http://www.rupertbates.com/2010/05/dont-let-the-lib-dems-go-bananas/ Rupert Bates Blog Fri, 24 May 2013 04:41:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 http://www.rupertbates.com/2010/05/dont-let-the-lib-dems-go-bananas/comment-page-1/#comment-1203 David Ireland Mon, 17 May 2010 08:48:19 +0000 http://www.rupertbates.com/2010/05/dont-let-the-lib-dems-go-bananas/#comment-1203 Dear Rupert, You're not the first person to portray policies for getting empty homes into use as a distraction from the real business of building new homes. But I think Grant Shapps is bright enough not to see it in such a polarised way. I agree we need more homes, but does a person in housing need really mind if they get a new one or a refurbished old one? In my experience people just want a decent home they don't care through which process it is delivered. Ignoring the potential of 970,000 vacant homes would not be "strong" it would be very very dumb. Dear Rupert, You’re not the first person to portray policies for getting empty homes into use as a distraction from the real business of building new homes. But I think Grant Shapps is bright enough not to see it in such a polarised way. I agree we need more homes, but does a person in housing need really mind if they get a new one or a refurbished old one? In my experience people just want a decent home they don’t care through which process it is delivered. Ignoring the potential of 970,000 vacant homes would not be “strong” it would be very very dumb.

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