The last man standing on UK's loneliest housing estate

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  • @jabbadabbajew6035
    @jabbadabbajew6035 18 днів тому +473

    Offered him £40k for a space that will sell for £250k once it’s been gentrified. He’s not daft.

    • @husiroyoh4548
      @husiroyoh4548 18 днів тому +9

      no they are not offering anything

    • @mrmmrm1515
      @mrmmrm1515 18 днів тому +38

      Yeah they offered him £40k around a year ago he said....did u not watch the interview?!? 😆😂

    • @jabbadabbajew6035
      @jabbadabbajew6035 18 днів тому

      @@husiroyoh4548 just watch the video dude.

    • @StandardLz
      @StandardLz 15 днів тому +9

      clearly is daft. he doesnt own all the block so why would he get a bigger portion of the money? dont even try and say that flat is worth more than 40k either becuase it really isnt hahahaha

    • @jabbadabbajew6035
      @jabbadabbajew6035 15 днів тому +16

      @@StandardLz no, but the house built in its place will be sold for £250k so no, he’s not daft. Nice try though.

  • @stonehengemaca
    @stonehengemaca 18 днів тому +294

    He must love living there now. No noisy neighbours and he can turn his tunes up. Make the most of it fella.

    • @kmma1094
      @kmma1094 15 днів тому +11

      Funnily enough there used to be a speed addict/dealer that lived in my old area that used to held out that long he ended up dying before being offered the right price. He could use his sound system on max and stash drugs in neighbouring vacant flats but if found he could never get in trouble because it’s not his property. Being the crazy speed freak he was he probably had 100 stashes that went down with the building

    • @billyboing215
      @billyboing215 11 днів тому +2

      ​@kmma1094 where is this??

  • @GF_MF
    @GF_MF 18 днів тому +162

    The government should offer him a choice of like-for-like properties in the area, or a flat in one of the new builds.

    • @CorinaGilligan
      @CorinaGilligan 18 днів тому +4

      Quite!

    • @Fab666.
      @Fab666. 18 днів тому +2

      Well it’s ur taxes, spend it how u like

    • @jacktissington
      @jacktissington 12 днів тому +2

      He has been offered a new house and cash

    • @IDontModWTFz
      @IDontModWTFz 7 днів тому

      ​@@jacktissington He's been offered pittance compared to what they'll make after they rebuild awful new builds that fall down and crumble after a few years compared to these flats that have been standing for years.

  • @RikAindow
    @RikAindow 17 днів тому +50

    This is happening all over the UK. Social housing is run by private housing associations who got most of their housing stock off councils for cheap. They're demolishing perfectly fine homes with parking, greenery around them so that they can replace them with even more densely packed in dwellings with smaller floorplans. It's the biggest downgrade in living standards and it's been going on since the 80s.
    I hope this gent is given an offer suitable to buy him a new home at no cost to him because why should he or anyone else be turfed out of something they legally own and forcibly be left worse off?

    • @riverdeep399
      @riverdeep399 11 днів тому +2

      Selling the large 3-4 bedroom houses off too for profit.

    • @PeteRed-ig3fp
      @PeteRed-ig3fp 11 днів тому +1

      Arise... fight the power..take back the Earth it's yours it's yours.🏴‍☠️

  • @kriskalpa
    @kriskalpa 18 днів тому +165

    so he wants an extra 20k and thinks Sky News can help. he's probably right.

  • @importedmusic
    @importedmusic 15 днів тому +16

    People will leave but the memories won't. Good luck to this man.

  • @RhonaJack-b2q
    @RhonaJack-b2q 18 днів тому +34

    They should give the man a brand new home or the money he is asking

  • @saltireeire5775
    @saltireeire5775 18 днів тому +63

    I wouldn’t budge until they dragged me out too. Give him an offer he’s happy with. It will costs the government more in costs to remove him.

    • @christopherbate6248
      @christopherbate6248 15 днів тому

      Tax payers will pick up the bill from the appointed legal team . But who profits from the work done by the legal team ? We all know politicians and councilors are parasites that will milk it one way or another.

