Yes it’s terrible. In my neck of the woods a remarkable number of “charities” (nonprofit of course but with 3 employees and a CEO on £300k p.a.) do very well out of providing ‘sheltered housing’ along these lines, scraping the Local Housing Allowance barrel.

That would be funny if it wasn’t so appalling.

Honestly it’s a total lottery isn’t it.

Imagine if financial services were regulated like land use is.

Ooh, some of us are here. Overbearing, out of character, looming? (Obvs it’s none of those things)

I go to lengths to avoid them. From Newcastle it’s only really Sheffield/Derby/Birmingham where there isn’t an OK route via London or alternative operators.

Really awful trains too. Smelly, uncomfortable and Faraday cages so tethering to your phone doesn’t work 👎

I don’t use it much and that page reminds me why

Link please

On the former Agora site on Church Street. New build but strongly informed by the character of the Victorian surroundings.