landlords
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colacubes
Mr Hot Cookie
Of course they're not allowed to, but I imagine they find ways to make it really difficult for people. See recent news stories about letting agents saying that flats are already let to ethnic minority people when they weren't.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-24372509
Indeed and one thing i am so grateful for is that i do not rent from a private landlord.
It was in a lease we looked at a few years back so it does happen even if it is illegal.
Manter
Lunch Mob
I think they are allowed to- I'm sure there was a news story a few years ago about a child free block of luxury flats and all these bankers etc were saying they couldn't deal with broken sleep so had bought in a block that was designed for them. I will go hunt
E2a quick search finds the Albany in Piccadilly which bans children below 14 years due to a historical covenant.
wemakeyousoundb
hopefully not gimboid
Read something about a whole village like this somewhere.
e2a here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10476754
e2a here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10476754
Agent Sparrow
the age of slippers and migraines
But what happens if residents get pregnant? Do they have to leave?
Presumably even lady bankers can get accidentally pregnant and then decide it's quite a positive thing just the same as anyone else.
Manter
Lunch Mob
They can keep the flat but can't live there!But what happens if residents get pregnant? Do they have to leave?
Presumably even lady bankers can get accidentally pregnant and then decide it's quite a positive thing just the same as anyone else.
Near my parents there are quite a few houses with agricultural ties too- and it works the same way... If you leave your job in a profession linked to agriculture, you have to leave the house too (though in this case they have to sell, they can't rent it out- it has to be owned and lived in by someone with ties to the land. The houses are a bastard to get mortgages on as a result...
equationgirl
Respect my existence or expect my resistance
Please do not use 'retard' as a pejorative on this forum. It is incredibly offensive to do so - and 'moron' isn't much better to be honest.
I pity anyone who has you as a neighbour. So what if some of the flats are going to be used as social housing - finally there is somewhere suitable for families. I suggest you move if you don't like this fact.
Also, if you don't find out things before you buy a property it's pretty much your own fault for not asking questions and doing the research in the first place.
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mango5
Endeavour era
Yeah, this
teuchter
je suis teuchter
We'll just turn a blind eye to the syphilis jokes, though, yeah?
ViolentPanda
Hardly getting over it.
Why not just report me to the mods, you self-righteous snotrag?
teuchter
je suis teuchter
What would that achieve, exactly?
equationgirl
Respect my existence or expect my resistance
Well you turned a blind eye to the syphilis jokes AND the use of 'retard' as a pejorative so I'm not sure what moral high ground you think you're on. Yes you pointed out each was as bad as the other, but that's hardly the same thing, so why you're having a go at me I have no idea.
If you find what VP posts offensive then report him. Don't try to pull me in your disagreements with him.
equationgirl
Respect my existence or expect my resistance
Nobody's saying 'don't talk about it' - perhaps if this is an issue you wish to discuss you could consider starting a thread in H&S, rather than hijack a thread about a Brixton housing development.
Personally I find the use of 'retard' more abhorrent, something you chose not to comment upon.
ViolentPanda
Hardly getting over it.
If, as you've claimed many a time, some of the mods are biased against you, then nothing. If you're wrong however, who knows?
ViolentPanda
Hardly getting over it.
teuchter
je suis teuchter
I chose to comment on both in post 2396. I don't like the use of "retard" either. And I haven't "hijacked" the thread; I have been posting about the subject of the thread since the beginning. If the thread has been hijacked it's been by those who choose to sling insults at each other like 14 year olds.
equationgirl
Respect my existence or expect my resistance
Oh grow up. Please.