  • @Ken_Dodds_Tickling_Stick
    @Ken_Dodds_Tickling_Stick 15 днів тому +31

    NORTH LANARKSHIRE COUNCIL must be the worst council in the UK.
    Drive on their roads, it's like driving drunk....just missing the pot holes.
    They're not interested in doing house repairs, yet they'll manage to put flowers on Wishaw and Motherwell main streets.
    They now refuse to put the Christmas lights up in some areas, even though, the actual towns and villages own the lights....NLC says they can't afford the manpower or the electricity.......yet they have grass cutting teams out when its teaming with rain and on sundays and bin teams out on Sundays, but they're not emptying all the public bins.
    And no doubt the bigwigs will still be getting the big wages.
    I know this will be the same in all areas but I'm speaking as an NLC resident.

    • @GalianMode
      @GalianMode 10 днів тому

      Council corruption is widespread. They're all as bad as each other.

  • @debbiecurtis4021
    @debbiecurtis4021 18 днів тому +71

    They should rehome him somewhere warm, cozy and better.

    • @RogerMellie-yk3gw
      @RogerMellie-yk3gw 16 днів тому +8

      Osprey Heights

    • @jonathanbarnes7981
      @jonathanbarnes7981 16 днів тому

      Don't be daft they only do that for immigrants

    • @Hoppy91
      @Hoppy91 9 днів тому

      He was offered a new build house but turn it done

    • @Hoppy91
      @Hoppy91 9 днів тому

      He was offered a new build home but turned it down

  • @elgee6202
    @elgee6202 13 днів тому +15

    It's outrageous that developers offer people _less_ than the market values for the homes they want to buy and demolish. If anything, compulsory purchase laws should be forcing developers to offer, say, 10% above that market rate as a starting point! The rarity and sheer inconvenience of forced expropriation should be enough to warrant a higher price.

  • @kelz182
    @kelz182 18 днів тому +33

    I agree with him totally he's too old to get a mortgage and he will be paying out a lot of money for rent so they need to compensate him for thar

  • @fleshboundtobone
    @fleshboundtobone 18 днів тому +29

    All he wants is to be treated fairly. Sometimes if David is willing to go down to the wire he can force Goliath's hand. Well done that man.

  • @alancawfield6549
    @alancawfield6549 18 днів тому +55

    So there is a shortage of housing in the UK so they have decided one way to remedy this is to demolish housing.Makes sense to me.
    surely they should fix up this building and use it for social housing and seeing is there is a lot of empty space around this estate couldn't they build more apartments and houses there?

    • @LeoLion-g6c
      @LeoLion-g6c 18 днів тому +15

      Did the same by me our village had 3 tower blocks ripped down to build 5 bungalows and 8 houses, having to relocate every person from the tower blocks each floor to the blocks had 8 flats, the blocks was 42 stories. Now our village is falling apparent and most shops and businesses can not get the staff they need because the people no longer live close enough

    • @CorinaGilligan
      @CorinaGilligan 18 днів тому +3

      They built new housing around the corner and rehomed the council tenants only !

    • @4TK-d3h
      @4TK-d3h 17 днів тому +2

      It's all about square footage to developers,every mm is ££.
      Sardine state & build cheap lego houses.

    • @alexwood9645
      @alexwood9645 17 днів тому +3

      They are doing that, they're knocking them down to make new flats

  • @MrBadsanta78
    @MrBadsanta78 18 днів тому +6

    I know that estate, I worked there earlier this year as they where demolishing nearby buildings 🧐
    Guys on site told me they offered this guy so much for his house but he’s refusing, interesting how it will all pan out, poor man 😮

  • @Chumchumbum6
    @Chumchumbum6 18 днів тому +7

    at least there's no need to complain about noisy neighbours

  • @Dathom1986
    @Dathom1986 18 днів тому +20

    They knock them down they build apartments that only yuppies can afford.

