Steve McNicholas and Luke Creswell, who founded Stomp, bought the old Astoria in Brighton two years ago (The Argus, November 10).

So why hasn't work begun on it?

There should be a fine imposed on anyone who buys property and doesn't improve or renovate it within a certain period of time.

Only then will we see the end of months of scaffolding around buildings.

-J James, Brighton