70 families are being made homeless.

[HelenaDove]

They are mostly ex miners homes One couple have been living there since 1953. It is very unlikely they will be able to afford the homes that are being built to replace the ones they are living in.

homelessreunite.com/2018/02/17/70-families-face-being-made-homeless-can-we-stop-this-together/

homelessreunite.com/2018/02/18/the-silent-housing-scandal-whats-happening-to-us-could-happen-to-you-next/

I do sympathise, but there's nothing you can do really. It's a private accomodation and I find it misleading because these families are not going to be made homeless. They will be relocated and taken care of some by the company and some by the council. I do read about the story of how a couple have lived there since 1953, and the son of a campaigner with stress and anxiety issue. But what do you want? Where do you draw the line? If you don't own the property you are no different from private tenants. Being miners don't make you any more special either. My utmost sympathy but there's no solution to this.

So that didn't actually have any of the relevant facts. How exactly are these people being made homeless? Oh wait. They're not. They just want to stay put when the owner doesn't want to. The plan is to improve the area and build better quality housing. I think it's a good thing. I would imagine that the neighbours ( not to mention the families that will buy the nice new homes) would agree. You don't get first dibs on these things. They have no right to the land because it's just not theirs.

And people wonder why the tide is turning against landlords.

I see that they are being made homeless.

If they are building luxury houses it will out of the reach of the residents.
It sounds like the developer won't help find them alternative accommodation, so if they can't find anything in time responsibility will fall to the council. If the council don't have anything they will end up in temporary accommodation, which could mean a bedsit.
Whilst the developer may not be going anything illegal it doesn't make it morally right.

I doubt that there anyone on here who, in the position of the residents, would think it was a good thing.

YY Talking I would hope though that the elderly residents would qualify for sheltered housing if there is any available.