Tuesday 10 May 2011

Do As We Say, Not As We Do...

Own some property, but leave it empty, and the inevitable happens:
The homes in Dry Street, Langdon Hills, have been ransacked inside with smashed sinks, toilets and windows, floorboards ripped up and insulation foam torn out and spread across the building.
Vandals. And then, of course, you'll have the left whinging about selfishness, and the council looking to steal your property via compulsory purchase and...

But wait! The council already owns these properties:
St Georges Community Housing, which manages them for Basildon Council, has come under fire for not improving security, despite being alerted to the problem.
So, why have they been empty for over three months? Is there no social housing need in Basildon?
It is understood the properties have been earmarked to be transformed into eco homes by St Georges with developer Lovell, when funding has been secured.
Ah. Now it's all clear...

Those people currently homeless will just have to wait a bit longer. Gaia must be appeased first.
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6 comments:

  1. Rob10 May 2011 at 10:43

    Gaians will flock from all around to worship the Holy Shrines in Basildon!

    What's the betting that after the Council spends £100k on each of these the tennants turn them into shitheaps within 12 months?

    Oh, and of courde this is obviously another vital frontline service.

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  2. Greencoat10 May 2011 at 12:29

    Why don't these local Councils just take tax-payers' cash and burn it on the hillsides?

    If they did it at night it would look really impressive.

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  3. Green greed10 May 2011 at 17:04

    Is that 'eco' as in economy?

    (WV= unmity = The Mitford sister no one talks about)

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  4. Mjolinir11 May 2011 at 03:35

    According to the press report, these houses were 'awaiting renovation'- it isn't clear they were in a habitable condition when the Council had them boarded up?

    "Just supposing" - the Housing Association DID place families in these premises 'pro tem'?

    They would then be bound to find additional housing and hold it available for when the development DOES get under way.

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  5. JuliaM11 May 2011 at 05:18

    "What's the betting that after the Council spends £100k on each of these the tennants turn them into shitheaps within 12 months?"

    In Basildon? Not taking that bet!

    "According to the press report, these houses were 'awaiting renovation'- it isn't clear they were in a habitable condition when the Council had them boarded up?"

    True, it might have been that the work needed doing anyway, and they were just seizing their chance with these two.

    But three months ? When we have a social housing 'crisis'?

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  6. Eco Housing19 May 2011 at 13:48

    I am glad I no longer live in Basildon.

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