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Building houses is just the first step. Investors/Landlords need to invest in those housest omake them avaible to rent (unless the Council or Government stump up the cash). More regulations, licensing and punitive taxation have over the last 5 years seen the PRS shrink by ~250,000 properties. And the this trend is set to continue. Oldham Council solution more overbearing regulation isn't the solution!

From: G romit 10 January 2024 13:47 PM

This faux Conservative Government has set out it's long term agenda for the PRS, though not explicitly. It is that it wants small private Landlords out of the PRS! Once you realise that everything the Government has done in the last 8 years has been aimed towards that end. What it has totally failed at is getting it's big corporate buddies (donors) to fill the resultant gap (yet).

From: G romit 17 December 2023 11:20 AM

More guff from Gove!

From: G romit 24 October 2023 08:05 AM

Mediation = more delays Will this run in parallel with "breathing space" or serially?

From: G romit 22 October 2023 19:41 PM

These so called "charities" should put their money, sorry the public's donations and taxpayers money, where their mouths are. Instead of funding the lavish lifestyles of their CEOs and other executives.

From: G romit 21 September 2023 08:02 AM

..they have to keep dreaming up new ways to attack Landlords to justify their existence.

From: G romit 05 August 2023 19:23 PM

Usual pre-election promises to garner some votes, and just as quickly forgotten after the election!

From: G romit 02 August 2023 07:59 AM

Goes to prove they they will never ever be satisfied - more demands needed to justify their existence and keep their gravy train running

From: G romit 17 July 2023 08:11 AM

500,000 properties for £15bn that's Diane Abbott maths again working out at £30,000 per property plus refurb costs. Unless they intend to expropriate properties without compensation.

From: G romit 17 July 2023 08:07 AM

Gove is going down the path of forcing private Landlords to house rogue tenants because the big social housing providers aka big Tory donors don't want these type of tenants.

From: G romit 06 July 2023 08:06 AM

It's all virtue signalling, trying to garner tenant votes (which it won't). All it will do is drive out Landlords, creating even bigger shortages and higher rents.

From: G romit 06 July 2023 08:00 AM

As I've said on several occasions to my local MP (a current Tory minister) whenever I'm told how important/vital private Landlords are to the country I brace myself for the inevitable kick in the gut that always follows. Gove has just reinforced this!

From: G romit 06 July 2023 07:54 AM

Is it 1st April already? John Bird demonstrationg his total ignorance of BTL financing and economics.

From: G romit 05 July 2023 07:57 AM

Watch out for the inevitable knife in the back from this proven backstabber. Let's face it he's never going to come out and say the RRB is bad for Landlords - spun, spin, and more spin.

From: G romit 04 July 2023 08:46 AM

...and are the corresponding mega fines for the transgressions of tenants. Oooops those have been omitted! But don't forget this IS FAIR!

From: G romit 04 July 2023 08:41 AM

It also does the same to Government debt, which might explain the lack of action by the Government/BoE.

From: G romit 22 June 2023 08:44 AM

Standard response, a condescending opening paragraph saying how important Kabdards are and how much the Government appreciates Landlords contribution, quickly followed by a restatement of their policy or another kick in the gut., And ending with a few more platitudes. What's then really makes my blood boil is your MP thinks it's an acceptable answer and washes their hands of it.

From: G romit 12 June 2023 08:28 AM

The National Union of Students has a petition on it's website asking student to support the RRB!!!!

From: G romit 12 June 2023 08:23 AM

This Government is in the pockets of global corporatists aka big business aka big Tory donors.

From: G romit 01 June 2023 09:15 AM

They're not imbeciles - you just don't know their agenda. I.e, takeover by large corporates.

From: G romit 01 June 2023 09:09 AM

It's not what the PBSA paymasters want.

From: G romit 20 May 2023 13:59 PM

The Government kbow exactly what they're doing and what the impact will be. They are dancing to their PBSAs paymasters tune.

From: G romit 20 May 2023 13:57 PM

The Government knows exactly what the consequences of policies are going to be (industry experts have been telling them for months). The real question is “what is the actual Government agenda?” Are tenants just COLLATERAL damage? Are they just following the WEF orders!

From: G romit 12 May 2023 08:11 AM

The Government knows exactly what the consequences of policies are going to be (industry experts have been telling them for months). The real question is “what is the actual Government agenda?” Are tenants just COLLATERAL damage? Are they just following the WEF orders!

From: G romit 12 May 2023 08:08 AM

Adrian: " Opposition's don't win elections Governments lose them" this never been truer. The Tories seem to be hell bent on losing the next General Election

From: G romit 07 May 2023 07:59 AM

*Muppets* not puppets

From: G romit 06 May 2023 17:32 PM

Isn't that virtually all politicians?

From: G romit 02 May 2023 08:34 AM

Title should be: "Tenants to be hammered with new EPC costs, warns agency" as this money will have to come out of increased rents.

From: G romit 14 April 2023 10:56 AM

.. I've been saying for a couple of years now the the current Conservative Party is left of Tony Blair's New Labour.

From: G romit 04 April 2023 08:06 AM

Polly Neate is deliberately ignoring the fact that revenge evictions were outlawed in 2015 by the Deregulation Act

From: G romit 30 March 2023 07:55 AM

"Housing minister Rachel Maclean is quoted as saying her government’s policies are NOT driving landlords out of the private rental sector." Just underlines how out-of-touch Ministers and their advisors are. They only have to look at the most recent EHS & ONS data to see the real situation.

From: G romit 23 March 2023 08:22 AM

"S21 abolition is less damaging than landlords fear" ....says someone who isn't a Landlord and not had to deal with a rogue tenant.

From: G romit 20 March 2023 08:16 AM

...if you thought there are shortages now just wait for the proposed abolition of fixed term tenancies upon which the student sector relies.

From: G romit 18 March 2023 10:25 AM

What load of claptrap!!! Comparing a homeowner mortgage with rent is like comparing apples & oranges - they're vastly different.

From: G romit 18 March 2023 10:16 AM

2nd yr student looking for a new 3rd yr property may just stag put if there's such a shortage that they can't find anywhere. Meaning you can't sign up new students until the last minute. Also canny students serve notice at c. Easter knowing they'll finished their exams by end of May early June. Leaving you with a void that you can't fill.

From: G romit 14 March 2023 17:46 PM

If the Govt gives Tenants the right to have a pet(s) then Landlords only mitigation is higher rent to cover all the costs listed above.

From: G romit 04 March 2023 12:58 PM

".....ensure councils produce information about their enforcement activity." My LA is doing inspections but insisting on silly issues just so they can justify their scheme. E.g. in a student let having to have at least 2 double mains sockets at the desk because " students have lots of devices". Having adapters or distribution blocks is no longer acceptable for those that need them now.

From: G romit 04 March 2023 12:39 PM

"The only landlords I've seen that push back on making their assets better and fit-for-the-future, are the tiny minority on this website!" Please share your research that shows this.

From: G romit 02 March 2023 08:44 AM

"Increase the Stamp Duty Land Tax surcharge on investor purchases to give an advantage to those seeking to buy a home to live in;" ...and so force higher costs to Landlords who buy homes for others, less fortunate or don't want to buy to live in. Resulting in higher rents. DUH!

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From: G romit 22 February 2023 16:32 PM

True, but I can see there being certain exceptions being made in order to, say, facilitate Labour mobility or some other concocted excuse. Besides any Government of whatever persuasion will be signed up to (aka have its strings pulled by) the WEF anyway.

From: G romit 22 February 2023 16:15 PM

Already happening in the PRS. In the owner occupier some lenders are offering lower rates for houses with EPC "C" or better or to put it another way higher rates for poor EPC rated properties. Government is using lenders to do their dirty work, you know those nasty greedy Bankers(whilst giving them big juicy backhanders).

From: G romit 22 February 2023 16:10 PM

You're asking for the impossible i.e. for the Government to apply some commonsense. However, it's part of the grander WEF plan "you own nothing..." including houses. Next move is "no EPC 'C', no mortgage" (so big corporates with cash can buy).

From: G romit 22 February 2023 11:17 AM

Spot on! Trying to conflate energy efficiency, heating costs and now carbon footprint is on a fools errand. But this is precisely what the Government are attempting (and failing) to do. Then to try and do this in a world were energy prices are on a roller coaster is just insane, and makes a complete mockery of the whole EPC system.

From: G romit 22 February 2023 11:08 AM

The Government also needs to overhaul the EPC assessment system itself. As things stand replacing a gas boiler with a heat pump will degrade ancEPC!?!?!

From: G romit 04 February 2023 10:41 AM

Interest rates don't do anything to suppress supply side inflation, it just piles on misery to the consumer, and businesses, & limits growth. The IMF is already forecasting the UK will be in recession this year (if it's not already). Raising interest rates will just ensure it'll be longer & deeper.

