09-09-2017, 10:57 AM
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Originally Posted by JBR
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It has been mentioned on here that landlords usually overcharge to cover their costs when they have trouble with tenants.It occurs to me that if the law were to be toughened up so as to permit non-payers and vandals to be ejected immediately and at little cost, the landlords could reduce their charges. That, of course, would benefit everyone including tenants.
09-09-2017, 11:00 AM
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Watching yesterday's episode of this programme, and towards the end a black man and his two daughters have been allocated a flat. They all have thick accents, so it has me wondering...I bet they've not been in this country very long! And are they economic migrants?
09-09-2017, 11:16 AM
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Originally Posted by Jazzi
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Watching yesterday's episode of this programme, and towards the end a black man and his two daughters have been allocated a flat. They all have thick accents, so it has me wondering...I bet they've not been in this country very long! And are they economic migrants?
Why, I have absolutely no idea, although I have a feeling that having children in tow bumps you up to the top of the housing ladder... and I am sure that all immigrants are aware of that.
09-09-2017, 12:31 PM
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Originally Posted by JBR
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Quite probably. Economic migrants (and others) seem to get priority when it comes to housing.Why, I have absolutely no idea, although I have a feeling that having children in tow bumps you up to the top of the housing ladder... and I am sure that all immigrants are aware of that.
Both links have appeared in this thread and easily found on the internet.
I wonder why some of the mature home owners on here should feel aggrieved that less fortunate have to depend on *spit* Social Housing.
09-09-2017, 12:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Bruv
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You can visit this LINK to find out law regarding requirements for social housing, or HERE for Shelter's summary of the same laws.Both links have appeared in this thread and easily found on the internet.
I wonder why some of the mature home owners on here should feel aggrieved that less fortunate have to depend on *spit* Social Housing.
If you think unprotected sex is a personal issue then perhaps providing for their babies should also be a personal issue and not the responsibility of those who pay NI.
10-09-2017, 04:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Twink55
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Maybe because we want a fair system for the poor. You can quote the housing laws all you like but many foreigners sub let the houses to make money and many young girls get pregnant deliberately to get a house. If you think unprotected sex is a personal issue then perhaps providing for their babies should also be a personal issue and not the responsibility of those who pay NI.
12-09-2017, 07:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Twink55
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Maybe because we want a fair system for the poor. You can quote the housing laws all you like but many foreigners sub let the houses to make money and many young girls get pregnant deliberately to get a house. If you think unprotected sex is a personal issue then perhaps providing for their babies should also be a personal issue and not the responsibility of those who pay NI.
On the local council estate I lived on for several years in the 90's, it was well known that the corrupt housing officer took rents directly from several such 'unofficial' tenants for short-term lets while the houses/flats were empty.
On the baby issue, maybe those complaining should acknowledge that without a certain level of population replacement, the nation will not be able raise the taxes to enable it to afford to look after its rapidly increasing population of old and sick people in the future.
The combination of extending life expectancy and the ageing of those born in the baby boom, just after the Second World War, means that the population aged over 65 is growing at a much faster rate than those under 65. Over the next 20 years the population aged 65-84 will rise by 39 per cent and those over 85 by 106 per cent.
13-09-2017, 06:56 AM
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Originally Posted by MickB
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The Grenfell Tower tragedy was a horrible example of this. We will probably never know exactly how many people died or who they were as there were many 'unofficial' tenants living there. On the local council estate I lived on for several years in the 90's, it was well known that the corrupt housing officer took rents directly from several such 'unofficial' tenants for short-term lets while the houses/flats were empty.
On the baby issue, maybe those complaining should acknowledge that without a certain level of population replacement, the nation will not be able raise the taxes to enable it to afford to look after its rapidly increasing population of old and sick people in the future.
Maybe we should be happy that people are reproducing???
If the elderly are very sick they need nursing care so go into nursing homes, but the majority could be cared for at home if their children were prepared to take them into their homes, that is what my family have always done, despite having to work as well!My experience of many mothers, who have children to get a house, is that their children go on to do exactly the same..so a greater cost and very little increased tax paid!
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