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As someone who has little to no understanding of how UK laws work, what is the enforcement mechanism for this? A person can’t own two homes in Whitby? Or a pers
by ciabattabread 4y ago
As someone who has little to no understanding of how UK laws work, what is the enforcement mechanism for this? A person can’t own two homes in Whitby? Or a person can’t own a home in London and Whitby?
> The results of the vote, which saw just under a 23% turnout, do not carry any legal weight
Wait, all they did was conduct an official opinion poll?
- ceejayoz 4y agoThe Brexit vote didn't carry any legal weight, either. Still got implemented.
- phphphphp 4y agoThe article mentions new build developments. A property developer must have approval to build, there is no legal right to build on acquired land. Approval comes from the local council, according to various local criteria (like, are local schools at capacity?). Therefore, they could conceivably require that property developers must obey these new rules to be granted permission ("do you agree to only sell to people who don't already own a home?").
- blibble 4y agocouncil can block planning permission for new homes that don't have their chosen set of restrictive covenants, which are tied to the property in perpetuity, transferring from old owner to new owner at sale time similar to HOAs in the US (though they have no power to add them to existing properties)