Reply to: Shortage of social housing???

[d000hg]

At the moment I'm married so it's not an issue. I hope.

[shaunbhoy]

I can't think I'd care, since I'd be dead, and I don't have family/friends who would wonder where Id got to.

ftfy

[amoeba]

I wad told the following by a work colleague but I do not know if it is accurate. Perhaps somebody could cooperate this.

Any new housing development must have a certain percentage given over to social housing. This may be as high as 20%.

What this means is that any new housing development will have undesirables among its populace and so you wouldn't want to live in a new development.

In my home town (Andover, Hampshire) the last few large estates have had 40% social housing. Then apparently the Army bought 10% of the housing, so assuming they fill them with squaddies rather than officers we have 50% undesirables.

[d000hg]

Nope the postie wouldn't going by the empty places I see with mail piling up.

The best thing to do is get on with your neighbours and tell them when you aren't around.

I did read a story of a young bloke who use to do that but was ill for a week then went to stay with his dad and so when his neighbours didn't see him for 8 days they got the police to break in.

I can't think I'd care, since I'd be dead, if I didn't have family/friends who would wonder where Id got to.

[minestrone]

I know a chap who works for the council and he has the unenviable job sometimes of cleaning up such places.

There's apparently something about the smell. Even after years of doing it he invariably has to dash outside and puke.

The stench from my brother's building was unbearable, I was a butcher and had to do the bone bin job once a week, but the dead body smell was off the chart.

[Sysman]

Poor cleaners. That must have reeked.

I know a chap who works for the council and he has the unenviable job sometimes of cleaning up such places.

There's apparently something about the smell. Even after years of doing it he invariably has to dash outside and puke.

[SueEllen]

If you had lots of dosh in the bank, and paid rent, gas, electric, council tax, TV licence on standing order, there's no reason why anyone should ever trouble you.

One would hope the postie would notice piled up mail.

Nope the postie wouldn't going by the empty places I see with mail piling up.

The best thing to do is get on with your neighbours and tell them when you aren't around.

I did read a story of a young bloke who use to do that but was ill for a week then went to stay with his dad and so when his neighbours didn't see him for 8 days they got the police to break in.

[mudskipper]

Note to self: Must get some friends so at least somebody will find my body.

Though I think my landlords would notice if I didn't pay the rent for 2 years.

If you had lots of dosh in the bank, and paid rent, gas, electric, council tax, TV licence on standing order, there's no reason why anyone should ever trouble you.

One would hope the postie would notice piled up mail.

[minestrone]

Guy in my brother's building died and was not found for 3 months, when the person below complained about a damp patch in the roof above the police eventually broke in.

[formant]

Ew.


I'd say 'poor guy', but it's not like he would have noticed that his death went unnoticed for that long...

[d000hg]

Another one:

BBC NEWS | England | London | Woman's body in bedsit for years

[Troll]

I wad told the following by a work colleague but I do not know if it is accurate. Perhaps somebody could cooperate this.

Any new housing development must have a certain percentage given over to social housing. This may be as high as 20%.

What this means is that any new housing development will have undesirables among its populace and so you wouldn't want to live in a new development.

The trick is to find a development that is too small to have to follow local council diktats regarding "social housing" and "affordability"

I found one such for my second house which was built on the site of an old nursing home and comprised of only 12 4 bed detached houses

hope this 'cooperate' this enuff

[The Spartan]

I wad told the following by a work colleague but I do not know if it is accurate. Perhaps somebody could cooperate this.

Any new housing development must have a certain percentage given over to social housing. This may be as high as 20%.

What this means is that any new housing development will have undesirables among its populace and so you wouldn't want to live in a new development.

You are indeed correct but it only applies to developments of a certain size, not sure how many houses are the minimum before this is applied though.

[wikramasingha]

I wad told the following by a work colleague but I do not know if it is accurate. Perhaps somebody could cooperate this.

Any new housing development must have a certain percentage given over to social housing. This may be as high as 20%.

What this means is that any new housing development will have undesirables among its populace and so you wouldn't want to live in a new development.

[VectraMan]

Note to self: Must get some friends so at least somebody will find my body.

Though I think my landlords would notice if I didn't pay the rent for 2 years.