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octoberlib

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8. A British commenter on this article over at WaPo said that

Reply to Orrex (Reply #3)

Tue Sep 19, 2017, 08:51 AM

Sep 2017

central London is now a dead zone. The city wide shortage of homes for people that actually do things to keep any city running means that there is no business for area retail shops, bars, restaurants, music venues etc.

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London mayor targets ghost mansions and zombie flats [View all] octoberlib Sep 2017 OP

The most obvious symptom of growing wealth inequality. Dustlawyer Sep 2017 #1

Good point sharedvalues Sep 2017 #2

+ 1,000 Achilleaze Sep 2017 #6

And once you start seeing them, it's hard to stop gratuitous Sep 2017 #9

My small town has a great many unoccupied homes and empty store fronts Orrex Sep 2017 #3

London real estate Scarsdale Sep 2017 #4

A British commenter on this article over at WaPo said that octoberlib Sep 2017 #8

Money laundering through real estate JCMach1 Sep 2017 #5

FinCEN issued an advisory about this. Whether title ins. companies comply, is another matter octoberlib Sep 2017 #7

These peeps love to deal in cash though JCMach1 Sep 2017 #10

The WP article says most of London's empty flats are owned by the middle and lower classes. EL34x4 Sep 2017 #11

The article is all over the place and contradicts itself. octoberlib Sep 2017 #12