Eyesore squat to be bought for housing (From Gazette)
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Eyesore squat to be bought for housing
1:07pm Sunday 16th September 2012 in News By Helen Barnett
Eyesore squat to be bought for housing
A DERELICT eyesore house which has been abandoned by its owner will be bought and put back into use as a home.
Tendring Council will make a compulsory purchase order (CPO) on 11 Berkeley Road, Clacton which has been empty and falling into a state of disrepair for the last 12 years.
The property has become a target for arsonists and it was also used as a squat two years ago. So far it has cost Tendring Council around £15,000 to tackle various problems.
The move to buy the property was agreed by the council’s cabinet on Thursday, September 13. The property will be renovated and repaired.
It will then be made available to a family currently on the housing register.
Comments(5)
Feisty CBC
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7:21pm Sun 16 Sep 12
wellnow
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8:04am Mon 17 Sep 12
anotbot
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10:26pm Mon 17 Sep 12
Tony Willis wrote:point takem TW.
anotbot wrote: about bl**dy time too. what happened to the last TDC Initiative that was to "return unused housing" back into livable homes again, where could possably could the money to do that have dissapeared too? that scheme had its own manager to see it through completion.. So, how did he do? err, cant find any acceptable results to speak of, can you.There are all sorts of legal processes the council has to go through to obtain possession of private property including probate in some cases so I doubt if this one is the councils fault this time given the long history of this place.
so, if TDC are having problems with probate on the empty properties in Clacton alone, then this may help.
http://www.direct.go
v.uk/en/Governmentci
tizensandrights/Deat
h/Preparation/DG_100
29799
"Government, citizens and rights.
What is probate?
'Probate' is a term commonly used when talking about applying for the right to deal with a deceased person's affairs.
It is sometimes called 'administering the estate'.
This page contains information about what to expect if a loved one's estate is in probate.
(if that may be of help.)
we read of problems with the property for over two years,
that alone costing you and me £15.000.
probate results can be secured well within the 2 year timespan quite easily.
Farmhouse France
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4:31pm Wed 19 Sep 12
anotbot says...
5:04pm Sun 16 Sep 12
what happened to the last TDC Initiative that was to "return unused housing"
back into livable homes again,
where could possably could the money to do that have dissapeared too?
that scheme had its own manager to see it through completion..
So, how did he do?
err, cant find any acceptable results to speak of,
can you.