Eight radical solutions to the housing crisis.

[eastbank]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-15400477

 

 

 

1. Encourage elderly out of big houses

2. Freestyle planning

3. Contain population growth

4. Force landlords to sell or let empty properties

5. Ban second homes

6. Guarantee mortgage payments

7. Live with extended family

8. Build more council homes

 

What do you favour?

 

i favour building more council houses...i'd love a nice little bungle-low, so i could rent out the three bedroom one...

[Conrod]

You know not everyone who's a long term benefit claiment is a scrounger. Maybe they are claiming long term due to an accident "at work" or maybe they have cancer or mental health problems or a disability.

And my flippant suggestion would never have been aimed at those who genuinely need support - please don't think it was.

[mj.scuba]

Edit: Question answered just noticed link.

[Mecky]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-15400477

 

 

 

1. Encourage elderly out of big houses

2. Freestyle planning

3. Contain population growth

4. Force landlords to sell or let empty properties

5. Ban second homes

6. Guarantee mortgage payments

7. Live with extended family

8. Build more council homes

 

What do you favour?

 

What housing crisis? There are about 700,000 vacant properties in the UK.

[Mister M]

i favour building more council houses...i'd love a nice little bungle-low, so i could rent out the three bedroom one...

 

But if you already have a home then surely you wouldn't qualify for a council home

[Resident]

But if you already have a home then surely you wouldn't qualify for a council home

 

There have been known cases of people going into Council properties and renting out the home they own.

[Annina]

Re forcing people in large houses to downsize,how are the powers that be going to enforce this?

 

We have been trying to sell our three double bedroom house for two years without one viewing,we would love to move into a bungalow on the east coast.

[metalman]

3, 4 and 5 look the most sensible to me. I think the 'campaigners' who have suggested no. 1 need their heads looking at - why should people who've worked hard for years, raised a family, paid off their mortgage and so on be forced to move out of their family home? It's bad enough people having to sell their homes to pay for care home fees but making them move to a smaller property just because somebody else wants a bigger house is just ridiculous.

 

Edit: is it only me, but I don't find some of these solutions particularly radical, e.g. 7 and 8?

[johncocker]

9. ban all religious cults that encourage people to breed like rabbits.

10 .ban children from having children ,regardless of age

 

11.make the religious cults ..judaism,islam,catholicism,hinduism or whatever ism it is who encourage people to have large familys ,provide houseing and medical.

[Jeffrey Shaw]

"Crisis? What crisis?"