French housing 'crisis' on the BBC

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French housing 'crisis' on the BBC

Pierre ZFP 13/03/2008, 9:33

I see there is a radio program on the BBC today (13/03/2008) at 11:00 GMT highlighting 'France's sordid housing crisis'

http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/crossing_continents/7290139.stm

I had never heard of such a thing. I think I will listen in, or at rather download the podcast for later.

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SaligoBay 13/03/2008, 14:10
You must move in very rich circles, Pierre! Smile [:)]

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SaligoBay 13/03/2008, 14:59

The Spiegel did this story a couple of weeks ago about almost the same thing, entitled "Voulez-vous coucher avec mes parents?"

http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,537588,00.html

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Cat 13/03/2008, 15:18
I suppose people living in university cities might get more local broadcasting on this kind of thing than us country mice, but this is news to me. I knew about squalid housing conditions, and the difficulty students face in finding accommodation, and squats being unofficially rented out, but I had no idea about "contre services" letting agreements. Students having to stay at home with their parents is not the end of the world, especially if the alternative is having to pay for their lodgings with sexual favours Ick! [+o(]

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Will 13/03/2008, 16:28

With everything weighted against the landlords, it is not surprising that a lot of houses remain empty rather than being rented out to those who need them.

I suppose the unofficial 'payment in kind' is one way round the problem Wink [;-)]

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SaligoBay 13/03/2008, 17:32

Cat wrote:
Students having to stay at home with their parents is not the end of the world,

In a system like the UK no, where they can finish a degree by 21, but a lot of students in France are still mooning around finishing off degrees at 26 and 27.

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Pads 13/03/2008, 18:06
I think if it is by mutal agreement and both sides know what they are doing I see no harm in , how many students are giving it away every night for free? whats the difference, you dont enter ito some thing like that and then moan later , that I have been abused !! If the students didnt want to do then they wouldnt Whistles [Www]

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KathyF 13/03/2008, 21:23

I actually caught this programme while driving and it made sobering listening. Joking apart, it sounded like a few landlords at least are vitually demanding sex, not in lieu of rent, but as a condition of being allowed to rent. Part of the programme was about Saint Denis on the outskirts of Paris and the dreadful physical condition of some of the rented accommodation there - real slums in 21st century Paris. According to the authorities questioned there has been a shortfall in housing provision in France's major cities for the last 15 or 20 years at least, and just as in Britain the rising divorce rate is contributing to a greatly increased demand for affordable housing. The figure of at least a million people homeless or in very substandard housing was mentioned - hardly the French idyll some British expats go on about....

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Russethouse 13/03/2008, 21:37

Pads wrote:
I think if it is by mutal agreement and both sides know what they are doing I see no harm in , how many students are giving it away every night for free? whats the difference, you dont enter ito some thing like that and then moan later , that I have been abused !! If the students didnt want to do then they wouldnt

Are you sure you mean that ?

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