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"Building up" is spatially beneficial, but also councils should consider a buy back scheme aimed at buying back right to buy properties. This could be offered to anyone wishing to sell their ex-council property; i.e. couples with children who no longer live at home wishing to downsize & older citizens wishing to move into residential accommodation or who wish to retire somewhere peaceful'n'sunny!! There are so many under-occupied homes in Southwark & the new 'extra bedroom' tax is ridiculously unfair & greedy, whilst not actually solving or easing the strain on our housing problems. Councils could offer ex-council property owners a fairer deal than they could achieve selling privately; whereby they achieve the full value of their home but without any agency fees & a tax/stamp duty relief. Also, rather than raising rent/service charges on under-occupied council properties, actually offering alternative options would be far more acceptable to council tenants. Those with extra rooms could be offered an exchange or to downsize; with the option of being able to select viable properties & location of their choice (without having to use the bidding system). This would be a much better approach to tackling our boroughs housing deficiency. Householders and tenants alike, should not & would not, feel they are being deliberately forced into poverty/financial burden, and so forcing them out of their family home that they may have lived in for years! This is heartbreaking for most people, so offering other housing options -less aggressive actions on behalf of councils would be far more agreeable to our community.....

sorry for the spelling in my first post i was in a rush///////////////

yes it was a tag but could not make out what it said,,,,,thanx 4 the reply

thanks very much for whoever fancied writing on my car windows with paint last night, it was a great sight to see as i walked out of the house on my way to work(if you no what that means) it was nearly as good as walking out to find my motorbike had been nicked again a few weeks ago....lets keep our eyes peeled for these mugs who do this stuff to normal living working struggerling people......

Yes, but it wld be more fitting to have an old fashioned 50s style small one like when they first ever opened - this wld be really quirky and fab for ED as a big complex wld just not be welcome at all - we can go to peckham for that(although prefer greenwich)!..comedy club and other acts cld be held there too...endless possibilities....

omg! does that mean us ladies are no longer safe to walk home frm work or a night out after midnight.... or walk da dog....or pop to budgens etc. my boyf wont let me hear the end of this as he always telling me not to walk/ride pushbike out late, and I guess he is spot on......This is really scary & my thoughts and prayers are with the young lady in question. I hope they catch him b4 he hurts anyone else.....i thnk ill carry a fork in my handbag frm nw on!!! anyone comes nr me il stickm in d eye........

go to......http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:House_of_Concrete.jpg WHAT A SHAME!!!!!!!

Sound like a good spectator sporting day out......Me and a few others will prob come along and cheer/drink our own beer!!! As we live on corner of underhill/barry!! Hopefully weather will be gd 4 u don't really relish the sweaty fat part, but hey if it brings out the sunshine;-)

I'm getting annoyed at how many times ive been asked by the same strange pair of men who, oddly, look well dressed and v.clean, but are either always tipsy or not quite all the ticket (not very pc i know). I'm sure they are not homeless due to the few times ive seen them drinking in the pubs, getting on buses and buying fags etc not that this doesn't mean they aren't homeless but I think they are a pair of chancers and i must look like an easy target!!! I shld ask some stranger if they can give me a few quid for drink n fags...it'd b a great FREE weekend!!! an im pretty skint at mo so hey why not!!! Also look out for a young white female bout 35-40 wearing bomber jacket n boots as she turns up and sits outside budgens when she in need of a fix as I know someone who knows where she lives with her fella (definately not homeless)!!! I know there are a lot of genuine homeless people down LL too & will always give what I can spare - I just hate the P!** takers! I was nearly homeless at one point and am now settled with my daughter - we don't have much but I wouldn't ask anyone for a handout!!!Esp if I needed a drink or fags!(and sometimes I could really do with 1 but Id rather feed my daughter and spend any spare spondoolies on her)... The End.