From: G romit 02 February 2023 13:45 PM

Welsh Government proving that it's out of touch with reality and just want a few headline grabbing policies that'll have no effect.

From: G romit 02 February 2023 08:25 AM

She's playing to the "entitled" generation who everything should be handed to them on a plate,while they sit on their backsides.

From: G romit 28 January 2023 15:32 PM

The Tories are doing a pretty good job of destroying the country despite Labour!

From: G romit 28 January 2023 15:30 PM

So it applies the PRS but Burnham has chosen not to include any private Landlords in the drafting process. So that's not going to be in any way biased then!

From: G romit 19 January 2023 09:31 AM

...yup, that's the WEF's plan.

From: G romit 19 January 2023 09:26 AM

Tenant evictions & homelessness is just COLLATERAL damage in the WEF's oooops Government's "Grand Plan"!

From: G romit 19 January 2023 09:25 AM

Mark you do know better than this, by becoming a Government propagandist you've just destroyed your credibility and respect in the industry.

From: G romit 19 January 2023 09:22 AM

Such calls will only provoke & precipitiate Landlords upping rents before any ban comes in. Well done Gen REn - now remind me who your supposed to be campaigning for?

From: G romit 01 December 2022 08:49 AM

Bristol - £1500 Central Government needs to regulate this.

From: G romit 23 November 2022 08:57 AM

If it was for the author, Shelter, Generation Rent, Crisis, Acorn et albdemanding (and fetting) more rights & gigher standards then mybe rents wouldn't ge quite so high. No doubts these organisations will be trimpetting the Renter Reform Bill but maybe not the consequent rise in rents that it will precipitate, and the increased shortage of rental properties, and subsequent increase in homelessness. BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR!

From: G romit 19 November 2022 11:30 AM

"...........is necessary to bring down the rising cost to taxpayers of temporary accommodation." That's all right then so long as the taxpayer saves money, sod the poor old Landlord who has to pick up the tab. Welsh Landlords should apply a blanket 10% rent rise explaining to tenants that this is the cost of this measure.

From: G romit 14 November 2022 07:53 AM

When will the BoE realise that supply side inflation of essential services cannot be controlled by interest rate hikes. It just adds to to the cost of living crisis that ordinary people are experiencing.

From: G romit 03 November 2022 07:32 AM

Nice upbeat article, but of course, it must be remembered that the author has a vested interest. The realities are that regualtion comes at a cost and as for every business that cost plus the taxation has to be borne by the customer (tenant). If the tenant is unable or unwilling to bear that cost (and accommodation a cheaper rogue Landlord) then the law abiding Landlord will have to sell-up or change business model (e.g. airbnb). Government over-regulation & punitive taxation is therefore driving out good Landlords leaving the rogue Landlords who now have less competition and can charge even higher rents. Tenants end up with even less choice, a shortage of decent properties, and having to put up with sub-standard properties and extortionate rents, further damaging the reputation of those good Landlrods that remain. The solution is less & fairier regulation and taxation, and even encouragement of Landlords to invest more into the sector. Competition will drive out (not completely) the rogue element resulting in an overall natural improvement in standards. WIN-WIN

From: G romit 29 October 2022 11:17 AM

..and to the directors or Housing Associations and Councillors of Local Authorities where they own sub standard council houses? Hmmm, thought not!

From: G romit 20 October 2022 18:42 PM

"This will provide free expert housing advice to customers who are private renters in the UK" Isn't this what the Government pays Shelter £15m pa to do?

From: G romit 20 October 2022 15:39 PM

There's no bad situation that Government interference can't turn into a crisis

From: G romit 07 October 2022 08:34 AM

"There is no bad situation that Government interference cannot make much worse".

From: G romit 05 October 2022 08:14 AM

Well who'd have thought that driving Landlords out the PRS, would cause a shortage of properties to rent and that would cause rents to rise. Aprt from the Government that is?

From: G romit 03 October 2022 07:45 AM

I put in an FoI to HMRC about 6 months ago asking how much Sec.24 had netted the Treasury in each year since it was introduced. They couldn't give me answer, saying this information was not available. This must be the first tax ever introduced that HMRC cannot determine how much is brings let own the effectiveness of it.

From: G romit 27 September 2022 20:30 PM

Labour won't win the next eletion but the Tories may well lose it!!

From: G romit 27 September 2022 07:59 AM

Andy Pandy is the more intelligent one (relatively speaking that is).

From: G romit 27 September 2022 07:32 AM

Probably based on calls to their help line! (Guess what if you've no had a rent rose or some other housing issue you probably haven't called Shelter).

From: G romit 23 September 2022 11:16 AM

".........cheaper end hotels......" That's because high end hotels are full of illegal immigrants!

From: G romit 14 September 2022 07:53 AM

Yup, that's the way Governments work. Ignorant politicians making soundbite policies without a ckue as to the consequences. "There isn't a bad situation that Government interference cannot make worse."

From: G romit 12 September 2022 11:19 AM

Eddie Hughes, the Consaervative Party egged on by Shelter, Generation Rent, Acorn, et al seem hell-bent on putting its foot on the accelerator to send the PRS over the abyss (the the tenants that rely on it & whom the purport to support, with it). "There is no situation so bad that Government interference cannot make worse"

From: G romit 08 September 2022 10:21 AM

Of course, now the Tories have stolen the Labour mantle. Labour will have to come up with something even more extreme anti-Landlord to out do them.

From: G romit 02 September 2022 10:22 AM

No wonder the country is in such a mess when we have such clueless ignorant MPs such as this. They put out a headline grabbing statement to win a few votes without any idea of the short, medium or long term damage & suffering that it would inflict. As someone else has posted "there's no bad situation that Government intereference cannot make worse".

From: G romit 02 September 2022 10:20 AM

Haven't been able to vote since Osbourne introduced Sec.24 Tories, Labour, LibDems are all anti-Landlord.

From: G romit 02 September 2022 10:06 AM

..but no call to freeze the price of what is causing everything to go up!!!

From: G romit 30 August 2022 07:45 AM

Great news! Let's stoke up demand, and push house prices even higher!!

From: G romit 01 August 2022 07:51 AM

Don't be silly, of course they won't!

From: G romit 01 August 2022 07:49 AM

NWO!! "They" own everything, own nothing!

From: G romit 27 July 2022 09:34 AM

This is part of the grand plan, the NWO. Devalue assets so that big business can snap up these assetts at knockdown prices, so poor EPC, sitting tenants which will be hard to move on, punitive taxes (Sec.24) Also happening to farmers, why is Bill Gates the biggest landowner in the USA?

From: G romit 27 July 2022 08:12 AM

"Big business mopping up after Government destroys the PRS" should the real title

From: G romit 26 July 2022 10:36 AM

i.e. make Landlords responsible for their Tenants behaviour!!

From: G romit 21 July 2022 07:46 AM

No admission then of their roles in driving out landlords from the PRS, and in holiday lets or Airbnb, and causing the problem in the first place. So when they drive Landlords out altogether and there's no where rent and no jobs because there's no holiday lets to bring in tourists & their money in. Who's side are these people actual on? It's certainly not that of the tenants!

From: G romit 20 July 2022 08:04 AM

Is this just cack-handed drafting or a concious favouring of big businesses (aka Tory donors) in the PBSA sector?

From: G romit 16 July 2022 13:26 PM

Is this just cack-handed drafting or a concious favouring of big businesses (aka Tory donors) in the PBSA sector?

From: G romit 16 July 2022 13:24 PM

"If an applicant is struggling with cashflow issues........" Find another prospect. If they can't stump up a deposit then they're likely to have difficulty paying the rent in the future.

From: G romit 09 July 2022 10:55 AM

It avoids the failings of the Welsh Government in not building more houses especially affordable houses. If there were lots more houses this whole fiasco over second homes/holidays/investors wouldn't exist.

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From: G romit 30 June 2022 07:53 AM

How come the fact (from the IPCC) that global temperatures haven't risen for the last 15 years is more widely talked about or published?

From: G romit 20 June 2022 07:36 AM

NRLA need not do any analysis, many Landlords have been on the edge as a result of the war the Government has been waging against them for the ladt 6-7 years. This will tip many over the edge, and they'll be selling up in droves ahead of the abolition of Sec.21 becoming Law. So as the number of prospective tenants vying for properties is 20-30 we can expect that to quadruple as even more tenants vie for far fewer properties. Good news for Landlords that remain, creaming off the best tenants at premium rents.

From: G romit 18 June 2022 13:42 PM

And how many will be offered to people on benefits? Not any methinks.

From: G romit 13 June 2022 07:32 AM

"The survey of 600 adults currently living at home with their parents....." Found 100% were living at home with their parents.

