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[V8Druid]

another long, but interesting read here ....

Grey belt, green belt and the curious case of Labour’s benchmark land value

www.building.co.uk

yet another bollock dropped / **** up that will fail to achieve its intended target -- by a 'country mile', it would seem
I'd've never sold my yard for what they're proposing and neither will many others -- there has to be a real incentive / uplift, to make ppl even consider a conditional sale

 

[V8Druid]

Rayner to be handed nearly £1bn to fund council housing drive, according to reports

Housing secretary said to have secured downpayment for multi-year plan to double council house building rates

www.building.co.uk

" Housing secretary said to have secured down-payment for multi-year plan to double council house building rates .....Angela Rayner will be handed almost £1bn in funding as part of a plan to double the amount of council homes built each year, according to reports. "

well that'll be a big fat ZERO then
Councils 'round here haven't built any for years decades - not since the great 'asset giveaway' when they handed all their housing stock, gratis, to the social landlords in the area - initially Momouthshire Housing, set up specifically for the purpose and Melin, etc., since
I have always maintained that the council housing stock, which was a publicly owned asset (and often used as borrowing collateral, by authorities) paid for by rate payers, should never have been simply 'handed over'
Apparently, at the time, tenants (and only tenants - no other rate payers) were canvassed about the move to social landlord responsibility, for maintenance, etc. and it was decided on that alone

 

[6feetdown]

Rayner to be handed nearly £1bn to fund council housing drive, according to reports

Housing secretary said to have secured downpayment for multi-year plan to double council house building rates

www.building.co.uk

" Housing secretary said to have secured down-payment for multi-year plan to double council house building rates .....Angela Rayner will be handed almost £1bn in funding as part of a plan to double the amount of council homes built each year, according to reports. "

well that'll be a big fat ZERO then
Councils 'round here haven't built any for years decades - not since the great 'asset giveaway' when they handed all their housing stock, gratis, to the social landlords in the area - initially Momouthshire Housing, set up specifically for the purpose and Melin, etc., since
I have always maintained that the council housing stock, which was a publicly owned asset (and often used as borrowing collateral, by authorities) paid for by rate payers, should never have been simply 'handed over'
Apparently, at the time, tenants (and only tenants - no other rate payers) were canvassed about the move to social landlord responsibility, for maintenance, etc. and it was decided on that alone

They were transferred because councils were unable to borrow money for upgrades iirc

 

[V8Druid]

They were transferred because councils were unable to borrow money for upgrades iirc

yes but no money changed hands for what was essentially massive publicly owned assets - I was never consulted about the 'transfer' - were you ? simply 'giving away' assets/collateral like that is insanity and a decision that so called 'councillors' were unfit to make -- lets be honest very few of them are fit or even vaguely qualified to make 99% of the decisions they do make, supposedly on the general public's behalf -- most of them are/behave like little 'tin gods' once they have their feet under the table ... a lot of MCC's're inept, aged, self interested, buffoons, who for the best part, love to hear the sound of their own voices and wallow in the supposed 'glory' of being a councillor. To say nothing of the pocket lining, that goes on !!

 

[V8Druid]

hell's teeth, she's at it again ... should've been out to pasture by now

Government should create cross-departmental housing delivery unit, says report

Housing commission, originally chaired by Kate Barker, calls for 'cold cash' to subsidise social rent homes

www.building.co.uk

her last efforts in 2004

https://assets.publishing.service.g...ds/attachment_data/file/228605/0118404857.pdf

in the interim she's had a crack at health and welfare too

https://www.kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-analysis/projects/commission-future-health-social-care-england

 

[6feetdown]

yes but no money changed hands for what was essentially massive publicly owned assets - I was never consulted about the 'transfer' - were you ? simply 'giving away' assets/collateral like that is insanity and a decision that so called 'councillors' were unfit to make -- lets be honest very few of them are fit or even vaguely qualified to make 99% of the decisions they do make, supposedly on the general public's behalf -- most of them are/behave like little 'tin gods' once they have their feet under the table ... a lot of MCC's're inept, aged, self interested, buffoons, who for the best part, love to hear the sound of their own voices and wallow in the supposed 'glory' of being a councillor. To say nothing of the pocket lining, that goes on !!

