What is the right thing to do with Lee Kuan Yew's house at Oxley Road? | Help Desk

[@pgobserver254]

I’ve asked around-friends, neighbors, even the auntie at the kopi tiam-and the overwhelming consensus is clear: tear it down. Why keep 38 Oxley Road? It’s like airing dirty laundry for tourists and the public to gawk at, only now, they’re more fascinated by the family drama than anything else. Let’s be honest, no one’s going to visit to admire LKY’s legacy when they’re more curious about the epic sibling squabble-one son in self-exile (LHY), an elder son (the former PM) trying to keep things calm, and the tragic passing of the younger sister. Demolishing it could finally close the chapter on the Lee family saga. The history books can handle LKY’s greatness; we don’t need a house to do that. And, let’s face it, as long as that house stands, the younger brother might keep stoking public interest against his own brother in the media, keeping this never-ending drama alive. Surely, the PAP inner circle can weigh the pros and cons and realize that keeping the house means keeping the soap opera running on repeat. 6:47

[@gha9543]

Surely it is no fault of the house 😮The fault is the will and the lawyer make no provision for demolition 😮The cost to demolish or remove the property from the land is more than the worth of the property. It will cost a few hundred million in damages to nearby properties and the road and electricity disruption to the surrounding property. The constant pounding and digging 😮the constant removal and road stoppages . The constant noise and pollution. The constant agony on the roads from demolition and destructions 😮when will this demolition of heritage properties be completed 😮

[@MrNamesNoMore]

@@gha9543 Things are demolished in a frequent basis in Singapore, it doesn't cost that much. Tearing down a single house can be done in a single day.

[@gha9543]

The last will and testament of LKY was obtained by default ie the old man was unaware he had sign a corporate document to demolish his house after his family had moved out 😂

[@pgobserver254]

@@gha9543 Wah, bro, sounds like you’re describing the Great Singapore Demolition Olympics! Imagine: non-stop pounding, roads closed, electric cables sparking in dramatic slow motion, neighbors clutching their kopi cups with trembling hands. All this for one little house? It’s like we’re prepping for the biggest Hollywood disaster movie! Maybe we should just keep the house and charge an entry fee for the “Lee Family Drama Theme Park” instead. Think about it-no demolition, no disruptions, and every visitor gets a pamphlet on “How to Survive a Family Saga.”

[@pgobserver254]

@@gha9543 Wah, so LKY accidentally signed the house’s “death warrant” while thinking it was just another corporate document? That’s like mistaking your kopi order for a double espresso demolition special! Imagine the scene: LKY casually signing, thinking, “Ah, must be another document for the country.” Little did he know, he was signing away his own house! Classic family move-give him a stack of papers and slip in the “Bye-Bye House Agreement” in between! Maybe next time, they’ll slip in a “build a swimming pool” clause just to keep things lively! 😂

[@farrahkong1998]

The late Lee was determined to have his house be demolished. Who are you to say you might regret it?

[@gha9543]

Don’t glorify the man for his wish but his valour

[@coclim5712]

Who are you to say he determined?

[@wionporky9937]

LKY abide by the Law. He put Singapore interest above of himself. LKY knew that he had to abide the decision of the Government of the day. 👏👏👏

[@terrytang1803]

Let me make a comparison: Turf Club vs 38 Oxley, both have many years of history to remember, LKY said tear down ,so nearby properties can redevelop enbloc, but met with resistance from the government. While in Turf club, the government are adamant in tearing down without consulting the stakeholders, reasons being we need land for housing. Why are the 3rd gen ministers so double edged sword?

[@joegoh1968]

There are other ways to commemorate LKY. In his book, "Hard Truths to Keep Singapore Going", he clearly said he wants the house torn down. If he wasn't sure ... he would not have said it in his book which he knew would be read by a lot of people. LKY is a man of his words ... it would be disrespectful to go against his words.

[@gha9543]

Why didn’t he do the deed ie demolish his house while he was still alive. He said this about his house when he was a senior minister and his son was the PM . The old man was senile minister and not senior minister 😮 👌

[@MrNamesNoMore]

@@gha9543 Cause he want to stay in his home where alot of memories were made? It is personal to him. He clearly stated he want it torn down after he is gone, not sure what is so difficult to understand. PAP is just trying to keep the house around as a political monument.