From: G romit 13 June 2022 07:30 AM

From what I've heard heat pumps are not suitable as a retrofit to older homes. Even with bigger radiators and a large buffer water tank they barely keep you warm and cost a small fortune to run.

From: G romit 24 May 2022 07:52 AM

Perhaps someone should make a spoof Shelter video and see how they like it. Scene 1: Caller: Hi I've just been made homeless Shelter: sorry you must have called the wrong number we don't provide shelter for anyone Scene 2: Caller: I've just been served notice to quit Shelter: don't worry with our expensive lawyers we can play the system and keep you in the property for at keast 12 months possibly up to 2 years. Scene 3: Caller: there's mould on the wall Shelter: don't clean it, let it get really bad, and we'll get our overpaid lawyers to sue the Landlord. Other suggestions please?

From: G romit 14 May 2022 10:48 AM

Without Sec.21 HMOs will be very very difficult to manage. Expect the number of HMOs to plummet, and a wave of homelessness to follow. Just other Landlords exit the market for the same reason

From: G romit 11 May 2022 07:24 AM

BTR only want the young professionals with high disposable incomes to spend in the onsite cinema, gym, coffee shop, etc. in city centres.

From: G romit 10 May 2022 08:02 AM

Still 2 years before he steps down to wreak havoc. And of course, he'll want to leave a legacy.

From: G romit 09 May 2022 07:55 AM

Well who would thought (not the Government obviously) that if you drive Landlords out of the market that there'd be a shortage of properties to rent & those that are left become much more expensive to rent.

From: G romit 05 May 2022 07:35 AM

@Max Boyce where did the 8% figure come from? if 8% equates to 1.6m homes then that would imply 20m Council houses.

From: G romit 03 May 2022 08:22 AM

GR (and Shelter) are like a spoilt brats, whose 'parents' (Government) give them everything they demand never say "No" and so just demand more and more, with each demand being more outrageous than the last

From: G romit 30 April 2022 08:15 AM

GR (and Shelter) are like a spoilt brats, whose 'parents' (Government) give them everything they demand never say "No" and so just demand more and more, with each demand being more outrageous than the last.

From: G romit 30 April 2022 08:13 AM

What next from GR? They'll be calling for Landlords to provide properties for free, typical of the "entitled" culture. Perhaps they should re-brand " Entitled Generation Rent"

From: G romit 29 April 2022 07:56 AM

The Director and senior managers pay themselves c.£1m pa in total. And about 60% of Shelters income is paid out in salaries. BIG CHARITIES = BIG BUSINESS = CORPORATE GREED!

From: G romit 27 April 2022 17:56 PM

....and the onky Landlords that will be left will ve the rogue Landlords who dodge paying tax, ignore regulations and don't give a flying f**k about their tenants. Perhaps Shelter, Generation Rent, Acorn et al. could kindly please confirm this so we all know what the real agenda is?

From: G romit 27 April 2022 17:53 PM

Of course, Shelters campaigning to scrap Sec.21 so making it far more difficult to evict hasn't led to more Landlords to exitting the PRS and ISSUING SEC.21's IN ORDER TO SELL!!!!!

From: G romit 27 April 2022 07:39 AM

The Abolition of Sec.21 is still being fought by other organisations but the NRLA having thrown in the towel are undermining their efforts and doing a disservice to all Landlords. Anyone would think that they were Government lap dogs! Perhaps if the NRLA actually fought for Landlords rights they might get a few more members?

From: G romit 23 April 2022 10:39 AM

Dear Mr/Mrs smart a**se MP/politician, TOLD YOU SO!!! NOW REAP WHAT YOU'VE SOWN. Now abolish Sec.21 and make it even worse. Introduce rent controls and make it worse. Yours sincerely The PRS

From: G romit 19 April 2022 07:12 AM

there'll be a mad panic as 100s of thousands of Landlords all try to get energy efficiency improvements done in a short period of time. Prices will go through the roof even assuming you can get an appropriate contractor.

From: G romit 14 April 2022 12:27 PM

......and the abolition of Sec.21

From: G romit 14 April 2022 08:05 AM

This is the start of the propaganda campaign to get the Renters Reform Bill support, for when it is introduced into Parliament in the coming months. Expect more Landlord bashing.

From: G romit 13 April 2022 08:36 AM

Some people (primarily politicians, Shelter, Generation Rent, ACORN) needs the "bleeding" obvious spelling out to them.

From: G romit 11 April 2022 07:50 AM

Mortgage interest is a legitimate business expense just as every other business that borrows money claims as an expense. It's not as implied in this article some kind of handout from the State at taxpayers expense.

From: G romit 05 April 2022 08:31 AM

.....MEES. being raised to "C" which will cost Landlords many thousands of pounds per property. Those Landlords that remain will have to increase the rents they charge to cover these extra costs

From: G romit 01 April 2022 08:15 AM

Why just controls on rents? Why not mortgages, food, electricity, gas, petrol, diesel, clothes??

From: G romit 30 March 2022 08:50 AM

In reality they are only trying to protect rogue tenants (as other posters have stated good tenants stay as long as they want, as Kandlords rarely evict good tenants). So what will this achieve? 1. Fewer propertiess to rent as Landlords get driven out 2. Higher rents 3. More stringent credit checks for new tenants plus guarantors thus penalising all renters in order to protect the minority rogue tenants. Well done Shelter, Gen Rent, Acorn et al I hope you'll be proud of yourselves.

From: G romit 23 March 2022 10:05 AM

“We also want to see an end to no fault evictions, where tenants can be turfed out of their homes if they complain about poor conditions” says the newspaper Yes its called the "Deregulation Act 2015" which made revenge evidtions illegal. Duh!

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From: G romit 17 March 2022 07:06 AM

As a result of the actions of Gen Rent, Shelter, ACORN ,et al driving Lanlords out of the PRS, there are fewer properties to rent and in a growing number of places a complete shortage i.e. there is nowhere to move into. If there was a plentiful supply of properties to rent then substandard properties would remain vacant, and rogue Landlords who own these properties would have to improve or exit the market. The actions of tenant support groups is successfully bringing the the complete opposite were the net result is tenants suffer, and rogue Landlords prosper.

From: G romit 15 March 2022 12:05 PM

Sadly it's the AIIC and not the anti-Landlord NRLA saying this.

From: G romit 12 March 2022 10:37 AM

Desperation setting in. Govetnment reaping what it has sown!

From: G romit 10 March 2022 07:10 AM

It always tax more rather than incentivise longterm letting. ACORN are reaping what they've sown!! Driving Landlords out of business MEANS fewer houses to rent. It ain't rocket science!!

From: G romit 09 March 2022 07:39 AM

“Renters have had a rotten deal for years. Far too many have been forced to live in shoddy conditions, afraid to complain for fear of eviction." Has #Shelter not heard of the Deregulation Act 2015????

From: G romit 03 February 2022 10:03 AM

....."levelling up" rents to London levels!!👍👍

From: G romit 03 February 2022 10:00 AM

Was this the Landlords' rubbish or tenants?

From: G romit 31 January 2022 07:57 AM

...but many more are exitting!!

From: G romit 20 January 2022 07:23 AM

"..............says the Boris Johnson administration wants to shift the balance of power in the rental sector favour of tenants." The market is already heavily loaded in favour of Tenants. Tenant campaigners won't be happy until handing over the keys includes tile to the propety with no obligation 0s on the tenant (including payment of rent), and every obligation on the landlord not only maintenance, health & safety but also the behaviour of the tenant.

From: G romit 18 January 2022 08:03 AM

Getting rid of the PRS has been the Government plan for the last 5-6 years now, in favour of the BTR companies. Unfortunately, the BTR companies aren't syepping up to the plate, and when they do they only want the lucrative young professional market. Nobody wants the social housing sector (not even the Housing Associations) with everything tipped against the Landlord.

From: G romit 10 January 2022 14:10 PM

The Government won't react until there is a visible crisis, and is poltically damaging. Will this become apparent by the next General Election? Well not with the current state of the Opposition, so the next GE in 2027/8 maybe. So the Government led Landlord bashing continues with the forthcoming abolition of Sec.21 and raising MEES to "C" driving even more Landlords out, making the situation worse still. Long after permanent damage will have been done, then only with massive incentives will the Govt attract former Landlords back into the PRS. In the meantime Tenants will face an ever decreasing choice, and ever increasing rent levels. Property blocking will become the norm as Tenants struggle to find properties to move onto.

From: G romit 08 January 2022 11:54 AM

So the backlog of evictions of non-paying tenants built up during the eviction ban has gone nothing to do with it?

From: G romit 30 December 2021 10:39 AM

Polly Neate unsurprisingly fails to mention Shelters role in driving up rents by its campaigning to increase Landlords costs and taxes. And driving up homelessnes by driving Landlords out of the market resulting in evictions as properties get sold & fewer poperties available to rent.