    • @Ron-Lfc10-163
      @Ron-Lfc10-163 11 днів тому +2

      Ive watched only fools and horses so i know what a yuppie is 😃

    • @Dathom1986
      @Dathom1986 11 днів тому +2

      @Ron-Lfc10-163 young urban proffesionals ..is what it's shortened from 😃 😊 😀

  • @NEWCASTLE-UNITED-1892
    @NEWCASTLE-UNITED-1892 18 днів тому +10

    Is it not a council house? Why are they giving him 40k?

    • @tbonemccabe4203
      @tbonemccabe4203 16 днів тому +18

      He must have bought it off the council years ago

  • @EvilMammal
    @EvilMammal 2 дні тому

    The number varies but the amount of empty homes in the UK is absolutely mental. To the point where if the gov put their foot down, they could start easing the housing crisis in the country and refurb them as council houses.

  • @shadowindex9850
    @shadowindex9850 10 днів тому +1

    1:19 50,000 people used to live here, now it's a ghost town.

  • @how2noob905
    @how2noob905 18 днів тому +24

    Jesus guys just pay the man.

  • @Michael-c8b6v
    @Michael-c8b6v 18 днів тому +40

    What a legend

  • @steveparsons2575
    @steveparsons2575 13 днів тому +2

    Stand your ground people

  • @nathandavies6857
    @nathandavies6857 15 днів тому +7

    Stick with it mate

  • @polo6669
    @polo6669 5 днів тому

    40k was offered... that's around 1/4 of what he'd need to buy a replacement of the same; that ultimately will be smaller and considerably more crowded.
    Even if he gets the 60k that he wants, it would mean changing to a rental agreement.

  • @trishtraynor
    @trishtraynor 13 днів тому +2

    Sky News come to my place in Edinburgh ! Maybe then I'll get a home that's insulated, with windows that fit and a front path I can negotiate without tripping over broken slabs.

  • @TrueGaming140.48
    @TrueGaming140.48 13 днів тому +1

    The uk needs more cabins in the woods for remote living.

  • @biffalump
    @biffalump 18 днів тому +25

    What a legend , fight the fight DONT back down ❤❤❤❤❤

    • @eggonegg
      @eggonegg 18 днів тому

      Exactly what I was thinking, rake more money in for the actual landowner 😊

  • @Wearethewingmakers
    @Wearethewingmakers 11 днів тому +2

    Whats most baffling about this is, that he is sitting in Gowky with a Hearts top on! 😂

  • @MikeCollins-u8w
    @MikeCollins-u8w 8 днів тому

    Maintenance is slacking on this building due to be demolished...

  • @nemesisc8341
    @nemesisc8341 10 днів тому +1

    This happened to a fella by us and he was the only house standing,until he was attacked with a hammer and when he got out there was a whole new estate built around his house 😂

  • @publics.public
    @publics.public 18 днів тому +6

    So build him a house on that exact spot then.

    • @LordProteus
      @LordProteus 10 днів тому

      Where will he live while the house is being built?

  • @bovnet
    @bovnet 14 днів тому +14

    40k. He needs four times that for his trouble

  • @harrypenn611
    @harrypenn611 17 днів тому +2

    Only thing he has in his life that's keeping him going

  • @leebailey229
    @leebailey229 11 днів тому

    This will be the future of UK as a whole

  • @tobyjackman3212
    @tobyjackman3212 18 днів тому +9

    What an absolute legend

  • @kmma1094
    @kmma1094 15 днів тому

    I knew a guy who did this because he was a low level drug dealer and any drugs found outside his property but in his block couldn’t be tied to him. The guy passed aswell and no doubt atleast one stash of money or drugs was never found

    • @RJ-wx3fh
      @RJ-wx3fh 13 днів тому +1

      Demo crew got a nice pickup, lol

  • @bigjohny8446
    @bigjohny8446 18 днів тому +42

    So he's just holding out for money
    How noble

    • @codswallop164
      @codswallop164 18 днів тому

      A rebate on all the tax that was fraudulently taken from him to now give social housing to migrants.....