[@gha9543]

@@MrNamesNoMore The house is his to occupy and vacate as he wishes . He does not own the land and the surrounding area because he is not the land owner. The house was sold with no demolition clause and he knew he only had rights to occupation and no rights to demolition. He did not built this house and he was not given this land before the house was built. He is the second owner and he has no rights to demolition at all 😂

[@coclim5712]

@@MrNamesNoMoreu think too much…pap dun that lah…

[@kbt3081]

Offer to pay the troublemaker LHY , if he accept then continue to have serious talk about it again.😎 Otherwise waste time debating.🤭

[@SWTAN-JEFFREY]

These passages reflect Lee Kuan Yew's wishes regarding his legacy, funeral, demolition of his Oxley Road house. Not sure why others are contesting the 2013 written Will of the soul? Unless the Will stated otherwise!. In 2008 TV interviewed by reporters for his book Hard truth. He did say on TV that he wanted to demolish the house so that the areas could buid high rises.

[@Jack-hy2ki]

In 1 of his interview LKY said if demolishing his house conflict with the law then floor the law n procedures.

[@SWTAN-JEFFREY]

@@Jack-hy2kibut the issue is the last written will was in dec 2013, then, he was still alert and able to read. He had met with the cabinet and he still maintain the same will without any changes , meaning, he was not totally consented otherwise with his sense, he would change the will for other option, in paper , so that no confusion and dispute as currently going through. Especially, there is a written will but how could NMB override the first PM LKY written will?

[@BomBomm12345]

at this rate 38 Oxley Road will be remembered as the house which tore the family part.. pretty sure LKY and his wife will be vsad... LHL instead of keeping the family together as the eldest son decided to keep the house and tear the family apart

[@steventang1032]

Yes, this sad episode will be passed to generations ( plus all tourists visiting the house) Thus Not a good idea to retain the house

[@BomBomm12345]

@@steventang1032 yes, I remember LKY said before his wife wanted to not have their house be open to the public to walk through their once private space.. no doubt this house had key meetings before but the ministers should know a house to anyone is somewhat personal and private.. I also dont think majority would want their house to be open to public.. anyway I think the eventual outcome at best is to move the basement to the memorial and demolish the house..

[@andrewctwong7201]

Should honor his first wish and not allow politicians to convince him otherwise

[@farrahkong1998]

These guys are carrying balls.

[@teowkweechua1338]

Nonsense

[@kimoei110]

How can we hv double standard in applying the country's existing law of property acquisition/conservation ?

[@theonghantan862]

Respect LKY TEAR DOWN ❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉

[@Jack-hy2ki]

Respect LKY is respect the law. This is what LKY wanted us to do.

[@huuduy6977]

​@@Jack-hy2ki you forgot 1 thing , he build singapore . Show respect to your founding father

[@Ktacc-yt]

Late Mr Lee had shared his view at length why the house should not be kept. The part that is historic is the basement which captured the creation of SG. However, for those who are familiar with the area, at its current location it is not suitable for erection of monument without a major redevelopment of the entire neighborhood. The basement can house max 20 pax at any one time. Imagine if 1000 thousand people visit there, 980 will be queuing outside... Respect his wish, there are other way to capture the moment electronically and more lively indeed.

[@ZENTRIXCHIU]

I stop listening after I heard the comments from Mongolia that change his mind... I don't think the late LKY wants to be like Genghis khan or other leaders who are *idolize" or "altarized." As for whether the future gen will find it a waste after it has been demolish, it eill reminds them more of the oxley feud than the historic point for PAP. If honor is paid back like this for the founding father of Singapore, then it's a wrong precedent. Sorry Calvin, your interview have made me more convinced that it shall be demolished as I can't help but not convinced that you wanted it to be demolished in the first place. If the govt does want to keep it under the law, then demolish the personal house of LKY above as the min respect.

[@jbrkjferkjbekjb]

Comparing Minister Iswaran to volunteer board members from private sector is a huge leap... it's clear that Iswaran's actions were corrupt, all public servants know they must declare or reject those gifts, it's not that hard. As for those "volunteer" board members, please stay away from the board if you feel that your "national service" to the country should allow you the discretion to accept those gifts without declaring, or that you accepting those gifts should not be considered corrupt/a criminal offence.

