Prefab homes: The residents fighting eviction in Leeds - BBC Newsnight

In a suburb of Leeds, a group of 70 prefabricated houses has begun to attract national attention. They were built for miners in the 1950s - but now the company which now owns them, Pemberstone, wants to knock them down to build more modern homes.
There's little doubt that the houses need modernising, but lots of the families which live in them, many of whom are on low incomes, don't want to lose their homes. Now, the Twentieth Century Society has weighed in, saying these houses in Leeds are among best examples left of this type of prefab home and should be kept.
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[@erzan]

I strongly believe we need to be building more affordable social and private housing. But these people are in denial, you don't own it. Sorry.

[@seansands424]

We have absolutely no fcking rights at all

[@irisanegrete9565]

Wow, it would be magical to have a home with minimal cost forever. America would never do that. It's disheartening to see things like this happen, especially for a particular society who has always had it.

[@AirQuotes]

What happened

[@suzannehaigh4281]

Modern houses = private houses

[@melgrant7404]

Same thing is happening in my area with end of life swedish timber prefabs.they are being demolished.

[@welshhibby]

I lived in Leeds in the late 90's...its a shit hole

[@xyg6543]

Who is the funny little creature talking at the end of this segment?

[@Paladonaldin]

Dobby McGollum

[@G4NoChallenge]

UNESCO should protect it for the future + LOL, that grandad - ''we have numerous grand kids'' , obviously too many to remember!

[@kalevane]

instead of trowing money on muslims and africans they should help this people

[@erzan]

kalevane Immigrants are a net benefit to the UK economy and helping to develop foreign countries will benefit the UK economy in the long term because the citizens of the countries will consume our products. But hey, why let facts get in the way of Racism!

[@mercian9425]

Maybe you should have "trowed" some money at an education.

[@Little_Sidhe]

@@erzan your comment didn't age very well at all

[@misterhat5823]

This is standard in the US. You rent for the duration of the lease (unless a month to month rental) and then leave or sign a new lease. There is no privilege for long term rental, you don't own the property.

[@remlatzargonix1329]

Mister Hat ....Yes, but they don't want a shit USA bottom-of-the-barrel social standards. Those house used to house the workers, who worked in the mines....when mines shutdown where should the residents go?

[@seansands424]

@@remlatzargonix1329 That,s Maggie Thatcher for you

[@charlie891]

average example on the backwards nature of the us