    • @RoaminRob
      @RoaminRob 18 днів тому +26

      Money he deserves

    • @CorinaGilligan
      @CorinaGilligan 18 днів тому +21

      He should be able to buy a new flat at least wouldn't ypu think ?

    • @bigjohny8446
      @bigjohny8446 18 днів тому +3

      @RoaminRob for what? It's a council flat

    • @CorinaGilligan
      @CorinaGilligan 18 днів тому +14

      @@bigjohny8446 can he afford another council flat with 40k Pal?

  • @Palemagpie
    @Palemagpie 11 днів тому

    He seems happy enough

  • @Frostfern94
    @Frostfern94 18 днів тому +5

    Keep the balloons away from him

  • @Rod-bp8ow
    @Rod-bp8ow 18 днів тому +3

    Scottish heritage are lifetime in their Chosen estate. Lancashire knows that, same with Chelshire, Yorkshire, Gloucershire. First States of the First begotten, as that of House of Spencer, House of Kent, House of Stuart, House of Hanover, House of Leeds, and plenty that doth knoweth their way of life, living within their means or lifestyle, with TAXES. The Scottish man deserves to stay, remain and live to its fullest in his state, since the state knows the cost, while on his part, it is what he paid in years.*****

  • @NickyRiding-jf3ih
    @NickyRiding-jf3ih 17 днів тому +4

    Love his stubbornness!!!

  • @stewartcurtin9590
    @stewartcurtin9590 18 днів тому +1

    where is that

    • @ELD-k3q
      @ELD-k3q 16 днів тому +3

      Gowkthrapple, Wishaw.

  • @ksmith7965
    @ksmith7965 11 днів тому

    Must be great having no neighbors, most my neighbors are horrible selfish people .

  • @RutlessMan1
    @RutlessMan1 12 днів тому

    That man should move to a place where he gets more company, warm and cosy.

  • @jacklifeonwheels
    @jacklifeonwheels 5 днів тому

    Pay the man what he is due

  • @garyramsay7900
    @garyramsay7900 12 днів тому +1

    There's plenty of like for like new builds getting built in the local area in the coming years! He's gone too far with this he'd should take the offer of 60 grand if it comes.

  •  10 днів тому

    £40k it's a council flat isn't it?

  • @sp-pz8uc
    @sp-pz8uc 18 днів тому +13

    He doesn't own the house. That's why they call them council houses. When he does get kicked off eventually, he may well not get another one. More fool him.

    • @Philip5478
      @Philip5478 18 днів тому +1

      ​@@kaninchenemwbIt is literally worth that is the problem. It isn't like they were offering under market value for the area.

    • @sp-pz8uc
      @sp-pz8uc 17 днів тому

      @kaninchenemwb Then it depends what he paid for it, because it wouldn't of been standard house prices.

    • @Ken_Dodds_Tickling_Stick
      @Ken_Dodds_Tickling_Stick 15 днів тому +6

      He owns it.
      He bought it when the council flats etc were around £7k to buy in this area.
      It's 4 miles from my house.

    • @GroundTruthUK
      @GroundTruthUK 13 днів тому

      What a time 😅😅​@@Ken_Dodds_Tickling_Stick

  • @footystar1GamingOfficial
    @footystar1GamingOfficial 11 днів тому

    If I had a flat complex all to myself, I'd be in heaven. He's lucky to have that building all to himself. If I were him, I'd buy the whole place out and turn all of it into one massive home. Two birds, many stones.

  • @sean367
    @sean367 18 днів тому +2

    Where in North Lanarkshire ?

  • @GaryMartin-n7d
    @GaryMartin-n7d 10 днів тому

    Well done, quite right

  • @CarlHarris-ey2rx
    @CarlHarris-ey2rx 15 днів тому

    I thought this was in King's Lynn!

