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May 28th, 2019

I used to have a page here www.singleaspect.org.uk/?p=8

At some point during the several blog failures and restarts it was changed without my noticing

to here http://www.singleaspect.org.uk/?p=21425

So if you are looking for my page on single aspect flat from

February 9th, 2010

it’s here -> http://www.singleaspect.org.uk/?p=21425

Sorry for the confusion.

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Single aspect flats

Right to buy

Student Reading List

Sustaining Tower Blocks

Blogs I follow

For Sale

Paul Finch – CABE

Back to backs

The Case for Space

Room to swing a cat?

Open Plan living

Deborah Orr

The Dispossessed

Housing build quality

Micro flats Oldham

Tiny flats

High rise retrofit

Estates

Council Housing

Hall of Fame

Hall of Shame

Housing

Ian Nairn

Reading list

The Welfare State

Morse Magic – Author

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