Earl Aelfheah

I believe in supply and demand generally, but think that the London housing problem is far more complex than simply increasing supply as it's not just a domestic market. There are also very different types of supply. More investment properties for overseas speculators isn't going to help as much as new council owned properties for example. If you're talking private developments -there would have to be a huge number of new properties in London before it made any dent in prices and I think it's highly unlikely that such an increase is going to happen (for one thing there is little incentive). Also when they are being used purely for speculation and promoted into new overseas markets they could conceivably add to the problem. I do support a huge investment in social housing specifically. Additionally we need to encourage growth in regional cities rather than concentrating everything in London and the Southeast.

If you think that there are lessons to be learnt from the Heygate regeneration, then please do sign this petition calling for an investigation / review (and share it with others): https://www.change.org/p/the-secretary-of-state-for-communities-and-local-government-eric-pickles-we-call-on-eric-pickles-to-investigate-allegations-of-governance-failure-poor-financial-management-and-potential-fraud-at-the-london-borough-of-southwark-relating-to-the-sale-of?recruiter=152746700&utm_campaign=mailto_link&utm_medium=email&utm_source=share_petition

Here you go, a petition to open investigation into sale of Heygate Estate: Please join this campaign: https://www.change.org/p/the-secretary-of-state-for-communities-and-local-government-eric-pickles-we-call-on-eric-pickles-to-investigate-allegations-of-governance-failure-poor-financial-management-and-potential-fraud-at-the-london-borough-of-southwark-relating-to-the-sale-of?recruiter=152746700&utm_campaign=mailto_link&utm_medium=email&utm_source=share_petition

Thanks Otta, that is really quite startling. How on earth has there not been an investigation into this. It has the appearance at least of serious wrong doing / fraud.

Still, if you believe the simplistic 'supply and demand' argument, then selling off the Heygate Estate to developers in this way will significantly reduce house prices in Southwark right? Ha!

Wow, just read that New Statesman article. Southwark Council officials should be jailed for such incompetence / negligence. How can they have sold a 22 acre site in central london on our behalf and lost money on it?

... and significant efforts to grow the northern cities.

Building more 1 and 2 bedroom 'luxury flats' in the private sector for investors to speculate on, will not have a noticeable effect on prices. We need a significant increase in social housing.

something like this:

I'm assuming Coldharbour Lane is used to link the exit from Brockwell Park to Ruskin Park and Champion Hill, although it's unclear.

This is quite nice: http://twitter.com/visitlondon/status/509340998476906497/photo/1

Piece on Londonist http://bit.ly/ZjqX5F

To be fair, there is another one on Rye Lane, about 15 minute walk away.

I'm drunk

Anyone drunk?

Thread here: http://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/forum/read.php?20,1383432,page=1 Sign the petition.

Again no wildlife, but a real whistler...

Radio advert for a BMW sport model of some sort - Says something along the lines of "what's worse than constantly being stuck in traffic? You could be stuck in traffic in the wrong car". What are they getting at? You need a sports car so that you can feel superior in some way when sat in traffic?

worldwiser Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > in the absence of legislation preventing it, people > almost always revert to the worst versions of > themselves. I'm not sure this is true. Gazundering and gazumping is not something which most people do. Most people have principles and act decently. A significant minority don't, but it is a minority.

Can we have a referendum about whether or not to keep the Welsh?

Agree they're nasty, but sexist?

Wow, a cape. I can't believe you took that gift horse, examined it's teeth, turned and walked away. You could have owned the streets man!

Are the gates locked at night?

???? Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > and another 10k are envious residents of > Nunhead/Camberwell ...Or North London.

Just realised that last post is getting dangerously close to inviting a 'car v bike' digression. Not my intention. Please let's not go there.