The £57m refurbishment for sale of the Brutalist Balfron Tower in Poplar was additionally not without its share of controversy. Designed by architect Ernő Goldfinger, some of the building’s former council tenants had lived there since it was constructed and would inform tales in regards to the time when “Mr Goldfinger” briefly lived on the top floor. Although I spent several years on City of Edinburgh Council’s housing committee, it nonetheless came as a shock to learn around 1,500 council homes are at present mendacity empty. “Our objective is to cultivate a more clear and user-friendly expertise for house buyers …