Remarks visiting first GLC Homesteaders
| Document type: | Speeches, interviews, etc. |
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| Venue: | Bathurst Gardens, Kensal Green, North West London |
| Source: | Daily Mail, 14 April 1978 |
| Journalist: | Harvey Elliott, Daily Mail, reporting |
| Editorial comments: | Available on CD-ROM only. Around 1100. Evening Standard, 13 April 1978 has additional material: "This is a fantastic opportunity for young people. It’s a tremendous challenge to them. Who could afford a house like this when they’re young, if it was in perfect order? I’m continually telling other councils about the advantages of the scheme". IRN has similar material: "It’s a tremendous chance for young people. And who could afford to buy a house like this when you’re young if it were all in perfect order? But they’ve got three years in which they don’t have to pay any of the mortgage provided they put the house in good order. It’s a fantastic opportunity but the price they pay is the price of the condition now, but they won’t have to start to pay on the mortgage for three years so if they just get enough done to move in, they can use what they’d normally spend on living costs to do up the place here and then they’ll almost certainly get a |
| Importance ranking: | Minor |
| Word count: | 278 |
| Themes: | Housing |