East Dulwich Hotel - any info on what's happening?

[Jo31]

The East Dulwich Hotel on Upland Rd has had a SOLD board up for months now but still appears to have tenants living there. Does anyone know if it has been sold and if so, the plans for it?

[ratty]

Some Local authorities were looking at it for homeless accommodation. The price was too high for the one I work for, but the idea was to buy the footprint and build a bigger hostel on it for homeless families. However, I have no idea if this is what went through.

[DovertheRoad]

It sold for ?1.65M I believe...wont be the easiest of sales because of the sellers circumstances so doesn't surprise me if it has dragged out. I'd strongly bet on conversion back to houses over a hostel but you never know...

[Jeremy]

The council buying back private property to provide housing... that would be a turn up for the books! Afraid I don't buy it...

[ratty]

It's happening all over.many council housing departments and almos are doing precisely this. Shame you don't buy it when councils are.

[DovertheRoad]

The ED hotel will be coverted to private houses then sold for a few hundred grand profit for the developer.

Ratty - you're right about this. My missus bought her old ex council flat in Wapping in 2005 from a council tenant who had bought it under Thatchers right to buy. Last month she received a letter from Tower Hamlets Council about their "Buy back' scheme for ex-council properties. At tippy market rates and with a quick sale. There are so many absurdities to this....

[woodland]

I have had a similar letter from Lewisham for my ex-council flat. Now that I have paid for them to do it up - they want me to sell it to them...

[TheArtfulDogger]

Woodland, is that a compulsory purchase, or are they simple offering to buy it if you want to sell ?

[ratty]

Councils are offering to buy, not compulsory purchases. Thousands of families are homeless thanks to govt policy. It's a crisis of terrifying proportions. Some inner London schools are full of kids in temporary accommodation. It's all very messy and sad.

Shame Jeremy does not believe it innit?

[Jeremy]

Southwark seem very busy selling land they own to private developers (including some locally). So yes, I do not believe that they would buy a property on the open market, only to pull it down and build something there!

Nice to hear that some councils are attempting to claw back some of their housing stock.

[nxjen]

Except whoever is offered the home as a council tenant will have the right to buy after a few years at a discounted price. Crazy vicious circle.

[ratty]

Not thought because these properties are being used for non permanent housing. Therefore no right to buy.

Jeremy, I am not sure if Southwark are doing it. Not heard that they are. Other boroughs and some charities most definitely are. Pal of mine is on commission for Westminster persuading leaseholders to do it.

[Pugwash]

The rooms in the ED Hotel are said to be very small. A builder friend was asked many years ago to do some work in this place ( prior to it opening as a hotel)by the now deceased owner. He refused to do work as he felt that the property was not suitable - ie owner wanted to put a couple of bunks in the equivalent of a single room.

[Jeremy]

Pugwash Wrote:

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> The rooms in the ED Hotel are said to be very small.

Wouldn't be surprised if the current/previous owner partitioned it up. It is just a converted Victorian terrace, right? Rooms were probably a pretty normal size originally.

[uncleglen]

It just so happens that the Right To Buy was first in the 1959 General Election Manifesto of the LABOUR Party (Labour lost though)- which only goes to prove that the fascist left LIE and LIE...

[uncleglen]

Forgot the link

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right_to_Buy

[Earl Aelfheah]

uncleglen Wrote:

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> It just so happens that the Right To Buy was first

> in the 1959 General Election Manifesto of the

> LABOUR Party (Labour lost though)- which only goes

> to prove that the fascist left LIE and LIE...

Jeez Unclglen, your constant fury and obsession with 'the left' is almost pathological. Have a cup of tea and a nice sit down.

[craigyboy71]

Is anything happening with the East Dulwich Hotel? The sold sign seems to have disappeared and it's still a "hotel".

[rendelharris]

uncleglen Wrote:

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> It just so happens that the Right To Buy was first

> in the 1959 General Election Manifesto of the

> LABOUR Party (Labour lost though)- which only goes

> to prove that the fascist left LIE and LIE...

uncleglen, you're entitled to your opinions, but describing any mainstream political party in Britain as fascist is a shameful thing to do. You're showing utter disrespect to the millions who died from real fascism. Stop it.

[TheArtfulDogger]

craigyboy71 Wrote:

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> Is anything happening with the East Dulwich Hotel?

> The sold sign seems to have disappeared and it's

> still a "hotel".

Last I heard its squatters in there now delaying things but that was a while ago

[craigyboy71]

The proposal is now on the planning site of Southwark Council:

http://planbuild.southwark.gov.uk:8190/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=externalDocuments&keyVal=_STHWR_DCAPR_9568047

[TheArtfulDogger]

Wow

The three story design is well out of keeping with the local area (excluding the monstrosity they built at the old police station!

Hopefully the council will tell them 2 stories only...

Time to put an objection in however anything is better then what is there now...

[Sue]

craigyboy71 Wrote:

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> The proposal is now on the planning site of

> Southwark Council:

>

> http://planbuild.southwark.gov.uk:8190/online-appl

> ications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=externalD

> ocuments&keyVal=_STHWR_DCAPR_9568047

What a weird looking building!

[alice]

Yes it is, I know they've got to get a 3rd bedroom in to make them saleable but couldn't it be a loft room, not visible from the front.

[eddeal1]

southwark council have been selling not only land. they have been Selling 100s and 100s and 100s of houses and flats through Andrew Roberts auctions for Years.and All of you were Sleeping.