Wednesday, Jun 02, 2010
Prince slams modern-day builders and their "affordable" and "sustainable" homes
BBC News: Charles sets out builders' test
The Prince of Wales has called on housing developers to consider whether they would live in their own sites. At one housing development in Somerset he said a "mini Berlin wall" was being built between the housing areas because of problems associated with the lower-cost scheme. He said: "There are just one or two basic rules of thumb worth remembering. "First of all is: would I live in or next to the development? I keep saying to house-builders and developers, where do you live? Would you live next to, or in view of, the places you build? "Not a bad test at the end of the day." Suggest he has a go at them for extortionate prices next...
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