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Gerrymandering Privatopia

This is a scrapbook about the "Street Votes" proposals, cut-and-pasted from things I've written on Twitter.

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This proposal derails leasehold enfranchisement for a vast number of properties, which entrenches the asset impairments caused by badly drafted leases and freehold transfer deeds.

DMs SB

https://capx.co/boris-has-one-last-chance-at-meaningful-planning-reform-will-he-take-it/

cui:

"The proposal is related to the recently announced Permitted Development Rights (PDRs) to add two floors to detached postwar suburban houses. "

SB: It's the residents who vote on SVs, so why would they vote to make life harder for themselves like this?

https://policyexchange.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/Strong-Suburbs.pdf

at 49.2.2 seems to compensate tenants but not leaseholders. if it's supposed to include leaseholders, then it amounts to a few hundred pounds compensation for a loss of a six figure sum

SB: ...

the presence of scruton foundation/francis terry etc in the contributors to the PX paper is very encouraging; but the presence of barratts and grosvenor is worrying, and the absence of any kind of leaseholder representation more woryring still

SB: No imminent deadline. Think we're all on the same page here – if you're right, we'll need to tweak the plans to make sure they don't cause problems, and if not we need to be sure that there isn't the risk you highlight.

SB: But to be clear, residents, of all types, get the vote. Freeholders and absentee landlords don’t get votes