Posted by: Brad on 11:02am Thu 27 Nov 08
[quote]More than 1000 riverside apartments are being built[/quote] Really?
More than 1000 riverside apartments are being built
Really?
Posted by: Stewie Griffin, Glasgow on 11:56am Thu 27 Nov 08
[quote][bold]Brad[/bold] wrote:
[quote]More than 1000 riverside apartments are being built[/quote] Really?[/quote] Thank god. We really need them (like a hole in the head)
Brad wrote:
More than 1000 riverside apartments are being built
Really?
Thank god. We really need them (like a hole in the head)
Posted by: milton on 12:25pm Thu 27 Nov 08
It's ONLY called "the squiggly bridge" by this idiotic rag.
It's ONLY called "the squiggly bridge" by this idiotic rag.
Posted by: Brad on 12:28pm Thu 27 Nov 08
[quote][bold]Stewie Griffin[/bold] wrote:
[quote][bold]Brad[/bold] wrote: [quote]More than 1000 riverside apartments are being built[/quote] Really?[/quote] Thank god. We really need them (like a hole in the head)[/quote] I've no problem with there being more flats, esp. on that site. But I'm not sure anyone's going to build them at the moment. I haven't noticed them doing it (although maybe they're just doing site preparations).
Stewie Griffin wrote:
Brad wrote: More than 1000 riverside apartments are being built
Really?
Thank god. We really need them (like a hole in the head)
I've no problem with there being more flats, esp. on that site. But I'm not sure anyone's going to build them at the moment. I haven't noticed them doing it (although maybe they're just doing site preparations).
Posted by: Riley, Dunoon on 12:30pm Thu 27 Nov 08
Am I missing something here?Ive been in Tradeston and it must rate as one of the most depressing places Ive seen.Ive got to ask why they are building a footbridge from the north bank,at a point where there are few residents to Tradeston where there are even less.A bridge built on the same principle as Bells Bridge located between Scotsoun/Whiteinch and Braehead should be considered.
Am I missing something here?Ive been in Tradeston and it must rate as one of the most depressing places Ive seen.Ive got to ask why they are building a footbridge from the north bank,at a point where there are few residents to Tradeston where there are even less.A bridge built on the same principle as Bells Bridge located between Scotsoun/Whiteinch and Braehead should be considered.
Posted by: gkar, Glasgow on 1:07pm Thu 27 Nov 08
As the previous posters have mentioned, there will be 1000 flats constructed in Tradeston. I believe planning has been approved according to the information on several sites I have seen. Despite this I find information a bit scarce or out of date when it comes developments in Glasgow
As the previous posters have mentioned, there will be 1000 flats constructed in Tradeston. I believe planning has been approved according to the information on several sites I have seen. Despite this I find information a bit scarce or out of date when it comes developments in Glasgow
Posted by: Riley, Dunoon on 1:30pm Thu 27 Nov 08
Gkar,with respect but is it not clear to you that just about every contruction company is going out of the game.Developments are not going ahead.Sellers cannot give away properties at nearby flats at Wallace Street.What in effect we have here is a bridge to nowhere,a folly,a white elephant.I love this city as much as any but really do despair when I see this sort of expenditure.
Gkar,with respect but is it not clear to you that just about every contruction company is going out of the game.Developments are not going ahead.Sellers cannot give away properties at nearby flats at Wallace Street.What in effect we have here is a bridge to nowhere,a folly,a white elephant.I love this city as much as any but really do despair when I see this sort of expenditure.
Posted by: wild wadi, kirkie on 1:40pm Thu 27 Nov 08
I posted just the other day that a major house builder has just withdrawn it's application to build over 200 homes in B/Briggs.
Another builder is begging the council to buy the houses it built under a shared ownership scheme cos they can't shift them.
Local Initiatives a in deep $hit beccause the money expected from new house sales is not forthcoming.
I have to agree that I don't see these flats being built for a long time.
I posted just the other day that a major house builder has just withdrawn it's application to build over 200 homes in B/Briggs.
Another builder is begging the council to buy the houses it built under a shared ownership scheme cos they can't shift them.
