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Rico

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I'm a landlord. Just a little flat but a landlord. I do not allow smoking as part of the tenancy agreement. It ruins the furnishings and is a devil to get out if tenants change.


I, along with all of you, also own massive Council Estate properties all over Southwark. I'd like to suggest that we, as landlords, ban smoking inside our properties.


If those living there want to smoke than can a) go outside b) move to a rental where the landlord chooses to allow smoking.


Sounds reasonable.

Rico

Rico

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Interesting bit about schools - should we allow smoking inside them? What's the difference?


So perhaps all of you if landlords wouldn't have an issue with your renters smoking inside. Fair enough. But shouldn't we as collective owners of Council flats have a say?


And if you argue they have few choices to afford living elsewhere - then great - think of the money they'll save not smoking and can more quickly get on their feet and move on. Isn't that the point of council housing: a short term fix to allow folks to get on their feet again and move on?

*Bob*

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david_carnell Wrote:

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> You're effectively banning the poor from smoking

> inside their homes till they can afford to rent or

> buy privately.


It will help them start saving-up.


I love that way that a number of fag brands attempt to sound loosley associated with the blue-blooded classes (Rothmans, Superkings, Royals). The Proles must lap that sort-of thing up.

Rico

Rico

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No but if, for whatever reasons, they damage said property, they must pay to repair/clean it (if they didn't clean it themselves). Is that not reasonable?


Are you all suggesting that landlords should not be able to stipulate whether smoking is allowed when drawing up a lease agreement?

cdonline

cdonline

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Have a ciggie and chill out.


I have one of those rental agreements that tells me I can't smoke. He also tells me that I responsible for the drains and lots of other things I couldn't give a hoot for. In my mind, as long as I open the windows, there's not really a problem. We are in a financial arrangement, he's not my lifestyle coach.


Do you spend much time in Council properties? If people want to light up, scratch their arse or lots of other unmentionables. All in the comfort of their home, none of my business.

david_carnell

david_carnell

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Rico Wrote:

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> And if you argue they have few choices to afford

> living elsewhere - then great - think of the money

> they'll save not smoking and can more quickly get

> on their feet and move on. Isn't that the point

> of council housing: a short term fix to allow

> folks to get on their feet again and move on?


Mmm, and if only we banned them from drinking alcohol or even soft drinks as well and only let them have tap water, think how much that could save. Oh, and if they only ate lentils and pasta too. No fresh veg or meat - waste of money. Then they could gratefully join the rest of us in the delight that is the home-owning democracy. Hurrah!

giggirl

giggirl

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Peckhamgatecrasher Wrote:

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> Bagsy sex monitor.

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> GigGirl, surely you meant:

>

> "If there is hope... it lies in the profiteroles"



But PGC - these are proles with tenants extra and beer bellies and fags. You wanna watchem get jiggy with it? Surely not. They live in council houses and must be punished.

*Bob*

*Bob*

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I'm happy for them to merrily smoke themselves to death if they live in a shithole in Mitcham with smashed windows and have to listen to drum and bass through poorly insulated walls all night.


But I do get angry when I see them smoking away in council-owned properties which are in parts of London I can't afford to live in myself. That just doesn't seem right.

Brendan

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Rico Wrote:

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> They don't have to buy a home. Renting is fine.

> But subsidised renting thanks to my Council tax

> means I should have a say...or maybe not. Silly.

> They can wreck the place and stay for generations

> (like that would ever happen).


Yeah let?s get them out of council flats and into somewhere where they have no security of tenure and their money can be properly contributing to the second incomes of private landlords.


*Bob* Wrote:

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> But I do get angry when I see them smoking away in

> council-owned properties which are in parts of

> London I can't afford to live in myself. That just

> doesn't seem right.


I know what you mean. The people who clean the restaurants, and homes, cook the food and clean the streets in those areas should live at 30 miles away.


Don?t know they?re born.

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