tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120478390983403863.post2148019387933483079..comments2023-12-24T13:03:35.696+00:00Comments on Miserable Old Fart: Affordable Housing - a Welsh Joke!Alwyn ap Huwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06194724336424525283noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120478390983403863.post-85884795671986292322010-10-11T16:55:19.119+01:002010-10-11T16:55:19.119+01:00It's a sad indictment of our society that some...It's a sad indictment of our society that some people are happy to see their compatriots frozen out of their own communities because of "the market".<br /><br />Good post though Alwyn- how odd that you consider yourself "centre-right"!<br /><br />All housing should be affordable, and a home should be a basic right of every citizen. The speculative housing bubble Welsh Ramblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17585109264200933570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120478390983403863.post-70792055320112024702010-10-08T07:43:10.718+01:002010-10-08T07:43:10.718+01:00I'm just saying really that you cant buck the ...I'm just saying really that you cant buck the market Denz- if you make homes affordable for one group they will act rationally and cash in their financial advantage at some point.Pond Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14424577850972188261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120478390983403863.post-35208526971248929412010-10-07T21:53:31.036+01:002010-10-07T21:53:31.036+01:00Developer -I'm not sure that I buy your claim ...Developer -I'm not sure that I buy your claim that poor developers are forced by a bureaucratic state to build affordable houses against their will. Many developers offer to build a small percentage of affordable housing as a way of bribing planning committees and as a sop to those who might otherwise oppose unnecessary development in their community.<br /><br />Pondlife, your theology is a Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01176329244296378483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120478390983403863.post-66145758929380634902010-10-07T19:34:02.372+01:002010-10-07T19:34:02.372+01:00Developers are in the business, like all businessm...Developers are in the business, like all businessmen, of taking risk and hopefully making a reasonable profit. It is morally wrong for the state to single them out as a target for a form of tax on development...it is discriminatory, what ethical obligation does a developer have for providing affordable housing ?<br />When 16.54 says that developers should make houses cheap for locals so they can The Developernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120478390983403863.post-52688680913058200022010-10-07T16:54:55.020+01:002010-10-07T16:54:55.020+01:00Housing becomes affordable when you can afford one...Housing becomes affordable when you can afford one. If you cant afford you dont have a God given right to buy. It simples. <br /><br />You make some houses cheap for locals they will buy in the hope that they can cash in a few years time.<br /><br />Good news is is that affordability will improve as the credit bubble slowly deflates and house prices return to their long term average.Pond Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14424577850972188261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120478390983403863.post-1962148200876944992010-10-07T16:33:24.386+01:002010-10-07T16:33:24.386+01:00Why not? Speculative building is a blight on our ...Why not? Speculative building is a blight on our communities and causes real problems. Its up to a local council to determine a policy of balanced building where all building types at all rents/sale prices are provided. Witness the over building of "luxury/executive" flats in Cardiff Bay, as opposed to the limited development/redevelopment of Butetown. Developers like to build flatsCibwrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07621705905770341542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120478390983403863.post-6616194593087606382010-10-07T13:14:39.729+01:002010-10-07T13:14:39.729+01:00Yes, there is usually a community need for afforda...Yes, there is usually a community need for affordable housing to accommodate those in need.<br />But it should be local authorities and housing associations that provide them.<br />It should not be a state-imposed burden on the private developer.Developernoreply@blogger.com