http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: "500 more affordable homes to be built in Edinburgh" en Fri, 22 May 2026 09:50:59 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13515#post-167102 Mon, 06 Oct 2014 09:14:05 +0000 chdot 167102@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"it means all the rest are actually "Unaffordable"... :)"</p> <p>There's a(t least one) thread on this somewhere. </p> <p>There are MANY factors. </p> <p>People no longer want to live in a 'room and kitchen' with half a dozen kids. Over recent decades the arrival of a baby has signalled a desire to 'move to the suburbs' - or Fife and the Lothians. This has consequences - building on the 'green belt', more traffic etc. </p> <p>It's only the heroic few (disproportionately on here!) who consider commuting by bike. </p> <p>Of course Edinburgh is a nice place to live - and there is a reasonable 'supply' of jobs'. This signifies a 'healthy economy'. </p> <p>Houses/flats are no longer (if they ever were) 'just places to live'. Those who can, buy - it's normal (in the UK at least). Those who can't, rent - if they can find anywhere 'affordable'...</p> <p>Governments and people 'expect' houses prices to 'rise forever' - preferably ahead of inflation. Of course that doesn't always 'work'!</p> <p>It's a problem without any 'politically acceptable' solutions. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13515#post-167097 Mon, 06 Oct 2014 08:24:05 +0000 crowriver 167097@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I think the marketing term is "luxury apartments". Edinburgh's pretty unaffordable most places, must be said. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13515#post-167095 Mon, 06 Oct 2014 07:40:49 +0000 LivM 167095@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Of course the sad truth is that by labelling some new builds as "Affordable homes", it means all the rest are actually "Unaffordable"... :) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13515#post-167090 Sun, 05 Oct 2014 22:10:06 +0000 gembo 167090@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Lot of building of new houses in muirhouse. Penny well road closed to cars. Not to bikes. As. Negotiated the various sites and then went on to barnton via muirhouse green (an earlier better quality social housing development) I was considering that buildings can improve the quality of people's lives. Architects and planners are learning from earlier mistakes? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13515#post-167089 Sun, 05 Oct 2014 21:53:36 +0000 chdot 167089@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/500-more-affordable-homes-to-be-built-in-edinburgh-1-3563276" rel="nofollow">http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/500-more-affordable-homes-to-be-built-in-edinburgh-1-3563276</a> </p>