Eric Gibson
master brummie
There were a great many of the homes demolished that were privately owned or belonged to private landlords and rented out, sometimes to more than one family.
The house in Potter's Hill that I mentioned was a private landlord property but my MIL had moved there froma a council house in Kingstanding on an 'exchange'
My company's service manager owned his house in the area, the council announced that the area was to be 'redeveloped' which put an immediate blight on the house values.
He was told he would be compensated one pound only, the land value, and rehoused in an overspill area near Walsall.
The company's solicitor challenged the council and in the end they paid him £1100 with which he bought a house in Perry Bar.
After removing the occupiers of these houses and paying £1.00 compensation the council rented them out again to new tenants from the waiting list until they were eventually demolished.
The house in Potter's Hill that I mentioned was a private landlord property but my MIL had moved there froma a council house in Kingstanding on an 'exchange'
My company's service manager owned his house in the area, the council announced that the area was to be 'redeveloped' which put an immediate blight on the house values.
He was told he would be compensated one pound only, the land value, and rehoused in an overspill area near Walsall.
The company's solicitor challenged the council and in the end they paid him £1100 with which he bought a house in Perry Bar.
After removing the occupiers of these houses and paying £1.00 compensation the council rented them out again to new tenants from the waiting list until they were eventually demolished.