Flats developer says promised payments to council now ‘unaffordable’

2 years ago by Mex to c/canterbury

A developer says stumping up £60k it pledged to a council - which approved its plans to build a block of flats - is now “unaffordable”.
unexposedhazard 22 points 2 years ago

Then you get all your property seized to make up for it. Simple as that.

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Mex 5 points 2 years ago

I tend to agree, they even still own them

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disgrunty 15 points 2 years ago

Fuck these developers.

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rayquetzalcoatl 8 points 2 years ago

oh no, property developers can't afford to bribe the council? oh nooo oh noooo I feel so bad, think about all the predatory landlords that are missing out on somebody else's income oh nooooo

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AwesomeLowlander 1 point 2 years ago

I see you didn't read the article. The landlords have gotten their buildings, it's the local community that's getting screwed since those funds were earmarked for local improvements.

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blazera 6 points 2 years ago

...am I missing something or is this straight up bribery?

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jmcs 3 points 2 years ago

No, the money isn't for the council members it's "to provide facilities to a community following a development in the area." Developments that are needed as a consequence of the new housing.

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Mex 2 points 2 years ago

which bit?

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blazera 2 points 2 years ago

The developer promising payment to a council to approve a development.

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frazorth 1 point 2 years ago

Not if you dont actually make them.

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corsicanguppy 2 points 2 years ago
  1. "That's cool you can owe us"
  2. wait
  3. put a monster fucking lien on the next thing the dev does, for unpaid debt.
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