@Commonsense_GKC@DrBrooski@BROKENBRITAIN0 No one has said they are the sole cause, now you’re making things up. Is it a contribution? Yes like many other things. Again I’ve said there should be suitable attractive alternatives for them. Why should someone live in a 3 or 4 bed house when they only need 1?
@NotaDoctorOrDog@DrBrooski@BROKENBRITAIN0 If you’re emotionally attached to bricks then there’s an issue. Again no one has said to force them out? Just to provide suitable attractive alternatives that better suit the needs. Will never understand why people are so against helping others.
@____Mr_J____@pringles4u@DrBrooski@BROKENBRITAIN0 1. Nowhere did I say kick them out. I said we should have attractive smaller properties that encourage and promote those who no longer NEED the space to downsize
2. I stay at home due the fact they have not downsized because of younger siblings and needing a home of that size
@pringles4u@DrBrooski@BROKENBRITAIN0 More assumptions. Really covering yourself in glory here. Have 2 younger siblings that cannot live alone. Also very common for students in a part time job to stay at home while they save. Who’s the thick one here?
@NotaDoctorOrDog@DrBrooski@BROKENBRITAIN0 Well yeah I don’t disagree. My exact argument is that it doesn’t matter if it’s private or social housing, you should have a home that is suitable for your needs and requirement.
@ReliablyGenX@DrBrooski@BROKENBRITAIN0 You can blame whoever you want the reality is there isn’t enough suitable affordable housing. More homes need built. yes. Prices are too high. Yes. We also need to have downsizing as an attractive option for those who no longer need larger family homes. It’s a combined solution.
@pringles4u@DrBrooski@BROKENBRITAIN0 Again assumptions. 4 bed house with all 4 rooms getting used. Not outgrown at all. Keep trying to make these invalid arguments but!
@Fred53851783@DrBrooski@BROKENBRITAIN0 Memories matter and I appreciate that. But it’s not built into the bricks you carry them with you. They don’t disappear when you move, if downsizing means a struggling family gets to have the space they need and also make memories in a comfortable home surely we encourage that?
@ReliablyGenX@DrBrooski@BROKENBRITAIN0 Affordability is an issue yes, and there needs to be action taken on that. However having 3 or 4 bed affordable homes occupied by 1 person whilst families struggle to find homes and often take on unaffordable debt just to put a roof over their heads is also an issue.
@pringles4u@DrBrooski@BROKENBRITAIN0 A lot of assumptions here? I’m a uni student, working part time, living at home with my parents while I save to buy my own place and rarely have time to go out and “socialise”. Doesn’t change the economics of under occupied family homes during a housing shortage.
@ReliablyGenX@DrBrooski@BROKENBRITAIN0 It’s not envy at all. It makes economic sense for people who no longer need large family homes to downsize into housing that better suits their needs. There’s a shortage of family homes while some lie under occupied, it’s reasonable to want better use of the existing homes.
@DrBrooski@BROKENBRITAIN0 Oh noooo those pensioners in their massive homes while they only use one bedroom will have to Move? God forbid they downsize to allow families who will actually need and use the space move in.