| Topic: | Re:Re:Re: Not propaganda - just fact! | |
| Posted by: | Philippa Bond | |
| Date/Time: | 07/05/26 16:08:00 |
| Britain has the oldest and leakiest properties in Europe which need updating to deal with hotter colder wetter and drier weather which is why legislation came in to try to improve it. Have a look at the information on Shelter and other housing/homelessness websites. Many homes that Councils were forced to sell under Right to Buy they have now bought back at increased prices. Many were just rented out by their buyers and were then not maintained as well as they would have been had they stayed in Council hands. All because of a belief that all home owners would automatically vote for the Conservatives. You sold your property so that you did not have to spend on upgrading it. That is of course your prerogative but there has to be some incentive for action to be taken to improve energy efficiency which is why it was legislated for in 2018. You seem to have a pathological hatred of the Labour Party but it hasn't been just Labour who have made all the legislation regarding housing. So many properties have been split with and without planning permission and all the necessary safeguards and facilities such as fire separation between properties, bin space and adequate facilities and space for the numbers who are housed in them. Dividing properties can make it more difficult to maintain the whole building and more difficult for Councils to know how safe properties are. Having to pay VAT on upgrading buildings whilst not having to pay it on newbuild has also delayed the upgrading of buildings. When you look at the problems people have and complain about the root of so many of them are to do with... housing - or lack of it.. |