[@happypanda7003]

I have visited some overseas museums in the past, and they had built replicas of some places which have historical values. Why not do this for 38 Oxley house as well, since there is already a plan for a 'Founder's Memorial' ? To me, the actual site at 38 Oxley is not important, but a replica somewhere else will still give S'poreans a good perspective of our Founder's struggle in their early years. Finally let LKY have his wish to demolish the site and not let hordes of visitors 'trample' in and out daily like a tourist attraction.

[@Jack-hy2ki]

LKY wished all Singaporean to folow the law. So let's respect LKY and follow the law.

[@sylviasoloman9408]

IF LKY WILL SAYS 38 OXLEY TO BE DEMOLISHED AFTER HIS PASSING AWAY, THEN DO AS WHAT THE WILL WRITTEN. PLS HE'S GONE FOR ALMOST 10 YEARS LET HIM REST IN PEACE AND FULFILLED HIS WISHES. ITS FAMILY MATTERS WHY GOVT HAVE TO INTERFER. LHL THE EX PM DONT HE FEEL ASHAMED THAT HIS FAMILY MATTERS GOES PUBLIC??? UNBELIEVABLE.

[@gha9543]

Selling the property and give it to the beneficiaries 😮

[@theboredphuck]

Mothership, yall need to branch out beyond this guy.

[@siewhockhuang2563]

ALL religions state clearly: RESPECT your parents . HONOUR your parents. How do we respect and honour our parents? To do that we respect and honour their heartfelt wishes. That is the least we could do for them . MR LEE KUAN YEW spent his whole life for SINGAPORE and SINGAPOREANS . What did he achieve? The SUCCESS of SINGAPORE. What did he give up? HIS LIFE! THESE TWO Answers he gave to a panel of Straits Times reporters compiled in the book " HARD TRUTHS" Should we respect and honour the GREAT MAN? The man who SACRIFICED his whole life for SINGAPORE and SINGAPOREANS MR. LEE KUAN YEW.

[@menonjaya3784]

Must respect his wishes

[@jessiechew4192]

Frankly his house is not historical no point keeping it and don’t think LKY will like people visit his house as he want privacy and dislike exposures

[@farrahkong1998]

The first few sentences tell you their answer. They want to keep the house as their antique toy. They do not respect the late Lee's wishes.

[@Jack-hy2ki]

U saying lky will want us to not follow the law?

[@temuchen]

This will go down in the annals of history as a pivotal moment in the annals of history. One in which the very foundation on which a great nation was built is being called into question.

[@meiltoo]

Now that they hv posted the document with LKY acknowledging the govt stand on not demolishing his house, i wonder why it wasnt made public earlier. My stand is against demolishing it because its the most important history of sg. I also understand the reason behind LKY’s wishes to demolish it. But, the fact that LHY joined the opposition is 100% damaging what LKY gave his whole live to build. That is truly 100% wrong imo and so much worse than what he accuse LHL of having done.

[@sleepy_dobe]

It was. Just that most people chose what they themselves want. If they were to be honest with themselves, you would see that most who are in favour of demolition tend to come from the opposition camp. It is an anti-establishment thing. They read that Mr Lee wants to tear it down, the govt (aka PAP) wants to consider options, and they automatically assume the PAP wants to keep the house for political gain, and immediately default to anti-PAP stance and against keeping the house. Respecting Mr Lee's wish to tear it down just happens to be a good "disguise" for their anti-PAP sentiments, because if they truly respected his wishes, they would also accept his acknowledge of the govt's right to decide and not just take his desire as above all and end all. Moreover, how the PAP can gain politically from the house, now or in the future, I do not know. If anything, they are getting negative exposure from it. Opponents are just using it as a tool to tie it and lean into an anti-PAP stand. I don't like some of the things the PAP does, but the opposition is no saint too. At the end of the day, we have to recognise that our govt, compared to many others in other countries, have done quite well developing and managing our country.

[@louischen2109]

Do you think that LKY did not have the full thoughts on this issue while he is alive as much to other issues regarding international matters, regional matters and local matters? Have LKY fallen shorts the consideration of 38 oxley road on all aspects? A well respected thinkers internationally throughout his years of service have not done the same considerations of his property the prospect of keeping it as a national monument or to demolition it after carefully concluded on this issue? It is certainly very difficult to undermine or implied that he was not capable to come to a decision on his property 38 oxley road which he had mentioned much earlier before his death. Confusing.

