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Or we could just build more homes, rather than cramming everyone into a smaller space. You know, like when we built a ton of social housing in the 60s. Enforc
by throwaway22032 3y ago
Or we could just build more homes, rather than cramming everyone into a smaller space.
You know, like when we built a ton of social housing in the 60s.
Enforcing the flatshare life on everyone is about the worst idea I can think of.
edit: build up, build out, build down, do whatever. I'd prefer normal homes with gardens and I think most people would - I see no reason to limit ourselves - but right now we could do with anything. Shuffling the deckchairs solves nothing.
There is nothing in principle preventing us from building rows of town houses again and giving families somewhere to grow and live. We don't need to handicap ourselves with Dickensian/third world notions of one room per person.
- tlocke 3y ago> Or we could just build more > homes, rather than cramming > everyone into a smaller space. With a spare bedroom tax, the average space per-person doesn't change, but the median rises and the cost drops dramatically. > This message written from my > study, which you'd tax me to > be in because of course any > luxury must be eliminated. A spare bedroom tax only applies to houses with two or more spare bedrooms. It also replaces propert tax, and so in your case you'd be better off financially.
- rs999gti 3y ago> spare bedroom tax This idea is ridiculous
- rs999gti 3y agoBuild up not out. London could use more multistory apartments.
- jablala 3y agoI feel the problem with the way the UK builds apartments is just so unsatisfying. The ones built targetting the luxury demographic seem to be habitable and provide ammenities that a commuinity would have. Such as grassland and seperate outdoor space. Outside of these the rest just don't provide actual living spaces. They seem to be thrown up without any care for quality of living. Edit: I do agree with you, I just wish living in an apartment didn't feel so reclusive.