From: G romit 30 December 2021 10:35 AM

How many of these children are have irresponsible parents? Who rather spend their money on fags & booze than pay their rent, or that abuse their neighbours, or are damaging the property? The truth is Landlord do not evict good tenant (unless they are selling up). But Shelter defend tenants no matter what they have done.

From: G romit 23 December 2021 08:15 AM

Funny how #Shelter never have a bad word to say about the Social Rented Sector?

From: G romit 23 December 2021 08:10 AM

This is just regurgitated Govetnment propaganda to gain sympathy for tenants when they increase MEES to "C". Those nasty greedy filthy rich Landlords not not spending £20,000 to improve the houses for their tenants

From: G romit 07 December 2021 07:57 AM

A backlog of Landlords If the 40,000 per year Landlords exitting the market (pre pandemic) catches up, and with the threat of the Abolition of Sec.21 and setting MEES to "C". I can see a lot of evictions due to Landlords selling up (using Sed.21 while they can).

From: G romit 30 November 2021 09:20 AM

No s**t Sherlock! Wiuld, perchance, the pandemic and suspension of evictions have any to do with this?

From: G romit 23 November 2021 07:46 AM

It's already over-regulated!

From: G romit 18 November 2021 07:46 AM

How is the new EPC "C" rating going to be paid for if not through higher rents? Maybe if Government stopped constantly increasing Landlords costs, that maybe rents wouldn't ge rising so quickly.

From: G romit 18 November 2021 07:45 AM

...not only price controls for food, but why gas/electricity, water? Communism here we come, comrade!.

From: G romit 18 November 2021 07:42 AM

These virtue signalling Councillor know diddly-squat about the housing market, read that rent controls have been introduced elsewhere, not even bothered to find out how unsuccessful they've been, and decide its a good idea to introduce them in Belfast. Yet THEY decide not to keep the Universal Credit uplift, or cap rising fuel costs but decide to cap rents when for the most part they're not rising. WHO ARE THESE IDIOTS.

From: G romit 16 November 2021 09:46 AM

Dangerous ramblings of a totally out of touch politician.

From: G romit 25 October 2021 07:39 AM

Lesson 1: how to kill off 50% of the tourism industry Lesson2: how to get big backhanders from the hotel industry.

From: G romit 20 October 2021 08:17 AM

Absolutely true. People are gullible and can't see that £5k grants to 25m homes will require £5k (plus £1,000 admin cost) from each householder in extra tax. Heads you pay, tails you pay more!!

From: G romit 20 October 2021 08:12 AM

Oh yes they are!!!!! Government is proposing to uncrease MEES to "C" rating for new tenancies from 2025 and existing tenancies from 2028

From: G romit 19 October 2021 11:29 AM

What our dear Baronees doesn't mention is that by abolishing Sec.21 Notices more Landlords will leave the sector, evicting their existing tenants who'll find it harrder to find another property in a diminished market, rents will be dtiven up, and Landlords will be more choosy to whom they grant tenancies to as the cost of evicting a bad tenant is going to escalate. What she doesn't mention is that decent, honest tenants have little to fear from Sec.21, as Landlords rarely evict such tenants. In reality Generation Rent are campaigning to protect rogue tenants.

From: G romit 17 September 2021 07:05 AM

Abolishing Sec.21 Notices will make it harder and more costly to evict rogue tenants i.e. those tenants that Generation Rent, Shelter, Acorn et al seelk to protect. The result if they are successful is that more Landlords will exit the market (evicting their tenants in the process) and those that remain will charge higher rents. Tenants will have difficulty moving as there will be fewer properties available, and the choice if any will be minimal. Generation Rent you have been warned, you'll reap what you sow!!

From: G romit 14 September 2021 07:40 AM

If Farron is so concern why isn't he & his Party raising this in Parliament every day? Or is he just trying to win over a few local cobstituency votes by making a few noises.

From: G romit 13 September 2021 08:09 AM

...or to put it another way Landlords have risked their hard earned cash, the creditworthiness they've built up to provide housing to people who haven't saved for a deposit or can't get a mortgage or just don't want to buy.

From: G romit 11 September 2021 18:13 PM

..and Tesco's for people need for food, water companies for people need for water, electricity/gas/oil companies for people's need for warmth, clothing......... Admit it you're just Marxist.

From: G romit 11 September 2021 18:09 PM

Oh yes he does (he's probably taking advice from Diane Abbott).

From: G romit 11 September 2021 17:53 PM

So in effect renters in the PRS will foot the bill for the whole of the required social care cost; hmmm that's fair!!

From: G romit 11 September 2021 17:52 PM

Make non-payment of rent a criminal offence like theft is, and damaging property be classed as 'Criminal Damage'. Allow attachments to benefits and earnings be made automaticly with repayment over a maximum of two years

From: G romit 09 September 2021 18:32 PM

...and the Governments answer to this - abolish Sec.21 Notices i.e. lets make it harder and more expensive for Landlords to regain possession of their properties.

From: G romit 09 September 2021 18:24 PM

Un fu****g believable!! Generation Rent have campaigned incessantly for years to drive Landlords out of the PRS, And now they are not happy when Landlords exit the market. Perhaps GR should pay moving costs of tenants as they have caused the Landlord to sell up.

From: G romit 31 August 2021 07:11 AM

The bank went into estate agency awhile ago. How many are still in that business?

From: G romit 10 August 2021 07:25 AM

By "overpriviledged" you mean someone who has worked hard to save for a 20-25% deposit, then used their crediworthiness to get a mortgage to buy a house to let to somone who hasn't saved up a deposit to buy or doesn't want to buy a property.

From: G romit 29 July 2021 19:53 PM

Lots of flats are going to be repossessed as their owners cannot afford the re-cladding cost. Cynical move by Lloyds.

From: G romit 21 June 2021 18:39 PM

Didn't banks get into estate agencies ~20 years ago. How many are still in that business?

From: G romit 21 June 2021 08:27 AM

..because they know they'd all fail!

From: G romit 12 May 2021 12:39 PM

When has any Government of any persuasion listened to Landlords. Especialy when they give taxpayers money to the likes of Shelter to have their own ears bent.

From: G romit 07 May 2021 10:22 AM

They need the landlord fines to fund pot hole filling (and massive salary increase for Council executives).

From: G romit 25 March 2021 10:01 AM

Funny how you don't see 'Pick My Pad' (or any other homeless charity) being prepared to act as guarantor!!

From: G romit 17 March 2021 09:58 AM

Landlords must have the automatic right to have either an attachment to earnings or to benefits, so rogue tenants can not walk away scot free. Such a measure will change tenant behaviour for the better of all concerned.

From: G romit 01 March 2021 11:00 AM

This TINO* Government has just ushered a new era of Rachmanism, as good Landlords exit the narket, leaving the rogues. New eviction process involves baseball bats and large ugly men. * TINO Tory in name only

From: G romit 19 January 2021 08:22 AM

New business opportunity "Doolally Kits" (comprises 1 pair underpants, and 2 pencils, plus instructions for use) only £20.00 from Blackadder Enterprises. 😂😂

From: G romit 19 January 2021 08:12 AM

Rogue tenants will be jumping for joy as the Govrrnment has just added a nuclear weapon to their armoury of legislation they can use against Landlords to avoid eviction. All they have to do is feign mental illness (underpants on their heads an a pencil up each nostril ala Blackadder), and they can stay rent free for as long as they want, and not be hassled by their Landlord

From: G romit 18 January 2021 13:17 PM

We have a TINO Government ( Tory in name only)! Who are really Communists.

From: G romit 18 January 2021 13:14 PM

From: G romit 18 December 2020 11:25 AM

...just an extension to the existing money making scam.

From: G romit 08 December 2020 10:10 AM

No home owning guarantor -> no tenancy. Simples!

From: G romit 10 November 2020 09:59 AM

Exactly, how many homeless people does he current house for free?

From: G romit 03 November 2020 10:24 AM

It likely that many tenants do not appreciate this BUT it is inconceivable that the tenant supporting faux charities like Shelter, Acorn, LRU, Generation Rent, et al do not know this.

From: G romit 29 October 2020 10:32 AM

What the NRLA mean is they sent an email which Sunak/Treasury has filed in the circular container on the floor under their desk.

From: G romit 29 October 2020 10:29 AM

Be thankful it's £1500 in Bristol

From: G romit 29 October 2020 10:21 AM

....only when the outcome supports what the authorities want to do!

From: G romit 29 October 2020 10:19 AM

Brilliant comment, unfortunately Generation Rent including their beloved Baroness are too think to understand this.

From: G romit 28 October 2020 09:42 AM

Rent-a-mob taking the law into their own hands. And the authorities did.........

