Message #8340

[yetion1]

No problem Simon. There are plenty of people around this forum who will gladly pass on info they can. Others may not comment but the word does spread.
Don’t worry about sat emails. At the end of the day they are and electronic timed record that has to gain a reply. The reply may be crap but no one said it was quick and easy. From time to time persistence pays off with little gems of info and small victories for the people.
Look at this forum as a diary that all can read. Yes that means the enemy can read also but they have to work to protocol (and it does p**s them off).
You sound half clued up Simon and have most of the ideas to start.
1.   Find the private owners and simply make contact. I think Glyn Leach owns down there. Not sure how to find all the owners but will ask.
2.   The Girnhill residents still find it usefull to be able to meet or talk to a contact. Invite the 3 district Cllrs to a meeting with WDH. There may only be one district Cllr now worth any confidence but they do have to respond. There are 2 community groups near you that could arrange or you could go alone. Whatever is comfortable.
3.   Write a letter to the freedom of information office at WMDC and WDH asking who owns what. Each would have to tell what each owns at least.

As for WMDC/ WDH your thoughts are not floored. As it goes WMDC bought over the last 100 years thousands of properties with our public tax money. They then gave them away for FREE (possible 1p) to a housing association called WDH. The fact a housing association is not a “business” so far appears the get out (stock transfer).
Yes WMDC are now buying back with our tax money the houses they gave away from WDH in order to end their means (and they called the Krays dodgy).
The buying history on prices goes like this. 5 years ago my friend got £23k for his home on Girnhill. That was after valuations of £70k. Now there are only a few residents (there will be a magic number) offers are being made at the valuation price and not the WMDC valuation price. Tell them to shove £40k if it comes. The president is now set by the remaining Girnhill residents at full market price. That’s one small gift from the years of suffering until now from the Girnhill residents.