Sharon Dale
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Property expert, former Yorkshire Post journalist (best regional paper bar none) , swimmer, loves hunting for vintage treasures and escaping to the country
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Joined June 2011
. . . He'd probably also want you to know that nearly eight hours after the protest begun, people are still being arrested in Parliament Square for holding bits of paper expressing support in principle for an organisation that has never used violence against anyone.
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Chris has a simple message, as both a British army veteran and the son of a Holocaust survivor: the genocide in Gaza must end, British cooperation with the IDF must stop, and Palestine Action is not a terrorist organisation.
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His disgust has mounted over the years, and he felt he needed to take a stand. Chris was arrested this afternoon wearing his regimental tie and blazer.
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.@RSBenwell is right - exempting small sites means almost three-quarters of developments face no requirement to compensate for nature loss - let alone enhance it. Govt pledges to restore nature aren’t worth the paper they were written on 👇
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Ministers are considering how costs can be reduced for small firms to help them build more homes.
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.@mtpennycook once told us that the case of 53 Agar Grove was at the ‘forefront of his mind’ when developing policy to protect buyers. Now in government, he’s easing regulation for housebuilders, but where are the protections for consumers he once promised?”
We’re backing local builders who know their communities and can get homes built where they’re needed most. The urgent action we’re taking today will make the system simpler, fairer and more cost effective, so smaller housebuilders can help get Britain building.
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I'm not really here any more but I wanted to share a piece of writing I've just published about the fact that a month ago, I lost a much wanted pregnancy. With massive content warnings for baby loss.
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The first thing to say is: you are not alone. But, of course, you know that. A kind nurse in the only quiet room they could find will tell…
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What an #incredible #lifethreatening #risky #job some #people do I came across this near #Tadcaster #nationalgrid @nationalgriduk #Pylon #high-#VOLTAGE #electrical #engineers #Yorkshire #GREEN #project #overhead #PowerLines #renewable #energy #headforheights @SWNS @BenJonesPicEd
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Horrifying to see @UKLabour & @AngelaRayner @AlexJJNorris continue the terrible legacy of the @Conservatives & let off multi-billion pound #cladding manufacturers off scot-free, while leaving their innocent victims to pay the costs of the #BuildingSafetyCrisis.
The Grenfell inquiry told us how three manufacturers lied. Today's revelations in @thetimes spell out how misleading marketing was not limited to three bad actors. The cladding and building safety crisis is becoming Britain’s biggest corporate scandal. https://t.co/zwzwifYPqn
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Once again it is journalists who are getting to the heart of just how big this scandal is. How product manufacturers distance themselves from the consequences of their dangerous products. And just how easy it is from them to get away with it. #EndOurCladdingScandal
Thanks to @Lees_Martina & @PeteApps in @thetimes doing to detailed work on the #BuildingSafetyScandal Product manufacturers + dodgy test certificates + millions in profit = no justice for those who died or live with the risk. #EndOurCladdingScandal
https://t.co/p6GfADyxHu
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It’s 63 months since I found out my home is unsafe. And despite the thousands of pounds wasted on dodgy interim measures and insurance, precisely NOTHING to be done to rectify the actual defects. Those who caused these problems don’t live with the risk. #EndOurCladdingScandal
More on the #claddingscandal. 'Innocent people like me face the risks and the costs' @yorkshirepost
https://t.co/DUw0TWguuA
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1: Please be kind to Harry. He is 10-years-old and this @altontowers review is his first published piece; 2: Please be kind to me, he's my lad and he's on a penny a page view so just move along, now 😆 #Toxicator
https://t.co/SGZQnojSeB
yorkshirepost.co.uk
Toxicator is a ground-breaking Huss Top spin flat ride, reaching 78 feet high. Opening on the 15th of March, 2025, guests are seated back to back straight before being taken up to new heights and...
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Thank you, thank you! At this point in time we need more Bob Mortimer. @RealBobMortimer
Some *very* important news – there's a brand new Bob Mortimer episode of Would I Lie to You? at 8pm tonight on BBC One and iPlayer 🙌 Good luck, David Mitchell... 🤣 #WILTY
https://t.co/uqBT0lqghq
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📈"Insurance premiums started to climb for mid to high-rise leasehold flats" 📈"Insurance costs are up 92 per cent in five years on average" "High service charge costs make it more difficult for flat sellers to find a buyer." @mhclg what's the plan❓ https://t.co/cFESeuc2sp
thetimes.com
Service charges, cladding issues and neighbour battles have contributed to the market for apartment living flatlining
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Just before Xmas, @HarryScoffin was before the @LondonAssembly calling for @SadiqKhan to deliver the commonhold pilot scheme he promised. Today, the entire Assembly has backed leaseholders. Now it’s time their Mayor makes sure his party in central government does the same
MOTION AGREED: The London Assembly urges the Mayor to lobby the Government to introduce legislation to develop commonhold as an alternative to leasehold “as soon as possible”. @AndrewBoff
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AC/DC stamps: who's in for these? @acdc
https://t.co/dun3vWNpAV
yorkshirepost.co.uk
AC/DC aren’t ‘Back in Black,’ but instead in stamp form ⚡🎸🔊
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Huge thanks to Giles and @EOCS_Official Without courageous and determined leaseholders continually giving up our time speak up and tell the truth, it’s very likely that the fiction by those doing no nearly enough would have gone unchecked. #EndOurCladdingScandal
"The target date is meaningless" Yesterday we heard from Giles Grover @EOCS_Official about the constant issues residents and leaseholders face while remediation work on dangerous cladding takes place
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Hats off to @BBCCountryfile for that report on post Brexit food and plant checks at U.K. ports. Jesus. Scary stuff.
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Avoid. Shared. Ownership! “I've complained, I've offered the flat back. I've emailed the CEO. But no one cares. I would literally give it away if I could, but that's not even an option."
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Leasehold concerns, sky-high service charges and strict sell-on rules. Inside the people becoming trapped from moving on and losing money after buying a shared ownership home.
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Saturday's front @yorkshirepost - Sorry late post due to being a little busy this weekend - What a outstanding #Yorkshire #property although you will need #deeppockets #pricetag £21m home to the current owners Lady Emma and Sir Thomas Ingilby #UK #PeriodProperty @CarterJonas
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There’s still time to pick up your copy of Property Post in today’s @yorkshirepost including a fascinating country house with ties to William Wordsworth and polar explorer Sir James Clark Ross
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