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EHDC spends £3.7m on new homes in Bordon - Paul (12th Nov 2023 - 16:47:25) bordonherald.com/news/ehdc-spends-ps37million-on-homes-for-ukrainian-and-afghan-refugees... Key facts from the EHDC on this purchase of 8 homes for refugees: 8 new houses purchased and given to refugee families £1.8m from developer contributions £1.9m from a ring-fenced grant via EDHC and the Dept for Levelling Up Cheapest house is a 2-bed valued at £321,000 Most expensive house is 1 4-bed valued at £573,000

Re: EHDC spends £3.7m on new homes in Bordon - Juan (12th Nov 2023 - 19:20:20) And all they had to do was a little open water swimming!!

Re: EHDC spends £3.7m on new homes in Bordon - paul (12th Nov 2023 - 19:30:33) Hi, The cost of homes for refugee's is not important. To there plight, and to live any type of existence, wish them well.

Re: EHDC spends £3.7m on new homes in Bordon - Paul (12th Nov 2023 - 21:13:11) @'p'aul - I will try your argument with my son and daughter-in-law who as first time buyers are working excessive hours and saving every penny to try to buy a house.

Re: EHDC spends £3.7m on new homes in Bordon - Local (13th Nov 2023 - 00:47:32) Well isn't it good, half a million pounds for a family house isn't even much nowadays, if they are accepted as refugees or are claiming asylum they need to be housed by law, the council has zero choice and it's way cheaper than hotels. They take priority because they don't speak the language, have family here or know the area, this makes them the most vulnerable group, they get a lot of prejudice, we moan that we're struggling to pay a mortgage but most of us are not really and at least we have a house! If I arrived in a new country fleeing in fear, I'd hope they'd give me a house and some help.

Re: EHDC spends £3.7m on new homes in Bordon - Paul (13th Nov 2023 - 08:24:23) @Local - £500k ‘not much’ for a house? As in, a FREE house? You do know your taxes - and your children’s, and their children’s - will be paying for this?

Re: EHDC spends £3.7m on new homes in Bordon - Local (13th Nov 2023 - 12:06:07) They aren't given the house, they are allowed to stay there, eventually one day unless they exercise a right to buy in the future, that house will revert back to the council, it works out a lot cheaper than paying for hotels as anybody who has ever bought a house will know, unless property prices fall and interest rates rise, the council will have made a good investment, we should support more of this thinking. Usually refugees will go on to contribute far more to society than we give them, historically refugees have far excelled the complacent existing population in terms of enterprise, education etc. Let's not begrudge a little given now, it's an investment for theirs and our future, without it our population is getting too old, we are living in great times, we need them, they need us, it's mutual, it's actually a good council policy for once, reminiscent of the past when councils were efficient!

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