UK’s cheapest homes to sell for just £1
[p=30, 2, left]THESE are Britain’s cheapest homes – set to go on sale for just a POUND.[/p][p=30, 2, left]The Victorian terraced houses were originally bought for as much as £70,000 EACH – but are now being offered at the [b][size=1][color=olive][size=12pt]rock-bottom price[/size][/color][/size][/b] to DIY enthusiasts.[/p][p=30, 2, left]Each buyer will have to prove they can bring the house [b][size=1][color=olive][size=12pt]up to scratch[/size][/color][/size][/b] using “construction skills” before they can own the property.[/p][p=30, 2, left]Homes in the Granby Triangle area in Kensington, Liverpool were part of former Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott’s plan to destroy thousands of homes across the country.[/p][p=30, 2, left]Under his regeneration Pathfinder scheme, around £2.2bn was blown on buying and demolishing homes – but not enough new homes were built for the displaced occupants.[/p][p=30, 2, left]Residents in the Granby area fought to save the properties and now the city council has agreed to sell them to locals who will be able to revamp them.[/p][p=30, 2, left]As part of the initial pilot scheme, 20 houses will be offered for sale to residents for £1.[/p][p=30, 2, left]Liverpool’s Deputy Mayor and Finance Chief Cllr Paul Brant said: “This allows people who may be excluded from mortgages but have construction skills to play a part in the regeneration of their communities.[/p][p=30, 2, left]“We’ve seen that the private sector model has not succeeded so far and, through this way of doing things, if there is any profit it will stay with local people.”[/p][p=30, 2, left]Jonathan Brown, spokesman for the Merseyside Civic Society, said: “We fought against Prescott’s scheme and it’s great to have won all these years later.[/p][p=30, 2, left]“Local people have been let down over and over again for decades.[/p][p=30, 2, left]“I hope this now rolls out to other areas of the city in desperate need of regeneration.”[/p] Vocabulary:rock-bottom price: 最低价
up to scratch: 达到标准，合格 {:6_169:}it can't be true~{:6_200:} NOTES:
The Victorian terraced houses:维多利亚式排屋
in the Granby Triangle area in Kensington, Liverpool :位于利物浦的肯辛顿格兰比三角区
regeneration Pathfinder scheme:“探路者”重建方案
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