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Graham, did you watch the programme on TV, they set a budget of £18,000(that being the cost to demolish) to refurbish a property that was middle terrace and due for demolition, the project went over budget by £6,000. On completion of the project local residents were invited to view the house, all were impressed by what they saw. If the house had been put up for sale, it would have been priced at the low end, first time buyers. As I previously posted, why demolish and destroy local communities and build the artificial rubbish as they have done on the old wrists wires site. Look round you not in accrington but other areas where old property houses mills etc. have been upgraded to comply with current standards. Is there not a similar project underway in the salford/manchester area at the moment. Even the Housing Minister indicated during the programme that local councils had been told to look at refurbishment as an option.