How the U.K. Broke Its Own Economy

Re:How the U.K. Broke Its Own Economy by have_faith on Tuesday March 04, 2025 @10:19AM (#43255785)

I grew up in council housing built during this period. It's not exactly premium but it was built fairly well and they sold well when many of them eventually made it onto the private market many decades later. Good sized gardens and I remember the council doing necessary repairs and upgrades throughout my time there.

I'm not exactly familiar with buildings from ex-soviet eastern Europe but I'd be surprised if it was a much higher build quality.

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Re:How the U.K. Broke Its Own Economy by quantum_panda on Tuesday March 04, 2025 @11:02AM (#43256432)

This doesn't describe council houses I've seen in London and surroundings (e.g. Milton Keynes/Bletchley).

What I remember: - small rooms - mould - no insulation - in larger buildings gardens, if any, would be only for ground floor flats - in smaller buildings flats would be split over 3 levels, with each level being rather small - often wired entrance to the flats from outdoor gallery/balcony (in larger buildings) - low ceilings (for my liking)

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Re:How the U.K. Broke Its Own Economy by have_faith on Tuesday March 04, 2025 @12:36PM (#43257720)

My experience is from the midlands, specifically in council estates that were predominantly terraced and semi-detached houses (small blocks of 4 or so houses at a time). No flats so that might be a big distinguishing factor (as well as not being in London...). Definitely had problems but rarely because of the build quality itself, some issues with neglect in some areas.

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