Update on local plan
- 3 August 2016 14:44316355
- Captain Haddock
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3 August 2016 15:56316360To quote from the press release :- "More and more families are recognising the affordability of coastal living, and our close proximity to London.”
as are "More and more councils"?
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/canterbury/news/200-london-families-to-move-96359/
Be careful what you wish for."The world is still a weird place, despite my efforts to make clear and perfect sense of it".
Dr. Hunter S Thompson - 3 August 2016 16:26316361There's a big difference between the construction of new homes, which is what the local plan is about and the rent of former Army Married Quarters by a London Borough.Lew Finnis
- 3 August 2016 17:23316364"More and more families are recognising the affordability of coastal living, and our close proximity to London."
Translated: "New Homes Bonus is a great way to boost our coffers, we don't have any local jobs but London is close'ish"Jack of Hearts - Captain Haddock
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3 August 2016 23:21316374Lew Finnis wrote:There's a big difference between the construction of new homes, which is what the local plan is about and the rent of former Army Married Quarters by a London Borough.
I take it you have heard of buy to let which was 14.5 per cent of all mortgage lending in the UK in the third quarter of last year?
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/over-50000-families-shipped-out-of-london-in-the-past-three-years-due-to-welfare-cuts-and-soaring-10213854.html"The world is still a weird place, despite my efforts to make clear and perfect sense of it".
Dr. Hunter S Thompson - 4 August 2016 08:11316376I can't imagine anyone being daft enough to buy a brand new house then letting it out, usually it is houses in not very good condition.
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4 August 2016 10:51316382howard mcsweeney1 wrote:I can't imagine anyone being daft enough to buy a brand new house then letting it out, usually it is houses in not very good condition.
You really do need to get out and about more Howard! Try Thamesmead for example, where one of my teaching staff, who happened to hail from Nigeria, was building up a property portfolio decades ago.
http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-to-rent/Thamesmead.html"The world is still a weird place, despite my efforts to make clear and perfect sense of it".
Dr. Hunter S Thompson - 4 August 2016 22:11316412Buy to Let has been made more expensive with an extra 3% Stamp Duty.howard mcsweeney1 likes thisLew Finnis