Local Initiatives a in deep $hit beccause the money expected from new house sales is not forthcoming.
I have to agree that I don't see these flats being built for a long time.
Posted by: bluey, glasgow on 1:59pm Thu 27 Nov 08
[quote][bold]Riley[/bold] wrote:
Gkar,with respect but is it not clear to you that just about every contruction company is going out of the game.Developments are not going ahead.Sellers cannot give away properties at nearby flats at Wallace Street.What in effect we have here is a bridge to nowhere,a folly,a white elephant.I love this city as much as any but really do despair when I see this sort of expenditure.[/quote] Are those the ones made toxic by a huge number of ghost landlords who bought up large numbers of flats, concealed their identities, won't contribute to repairs/cleaning which made the the entire block degraded in condition?
In that example, factors won't touch it with a barge pole because of unpaid fees and untraceable absent landlords, so the value collapsed and a lot of flats got repossessed?
Properties with a higher number of owner-occupiers shouldn't have this problem.
Riley wrote:
Gkar,with respect but is it not clear to you that just about every contruction company is going out of the game.Developments are not going ahead.Sellers cannot give away properties at nearby flats at Wallace Street.What in effect we have here is a bridge to nowhere,a folly,a white elephant.I love this city as much as any but really do despair when I see this sort of expenditure.
Are those the ones made toxic by a huge number of ghost landlords who bought up large numbers of flats, concealed their identities, won't contribute to repairs/cleaning which made the the entire block degraded in condition?
In that example, factors won't touch it with a barge pole because of unpaid fees and untraceable absent landlords, so the value collapsed and a lot of flats got repossessed?
Properties with a higher number of owner-occupiers shouldn't have this problem.
Posted by: Riley, Dunoon on 2:11pm Thu 27 Nov 08
I dont know the ins and outs but certainly many people invested in property and have had their fingers burnt.What is happening in Wallace Street is not unique.
I dont know the ins and outs but certainly many people invested in property and have had their fingers burnt.What is happening in Wallace Street is not unique.
Posted by: heidthebaw, Glasgow on 2:27pm Thu 27 Nov 08
A bridge built on the same principle as Bells Bridge located between Scotsoun/Whiteinch and Braehead should be considered.
I would definitely use that :-)
A bridge built on the same principle as Bells Bridge located between Scotsoun/Whiteinch and Braehead should be considered.
I would definitely use that :-)
Posted by: Big Al, Paisley on 2:34pm Thu 27 Nov 08
[quote][bold]Riley[/bold] wrote:
Am I missing something here?Ive been in Tradeston and it must rate as one of the most depressing places Ive seen.Ive got to ask why they are building a footbridge from the north bank,at a point where there are few residents to Tradeston where there are even less.A bridge built on the same principle as Bells Bridge located between Scotsoun/Whiteinch and Braehead should be considered.[/quote] Er... wasn't just such a bridge to replace the Renfrew Ferry recently knocked back on grounds of cost ?
Riley wrote:
Am I missing something here?Ive been in Tradeston and it must rate as one of the most depressing places Ive seen.Ive got to ask why they are building a footbridge from the north bank,at a point where there are few residents to Tradeston where there are even less.A bridge built on the same principle as Bells Bridge located between Scotsoun/Whiteinch and Braehead should be considered.
Er... wasn't just such a bridge to replace the Renfrew Ferry recently knocked back on grounds of cost ?
Posted by: Brad on 2:52pm Thu 27 Nov 08
[quote]here is a bridge to nowhere,a folly,a white elephant[/quote] The property downturn is probably a couple of years long. The budget for this was ringfenced well before that, and the bridge will be there (I hope) for decades. In the meantime, it is supporting vulnerable construction jobs and might help the regeneration of Tradeston happen a little faster when the economy improves.
I'd have prefered it a bit further downstream though.
here is a bridge to nowhere,a folly,a white elephant
The property downturn is probably a couple of years long. The budget for this was ringfenced well before that, and the bridge will be there (I hope) for decades. In the meantime, it is supporting vulnerable construction jobs and might help the regeneration of Tradeston happen a little faster when the economy improves.