From: G romit 27 October 2020 09:23 AM

Who is going to deem if a pet is well behaved or not? Perhaps a pet passport is needed which pet owners pay for, say, £250 per year per pet. The money form which can compensation Landlords for damage incurred.

From: G romit 16 October 2020 12:57 PM

Landlords should give the same amount of sympathy and support that Council have give them over recent years i.e. ZILCH!

From: G romit 16 October 2020 12:49 PM

"First time buyers have been squeezed out of the market in part due to BTL speculators." Where you evidence? Successive English Housing Survey do not support this. Also explain how BTL landlords are speculators? BTL is by its very nature long term. Or is it just your usual emotive specious bs?

From: G romit 07 October 2020 09:57 AM

Can't be claimed as as an expense, as presumably it will be treated as betterment and will only be available against CGT when you eventually sell.

From: G romit 01 October 2020 09:38 AM

Acceptance criteria: 1. Income greater than 5 times rent 2. Employer reference 3. Savings greater than 3 month's rent 4. Homeowner guarantor

From: G romit 08 September 2020 19:47 PM

"A Govt buy up of private housing for Social housing stock would be a very popular policy." Especially buying up ex Council houses. ;-)

From: G romit 08 September 2020 19:39 PM

Just do not give a reason for declining a prospective tenant.

From: G romit 08 September 2020 19:34 PM

That's because they've used a flawed algorithm. Step1. Put a bunch of ignorant idiots in charge Step2. ...........

From: G romit 02 September 2020 10:25 AM

The Government should follow the Welsh government's lead and make loans available to Tenants to ensure their rent is paid. Only then only the feckless anti-social behaviour and/or property damaging tenants will be evicted, andrightly so.

From: G romit 19 August 2020 09:22 AM

How does "Tax Watch" have charitable status? What good causes do they perform?? Sounds like a tax dodge to me!!!

From: G romit 06 August 2020 12:56 PM

....and when are the police going to cràck down on rogue tenants?

From: G romit 27 July 2020 10:41 AM

My understanding is that this case is for indirect discrimination i.e. there is a higher proportion of women claiming than men, so "No DSS" was indirect discrimination of gender. So as men generally earn more women will this make affordability a discriminatory offence?

From: G romit 15 July 2020 10:45 AM

This a completely hollow victory as I suspect not a single tenant on benefits will be helped by this. Shelter are milking this for all the PR they can get to boost flagging donations. Credit worthiness will be tightened so prospective tenants have prove income of 4x rent, current employer reference + last 3 months payslips, previous 3 landlord references, no CCJs, UK homeowner guarantor, etc. etc.

From: G romit 14 July 2020 12:31 PM

With the Government over taxing and undermining private Landlords rights at every opportunity who in their right mind would enter the long term rental market now. The Government is hell-bent on driving private Landlords out of the market. I would guess most AirBnb providers would rather sell than long term rent, but at least that would return a property into full time occupation

From: G romit 18 June 2020 14:37 PM

Courts should automatically approve attachment to earnings or to benefits, and CCJ. Tenants behaviour will improve if they know they can't do a four and get away scot-free.

From: G romit 12 June 2020 14:11 PM

"Renters will ‘feel more secure’ following extension of the tenant eviction ban" .......unless the Landlord becomes bankrupt!

From: G romit 08 June 2020 09:24 AM

David Wirth Well done for putting beyond all doubt that you know absolutely nothing about the property rental business or business in general. "Government help for those who own more than one home makes no sense at all at a time of major economic crisis." Most Landlords only have one home but have several houses which they do not occupy ever, but rent out to people who do not want to buy, cannot afford to buy/cannot get a mortgage. So you imply that the Landlord should sell these 2nd, 3rd, etc houses to relieve their financial hardship? and where precisely do you expect the displaced tenants to live? Letting properties is a business, and like any business has revenues (rent), and expenses interest on loans, maintenance, professional fees, insurance, etc. and wages, all of which have to be paid (OK it is possible to get mortgage payment 'holiday' but this is just a deferment and will in itself incur interest on the deferred payments). Every other business has the options to furlough staff or for the self-employed claim Government support EXCEPT Landlords. Of course, we all in this together (that's together for the payment of tax which Landlords pay more than their fair share anyway, but not together for Government assistance). So please explain how you reckon having no income is not hardship just because you are a Landlord?

From: G romit 04 June 2020 11:38 AM

You've hit the nail on the head the average MP has no "blimming sense".

From: G romit 04 June 2020 11:05 AM

.....and s.24 scrapped, s.21 notices retained, CGT equalised to other asset classes, SDLT scrapped for Landlords.

From: G romit 26 May 2020 11:25 AM

...the NRLA are turning out to be just as limp wristed as the NLA & RLA before them.

From: G romit 22 May 2020 17:19 PM

Sebastion You the credit cards that these 'entitled' people have maxed out on capaccinos, avocado on toast, Sky, iPhone11's, etc................ Landlords are not banks and are not setup or licenced to be a 'lender'.

From: G romit 13 May 2020 11:29 AM

"Rent is not essential" but a roof over your head is. Try going into any supermarket to get some essential food and walk out without paying for it (or even asking to defer paying for it).

From: G romit 13 May 2020 10:08 AM

Don't confuse the Government with someone gives a f**k about Landlords.

From: G romit 12 May 2020 09:18 AM

The loans should be to the tenant but paid directly to the Landlord. The Govt can have the problem of get the loan repaid as Landlords have next to no chance of recovering arrears.

From: G romit 06 May 2020 09:48 AM

second home owners are not the same as Landlords. The former reduce housing stock as they only part-time occupy two (or more) properties, whereas Landlords make a hoe available for those unable to buy, do not want to buy or not in a position to buy with a home, so does not reduce the housing stock. If anything there is going to be an increased demand in the coming months for properties to rent - who is going to provide those houses?

From: G romit 01 May 2020 10:51 AM

There are no benefits, and several downsides for Landlords pre-emptively getting a mortgage holiday, they may not even need to. Bowring hasn't a clue and obviously been promoted to her level of incompetence.

From: G romit 29 April 2020 10:15 AM

These schemes just cost tenants more, with a traditional provided the tenants has liked after the property they'll get their deposit back in full. I can see this being popular with rogue tenants. Good luck with the insurance getting any money back from the rogue tenant. Having some 'skin' in the game gives an added incentive to look after the property.

From: G romit 17 April 2020 10:06 AM

Not forgetting Local Council council tax & licensing schemes or a rebate if, as is usual, it's been paid in advance.

From: G romit 14 April 2020 10:06 AM

Surprise, surprise! Never saw that coming. Who'd of thought that a Government onslaught of punitive taxes and over-regulation, incessant vilification & demonisation by housing charities, would deter Landlords from buying, and even result in 4,000 per month exiting the PRS? (MP's excepted).

From: G romit 09 April 2020 21:30 PM

The NRLA is not new at all, it a "merger" of NLA & RLA. It opening comments supporting anti-Landlord Government policy reveals its roots in its wimpish forerunners. If it is not going to become as irrelevant as its forebears it had better grow a pair quick, and consign its initial limp wristed approach to the dustbin.

From: G romit 02 April 2020 16:45 PM

The Tenant Fee Ban legislation sets the maximum rate of interest & is pathetically low.

From: G romit 28 March 2020 16:51 PM

Yet 2 years ago Luminus Homes got let off scot-free for not having over 1,000 GSC's current. One rule for us and another for them!

From: G romit 18 March 2020 10:49 AM

Typical leftist idiocy. Have they not heard of the benefits system? You know the one created decades ago to help people who've fallen on hard times e.g. have contracted the coronavirus. But presumably the affected tenants don't need to eat as these idiots aren't calling for a food holiday from supermarkets, or warmth/hot water and have a gas/electricity holiday from the power companies?

From: G romit 18 March 2020 10:45 AM

Duh! Isn't it called the welfare system? It's designed to help people in need with their housing costs, food bills, etc etc.

From: G romit 17 March 2020 09:51 AM

There is a thing called the welfare state which is in place & working, designed to help people in need with housing costs, food, bills, etc.

From: G romit 17 March 2020 09:47 AM

Scrap Sec.24 and abandon the proposed abolition of Sec.21 Notices. Simples!!

From: G romit 10 March 2020 09:18 AM

500,000 fewer properties to rent is what HMRC means by "no impact on the rental market" when Sec.24 was announced in 2015?

From: G romit 31 January 2020 11:15 AM

Renters definition: Professional Clean = 2 minutes with a duster followed by 5 mins with a hoover (after year of no cleaning).

From: G romit 30 January 2020 10:48 AM

Please let us all know your source for stating ".. price impact BTL has on the market." as it completely at odds with the findings of the "English Housing Survey" which found BTL had minimal impact on prices.

