Barry Fitzpatrick, Author at Property118

Barry Fitzpatrick

It should be a requirement for anyone wishing to become a MP to have some minimum qualifications including "Economics101". It seems that many MPs struggle at counting. Many MPs go on about professionalising Landlords, well how about professionalising MPs? #LeadByDonkeys

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You only have to look at the likes of Diane Abbott, Rachel Reeves, etc to realise that basic arithmetic, let alone mathematics or even economics is beyond their comprehension/mental capability. #LeadByDonkeys

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What hasn't been estimated is how many fewer houses have been built do to the reduced demand from the PRS

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This all part of this Governments (and the previous Tory governments) plan to destroy the PRS. It's death by a thousand cuts. The Government cannot overnight abolish private Landlords that would be too disruptive but little by little is manageable.

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As ever the Government has its fingers in their ears and humming "la la la......" Shouting about how tenants will have better homes misses the point when there will be no homes to rent! It misses the point that tenants...

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Reply to the comment left by David Lawrenson at 12/01/2026 - 14:51.... but the problem is that the BTR brigade aren't stepping up to the mark to fill the void being left by private Landlords. The big corporates only want...

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Reply to the comment left by David Lawrenson at 11/01/2026 - 14:33... It's all about creating more hassles for private Landlords (and small businesses) to drive us out of the market to make way for the big corporates.

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How long will it take before Shelter/Generation Rent/et al. will demanding "no guarantors". Eventually it'll be rent guarantee insurance which when I have to go down this route will be added to the rent plus 20% admin charge.

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The Government is forever giving exemptions to corporates most notably is Section24, but social housing providers have some different rules, PBSAs had an exemption in the RRA for fixed term tenancies for student lettings.

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Reply to the comment left by G Master at 28/12/2025 - 22:45There aim is to destroy the PRS, so that their "mates" at Blackrock, Grainger, L&G, etc etc can step in.

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They're not stupid - this cold, calculated & deliberate.

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..... notably though is the 2% doesn't apply to corporate Landlords. Just as Section 24 didn't apply to corporate Landlords.

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It's all part of the Plan to eliminate private Landlords from the PRS. “They" don't want a mass exodus as this would result major upheaval and instability. So the Plan is "death by a thousand cuts" with each cut resulting...

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Reply to the comment left by Dennis Forrest at <a href="21/11/2025" rel="ugc">https://www.property118.com/landlords-face-higher-costs-with-making-tax-digital-and-need-to-prepare/#comment-199351">21/11/2025 – 17:20They already get an approx. 50% on account 10 months into the tax year with a further approx. 50% 4 months after the end of the tax...

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The article title should read "Tenants pay Landlords registration fees through higher rents!" - this a back-door/stealth tax on the "protected" working man.

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Spot on, and we'll said. Sadly, I suspect she she will get away scot-free because this is the way our corrupt Government operates - one rule for them and another for the rest of us.

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This Governemnt don't give a damn about Tenants or the homeless other than to get the "optics" looking right for the eyes of their major finaincial backers i.e. the unions. So they say the things that the uniions want to...

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Reply to the comment left by Paul Smith at <a href="25/10/2025" rel="ugc">https://www.property118.com/why-is-the-renters-rights-bill-a-hopeless-sham-for-landlords-and-tenants/#comment-198176">25/10/2025 – 13:21As Sec.21 will be gone, then there will have to be a specified "Ground" for the eviction. Many of these will be deemed by the Council as...

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"Renters’ Rights Bill" isn’t about protecting tenants – it’s about protecting council budgets. https://propertyindustryeye.com/renters-rights-bill-isnt-about-protecting-tenants-its-about-protecting-council-budgets/

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Barry Fitzpatrick

Barry Fitzpatrick


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