[@linhwang6651]

He stated that he wanted the house to be demolished. It was wise as nobody could find fault on that. He certainly knew that the state had the right to decide the fate of the house.

[@gha9543]

The right thing to do is to treat the last will and testament to be invalid in the absence of any warrant granted to the executor .

[@lotus108able]

😅surprisingly they didn’t want to copy the PAP “leadership” to become the Singapore of their region

[@berkit1]

Why are you still discussing this? It's his house and the old man wanted it demolished. Period.

[@user-mm3bf7bc7o]

min looks uncomfortable during this podcast as if not enjoying having the guest there?

[@pgobserver254]

In terms of legal weight, both asking for and accepting valuable items without adequate consideration can be serious offenses for public servants, but the context and intent can influence the severity of the charges. Requesting Gifts: If a public servant explicitly asks for gifts, it can be seen as a more direct form of corruption. This shows a clear intent to solicit benefits in exchange for their official duties, which can carry heavier penalties. Accepting Unsolicited Gifts: Accepting gifts without asking can still be problematic, especially if the gifts are valuable and could influence the public servant’s decisions. However, if the gifts are unsolicited and the recipient takes steps to declare or return them, the offense might be viewed as less severe. Ultimately, the severity of the offense depends on various factors, including the value of the gifts, the circumstances under which they were given and received, and the public servant’s actions in response to receiving them. 6:47

[@micTie7774]

Why interview this guy ? The moment you see his face, one would automatically know that it's like interviewing another PAP folks which we can read from Straits Times directly. So I rather skip it to watch other videos with alternative view points to expand my horizons.

[@Jack-hy2ki]

Alternative views u mean anti gov views and anyone who r against the gov for the sake of against? Any Singaporean is biased either way.

[@hatchegg80]

Perfect question for Oxford PPE - tokkok

[@gha9543]

No idolatry and no glorification in death when he was much feared and not loved? Why did he want to demolish the family home? No love lost?

[@horacesiow2151]

It's a question of an Individual/s right vs a community's right. For Singapore, even as LKY has instituted it, the community's right trumps a individual's right. Compulsory acquisition is a policy established by LKY himself. Thus, there should be no problems with the issue.

[@jackolee9459]

If LKY was adamant about demolishing his house, he would have demolished it before his death. He would have the foresight that this argument among his children would have happened after his death. Therefore, I don't think preserving his house is not an option for him.

[@tamildravdian]

leave it to the owners what to do with the house

[@coclim5712]

Owners dun even dare to come back…😂 why? Use ur brain please…thanks 🙏

[@audreygiamlayhoon]

Why should he, Lee Hsien Yang, be given special treatment ? All Singaporeans are subject to Singapore law. So should Lee Hsien Yang.

[@venuslin8647]

It is sad to demolish LKY's home. It is not eco-friendly to demolish a building. New builds not as good as the older buildings structurally. It should be a historical museum in honour to LKY & is part of Singapore history for generations to come. Asians prefer new buildings, unlike the West, who value history more. Visitors to UK come to visit historical places & learn the history & architecture of that period. Asian visitors prefer shopping than going to visit historical sights. Wondered when LKY drew up his will to demolish his home? Was it drawn up to prevent his warring children fight over his home? If the decision is to keep it as a museum, compensation should be divided between his children to be fair.

[@linhwang6651]

Yes. The British have learned to value old buildings and list them to protect them from alternation or demolition.

[@kelvinyeo2047]

Is the residential area a good place to have a monument?

[@BaraSunshine]

Mr lee wants it gone. It will stated in his will. There are other ways we can commerate and appreciate his leadership. If this goes through, these might open a loophole forever writes a will and is not respected after they pass on in the future

[@ititloga]

LKY doesn't want a shrine. We, the people of Singapore will be a living shrine. Ask us every few years, it's free.

[@Peter-o1v2p]

If Ntl Monuments Board decide to gazatte the place as a n'tl monument, that's it. It doesn't matter what others think or want to do

[@gha9543]

I think it is much better to build on what you have already since these houses were built in the style of cooling from underneath the house . Why is demolition the only option?