From: G romit 30 January 2020 09:37 AM

The Government seem set to continue the war on Landlords, and pander to the lobbying by the likes of Shelter (who do not provide shelter), Generation Rent, et al.

From: G romit 29 January 2020 10:52 AM

...but is the Landlords property after all. You rent it on the Landlords terms (which you sign up to at the outset of the Tenancy), if you don't like the terms don't sign and find somewhere else to live that has better terms. Simples!

From: G romit 29 January 2020 10:47 AM

Government cannot keep loading more and more costs & taxes on Landlords and not expect rents not to rise. Couple that with Licencing fees from Local Authorities, escalating arrears due to Universal Credit, incessant demonisination by the likes of Shelter, Generation Rent, et al. , so is it any wonder why Landlords are leaving the sector at a rate in excess of 50,000 per year, so creating a supply problem.

From: G romit 29 January 2020 10:36 AM

It's central Government spurred on by the likes of Shelter, Generation Rent, et al who are causing the problem. It's Local Council that will have to deal with the fall-out.

From: G romit 16 January 2020 12:41 PM

Other than politicians is any one surprised by this!

From: G romit 15 January 2020 10:10 AM

The Government favours PBSA owned by big businesses aka Tory party donors. They are exmpt from Sec.24 have fixed period tenancies so do not need Sec.21 amongst many other benefits (no HMO licensing). So much for a level playing field.

From: G romit 08 January 2020 11:37 AM

The Government will not improve the Court system as it will cost them money. This Government just panders to every whim of the lobbying from the likes of Shelter, Generation Rent, et al hoping to curry favour (and the votes) of Tenants. The Government's sham consultation on Sec.21 Notices has already been been denounced as they announced that they would abolish Sec.21 Notice even before the consultation had closed let alone before the outcome was analysed and published. Landlords are already leaving the PRS at a rate of ~4,000 per month and this is set to accelerate further, resulting in higher homelessness as Tenants are evicted in order to sell-up and there being fewer rental properties available, and only Tenants with impeccable references and credit history will get accepted. Tenants on benefits need not apply.

From: G romit 03 January 2020 13:10 PM

Another paper tiger?

From: G romit 02 January 2020 08:55 AM

Well who'd have thought that punitive taxes and excessive regulations would drive Landlords out of the PRS, so causing a shortage? Ans.: Politicians

From: G romit 13 December 2019 17:44 PM

£4m spread amongst every Council is 2 tenths of f**k all. Yet the Government rake in nearly £1bn pa from decent tax paying Landlords through Sec.24 alone

From: G romit 06 November 2019 10:08 AM

"....may have been a benefit in the sense that it has helped to drive out rogue landlords....." No it hasn't because there is virtually no enforcement. So good Landlords exit the PRS, leaving.......... Yes you guessed it' leaving rogue Landlords', who now have free reign. GUN, FOOT, SHOOT!

From: G romit 05 November 2019 09:40 AM

Shleter/GenRent do seem to have the ear of the Government wheras the NLa/RLA do not. They back up their advances to the Government will media stories on the hardship of particular families (often actors) to make politician think they can win votes by being seen to support policies that would combat such situations. Hats off to Shelter/GenRent they have a good formula that seems to work for them. I too have written and met my local MP (Con.) but all I ever get back is the Government line, he isn't going to rock the boat and jeopardise his chances of climbing the greasy pole.

From: G romit 31 October 2019 09:39 AM

Very surprised that the RLA is not calling for the repeal of Sec.24. in fact Sec.24 doesn't get a mention.

From: G romit 31 October 2019 09:30 AM

Tenants need to have some skin in the game. Period

From: G romit 30 October 2019 09:42 AM

Well there's a surprise. Anyone with a single iota of commonsense (which obviously excludes politicians) could see increasing Landlords costs would increase rents and drive some Landlords out of the PRS exacerbating a rental property shortage and drive rents up further still. But there's worse to come still with abolition of Sec.21 in the pipeline, and rumours of further attacks on Landlords in the future.

From: G romit 02 October 2019 11:26 AM

They (the Government) are after the populist vote and have fallen for the sophistry peddled by Shelter, Generation Rent, Acorn, et al. that abolishing Sec.21 will benefit Tenants (it won't) They also feel it pulls the rug from beneath Labour

From: G romit 30 September 2019 12:42 PM

Why don't they just raise all taxes on Landlords to 100% and have done with it!!!

From: G romit 12 September 2019 09:57 AM

Has the RLA got a clue?

From: G romit 12 September 2019 09:54 AM

Government is reaping what it has sown. c. 4,000 Landlords net leaving the PRS every month never to return in most cases, if the Government doesn't reverse it war on Landlords there won't be a PRS left to tax or attack, homelessness will be through the roof along with rents . Plus the economic costs on temporary accommodation etc is mounting, together with the social costs HOW BAD DOES IT HAVE TO GET BEFORE THE GOVERNMENT SEES SENSE?

From: G romit 11 September 2019 11:38 AM

How about just enforcing the myriad of Laws and regulations that exist already, more than virtually any other industry. More rules and regulations just drives more good Landlords out of the PRS, leaving the rogue Landlords who ignore ALL the rules and regulations anyway.

From: G romit 26 August 2019 18:16 PM

The Government should compensate Landlords for the delays in the Court system. It should equivalent to the the lost rent for any delays over 4 weeks.

From: G romit 09 August 2019 12:36 PM

From: G romit 08 August 2019 11:25 AM

....well there's a surprise. - NOT!! BTW for future reference for all politicians night follows day.

From: G romit 01 August 2019 09:09 AM

...because some are now being used as holiday lets, AirBnB, or serviced accommodation. Some HMOs housing 6,7,8 or more now only house a single family unit. The EHS research shows only 2 out of 3 Landlord sales go to former tenants, so for every three sales only two reduce the number of tenants. With ~4,000 net Landlords exiting each month that's ~48,000+ families/people displaced, and looking for new homes in a rapidly diminishing marketplace.

From: G romit 31 July 2019 16:04 PM

Spot on! The Government (Central & local) now make more money from me than I do (after costs are taken out), and they do SFA for the money they get..

From: G romit 29 July 2019 09:56 AM

The Government needs to assure Landlords that the improved Sec.8 arrangements will make it easier and less costly to evicted such rogue Tenants not harder when they abolish Sec.21 Notices.

From: G romit 23 July 2019 10:18 AM

A more interesting and accurate figure would a net yield which I believe is actually falling. Gross yields will have inevitably risen due to the added costs and taxes, and the banning of Tenant Fees which will be recouped via higher rents.

From: G romit 12 July 2019 09:09 AM

"....three-fifths of tenants identified disrepair in their home during the last two years that was not caused by them and that their landlord was responsible for fixing." Things go wrong in houses all the time - even in newly built houses, so 3/5 is not unreasonable given Tenants tend not to look after things as well as owner-occupiers.. The real question is how quickly the problem was resolved which does not seem to be the questioned asked (otherwise this would make the headlines, if significant). The fact it isn't a headline means that most problems are being dealt with promptly.

From: G romit 27 June 2019 10:42 AM

With 120,000 Landlords having exited the market already and more exiting still the number of properties available to rent is reducing rapidly. The consequences of thisare: 1. less choice for Tenants, 2. higher rents, 3. more homelessness (Local Councils are struggling with volumes and costs as it is). Anyone with half a brain can see this coming except politicians

From: G romit 24 June 2019 09:47 AM

What's the NLA/RLA doing p****ing around with Right to Rent when we have Sec.24 and Sec.21 issues? Talk about fiddling while Rome burns

From: G romit 24 June 2019 09:28 AM

Easy expand the "How to Rent" guide to be 500 pages. :-)

From: G romit 24 June 2019 09:23 AM

If you don't think this is the Iast straw for Landlords short of experience expropriation of their properties, then what is? With over twenty new anti-Landlord regulations and taxes over the last couple of years enough is enough. Such a measure would see Landlords exiting en masses, homelessness would soar, house prices could crash, millions of ordinary home owners in negative equity, repossessions sky rocketing, and a full blown recession .ensuing.

From: G romit 19 June 2019 09:31 AM

This is all designed by the Government to make their BTR buddies aka big Tory donors look more competitive, and to drive out more Private Landlords out of the market. Also, in a few years time, look & see how many Tory Ministers are on the Boards of BTR companies (or their holding companies).

From: G romit 06 June 2019 10:00 AM

"Landlords tend not to evict a tenant just to put a new tenant in, in my experience." I would put it stringer than this. Landlords will bend over backwards to hang on to a good Tenant, often not raising rents for years on end. The media has swallowed the sophistry of Tenant support organisations like Generation Rent, Shelter, Acorn, etc that Landlords willy nilly evict Tenants for the fun of it. But cannot answer why a Landlord would incur loss of rent (voids), advertising, referencing, cleaning/refurb costs AND the risk of renting to a 'rogue' Tenant for 'fun'. In reality they are actually supporting rogue Tenants who constantly get moved on who use their services rather than good Tenants won't never have need to use their services.