Yep usual corrupt crap

 

[pettsy]

Local council gave all theirs away in 2002, the name has changed names a couple of times since. They’ve now decided to start again from scratch

 

[V8Druid]

Local council gave all theirs away in 2002, the name has changed names a couple of times since. They’ve now decided to start again from scratch

absolutely stinks Matt .... all those properties were publicly owned assets - they had no rights or authority to do what they did - anywhere in the UK

 

[V8Druid]

no surprises here then

Barratt Redrow to shut nine offices

With Barratt Developments' acquisition of Redrow now complete, the business of integrating the two major house-building businesses has begun.

www.theconstructionindex.co.uk

 

[V8Druid]

well here's one Co. that can't see much of a future in earthmoving equipment rental

Ardent profits plummet amid restructuring

Profits fell at Ardent Hire Solutions as the company reorganised.

www.theconstructionindex.co.uk

" Ardent still has more than 2,400 telehandlers and started 2024 with 2,000 earthmoving machines and access platforms. As of last month, 1,400 of the latter had been sold out, and all 2,000 are expected to be gone by the end of December. "

Ardent explains withdrawal from earthmoving

Ardent Hire Solutions has said that it is quitting the excavator rental market because of “ever-decreasing returns”.

www.theconstructionindex.co.uk

" “Ardent are allocating investment capital to their best performing assets in a bold move away from the ever-decreasing returns of the earthmoving sector.”

It added: “Capital equipment costs have been rising rapidly in recent years, coinciding with a decline in rental rates. This trend is partly driven by an oversupply of equipment due to the economic slowdown, as well as by new market entrants who are aggressively pricing to capture market share.

"Additionally, the global drop in residual values for used equipment has further eroded returns.” "

 

[V8Druid]

‘It’s madness what the industry goes to work for’… Sisk’s Paul Brown on margins, making the right decisions and working on Man City’s stadium

'The last two or three years in the UK have been the toughest I've experienced,' the Irish contractor's Liverpool-born chief executive tells Dave Rogers

www.building.co.uk

 

[CPS]

Ardent explains withdrawal from earthmoving

Ardent Hire Solutions has said that it is quitting the excavator rental market because of “ever-decreasing returns”.

www.theconstructionindex.co.uk

" “Ardent are allocating investment capital to their best performing assets in a bold move away from the ever-decreasing returns of the earthmoving sector.”

It added: “Capital equipment costs have been rising rapidly in recent years, coinciding with a decline in rental rates. This trend is partly driven by an oversupply of equipment due to the economic slowdown, as well as by new market entrants who are aggressively pricing to capture market share.

"Additionally, the global drop in residual values for used equipment has further eroded returns.” "

Adding more telehandlers? Was always told telehandlers where loss leaders

 

[V8Druid]

usual council **** up - couldn't organise a piss up in a brewery ... someone's ben releasing completion cert.s for the developers to be able to sell the damned houses

https://www.theconstructionindex.co...ues-developer-over-lack-of-affordable-housing

" ......as part of the Section 106 condition that 10% of the homes on the site be affordable housing. However, 126 houses have now been built and occupied, leaving only nine left to be built, which means that the affordable housing target cannot be met. "

 

[V8Druid]

as if this wasn't common knowledge ......

UK construction’s demographic timebomb

UK construction’s skill shortage has gone from bad to worse, according to CPA economists.

www.theconstructionindex.co.uk

 

[V8Druid]

so where's the money coming from ??????????

Government confirms £500m top-up to affordable homes grant funding

But social houisng sector will have to wait until the Spring for details of affordable housing funding post-2026

www.building.co.uk

 

[DaveDCB]

This is everything that’s wrong with this country!!!! 100m for 1km of bat tunnel netting!!

 

[Monkeybusiness]

This is everything that’s wrong with this country!!!! 100m for 1km of bat tunnel netting!! View attachment 66259

It would be nice to think that this being highlighted might start opening some eyes to how ridiculous everything has become. Insane that it was approved in the first place though.

 

[V8Druid]

It would be nice to think that this being highlighted might start opening some eyes to how ridiculous everything has become. Insane that it was approved in the first place though.

sad part is the money's already been spent on this lunacy --- WTF did someone not say " Whoah - WTF is this all about FFS ? - this is insanity "

 

[DaveDCB]

sad part is the money's already been spent on this lunacy --- WTF did someone not say " Whoah - WTF is this all about FFS ? - this is insanity "

Because they are taking their 20%+ cut out of it!!

 

[V8Druid]

Because they are taking their 20%+ cut out of it!!

absolutely bang on