Dealing with Council Planners

[northernladuk]

Been pondering wot to do with the property as an interim solution & checked out Refugee crisis

• own a family-sized rental property in the UK;
• would be prepared to offer it as a home for a Syrian refugee family if it is vacant when there is demand in your area;
• can offer a 3 year tenancy to enable the family to have some stability when they arrive;
• are able rent out the property for the Local Housing Allowance Rate in your area.
• The first 12 months of the rent will be paid for by the European Union under a scheme for placing vulnerable refugees.

I figure the property could easily accommodate 30+ individuals or 6 families but saw the Local Housing Allowance Rate for the area would mean only £600 a week which seems way too light for mansion living

Funny they are trying to screw landlords and then are asking them to help out. I'd imagine it will mainly be slum landlords that don't bother paying tax that will be applying..

Is 600 quid a week just for the upkeep of the property. How much is the rent?

[barrydidit]

Dealing with Council Planners

Funny they are trying to screw landlords and then are asking them to help out. I'd imagine it will mainly be slum landlords that don't bother paying tax that will be applying..

Is 600 quid a week just for the upkeep of the property. How much is the rent?

I'll have to look into this 'local housing allowance rate'. I could evict the existing people and get some Syrians in. 3 years guaranteed money and no complaints about the damp? Result!

Edit - £550 a year more! #refugeeswelcome

[northernladuk]

I'll have to look into this 'local housing allowance rate'. I could evict the existing people and get some Syrians in. 3 years guaranteed money and no complaints about the damp? Result!

Edit - £550 a year more! #refugeeswelcome

Oh they will have a raft of people advising on their rights as tenants. They will wreck your house and then claim its unfit and you will have to pay to rehome them while you do these repairs. Being under priveledged or whatever the term is they just need to cough and the council will side with them.

Just don't go there.

[d000hg]

Yes those homeless refugees love ruining houses.

[Forgotmylogin]

Yes those homeless refugees love ruining houses.

Well, they seem to enjoy burning tents.

[psychocandy]

Council planners are bellends. Had a garage conversion planned. Nobhead neighbour tried to prevent it - because he could and he is a total sad case. His argument was I drove over his grass once (by about 5cm) so if I got rid of my garage I might do it more!

Council said sorry you're taking away a parking space so you need to replace it. Bear in mind, this was a garage on a modern house - 1 ft gap either side of the car so we never ever used it.

So I said, OK theres two spaces in front, and I've chippings over the garden so that makes an extra space. No good its got to be a permanent space.

So I searched recent planning for garage conversions. Found two in next street who still had just the two spaces. So I said well you let them do it. Ah ok then. Cracking way to run things....

Incidentally, said neighbour has got a huge RV that he parks on the street. Fair enough, its a taxed vehicle etc but seems a bit much to moan about someone elses parking when you've got a large additional vehicle on the street.

[d000hg]

They can be a PITA but then you have to bear in mind the kind of abominations and thoughtless stupidity many people would build if left unchecked.

The UK stance on preservation of listed buildings - what you use rather than whether it looks right - is not very sensible but then you don't have to buy a listed building, and again you will get people tearing down gorgeous old buildings to build grotty flats otherwise - like how 1000-year-old trees used to get pulled down just to harvest their fruit because it was cheaper/easier.

It's a balancing act.

[Troll]

Been pondering this some more after a site visit over the break.
To get the property habitable and sellable requires total gutting- reroofing - rebuild of gable ends remedial work to other walls re wiring et et-bleedin-cetera - fag packet estimate of costs is circa 300k

Seems one approach to satisfy the local Conservation Nazi officer would be to pseudo demolish leaving a front façade supported by steelwork frame while the walls are rebuilt etc.
But if that is the plan then may as well demolish the lot as the worst case scenario is they force a rebuild

So bearing in mind this is only a "building of local interest" listing and not an English Heritage jobbie - besides peeving off the local conservation twot (who I don't think has any statutory powers) - we could demolish without permission having gutted and sold all the period features contained within the building (staircases, fireplaces panelling doors etc) this would help to offset the costs of the demolition and rebuild if required

Suppose it's all about how precious the council is of a view of an 1800's building from the main road as to whether they will force a rebuild

Also how peeved off they get about an unannounced demolition

[MrMarkyMark]

Also how peeved off they get about an unannounced demolition

Ever heard of an "accidental" fire

[Troll]

Ever heard of an "accidental" fire

The trouble is that Arson is taken very seriously by plod - & it would be a bit obvious if all the staircases / doors/ panelling had already been removed

Don't mind annoying Council twunts - but not worth a criminal record