From: G romit 04 June 2019 09:57 AM

The numpties at Generation Rent now complaining about the entirely foreseeable and widely predicted consequences of their incessant anti-Landlord campaigns i.e. Landlords exiting the PRS, resulting in a shortage of properties to rent, and higher rents. PERHAPS SOMEONE FROM GENERATION RENT WOULD LIKE TO ENLIGHTEN US WHAT THEIR OBJECTIVES ARE, BECAUSE HELPING RENTERS IT AIN’T? What next GR? Expropriation of all rental properties to prevent Landlords selling up?

From: G romit 03 June 2019 13:36 PM

Carl Assar Eugén Lindbeck, Swedish economics professor. "Next to bombing, rent control seems in many cases to be the most efficient technique so far known for destroying cities."

From: G romit 30 May 2019 13:33 PM

Absolutely right on both counts

From: G romit 28 May 2019 09:46 AM

The article is fine for unencumbered Landlords, but the situation for a Landlord with a BTL mortgage can be very, very different. A 4% gross return, with even a positive net profit, could be a loss after tax.

From: G romit 22 May 2019 11:50 AM

typo alert "...lose..." should be "...lost...." in title

From: G romit 20 May 2019 08:56 AM

And how much of their £15m cash pile and £60m+ annual income is Shelter contributing? Ans: Zero. Zilch, Nada Shelter the faux charity that DOESN'T do what it says on the tin!

From: G romit 10 May 2019 16:48 PM

Regulation on regulation change in favour of tenants coupled with tax changes upon tax change. Is anyone with an iota on commonsense (politicians excepted) surprised that Landlords are selling up and therefore supply is reducing and causing a shortage! And guess what more antiLandlord regulation changes being planned. Well guess what's going to happen to supply? Duh!

From: G romit 25 April 2019 18:40 PM

The clip shown on Biased Broadcasting Corporation Breakfast show demonstrated just how biased the BBC reporter is. EVERY LANDLORD SHOULD WRITE TO THE BBC, OFCOM AND THEIR MP TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS ABUSE OF POWER.

From: G romit 18 March 2019 09:27 AM

"Around one in five of tenancies are currently ended by landlords rather than tenants." Hasn't Healey read the EHS? 93% if tenancies are ended by Tenants, remaining 7% are due to mainly non payment of rent, damaging the property. Any increase in Landlords evicting is most likely due to the Government driving Landlords out of the market, something Labour seems to want accelerate.

From: G romit 11 March 2019 10:32 AM

The Tories are not making a pigs breakfast of the PRS, it is a deliberate policy driven the big corporatists aka Tory donors/ givers of non-Exec Directorships. Tenants being made homeless is just a bit of collateral damage.

From: G romit 11 March 2019 10:26 AM

Enough said. Higher taxes, more regulations = higher rents ! Simples (except for politicians).

From: G romit 07 March 2019 09:47 AM

Lack of enforcement just plays into the hands of rogue Landlords as who can undercut good Landlords by not incurring the costs that obeying these regulations entail. The long term consequences are that the market polarises into high end properties which are compliant but very expensive, and the low end with just rogue Landlords having driven the good Landlords out of the market.

From: G romit 01 March 2019 10:16 AM

More regulation is not needed just enforcement of the existing. More regulation will actually lower standards on average; as 'good' Landlords are driven out of the market, leaving free reign to rogue Landlords who will just ignore new and existing regulation anyway.

From: G romit 20 February 2019 18:39 PM

So the George Osborne's policies are working. Shame about the the collateral damage (homelessness up, rough sleeping up, rents up). But then George the affected people don't vote Conservative for the most part, so that's a price worth paying, isn't it!

From: G romit 31 December 2018 08:54 AM

@John .......that requires joined up thinking. Not something politicians are renowned for.

From: G romit 23 October 2018 16:54 PM

Unclear whether demand has increased or supply decreased. Faux Tory Government tax changes are resulting in 4,000 properties per month reduction in rental properties.

From: G romit 23 October 2018 08:58 AM

But it's Government policy to drive small Landlords out of the market, and so drive up rents, and such policies are being supported by Shelter, Generation Rent, et al. ...... and its working the PRS is shrinking 4,000 rental properties per month.

From: G romit 11 October 2018 11:20 AM

The only people wanting 3 years tenancies are the rogue tenants who don't pay their rent/trash properties who get regularly evicted after 6/12 months. The English Housing Survey research show average tenancies are in excess of 4 yrs. - so good tenants can stay as ling as they want. The others calling for3yr tenancies are Shelter, Generation Rent, etc as its the latest bandwagon to jump and which gives them another excuse to get their names in the media to get the gullible public to fill their collection boxes (how else can they afford to pay their executives 6 figure salaries).

From: G romit 11 October 2018 11:13 AM

"...government ........give landlords such as a hard time ...." => fewer Landlords => fewer rental properties => higher rents => renters finding even harder to save for a deposit & higher homelessness. Gun - foot - shoot springs to mind.

From: G romit 11 October 2018 11:07 AM

sadly, commonsense and politics are not good bedmates. Corbyn will promise anything to win votes and get into No.10 e.g. scrapping and writing off student loans. This Government and the next have no money so only measures that cost nothing directly or ar paid by someone else (e.g. Local Councils) will get through. Politicians even Tory ones do not learn that the taxpayer always pays, even when you tax business, or if they do they rely on the ignorance of the public to blame it on to someones else e.g. Landlords

From: G romit 27 September 2018 09:31 AM

nice try, and keep up the pressure. BUT this faux Tory Government ain't listening

From: G romit 27 September 2018 09:22 AM

that's 200,000 properties per year. Where does this figure come from?

From: G romit 20 September 2018 08:56 AM

This faux Tory Government have closed their eyes & ears to the damage they are doing to the rental market, and the misery they are causing to Tenants (who are not traditional Tory voters). But they can only bury their heads i the sand for so long, and this WILL come and bite them in the a***e with a vengeance. Warning to all Tory MPs (except, maybe, those in ultra safe seats) start looking for another job because come the next General Election ...........................................

From: G romit 13 September 2018 09:36 AM

this is precisely what George Osborne wanted. Unfortunately, the collateral damage is Tenants facing escalating rents, and soaring homelesness

From: G romit 12 September 2018 09:00 AM

.... and then next year they'll probably bring in Selective Licensing.

From: G romit 30 August 2018 10:26 AM

How can the author publish two articles on the same day one titled "Landlords maintain BTL ‘portfolio sizes’" and the other "BTL landlords offload almost 4,000 properties a month"? Is the author even thinking about what he's writing let alone doing any research?

From: G romit 28 August 2018 08:56 AM

How can the author publish two articles on the same day one titled "Landlords maintain BTL ‘portfolio sizes’" and the other "BTL landlords offload almost 4,000 properties a month"? Is the author even thinking about what he's writing let alone doing any research?

From: G romit 28 August 2018 08:55 AM

"...volumetric modular construction." aka rabbit hutches

From: G romit 23 August 2018 09:00 AM

Councils use licensing as a money making exercise to boost their flagging coffers, as central Government slash the rate support grants. Although only supposed to cover the cost of administering the scheme, the licensing dept mysteriously grows arms and legs, vehicle fleets, overheads, admin staff, floor space, managers, you name it. Bristol have got additional licensing up to £1660 per property double that of neighbouring Bath - there's creativity for you.

From: G romit 17 August 2018 09:15 AM

"Top 10 best places to be a landlord at the moment" Not in the UK

From: G romit 10 August 2018 08:51 AM

S.24 is changing all this as Landlords costs are skyrocketing due to this stealth tax, and is forcing Landlords to pass on this added costs through higher rents..

From: G romit 09 August 2018 09:17 AM

Rogue Landlords need to be drive out of the industry, and whilst it'll be impossible to get rid of 100% of them. The lip-service that the vast majority of Local Authorities pay to enforcement gives a free hand to the rogue operators to do as they wish with little fear of prosecution.. Alternatively, the Government could actually encourage Landlords (yes I know this is an anathema to Government) to provide very many more rental properties, such that the rogues will have no Tenants to provide accommodation for, and will have to conform or exit. The Governments currently policies supported by the likes of Shelter are driving decent Landlords out of the market leaving Tenants with ........................

From: G romit 07 August 2018 09:22 AM

It's not a homogenous market. Tenants will be forced to move to cheaper properties and/or cheaper areas. If Heinz baked beans become too expensive people buy the own label brand, and if you can't afford the own label brand to buy the 'value' brand. If you can no longer afford the value brand then you go to your Local Council who give you on, a temporary basis only, Fortnum & Mason s finest baked baked beans at the expense of council taxpayers. Draw your own analogy.

