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Originally posted by Dauphin
That woman can't keep her mouth shut.
That woman can't keep her mouth shut.
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Believe it or not there is a large English community in Northern France exactly for that reason. Cheap housing yet not terribly far from home.Originally posted by Arrian
They could move to France, I guess...
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That would be a deal breaker for me.Originally posted by Cort Haus
I don't need a massive house because me and my partner have made a decision to never have kids.Try http://wordforge.net/index.php for discussion and debate.Comment
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The same thing
That is keeping the 1.2 million unnoccupied homes empty in the US.Originally posted by Arrian
What's keeping them unoccupied?
-Arrian“It is no use trying to 'see through' first principles. If you see through everything, then everything is transparent. But a wholly transparent world is an invisible world. To 'see through' all things is the same as not to see.”
― C.S. Lewis, The Abolition of ManComment
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Yeah, it is a real problem which I think needs to be addressed...Speaking of Erith:
"It's not twinned with anywhere, but it does have a suicide pact with Dagenham" - Linda SmithComment
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Well Dauphin, remember to keep us updated on the status of your purchasing of this property...you haven't said whether that offer was accepted yet.
Yeah, an extra few hundred thousand properties in London would make one hell of a difference to the market...Speaking of Erith:
"It's not twinned with anywhere, but it does have a suicide pact with Dagenham" - Linda SmithComment
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This is how you solve it-
Get the councils entering unoccupied properties in order to maintain them and prevent deterioration to neighbouring (occupied properties).
The councils then let out the properties (possibly via housing associations). No changes to the law are required for this- it's already covered under the principle of adverse possession.
After 12 years of unchallenged occupancy, the council legally becomes the owner of the property under adverse possession. Again, no changes to the law are required for this.
Meanwhile, if an owner challenges the occupancy within the 12-year timeframe, the owner will be required to make a reasonable compensation to the council for their work in restoring the property if they wish to re-occupy the property. Alternatively they can sell it to meet the costs, and a habitable property is back on the market.The genesis of the "evil Finn" concept- Evil, evil FinlandComment
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It's not a bad plan. I have heard rumblings about this kind of thing coming from the GLA for years, but precious little has actually happened...Speaking of Erith:
"It's not twinned with anywhere, but it does have a suicide pact with Dagenham" - Linda SmithComment
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I just want to know when they are going to use the land by London Bridge, with its delapitated buildings and the famous graffiti line "Big Daves Gusset".One day Canada will rule the world, and then we'll all be sorry.Comment
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Yeah, it seems a shame to let that area go to waste...it seems like ideal territory to put something tall there 
Speaking of Erith:
"It's not twinned with anywhere, but it does have a suicide pact with Dagenham" - Linda SmithComment
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I am interested in London Bridge Tower...that is supposed to be a pretty big bastard...I believe the clearance and demolition work should have started by now...Speaking of Erith:
"It's not twinned with anywhere, but it does have a suicide pact with Dagenham" - Linda SmithComment
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Starts in June. It's called the Shard.One day Canada will rule the world, and then we'll all be sorry.Comment
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Oops, I'm out by three months. Demolition starts at the end of quarter 3, not the beginning.
One day Canada will rule the world, and then we'll all be sorry.Comment
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Is it officially called 'The Shard' now...I thought it was called that in the same sense that the Swiss Re Tower wa scalled 'The Gherkin'.Speaking of Erith:
"It's not twinned with anywhere, but it does have a suicide pact with Dagenham" - Linda SmithComment
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I am sure that has moved back, I thought that originally, the demolition work was supposed to start at the end of last year.
There's also the Bishopsgate Tower too, a similar height...
Speaking of Erith:
"It's not twinned with anywhere, but it does have a suicide pact with Dagenham" - Linda SmithComment
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