The Great Housing Rip-off (Original title)
Date: 21 September 1995 (Television)Country: United KingdomDirector: James Birstall, Mark Lewis, Jill Robinson
Synopsis: A look at the results of the government's policy of encouraging council tenants to buy flats in high rise blocks, which are now virtually unsaleable. The blocks have decayed rapidly, and owners have been faced with huge repair bills. The government has announced that they will force councils to buy back such flats if the owners then buy another council property - but councils say that there are not enough available properties. Includes a visit to the Stifford Estate in Stepney.
Subjects: Council housing, Stepney, Repairs
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TV Transmissions
Date: 21 September 1995Broadcast channel: ITVCountry: United KingdomTransmission time: 19:30-20:00Runtime: 26 mins Network - Language: English - Colour - Sound
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Description: AS-11 UK DPP SD - MXF OP1aDuration: 00:26:05 minutesD10 - BFI identifier: N-604841
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Description: D3Duration: 26.05 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALTX date: 1995-09-21BFI identifier: C-842700
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape
Date: 21 September 1995 (Television)Country: United KingdomDirector: James Birstall, Mark Lewis, Jill Robinson
Synopsis: A look at the results of the government's policy of encouraging council tenants to buy flats in high rise blocks, which are now virtually unsaleable. The blocks have decayed rapidly, and owners have been faced with huge repair bills. The government has announced that they will force councils to buy back such flats if the owners then buy another council property - but councils say that there are not enough available properties. Includes a visit to the Stifford Estate in Stepney.
Subjects: Council housing, Stepney, Repairs
Series title:
TV Transmissions
Date: 21 September 1995Broadcast channel: ITVCountry: United KingdomTransmission time: 19:30-20:00Runtime: 26 mins Network - Language: English - Colour - Sound
Credits
(7)
Production Company: Twenty Twenty Television, Commissioning Company: Carlton UK Productions, Producer: Claudia Milne, Editor: Simon Berthon
Cast
(1)
Dermot Murnaghan ()Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(2)
Digital materials(1)
Description: AS-11 UK DPP SD - MXF OP1aDuration: 00:26:05 minutesD10 - BFI identifier: N-604841
Status: Master
Video materials(1)
Description: D3Duration: 26.05 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALTX date: 1995-09-21BFI identifier: C-842700
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape