Originally Posted by
kat
Jericho,
no lies are told certainly not from hard hitting facts on paper, generally for a building company to be able to do up victorian homes is extremely costly, why? well, compliance with current building regulations compliance with EEC directives which keep changing year on year, such things as the carbon footprint (which this new PM is keen to reduce) if you brought a victorian house up to todays standard (and if at all possible) it would take years to get a return on your money simply put all that has changed is the interior of the house, the surrounding infa structure , such as green spaces, places to park cars, community centers, health centers theres no where to put them without demolition. All we would see is the same victorian housing which fell into decline because there was no infa structure around them. I suppose really I do blame the council but now at least in some areas (not liverpool I may hasten to add) they are bringing about enforcement regulations to make home owners bring their propertys up to a decent environmental standard. Many of the old victorian houses were bought up by landlords cashing in on people like students, but that holiday has ended now because of the strict regulations and licensing of housing in Multiple occupancy, such things as fire precautioning, parking availability, and getting a council license have seen alot of the Lenard rossiters off! *g*! and about time too.
You dont just look at the housing stock, you look at what is happening around the housing stock, such as crime, health, employment.
kat
Whether it's Victorian/Edwardian rennovations of large houses along Princes Drive, Aigburth Drive, wherever - all I see is success with people getting a good return for their investments. Where it has been tried it has worked. Do you know of examples where it has been tried and it has been a disaster?
Costs would come down, too, with firms competing to offer the best rennovation deal to meet the most stringent standards. Costs could also be recouped when people sell their homes.
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The terraced houses off Windsor Street (2 minutes walk from the Welsh Streets) are in the same socio-economic area and are popular with first time buyers and people who want to rent a house and not a flat. Many of these houses aren't as well built as the Welsh Street ones.
As for parking, etc. The residents of the St Michael's area (one of the city's property hotspots) manage well enough. Security is maintained through gated entries.
The time is ripe for a serious rethink. There is an alternative. People should have a real choice not a forced one.
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