Hundreds march through Machynlleth calling for Welsh Property Act

I was unaware of this Nid yw Cymru ar Werth march in Mach until reading about it in Nation. I stayed in Mach twice last month for different purposes, but would have considered a third visit, had it not been on the same weekend as another event in Blaenafon. Nid yw Cymru ar Werth. 

Nid yw Cymru ar Werth

This is quite interesting. I have a second home just outside St David’s and can confirm the people who live in St David’s do not support the community. You see Morrisons and Tesco food delivery vans there all the time when there are perfectly good shops in St David’s. These people just want cheap housing. You never see locals in pubs or cafes there. Even locals buy to let out. They can’t have everything.

You really are an obnoxious idiot aren't you?

'... ensure that houses are treated as a community need rather than financial assets ...' That's the nub of this issue. All power to their elbows.

It's really only part of the problem, the local authorities need to sort their stupid strategies out before anything else. For example, here in Ceredigion, we're stuck in 'conservation/preservation mode' whereby you can't get planning permission to build anything if there's a blade of grass nearby. Unless you're a big developer that wants to build a large estate of course... And then the corruption comes out somewhere, because such a small percentage of the development scheme are designated affordable housing leaving the majority of them for open market, and guess who can afford open market houses in Ceredigion... Basically nobody who is already here, they're all targeted towards retirees coming in from away. And then those in the rural communities, who have the opportunity to build on relatives land, to stay in the community and raise the next generation aren't allowed, simply because the archaic planning department say so and because they don't have the balls to stand up against Cardiff (national development plan which focuses on built up areas like Cardiff, Swansea, large towns etc, just doesn't work and shouldn't apply to rural parts, simple as that.) Well, it'll all be obvious in 20 years time when all the outmigration has happened and the aging population is all that's left, not far off now really. Well done, well done.

'Campaigners say that a Property Act would establish the legal right of the people of Wales to a home'. Is this for all the people of Wales no matter their colour, language or ethnicity or does it just apply to white Welsh speakers? 'I hope it will be a radical one. One that will ensure the statutory right of people to a home in their community at a price that is affordable and that reflects local wages'. This line is very interesting because this may lead to what has for now only been a few scattered rumours. If you want to sell your home you will be encouraged to sell to a local person (preferably a Welsh speaker) at a discounted price if need be.

Clearly stuck in the past with no idea about free market economics. Demanding I 'have right to a house /home in the place of my birth etc is just pure fantasy. I was born in Madia Vale London but with average prices over £1 million it's not going to happen. Young people are and will continue to migrate out of Wales as they are intelligent enough to know there are no well paid jobs (unless you're milking the public sector) they go where aspiration is, appreciated and better wages are.

Didn't a local community recently reject additional housing over fears that none Welsh speaking people might move in? Seems like the issue is more around "outsiders" than more houses