  • @billyboing215
    @billyboing215 11 днів тому +1

    Should swap it for a freshly built one

  • @Catherine-ib3di
    @Catherine-ib3di 17 днів тому +2

    Give the man a nice flat in the area he likes which is round there !

  • @carolinejayes157
    @carolinejayes157 18 днів тому +4

    The homeless the poor will want these homes,A good tidy up and lick of paints,if not flatten them ,and start again.!

  • @Jakelemon875
    @Jakelemon875 15 днів тому

    Could he not buy the whole building and he could remodel the flats

    • @LordProteus
      @LordProteus 10 днів тому

      Where is all this money coming from? His flat alone is worth 40K, and the ones around a similar price too. Then it'd probably cost him 20K+ just to remodel one of the flats.

  • @freespeech7747
    @freespeech7747 18 днів тому +4

    Hold firm

  • @deividas_kimontas
    @deividas_kimontas 8 днів тому +1

    Bless him! 😅

  • @jasonchrist2172
    @jasonchrist2172 18 днів тому +1

    Good man.

  • @ChristineFisher123
    @ChristineFisher123 18 днів тому +3

    At least he hasn't got any pesky neighbours..

  • @marykelleher5593
    @marykelleher5593 17 днів тому +1

    Best of luck ☘️

  • @ScottH-t5m
    @ScottH-t5m 13 днів тому

    Place is a dive i stayed there for a wee while was glad to get out it.

  • @andymcnab2.0
    @andymcnab2.0 10 днів тому

    They should offer him a home in a nice little village.

    • @Hoppy91
      @Hoppy91 9 днів тому

      Offered him a new built house along with large sum of money but turnwd both down

  • @Beauloqs
    @Beauloqs 18 днів тому

    No, in case like this we would be combat ineffective in a fortnight

  • @AlienBrains123
    @AlienBrains123 12 днів тому

    It's like the Up film in real life 🤣

  • @AlexHumphries2314
    @AlexHumphries2314 17 днів тому +1

    Give him 100K. That'll sell for much more

  • @willbenson6264
    @willbenson6264 9 днів тому

    Has he tried putting balloons on his flat and flying away, watched a documentary and it worked

  • @billyboing215
    @billyboing215 11 днів тому +1

    Its literally better than every council property in Doncaster. We did have a lovely lesbian outreach centre tho

  • @-bret
    @-bret 18 днів тому +1

    Some J.R. Isidore vibes

  • @PorkChopExpress86
    @PorkChopExpress86 4 дні тому

    Earmarked for housing for "newly arrived" no doubt

  • @Ken_Dodds_Tickling_Stick
    @Ken_Dodds_Tickling_Stick 15 днів тому +1

    This is GOWKTHRAPPLE, WISHAW.
    This place was notorious for Junkies, Dealers and where the Paedos were housed.
    Not sure if its still the same, but leopards and spots.....

  • @JustinPreston-fd6ub
    @JustinPreston-fd6ub 10 днів тому +1

    he needs to say he wants one of the new flats and also a cash incentive and ask them to cover rent while the new homes are built

  • @akshaytrayner1960
    @akshaytrayner1960 10 днів тому

    It's craigylang from still game

  • @ptertaintv
    @ptertaintv 17 днів тому +10

    No point in giving him a lump sum , if he can't afford to buy another property with it.
    Best thing just give him another flat to live in ,
    with outright ownership.
    And £15, 000 cash.
    And a car with petrol allowance, or an electric car so he can get around a do his shopping.
    Plus they should provide home help if he wants it, as he may need help keeping his new flat clean.
    Plus give him a social worker with monthly visits, to check up on him.
    And give him weekly beer money 💰 because he may want to go for a drink with friends from time to time.

    • @Thegreycomrade
      @Thegreycomrade 17 днів тому

      The smartest decision would be that but it's the council and government... They don't have no bright ideas

    • @RJ-wx3fh
      @RJ-wx3fh 13 днів тому +2

      Is that a joke?
      The man is holding out for best price on a flat he owns, they're waiting out him getting fed up of living on his own, he's waiting for them to up their offer.
      60k for a flat near Glasgow isn't unreasonable as a cost price to buy similar property, if anything, still a little short .