[@Mrnonolol]

Singapore has few people with a good opinion but many with nonsense opinion. Hence mothership

[@ang1852]

In the original Star Wars movie of 1977 reached SG at around 1979, the mothership was filled with Stormtroopers which were clones. Those stormtroopers were calefares and the bad guys and so were beaten up by the protagonists everywhere in the scripts. so they ran out of scripts over the years, In one year the stormtroopers were featured and cast in a better light in one sequel. I didn't watch but I thought I saw promos which seems like the stormtroopers actually have expressions.

[@LonganLee]

Can someone audit Cheng books?

[@joelwong1239]

Preserve it obviously, how can the house belonging to Mr Lee Kuan Yew be demolished?

[@lioncity-k2o]

Agreed. Even the ancestral home of LKY in Guangdong was preserve by the villagers what more to say house live by LKY.

[@gha9543]

@@lioncity-k2o There was no will from his wife expressing her wish to demolish her house after her family has moved out? Did Mrs. Lee not left a will ? She died before Mr. Lee . Who wrote whose will ? How many Mrs. Lee in the house? How many Mr. Lee are beneficiaries?

[@qiufusheng3058]

why demolish? :as if it is haunted and sore eyes to public.

[@mannnnnnn8]

wonder which university is thousands of years old?

[@heroheng3840]

I would rather preserve it and like make a museum beside it to ensure our future generations shall remember our founding history

[@gha9543]

The house belongs to the family and the children are the beneficiaries in this saga of hard policies 😅

[@LonganLee]

Will MS be around after the GE?

[@audreygiamlayhoon]

When you visit the Changi Chapel, despite best efforts, it is just fake because it is a replica and relocated.

[@JojoJoget]

Just turn it into a carpark lot

[@JT-xg1nq]

Two points: 1) Can we afford to 'pray' to LKY? His legacy and misses were of the times post-WW2. The LKY school of policy studies is preservation of and development of his legacy. He need not become a demi-god for people, and a quite for new leaders to skip consideration of conditions so different since WW2. 2) What parliament cannot settle, do it in the courts? Then what is the point of parliament?

[@gha9543]

Only a tyrant would want to demolish this house because he paid for it and own it. The humble man will leave it to his family .

[@richardchee2454]

What is the point of spending $millions to build and preserve to honour and remember LKY and yet disregard and deny him his last final sacred wish? Its just being hypocritical.

[@chocolatejellybean2820]

Respect LKY dying wish. But the politicians wont as they have power leverage from idolatry of if botg LKY then his ideologies. They say let the NHB decide but they will follow the power of the day LHL.

[@sleepy_dobe]

EDIT: I wrote this comment before I started watching the video as I feel very strongly about this topic and did not want my comments to be influenced by what would be said in this video. My opinion: tear the house down, but preserve the study in the basement. Remove it and transfer it to either to the Founders' Memorial or the National Museum. The house itself is not anything worth preserving, but the study in the basement was where the late Mr Lee had meetings with his group of SG's founding leaders to discuss plans for Singapore independence. That is not only symbolic, but also worth preserving as that is where the idea of Singapore was first formed. And it should be made available for viewing to the public, preserved in its original state so that the significance of the meetings that Mr Lee had there are not lost, and can be passed down to future generations of Singaporeans. Those for the destruction of the property cite observing the wishes of the late Mr Lee to do so. But they fail to understand that even though Mr Lee desired for the house to be destroyed, he also acknowledged that the prevailing govt of the day may want to preserve the property instead and that he would accept the govt's final decision. Also, the main reason, not the only one but the main reason, that Mr Lee wanted it demolished was that he had seen in the past, homes of previous world leaders kept as a reminder of their contributions to their countries being left alone, ignored, and falling into disrepute and disrepair. Almost in a state of ruins. And he didn't want that for 38 Oxley Road. That is why he drew up plans to renovate and improve the house, should the govt decide to preserve it, and stated that it should be rented out to be occupied by proper tenants, and not left as an empty monument. This was recorded in one of his books that I read, but I cannot remember which one. Mr Lee did write quite a few books. For those supporting preservation, I would like to know to what aim should the house be preserved for. To be left empty as an exhibit, open to all to visit or just to see from the outside? To be occupied by tenants who would lease it from the govt, making it no more important or meaningful or significant than any other black-and-white colonial house that SG owns. If it is to be left empty, what funds would SG have to allocate every year to maintain it, on top of the Founders' Memorial that is coming up? Would it be a waste of resources then?

[@coclim5712]

Yawnzzzzzz….

