I will never be able to afford a home of my own, I will never get a mortgage, I am not deemed a safe financial bet by the 'friendly' banks and building societies of the UK. I can never have my little dream house, a victorian terrace with long windows and high ceilings, wood flooring throughout downstairs and a bathroom with the largest possible bath. I will never get my garden filled with old rescue cats who just need a loving home, and who sit amongst my hostas and ferns and the splashes of tropical coloured blooms. It doesnt matter that I can afford to rent a flat, paying more in rent than a possible mortgage, that I pay all my bills each month easily and effciently, and owe no one, I have no debts. Yet I am still deemed unfit by the moneylenders of this country, strangely untrusted, which gets me thinking. If someone dies, with no relatives to receive their homes, where do they go??? who receives the money from the sale of these houses? who benefits?? and why, if as I suspect the government gets the financial gains, do more people not advertise their homes, let someone, not the government, who cannot buy, have their homes after their deaths? Is it so morally wrong? Would it be so bad to receive a new home from practically a stranger, who would it hurt?
I expect a website would entice a whole manner of unspeakable negativity and illegal activity, and their would be a whole new breed of potential criminals waiting to find the backdoor into financial gain. But wouldnt it be nice to be handed the keys and papers to a house, just so you can turn it into a home.. Idealistic maybe, but not a bad idea...... I would love it personally!! Anyone???
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