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BoldonLad

Old man on a bike. Not a member of a clique.
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Quite so. That'll be what the BBs will be counting on: using the forced homelessness of displaced tenants as leverage for higher profits.

The LA could house the displaced tenants in Horden, plenty of cheap housing there, apparently. Thus undercutting the Bilionaires?, actually, should that be singular, I thought there was only one Billionaire mentioned in the post?

It gets better, he is a tax exile too. He is presumably one of those with broad shoulders, who Rachel was going to make pay his “fair share”.

Needless to say, he is a donor (I don’t mean a blood donor), to both Parties.
 
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Psamathe

Guru
My thinking exactly. Or just say "That's what we are paying. Take it or leave it." Obviously what the BBs (bastard billionaires) will be counting on is statutory duties of LAs, which reduces the scope for collective action by them... but it'll be interesting how this plays out.
Housing Act 2004 allows a Local Authority to take out an EMDO (Empty Dwelling Management Order). 2 types "interim which lasts 12 months or "final" which lasts for 7, 14 or 21 years). Owner remains the owner but Local Authority takes over management and ensures the property is occupied. Council set the rent and deduct costs to improve and maintain the property from those rents. My understanding so do correct me if I'm wrong.

Sadly, original legistation applied to properties unoccupied for 6 months (with no prospect of becomming occupied) but coalition extended it to 2 years exception being where a property is being used for "unsociable purposes".
 
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briantrumpet

briantrumpet

Pharaoh
Trigger warning... but WTF does he look like, and why is LK interviewing him?

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