[@leodeleo18]

So now you want to cherry pick what LKY has already clearly expressed he doesn’t want?! You are but just another arrogant fool that fits nicely into the current self-serving PAP herd.

[@RajooPalaniappan]

Don't keep asking the same drama question we are fed up of this 38 oxley road better sell the land and give the money to poor like me

[@chrislee4229]

Totally agreed that we preserved it.

[@mannnnnnn8]

what plant is CC smoking? civil servants can have a reporting structure on ALL entertaining, NOT hiding it. also we are talking about receiving NOT giving. as a person with no moral? he is not qualified to answer that question on section 165

[@Mrnonolol]

How can u frame an argument for 1000 years time. Thats based on the ideals of today

[@peterkuek2316]

The summit they never raise it to PM

[@sttalk2500]

I think LHL should stay in the house to stop this saga. It is going to waste the land if it does not demolish and is not occupied. Last stay is LWL, the Saga stop, now no one is staying, the Saga start. If LHL want to stop this Saga and make a good reputation of Singapore. He (Lee hesian loong) should stay in the house, followed by his son when he passes away at his old age. At least this way makes sense to keep the house. If not, demolish the house. Why waste the land since Singapore has a land limit. Keep the house for the memorial? How much money are you going to use for maintenance? This money comes from where?

[@meiltoo]

I also think the house should be occupied by LKY’s family.

[@ang1852]

LHL sold his stake of his inheritance to LHY already.

[@heechoonyeo4762]

LOL this Calvin Cheng wants to change his view on the Oxley Road house, he used his so-called foreigner friends' words to back his own waving stance.

[@calvinchew7985]

How can this be a issue duh ?! Whatever the decision kindly please don't waste any time and effort on this ?!

[@blueberrylatte3097]

Is someone trying to abuse his/her personal authority by retaining the house or else why is there an issue in the first place? Who made use of public resources to fight family issues? This is atrocious. The house belongs to LHY who bought over LHL's share. Why is the state involved in LKY's wishes for it to be demolished? Nothing better to do please live up to your unreasonably sky-high salaries and make the citizens of Singapore's lives better. Stop the insane flooding of immigrants and stop the local retrenchments. Start doing things for voters. Where's the Swiss standard of living promised by GCT? Stop focusing on personal family matters.

[@gha9543]

When the state loses an income for property tax on 38 Oxley Road . No property tax to pay because there is no house ? What about the property tax to pay for demolition?

[@Safmorgan]

Wow

[@chaz4609]

Not demolished but carefully dismantled. All building blocks must be safely stored away for future generations to decide their fates

[@dhana7373]

Get Ong Beng buy it public auction hopefully Khoo Phoo Theck could pick up for $500 million than divided by 2/3 plus 1/3 1/3 give $20 million for Poor Lims And Teos as third favourite daughter charity..Ask Vivian and Shanmugham to stop wasting court time..Sons each get 150 million each alll grands kids are happy..Than make into LKY age care home for poor Singaporeans and Rich Singaporeans fitting finish with couple Dialysis machines free of cost dialysis for Singaporeans veterans who served In wars and peace keeping missions❤

[@FairToComment]

The feud started by LHY only after his father passed away should not have happened as the property like many others when deemed by the law for its historical or other values will benefit Sg. So the Lees are subjected to the same law. The Singapore government formed a Ministerial Committee in 2018 to consider several options for the property, including the possibility of preservation due to its historical significance in Singapore’s political history which is in line with the law. Many buildings like Churches ,etc... also face similar situations for the preservation of historical values that benefits Sg'poreans. So LHY cannot be above the law! The Alkaff Mansion(residence) is also a historical landmark in Singapore, originally constructed in 1918 by the Alkaff family, now a historical site. With this, the saga should not continue so the Lees can heal over time without media attention.

[@Safmorgan]

Secret of singapore success,this guy really giving alot credits to the government,sg itself copies from others,so no one can be able to do what not this educated, modern,digital generation did.pap platform.c how they c opposition and what iswaran did,they must condemn,this guys may be taking 4 somebody,we don't need bricks i know feel experiences what lky did,Indian's in india have a structure for lky.

[@swimlah]

Uproot the house and relocate it. The land can be reused and developed. If the government wants to keep it as a historical site can redeploy to a place of tourism. This thingy has been going on too long. We have more important tasks to tackle to waste time on this !!!!