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Eric 08-02-2011 02:20

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Originally Posted by claytonender (Post 881068)
Graham has certainly not jumped on any bandwagon since he was elected as MP in May as he has been very proactive in trying to improve conditions for tenants of private landlords for several years. It is due to his efforts whilst he was a borough councillor that Hyndburn have tried to implement Selective Licensing of Landlords in certain areas of the borough.

Is there a property standards bylaw in Hyndburn? Just curious. The City of Kingston has one, and the Queen's University Alma Mater Society also keeps an eye on student rentals. Each year they hand out the less than coveted Golden Cockroach award to the worst landlord.

Eric 08-02-2011 02:24

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Originally Posted by jaysay (Post 880928)
Well this thread was started my our MP. I think I'm right in thinking that this problem did not spring to the forefront last May, it appears that very little was done to address the problem over many years not the last 8 months.

"Many years":confused: Many wouldn't be about 13 would it;):D

jaysay 08-02-2011 09:20

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Originally Posted by Eric (Post 881618)
"Many years":confused: Many wouldn't be about 13 would it;):D

No a bloody sight longer than that:tongueout

jaysay 08-02-2011 09:24

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Talking of landlords Overnight Sunday, my smoke alarm kept bleeping, was driving me nuts, every 20 seconds or so beep, beep, beep. Rang HH at 9-15 yesterday morning, said they would get it sorted, 1-30pm lecky arrives and replaces the offending little bleeper, can't complain about that

garinda 08-02-2011 17:30

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Originally Posted by jaysay (Post 881673)
Talking of landlords Overnight Sunday, my smoke alarm kept bleeping, was driving me nuts, every 20 seconds or so beep, beep, beep. Rang HH at 9-15 yesterday morning, said they would get it sorted, 1-30pm lecky arrives and replaces the offending little bleeper, can't complain about that


Yes, you're very lucky no one snapped up your very nice home, when Maggie was floggin' 'em off cheap.

:rolleyes:

jaysay 08-02-2011 17:42

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Originally Posted by garinda (Post 881749)
Yes, you're very lucky no one snapped up your very nice home, when Maggie was floggin' 'em off cheap.

:rolleyes:

Flats for disabled people were never in the mix;)

garinda 08-02-2011 17:48

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Originally Posted by jaysay (Post 881756)
Flats for disabled people were never in the mix;)


Were they built for that use? I didn't think they were.

Either way, I'm sure you'll concede the point that well built homes, with a first rate service when you need a repair, are great.

Sadly the same can't be said of some homes in the area, whose landlords aren't quite as keen on their tennant's health and safety.

jaysay 08-02-2011 18:16

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Originally Posted by garinda (Post 881760)
Were they built for that use? I didn't think they were.

Either way, I'm sure you'll concede the point that well built homes, with a first rate service when you need a repair, are great.

Sadly the same can't be said of some homes in the area, whose landlords aren't quite as keen on their tennant's health and safety.

Couldn't agree more G

Less 08-02-2011 18:31

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Originally Posted by jaysay (Post 881756)
Flats for disabled people were never in the mix;)

No they weren't, I can't understand the mind set of folk living in a high rise tower block buying their place either, but some did.
:confused:

jaysay 08-02-2011 18:43

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Originally Posted by Less (Post 881779)
No they weren't, I can't understand the mind set of folk living in a high rise tower block buying their place either, but some did.
:confused:

Have you ever been in tower block Less, I wouldn't live in one of them rent free, once stayed on the 14 floor of a tower in Edmonton in the sixties, never again:eek:

Eric 08-02-2011 19:06

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Originally Posted by jaysay (Post 881672)
No a bloody sight longer than that:tongueout

Oh ... all the way back to Keir Hardie, eh:eek::D

Eric 08-02-2011 19:06

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Originally Posted by jaysay (Post 881784)
Have you ever been in tower block Less, I wouldn't live in one of them rent free, once stayed on the 14 floor of a tower in Edmonton in the sixties, never again:eek:

Edmonton, Alberta:confused:

garinda 08-02-2011 19:17

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Although if you bought your high-rise former council flat in central London, you'd be laughing all the way to the bank.

If it was the bank of Tel Aviv, you might even bump in to Dame Shirley Porter.

jaysay 09-02-2011 09:13

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Originally Posted by Eric (Post 881797)
Edmonton, Alberta:confused:

No Edmonton Norf london mate:D

jaysay 09-02-2011 09:14

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Originally Posted by garinda (Post 881803)
Although if you bought your high-rise former council flat in central London, you'd be laughing all the way to the bank.

If it was the bank of Tel Aviv, you might even bump in to Dame Shirley Porter.

Shirley, nice lass, knew her mate Jerry Mander:rolleyes:


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