Rental Health: The New Nomads

I bookmarked it when first broadcast, but still working through a backlog of subscribed and downloaded programmes. Will fast track it and listen when doing the dishes this evening!

Davy
 
I lived in a caravan for a while, but the point is I chose to, I chose to because it was a route to a better future for me.

It meant I could work while I sorted a house, roll on 39 years to today and I’m having a discussion with a tenets MIL, seems her daughter has to stay in a relationship she does want to be in, just to keep a roof over the kids heads and she’s considering buying an old Motorhome for her and the children to escape.

The reality is many (not all) full timers have been given little choice,
 
I had been wondering what had happened to the people in Bristol who were in the headlines a few years back, so good to hear some sort of provision has been made, however tenuous. The government (of any shade) cannot cope with housing the population never mind the influx of migrants wether legal or not. I seem to recall that migration is running at 500,000 per year, so no wonder all services from housing to health are under intense pressure. How many new hospitals, schools and other infrastructure needs to be created each year to cope.
In light of this I reckon there needs to be more radical solutions floated and accepted. Interesting how many interviewed ‘chose’ this lifestyle, as someone said, humans are essentially nomadic.
I was also struck by the barrister who lives on a house boat and his comparison of those who live in vehicles versus those on boats. I have certainly noticed from our position as hobby nomads the amount of money ploughed into river and canal tourism projects throughout the whole island of Ireland whilst demonising Motorhome tourism.
He also made a very telling comment, I thought, in pointing out that many van dwellers ‘solved’ their housing problems without being a burden on the councils, ratepayers and taxpayers, and to argue otherwise seems to be nimbyism.

Davy
 
Housing in the UK is in a complete mess, around where I live there is constant building of new estates, but it never satisfies the market, so despite reports of house price drops they don't seem to go down here. Also rental properties are in high demand with very few coming on to the market.
 
They should be setting up flat pack emergency kit houses on a base which can be removed for upgrades after so long in use, these could be made from recycle plastics and the like which would require no painting or decorating, just a wipe down and clean for next Tennant.
Proper long term homes should be on a 50/50 rent buy or outright buy after a period of say 10 years with a discount, this would stop the street trash element from moving in and wrecking as they do in many council homes here.
All 50/50 buy rentals should be open for council inspection every 3 mths until bought outright if the tenant wishes.
 
TeamRienza said:
The government (of any shade) cannot cope with housing the population never mind the influx of migrants wether legal or not. I seem to recall that migration is running at 500,000 per year, so no wonder all services from housing to health are under intense pressure. How many new hospitals, schools and other infrastructure needs to be created each year to cope.
Click to expand...

Not to mention the daily reports of sewage being dumped into rivers, gridlocked roads and town centres, traffic pollution, flooding etc. etc.

They plan to build thousands of houses in our village, even though the surveyors have warned the council that the infrastructure for traffic and sewerage is woefully lacking and it falls on deaf ears.

I wonder why? :unsure:
 
Robmac said:
Not to mention the daily reports of sewage being dumped into rivers, gridlocked roads and town centres, traffic pollution, flooding etc. etc.

They plan to build thousands of houses in our village, even though the surveyors have warned the council that the infrastructure for traffic and sewerage is woefully lacking and it falls on deaf ears.

I wonder why? :unsure:
Click to expand...
Same over here Rob, west of Northampton there are plans to build thousands of houses, but no extra infrastructure.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Users who viewed this discussion (Total:0)

Back
Top