    • @JohnRock14
      @JohnRock14 10 днів тому

      He just wants a can of irn bru and some deep fried haggis

  • @adriancawley2203
    @adriancawley2203 18 днів тому +3

    Real life still game

  • @techtinkerin
    @techtinkerin 17 днів тому

    Youtub Blocked me for no reason

  • @timbrown1897
    @timbrown1897 16 днів тому +3

    i would if he council move new dinghy divers in next door he wouldn't last long

  • @nicolataylor6011
    @nicolataylor6011 11 днів тому

    Good for him 👏 👏.. wlf do these bullies think they are

  • @InfiniteCookie3-jo2bb
    @InfiniteCookie3-jo2bb 10 днів тому

    They may take our lives! But never our freedom! 🥲 that’s all I could get from that old mans determination to keep his home 🥲

  • @troubleshooting114
    @troubleshooting114 18 днів тому

    There’s always one!!

  • @TomNook.
    @TomNook. 18 днів тому +5

    HOLD THE LINE

  • @Michael-c8b6v
    @Michael-c8b6v 18 днів тому +16

    Top man

  • @IDontModWTFz
    @IDontModWTFz 7 днів тому

    I wont lie, kinda reminds me of still game.

  • @marcjenkins1520
    @marcjenkins1520 13 днів тому

    Nice and quiet

  • @codswallop164
    @codswallop164 18 днів тому +58

    Easiest solution would be to give him outright ownership of one of the new builds but the Scottish government prioritises "new Scots" of humza Yousefs breed.

    • @publics.public
      @publics.public 18 днів тому +8

      your closet racism is showing.

    • @TomNook.
      @TomNook. 18 днів тому +13

      Is he wrong though?

    • @RosalieThomson
      @RosalieThomson 18 днів тому +1

      Why is truth now called racism?.....look around you....​@publics.public

    • @codswallop164
      @codswallop164 18 днів тому +9

      @publics.public yeah most people just call me the other term for that.... "Uncomfortable truth teller"...

    • @codswallop164
      @codswallop164 18 днів тому +4

      @TomNook. I'm never called a liar strangely enough.

  • @Mentalhealthcoach-c8j
    @Mentalhealthcoach-c8j 18 днів тому

    Come to Bradford with your 20k or 40k mr man

  • @Zippytie
    @Zippytie 10 днів тому

    if he rents , he should move out , as its not his , and to get 40k is a bonus ,

    • @HollowRick
      @HollowRick 9 днів тому +1

      He bought the flat from the council it is his

  • @bambamwiggy7039
    @bambamwiggy7039 7 днів тому

    Get him out wai that top on 😂😂😂

  • @andyneville4059
    @andyneville4059 18 днів тому +2

    I'd say that s a grim place to live... Lol

  • @jbuckley2546
    @jbuckley2546 11 днів тому

    Well he won't miss the views.

  • @difficultkunt4050
    @difficultkunt4050 11 днів тому

    Wonder who they are for

  • @riverdeep399
    @riverdeep399 11 днів тому

    Fancy taking on Connexus then, Sky News?

  • @zuluabantu
    @zuluabantu 11 днів тому

    Better call Saul!

  • @최다미-o7w
    @최다미-o7w 13 днів тому

    How sad.

  • @V2DHEART
    @V2DHEART 10 днів тому

    legend

  • @RoughWalkers
    @RoughWalkers 18 днів тому

    This story is doing the rounda again 🤦‍♂️

  • @DoFeedThePigeons
    @DoFeedThePigeons 18 днів тому +1

    Nobody wants a flat or live in a city around other communities

  • @pumpkinpaper
    @pumpkinpaper 18 днів тому +3

    It's a nice neighborhood though.

  • @CantIiseverythingtomee
    @CantIiseverythingtomee 17 днів тому +1

    Legend