Homeless' Posts

"Affordable" housing can be a mixture of a) rent only and b) co-ownership And yes, these schemes are run by housing associations and the like. In case you missed it, I believe it was Thatcher wot done it for councils being able to build houses. Right to buy and all that. Affordable housing, social housing, council housing.Call it what you will. Why shouldn't those unlucky enough not to have enough ...

What is a 'sporadic' development?

Your comment about having polish grandparents reminds me of those who say " I'm not prejudice in fact I've got lots of Muslim/Black/Irish/ East European/Traveller/Gay/Lesbian/Homeless etc etc etc friends but......" and then go on to make prejudicial remarks against those very self same people. Prejudice is prejudice.

Er....Bob. If you're buying up properties then aren't you making Dawlish's housing situation worse?

Had you been a single parent than yes, you might well have been better off in terms of housing because by having a child the local authority would have had a statutory requirement to house you BUT had you been living at your parental home with your child then possibly not. Complicated I know, but there you are. As it happens you are one of the goodness knows how many 'homeless at home'. I take it ...

Have heard (from reasonably realiable source) that yet another pre planning consultation is planned concerning new houses. Have heard that those living near to proposed site have had postcards telling them about this consultation. Anyone know if there is any substance in what I've been told?

In 2006 there were 4,199 on the Teignbridge Housing Waiting List. Now, admittedly, Dawlish is only a part of Teignbridge but that should give you an idea of the possible housing need in Dawlish. Also, remember, not everyone who is looking for housing registers their housing need with the local council. I hear a lot of people say that they children have left/will be leaving the area because of the ...

So, are you suggesting that there should be no accommodation specifically designed as holiday lets? Remember we need such accommodation here - tourism is a lot of people's bread & butter. Or a you suggesting that out of season the holiday lets could be used as accommodation for the homeless? And if so, then what happens when the holiday season starts again? Where would the 'out of season' ...

Okay. before I go any further let's get one thing clear - I am not against housebuilding in Dawlish. In fact quite the reverse.That doesn't mean however that I'd let anything and everything go through on the nod. So...my thoughts on the Gatehouse/Secmaton Lane proposals are; 1. I hope that within this residential area will be accommodation affordable to all. By which I mean accommodation owned by ...

Yeah, but if the post office moves out perhaps the new commercial owners will want even more rent then they are asking for now. If no-one can afford to pay what they are asking for why are they asking it? What is their game? And anyone know the name of these new commercial owners?

1.Old Post Office in Brunswick Place, Dawlish. 2.Old Coastguard's Cottage, on public footpath, off Exeter Road, Dawlish. Please add any others that you know of.

Olive, suggest you tell Teignbridge District Council about this church land - and also make a big fuss about the waste in as many ways as you can. Write to papers? Write to local Cllrs?