From: G romit 03 August 2018 09:25 AM

Incessant Government meddling extorting more and more tax from Landlords is making the housing crisis worse, but myopic politicians just can see it.

From: G romit 03 August 2018 09:21 AM

Local Council should be lobbying Government to repeal the massive tax hikes imposed on Landlords that is causing rents to rise, Landlords to exit the market, and evictions to soar as a result. Treat the problem, not the symptoms.

From: G romit 31 July 2018 09:39 AM

I've used an independent inventory company for several years now. But without exception when a dispute arises adjudicator's have in my experience in every case have found in favour of the Tenant. Even when having a before and after photograph (which is often not the case as most inventories do not have photographs of undamaged items). The word on the street now is for Tenants to dispute everything because they'll win!

From: G romit 27 July 2018 09:14 AM

From: G romit 24 July 2018 11:27 AM

Better still apply this to Councillors & MPs :-) (sorry James)

From: G romit 19 July 2018 11:14 AM

another money grabbing scam. Council should just use the powers they have already to enforce standards.

From: G romit 19 July 2018 08:48 AM

No s**t and a s a consequence other headlines - rental property shortage, rent rising, homelessness soaring. This faux Tory Government (even New Labour wasn't this anti-capitalist) is totally incompetent, its meddling is making the housing crisis worse for the poorest in our society.

From: G romit 13 July 2018 09:18 AM

It is Government policy to destroy the private rented sector (to give their donors in the BTR sector free reign, in return for a nice fat non-exec Directorship when they are shortly about to be booted out of office). People being evicted, Landlords made bankrupt, homelessness rocketing - oops! sorry, collateral damage but you weren't going to vote Conservative anyway. Where you?

From: G romit 12 July 2018 09:29 AM

but many Landlords are not buying either because of the 3% surcharge. Why would they restrict their potential market?

From: G romit 12 July 2018 09:23 AM

"...The government needs to make housing a priority, ...." Mrs May but then 5 minutes later.................

From: G romit 10 July 2018 09:10 AM

The only people clamouring for 3 years tenancies are rogue tenants who get evicted early in their tenancy for rent arrears, damaging the property or being anti-social. Good tenants stay as long as they like. Why would a Landlord evict a good tenant (unless they're selling up)? Why would a Landlord risk getting a rogue tenant if they've a known good tenant? Why would a Landlord risk a void period? Why would a Landlord voluntarily spend on advertising, referencing, refurbishment, end of tenancy cleaning costs? 3 year tenancies is charter for rogue tenants to work the system even more, at the expense of Landlords who ultimately will have to increase rents for everyone to cover the costs of the few bad apples.

From: G romit 04 July 2018 10:49 AM

Demand for rental properties is going to grow exponentially as the already steadily increasing demand is compounded by Tenants evicted by Landlords being forced to sell-up due to punitive Government taxes. Especially as Landlords realise that the tax payable starts to exceed the actual profit made, as the they are taxed on money paid out to Lenders as if it were profits. Glimmers that things are going awry are starting to dawn on the Government as homelessness figures are starting to rise rapidly.

From: G romit 29 June 2018 13:23 PM

It is very clear that the Government does not want private Landlords to provide housing for people on benefits. First they cap Housing Benefit then impose punitive taxes on Landlords forcing them to increase rents, and to make sure they bring Universal Credit. The message couldn't be clearer!

From: G romit 12 January 2018 10:23 AM

...... and Tory ministers when they get their non-exec Directorships with fat salaries.

From: G romit 29 August 2017 13:32 PM

Probably the build to rent corporates (Tory donors), who will charge the higher rents and have less competition from the PRS.

From: G romit 29 August 2017 13:30 PM

The real question is why is the Government deliberately forcing rents to rise?

From: G romit 10 August 2017 20:05 PM

"private rents rise in June despite an increase in the supply of rental stock on the market" Rents will have to rise by 20-30% according to Prof. David Miles former member of the Bank of England MPC committee, regardless of supply or demand for Landlords to remain solvent. Whee the local market cannot sustain this then the Landlord will be selling up, evicting their Tenants in the process.

From: G romit 28 July 2017 10:49 AM

Rents will continue to rise over the next few years just to pay the George Osborne #TenantTax aka Sec.24. Prof David Miles former member of the Bank of England MPC committee calculates a 20-30% rent rise will be required just to pay the extra tax once fully phased in.

From: G romit 28 July 2017 10:43 AM

Tenants who struggle will be forced to move to lower cost properties (either smaller or in a cheaper area). This going to be a massive game of musical chairs, with a significant number of Landlords selling up and less Landlords investing in more properties because of te hike in SDLT; there will be fewer chairs available, and a lot of people losing out when the music stops. The music will start again for another year until the next phase of MIR kicks in. Those least able to afford the overall higher rents i.e. those on Housing Benefits, the low paid, the disabled and pensioners will find themselves homeless. Savvy Landlords will vet Tenants for their ability to bear several large rent hikes to avoid changing Tenants annually; hence in many areas Landlords are already shunning Housing Benefit claimants. Well Done George Osborne and his support for "One Nation". On 23rd Nov Phillip Hammond has an opportunity to correct this massive wrong, before the damage to the PRS really kicks-in and prevent the misery to Tenants on an unprecedented scale.

From: G romit 16 November 2016 09:18 AM

Surely the cost of stolen items will be deducted from the Tenants deposit? And if the deposit (with other dilapidations deducted) doesn't cover the costs won't the Landlord pursue the former Tenant?

From: G romit 14 November 2016 09:59 AM

....or maybe it's Landlords starting to increase their rents in anticipation of s.24 coming in next April, and some Teants are vacating/moving to less expensive properties.

From: G romit 10 November 2016 17:45 PM

I return the compliment, as you obviously don't know how this works. I don't know of any credit check agency that currently checks if a Tenant can afford a future 30-50% rent rise. Likewise, those Landlords in the Housing Benefit sector would not have a single tenant if they credit checked their tenants. I don't know any Landlord who re-runs credit checks during a tenancy (why would they? - do I need to explain as well?). The answer is not a one size fits all. Some tenants will just pay the higher rent (to avoid the upheaval, extra commute costs, etc or maybe they haven't had a rent rise for several years), others may not want to spend that much more on rent and move, and yet others who cannot afford the higher rent will have no choice and have to move (or be evicted). Recent research by Spareroom.co.uk found that: If rents went up by less than £25 per month, almost one in four UK tenants (23%) would have to move • If rents went up by less than £50 per month, four in ten UK tenants (42%) would have to move • In London/South East that becomes almost one in two (47%)

From: G romit 08 November 2016 10:05 AM

For many Landlords 19% will NOT cover the additional tax that s.24 Finance Act 2015 (aka #TenantTax) that George Osborne imposed. 30-50% will be nearer the mark, just happened in Ireland when they introduced a milder form of this tax restriction. Of course, the Government and its cronies will say that only 1 in 5 Landlords will be affected, what they omit is that those 1 in 5 own 80% of the rental properties. Conservative (small "c") estimates say 4.5m tenants and their families will face higher rents, many will have to move because they cannot afford the higher rent, and some will be evicted because there will be nowhere else for them to go. The disruption, and misery will be on an unprecedented scale.

From: G romit 07 November 2016 09:02 AM

The Government is burying its head in the sand thinking that rents are not going to go up, as will homelessness and evictions . But with Landlords selling up, and other burdened with punitive tax increases, anyone with half a brain cell can predict what is going to happen (unfortunately this excluded George Osborne). The Government has two choices repeal it now of its own volition (and with whatever spin they can put on it); or after rents, evictions and homelessness have gone through the roof causing untold misery to millions of Tenants in a couple of years time; with egg on their faces.

From: G romit 03 November 2016 10:49 AM

....... and paid for by Tenants in the form of higher rents.

From: G romit 01 November 2016 09:12 AM

hit the nail on the head. I would imagine most new mortgages would be for Landlords buying through Ltd Companies. Good job George Osborne got fired as he'd turn his sights on those companies next as he's going to see a massive shortfall in his predicted tax take. Of course all in the name of "levelling the playing field" with FTBs.

From: G romit 24 October 2016 10:17 AM

Theresa May in her conference speech yesterday said her Government would fight injustice. Well here's her first test is she going to defend Sec.24 or do the right thing correct this injustice and repeal it?

From: G romit 06 October 2016 09:14 AM

You ain't seen nothing yet. Wait until Tenants also have to pay the George Osborne #TenantTax as well! Not a few percent but 20-30% more.

From: G romit 13 September 2016 08:38 AM

Of course Carney should be worried; Clause24 is in itself a major destabilising factor, and is likely to precipitate the threat to the economy that he is concerned about.

From: G romit 27 January 2016 10:10 AM

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