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xxxxxx Posted: 09.02.2006, 08:07



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QuoteAffordable houses plan revealed
Proposals to build about 50 houses at a mining site close to Redruth town centre will be outlined at a public meeting on Thursday.
Affordable Homes of Cornwall Ltd wants to build the flats and houses at the former Bradfords Building Supplies yard in Wesley Street.

The company wants to reserve a quarter of the 51 proposed new units as "affordable homes".

They will be sold at well below market value to local first-time buyers.

The application currently before Kerrier District Council is for 40 one-bedroom flats, three two-bedroom houses and eight two-bedroom flats in a £5m two and three-storey development.

Affordable Homes also proposes to make a financial contribution to local education services.

The plans will be outlined in depth at Redruth's Wesley Memorial Hall.

Story from BBC NEWS:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/england/cornwall/4694988.stm
There you go see, your needs are being met.
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cledry_maid Posted: 09.02.2006, 08:10



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Stroppy darling - youve already discussed this proposed housing development on the affordable homes thread icon_biggrin
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xxxxxx Posted: 09.02.2006, 08:22



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It bears repeating..

Especially this;

QuoteThey will be sold at well below market value to local first-time buyers.
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cledry_maid Posted: 09.02.2006, 08:27



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Which - as we've already discussed - is mostly meaningless. If they propose to sell them at a rate which reflects local income all well and good but it's not usually the case.
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xxxxxx Posted: 09.02.2006, 08:30



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Ah, so;
QuoteThey will be sold at well below market value to local first-time buyers.


isn't good enough eh? So what do you suggest, the first one to present a hundred books of green shield stamps gets one?
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lyskerrys Posted: 09.02.2006, 08:48



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Don't waste your typing on him, Cledry, on the subject of housing strop does the online equivalent of stick his fingers in his ears and go "LA LA LA LA LA" when anyone tells him the facts about the housing crisis here. If all of the 51 houses were affordable at local wages I'd start to get interested. "well below market value" probably means they will still only be affordable to someone on London wages, so it's pointless.
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xxxxxx Posted: 09.02.2006, 08:50



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So even when "affordable homes" the thing you have been wanting, and posting about on this forum for years, are built, it's stil not good enough for you.

Nuff said.
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cledry_maid Posted: 09.02.2006, 08:52



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BECAUSE IT'S NOT AFFORDABLE BY ANY REAL DEFINITION IT JUST MEANS LOWER THAN MARKET PRICE.

There - is that any clearer? Lys is right - I'm wasting my 'breath' icon_smile
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xxxxxx Posted: 09.02.2006, 08:56



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BECAUSE IT'S NOT AFFORDABLE BY ANY REAL DEFINITION IT JUST MEANS LOWER THAN MARKET PRICE.

hmm.. so these "affordable" homes are not going to be affordable then...

How much will they cost then Cledry, seeing as you are the only one here that appears to know the cost of them?
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cledry_maid Posted: 09.02.2006, 08:59



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hmm.. so these "affordable" homes are not going to be affordable then...



We'll have to wait and see but generally when these 'affordable' properties are unvelied the local community are left scratching their heads and wondering who did the maths

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How much will they cost then Cledry, seeing as you are the only one here that appears to know the cost of them?


Like I said - we'll have to wait and see. Don't you have anything better to do than trail your coat on a forum hoping soemone will step on it so you can argue with them?
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lyskerrys Posted: 09.02.2006, 09:04



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How can a company calling itself "Affordable Homes" only make a quarter of its houses "affordable"?

QuoteAffordable Homes also proposes to make a financial contribution to local education services.

Ah, so that's how they got the planning through.
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cledry_maid Posted: 09.02.2006, 09:06



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Ah, so that's how they got the planning through.



Carrots are coming in more and more imaginitive ways icon_smile
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xxxxxx Posted: 09.02.2006, 09:11



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But lys has already decided that they:

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"well below market value" probably means they will still only be affordable to someone on London wages, so it's pointless.


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BECAUSE IT'S NOT AFFORDABLE BY ANY REAL DEFINITION IT JUST MEANS LOWER THAN MARKET PRICE


So, you believe that they will not be affordable.

We'll wait and see then.

What "affordable" cost would you consider these should be sold at;

one-bedroom flats?

two-bedroom houses?

two-bedroom houses?

What would you say should be the maximum price, before they become "un-affordable"?
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xxxxxx Posted: 09.02.2006, 09:13



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Affordable Homes also proposes to make a financial contribution to local education services.

Ah, so that's how they got the planning through.

And you'd complain more if they didn't do this, no pleasing some people! icon_biggrin
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cledry_maid Posted: 09.02.2006, 09:16



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Stroppy - these issues have been covred ad infinitum in other threads, you can find all you need to know there. Otherwise you could do a bit of research with the mortgage calculator that was posted up and stats about the average income and work it out yourself.

Or - shock horror - you could even come up with a new subject! icon_smile
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