I'd have prefered it a bit further downstream though.
Posted by: Brad on 2:52pm Thu 27 Nov 08
[quote]Er... wasn't just such a bridge to replace the Renfrew Ferry recently knocked back on grounds of cost ?[/quote] yes, I think so
Er... wasn't just such a bridge to replace the Renfrew Ferry recently knocked back on grounds of cost ?
yes, I think so
Posted by: The Wise One, Glasgow on 3:38pm Thu 27 Nov 08
Didn't Simon and Garfunkel sing
'Bridge over Tradeston Waters'
Didn't Simon and Garfunkel sing
'Bridge over Tradeston Waters'
Posted by: thistlemad, Ayrshire on 4:04pm Thu 27 Nov 08
[quote][bold]bluey[/bold] wrote:
[quote][bold]Riley[/bold] wrote: Gkar,with respect but is it not clear to you that just about every contruction company is going out of the game.Developments are not going ahead.Sellers cannot give away properties at nearby flats at Wallace Street.What in effect we have here is a bridge to nowhere,a folly,a white elephant.I love this city as much as any but really do despair when I see this sort of expenditure.[/quote] Are those the ones made toxic by a huge number of ghost landlords who bought up large numbers of flats, concealed their identities, won't contribute to repairs/cleaning which made the the entire block degraded in condition? In that example, factors won't touch it with a barge pole because of unpaid fees and untraceable absent landlords, so the value collapsed and a lot of flats got repossessed? Properties with a higher number of owner-occupiers shouldn't have this problem.[/quote] Stop allowing people to buy houses and flats to rent out would be the SIMPLE answer.
Another answer is also simple, if you want to trace a building or a flats owner, a trip round the Mosques would easily identify absentee owners, as would a court case to hand the property over to whoever is owed money once the debt reaches say £2000.
bluey wrote:
Riley wrote: Gkar,with respect but is it not clear to you that just about every contruction company is going out of the game.Developments are not going ahead.Sellers cannot give away properties at nearby flats at Wallace Street.What in effect we have here is a bridge to nowhere,a folly,a white elephant.I love this city as much as any but really do despair when I see this sort of expenditure.
Are those the ones made toxic by a huge number of ghost landlords who bought up large numbers of flats, concealed their identities, won't contribute to repairs/cleaning which made the the entire block degraded in condition? In that example, factors won't touch it with a barge pole because of unpaid fees and untraceable absent landlords, so the value collapsed and a lot of flats got repossessed? Properties with a higher number of owner-occupiers shouldn't have this problem.
Stop allowing people to buy houses and flats to rent out would be the SIMPLE answer.
Another answer is also simple, if you want to trace a building or a flats owner, a trip round the Mosques would easily identify absentee owners, as would a court case to hand the property over to whoever is owed money once the debt reaches say £2000.
Posted by: Brad on 4:39pm Thu 27 Nov 08
[quote]a trip round the Mosques would easily identify absentee owners[/quote] I don't know how much truth there is in that but I suspect Islam's approach to usury makes it more difficult for its followers to earn on some of the types of investments that other might be attracted.
But perhaps if more people had invested in real, useful assets, not over-leveraged impenetrable financial trickery, in recent years the world might be a slightly happier place at the moment.
You appear to be suggesting banning the private rental market as well - a strange notion.
a trip round the Mosques would easily identify absentee owners
I don't know how much truth there is in that but I suspect Islam's approach to usury makes it more difficult for its followers to earn on some of the types of investments that other might be attracted.
But perhaps if more people had invested in real, useful assets, not over-leveraged impenetrable financial trickery, in recent years the world might be a slightly happier place at the moment.
You appear to be suggesting banning the private rental market as well - a strange notion.
Posted by: Moanin Minnie, Not here on 7:44pm Thu 27 Nov 08
[quote][bold]Brad[/bold] wrote:
[quote]More than 1000 riverside apartments are being built[/quote] Really?[/quote] Don't worry Brad no one will get a mortgage to buy one.
Brad wrote:
More than 1000 riverside apartments are being built
Really?
Don't worry Brad no one will get a mortgage to buy one.
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