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Previously on "Gentrification"
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London is great for those in it and who can afford it!
It's a huge brain drain on the talent within the 'regions' - the majority of smart young people move to London.
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Originally posted by DodgyAgent View PostOr they have been nicked
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Originally posted by SueEllen View PostOr their tenants as the owners have moved elsewhere....
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Originally posted by SueEllen View PostSome of the properties have been brought and then rented out by their owners. So it's the owners' tenants.
Go boil your head - SueEllen
I guess that means I gotta make me own tea then
Milan.
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Originally posted by milanbenes View PostSue love, I can't decide if you are trying to say their or really mean they're
please confirm
Originally posted by milanbenes View Postta
and put the kettle on
Milan.
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Originally posted by milanbenes View PostSue love, I can't decide if you are trying to say their or really mean they're
please confirm
ta
and put the kettle on
Milan.
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Originally posted by SueEllen View PostOr their tenants as the owners have moved elsewhere....
please confirm
ta
and put the kettle on
Milan.
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Originally posted by sasguru View PostAye. One of the surprising things if you pass through a central London council estate is the large number of posh cars parked about. I've never worked out if these belong to people with money who've recently purchased newly renovated flats or people who paid a pittance for their council flat in the 80s and feel they can spash out on cars because their flat is now worth a million.
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Originally posted by SueEllen View Post
Loads of people end up being surprised that to find out their next door neighbour(s) are a council or housing association tenant.
Aye. One of the surprising things if you pass through a central London council estate is the large number of posh cars parked about. I've never worked out if these belong to people with money who've recently purchased newly renovated flats or people who paid a pittance for their council flat in the 80s and feel they can spash out on cars because their flat is now worth a million.
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Originally posted by sasguru View PostParis is nothing like London.
It's not a magnet for talent, it doesn't generate a 1/3 of France's GDP, it's not a leading financial centre
The one thing you're right about is that they did put their North African population in the Banlieus (high rise blocks) on the outskirts - that was stupid as it's now a breeding ground for extremists.
London still has huge council blocks in the heart of Chelsea or Finchley or just outside the City, it's far more integrated than Paris.
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Originally posted by SueEllen View PostUnlike Paris and even some other UK cities in London the rich live next to the poor.
This is due to large houses having being divided into flats owned by housing associations and councils, and estates that were put in what are now prime locations.
Loads of people end up being surprised that to find out their next door neighbour(s) are a council or housing association tenant.
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Originally posted by Lance View PostParis did this a couple of decades ago. All the scumbags were moved to the suburbs, the suburbs became tuliphole ghettos, and Paris has just as much crime and grime, if not more than before. I didn't work out for them (except those who own property).
Unhealthy like you suggest.
This is due to large houses having being divided into flats owned by housing associations and councils, and estates that were put in what are now prime locations.
Loads of people end up being surprised that to find out their next door neighbour(s) are a council or housing association tenant.
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Originally posted by Lance View PostParis did this a couple of decades ago. All the scumbags were moved to the suburbs, the suburbs became tuliphole ghettos, and Paris has just as much crime and grime, if not more than before. I didn't work out for them (except those who own property).
Unhealthy like you suggest.
It's not a magnet for talent, it doesn't generate a 1/3 of France's GDP, it's not a leading financial centre
The one thing you're right about is that they did put their North African population in the Banlieus (high rise blocks) on the outskirts - that was stupid as it's now a breeding ground for extremists.
London still has huge council blocks in the heart of Chelsea or Finchley or just outside the City, it's far more integrated than Paris.
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Originally posted by sasguru View PostLondon is completing its transformation into a City state that bears no relationship to its hinterland, a bit like HK or Singapore. It's better educated, more diverse and much richer than the country as a whole and produces a third of the UK's output. That kind of disconnect hasn't happened anywhere else in Europe to such a degree.
A little unhealthy if you ask me.
Unhealthy like you suggest.
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