The_DADDY Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 Elderly couple horrified with council letter trying to 'force' them to sell home in order to house asylum seekers Jose, a retired carer, told the Daily Mail: “The idea of forcing us to sell it to make room for refugees and asylum seekers seems totally wrong.” She added: “What on earth is the council doing forcing people to sell their houses – and even an empty house is owned by someone – so that asylum seekers can live in them?” The letter sent to the Saunders, which was headed “Empty properties and sites initiative”, said: “We are writing as we have reason to believe that the above-named premises… is empty or unused. “The Government has identified empty privately-owned properties as a potential cause of blight within communities, and as a wasted resource at time of high housing need.” The couple responded by calling the council and asking what was going on. They received an apology three days later, saying staff mistook the property for possible compulsory purchase. Rushden, which comes under the Wellingborough constituency, will vote tomorrow for a new MP following Peter Bone’s ousting by recall petition. This begs the question. If houses can be purchased to house migrants, do they do the same for Indigenous Brits, ex forces etc? Your thoughts? https://www.gbnews.com/news/migrant-crisis-rushden-wellingborough-compulsory-purchase Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hackey lad Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 3 minutes ago, The_DADDY said: Elderly couple horrified with council letter trying to 'force' them to sell home in order to house asylum seekers Jose, a retired carer, told the Daily Mail: “The idea of forcing us to sell it to make room for refugees and asylum seekers seems totally wrong.” She added: “What on earth is the council doing forcing people to sell their houses – and even an empty house is owned by someone – so that asylum seekers can live in them?” The letter sent to the Saunders, which was headed “Empty properties and sites initiative”, said: “We are writing as we have reason to believe that the above-named premises… is empty or unused. “The Government has identified empty privately-owned properties as a potential cause of blight within communities, and as a wasted resource at time of high housing need.” The couple responded by calling the council and asking what was going on. They received an apology three days later, saying staff mistook the property for possible compulsory purchase. Rushden, which comes under the Wellingborough constituency, will vote tomorrow for a new MP following Peter Bone’s ousting by recall petition. This begs the question. If houses can be purchased to house migrants, do they do the same for Indigenous Brits, ex forces etc? Your thoughts? https://www.gbnews.com/news/migrant-crisis-rushden-wellingborough-compulsory-purchase This is going to open a can of worms on here . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cressida Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 This wreaks all over of 'nice save'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prettytom Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 I’m outraged Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_DADDY Posted February 15 Author Share Posted February 15 2 minutes ago, hackey lad said: This is going to open a can of worms on here . Very possibly but I do think it's still a worthy topic to discuss. Fingers crossed it stays polite 🤞 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hackey lad Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 1 minute ago, The_DADDY said: Very possibly but I do think it's still a worthy topic to discuss. Fingers crossed it stays polite 🤞 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axe Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 To be fair the council were not trying to force the elderly couple to sell their home. The council were just making an enquiry. However they should have been able to work out the property is not empty without sending them a letter. Incompetence from the council. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
despritdan Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 It's just another example of what a basket case country this has become. Is this part of Sunak's plan to stop the boats? If you dare to come here illegally, we'll buy you a house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hackey lad Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 1 minute ago, Axe said: To be fair the council were not trying to force the elderly couple to sell their home. The council were just making an enquiry. However they should have been able to work out the property is not empty without sending them a letter. Incompetence from the council. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delayed Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 18 minutes ago, despritdan said: It's just another example of what a basket case country this has become. Is this part of Sunak's plan to stop the boats? If you dare to come here illegally, we'll buy you a house. No it's not an example..it's just a mistake by the council blown out of proportion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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