Residents of tower with Grenfell-style cladding told they must foot £2m bill - Sensationalist Headlines

[QUOTE=Ona;53061488]Not trying to make it seem trivial, I'm just pointing out that it's almost certainly a more viable option for most people than footing a £31,300 bill. This isn't exactly a choice I'd wish on [I]anybody.[/I] But if the decision is "Move to a different flat" or "Pay an amount of money that could probably be used as a down-payment on an actual [I]house[/I]" Well, I know where I stand, there. Granted, I don't know much about real estate costs in the U.K but I know £31,300 is nothing to sniff at. Ideally this greedy fuck of a landlord gets the shit sued out of him, though. This is absolutely atrocious behaviour.[/QUOTE] These people aren't renting, 'leaseholder' means they have purchased the flat and they own it. The 'freeholder' on the other hand is the owner of the building/complex itself. Leaseholders generally have to pay ground rent to the freeholder, and a service charge to the management company which takes care of communal areas/outside of the building/roofs etc.

Why are so many wealthy people so detached from reality they almost seem like complete psychopaths. Totally not taking responsibility for his bullshit building I mean come on

[QUOTE=joshthesmith;53064404]Why are so many wealthy people so detached from reality they almost seem like complete psychopaths. Totally not taking responsibility for his bullshit building I mean come on[/QUOTE] Rich people are usually just ruthless people that have clawed their way up the ladder. To get that far you need to usually fuck over other people and only care for yourself so only people with a certain mentality can do it. Either that or they're born into it and are simply ignorant of what it's like for 99% of the population. This stuff is disgusting anyway, putting lives at risk to save money when you already have plenty.

[QUOTE=joshthesmith;53064404]Why are so many wealthy people so detached from reality they almost seem like complete psychopaths. Totally not taking responsibility for his bullshit building I mean come on[/QUOTE] Doesn't take much to find a load of scientific psychological reports related to CEOs and other corporate higher ups that display them having psycho and sociopathic tendencies. The higher up the chain, the higher the chance of that person being an outright sociopath, its pretty scary when you look at it.

[QUOTE=Reagy;53065403]Doesn't take much to find a load of scientific psychological reports related to CEOs and other corporate higher ups that display them having psycho and sociopathic tendencies. The higher up the chain, the higher the chance of that person being an outright sociopath, its pretty scary when you look at it.[/QUOTE] They are pretty much required to be if they want to be successful in this day and age. It's terrible and sad. I hope these fucks crash and burn, they know full well their tenants can't pay for this.

[QUOTE=Jon27;53060630]The UK is the country of the shitbaggiest landlords alive. Every single week I hear complaints about landlords - mostly from vulnerable people - and I want to wring their damn necks. A hell of a lot of people in this country are making business off seeing how far they can scam and abuse their customers in ways that profoundly damage their lives.[/QUOTE] Landlords have been fuckers in this country since Thatcher relaxed the Landlord and Tenant legislation. I used to work in the law for these scumfucks, and I have absolutely no sympathy for any of them. Show me an honest landlord and I'll show you a liar.