the capital is awash with property developers only they are building private homes, so very little social housing will get the nod, sometime the developers have to pay a sum towards the council coffers to get the nod, one such development of residences is going up, no social housing at all, however they did have to pay a sort of retainer, in other words form of bribe. there are homes available, that need some renovations, however the council seems hell bent on selling them, not right to buy either, to supposedly raise revenue to support other social housing refurbs, can't see that working, seeing as how many estates are left in poor conditions, including many in our borough. some of those estates across the capital should be pulled down to be replaced with safe, affordable homes. However the capital is a prime spot for overseas investors, who can afford to pay top dollar for whole blocks of new builds, this fact was pointed out on one programme recently, so if you want to buy here expect to pay lots of money, or rent at often extortionate rates
elderly have more likely to have paid into the social system pot, rent, tax and so forth, so why should they be made scapegoats, yet again.