MLA's should be made to pass O level economics before being allowed to comment on this stuff You don't stop demand by restricting supply. And that is already happening. I have sold one, one is in the process, and one...
Another factor that is not even mentioned, is the loss of tax revenue along with the reduction in the PRS. People often say "well the houses didn't go away, they were transferred into owner occupier" Yes its true, the properties...
What exactly do they mean by "proportionate" there is absolutely nothing proportionate about it. ALL landlords on a database, and yet we cant even get the rogue tenants to be put on one.
The registration system is a joke right now. Landlords pay to register, and the sum total of what that money is used for, is to manage a database. A database that is not used by anybody. For example, there have...
If "73% said they faced big challenges when searching for a property" then maybe the Scottish government and councils should knock off the anti landlord regulation! Or buy landlords out, and show us how great they are at renting.
Reply to the comment left by Ian Narbeth at 25/02/2026 - 12:01You say for "obvious reasons" there will not be a database of rogue tenants.........what are those reasons? After all, there is a database for rogue landlords. Why is it...
If you actually want to improve the PRS, have a database for bad tenants, so they can be excluded from wasting everyone's (including good tenants) time and money.
Young people are about 10 times more likely to wreck your property, and fail to pay rent. That might put some landlords off. Maybe something to do with it.
"Imbalance of power" !!!! Do you think that might be because one party is risking their asset, which cost a cost a couple of hundred thousand quid, and the other ........isn't? I'd like to think there would be a power...
Reply to the comment left by Jonathan Clarke at 13/02/2026 - 08:15I had a house, that the council decided to compulsory purchase to knock it down, to make an additional entrance into a park. They decided they did not have...
As a wild left socialist, I'm surprised he did not quote Pierre-Joseph Proudhon directly "All property is theft" So the council gets to decide which property doesn't meet the standard, AND the council gets to determine the "market value" that...
Reply to the comment left by Bill O'Dell at 12/02/2026 - 10:03Here's the problem, Bill.........I have a house, that I have rented to 8 sets of tenants over the years. 7 of them, no problems ever with mould. 1 of...
The government must never have heard the story of "The goose that lays the golden egg" PRS landlords pay BILLIONS into HMRC in tax, and house MILLIONS of people. And yet the government seems to be trying very hard to...
Reply to the comment left by Simon Lever - Chartered Accountant helping clients get the best returns from their properties at 05/02/2026 - 11:25I had a look at Gov.UK and it seems the confusion comes from those in care being...
It wont "help" tenants. What it will do is remove all the lower cost options for tenants. Those properties too expensive of difficult to upgrade, will be sold out of the PRS. Those properties that can be upgraded, will have...
I have not been able to afford (or justify) an ipad. I make do with cheaper lenovo. My tenant missed a rent payment coming up to Christmas. When I asked what happened, he said he had to get his two...
Being a communist, he doesn't understand how free markets work. Landlords cant charge "whatever they want" they can only charge what the market will support. There are 2.5 million landlords in the UK, so plenty of competition..........sort of the exact...
30th March 2026, 1 week ago
MLA's should be made to pass O level economics before being allowed to comment on this stuff You don't stop demand by restricting supply. And that is already happening. I have sold one, one is in the process, and one...
Read More →16th March 2026, 3 weeks ago
Another factor that is not even mentioned, is the loss of tax revenue along with the reduction in the PRS. People often say "well the houses didn't go away, they were transferred into owner occupier" Yes its true, the properties...
Read More →7th March 2026, 1 month ago
What exactly do they mean by "proportionate" there is absolutely nothing proportionate about it. ALL landlords on a database, and yet we cant even get the rogue tenants to be put on one.
Read More →3rd March 2026, 1 month ago
The registration system is a joke right now. Landlords pay to register, and the sum total of what that money is used for, is to manage a database. A database that is not used by anybody. For example, there have...
Read More →26th February 2026, 1 month ago
If "73% said they faced big challenges when searching for a property" then maybe the Scottish government and councils should knock off the anti landlord regulation! Or buy landlords out, and show us how great they are at renting.
Read More →Reply to comment left by Ian Narbeth at 25/02/2026 - 12:01
Reply to the comment left by Ian Narbeth at 25/02/2026 - 12:01You say for "obvious reasons" there will not be a database of rogue tenants.........what are those reasons? After all, there is a database for rogue landlords. Why is it...
Read More →25th February 2026, 1 month ago
If you actually want to improve the PRS, have a database for bad tenants, so they can be excluded from wasting everyone's (including good tenants) time and money.
Read More →Reply to comment left by Paul Bond at 24/02/2026 - 11:46
Reply to the comment left by Paul Essex at 24/02/2026 - 11:46Nailed it!
Read More →24th February 2026, 1 month ago
Young people are about 10 times more likely to wreck your property, and fail to pay rent. That might put some landlords off. Maybe something to do with it.
Read More →21st February 2026, 2 months ago
"Imbalance of power" !!!! Do you think that might be because one party is risking their asset, which cost a cost a couple of hundred thousand quid, and the other ........isn't? I'd like to think there would be a power...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Jonathan Clarke at 13/02/2026 - 08:15
Reply to the comment left by Jonathan Clarke at 13/02/2026 - 08:15I had a house, that the council decided to compulsory purchase to knock it down, to make an additional entrance into a park. They decided they did not have...
Read More →12th February 2026, 2 months ago
As a wild left socialist, I'm surprised he did not quote Pierre-Joseph Proudhon directly "All property is theft" So the council gets to decide which property doesn't meet the standard, AND the council gets to determine the "market value" that...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Bill O'Dell at 12/02/2026 - 10:03
Reply to the comment left by Bill O'Dell at 12/02/2026 - 10:03Here's the problem, Bill.........I have a house, that I have rented to 8 sets of tenants over the years. 7 of them, no problems ever with mould. 1 of...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Paul Bond at 05/01/2026 - 17:13
Reply to the comment left by Paul Essex at 05/01/2026 - 17:13Same boat as yourself, but with two down and two to go. Stressful process.
Read More →7th February 2026, 2 months ago
The government must never have heard the story of "The goose that lays the golden egg" PRS landlords pay BILLIONS into HMRC in tax, and house MILLIONS of people. And yet the government seems to be trying very hard to...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Simon Lever at 05/02/2026 - 11:25
Reply to the comment left by Simon Lever - Chartered Accountant helping clients get the best returns from their properties at 05/02/2026 - 11:25I had a look at Gov.UK and it seems the confusion comes from those in care being...
Read More →5th February 2026, 2 months ago
Is it true, that landlords above pension age are exempt? I heard this on a YouTube video, but I'm not sure if its a fact.
Read More →4th February 2026, 2 months ago
It wont "help" tenants. What it will do is remove all the lower cost options for tenants. Those properties too expensive of difficult to upgrade, will be sold out of the PRS. Those properties that can be upgraded, will have...
Read More →3rd February 2026, 2 months ago
I have not been able to afford (or justify) an ipad. I make do with cheaper lenovo. My tenant missed a rent payment coming up to Christmas. When I asked what happened, he said he had to get his two...
Read More →3rd February 2026, 2 months ago
Being a communist, he doesn't understand how free markets work. Landlords cant charge "whatever they want" they can only charge what the market will support. There are 2.5 million landlords in the UK, so plenty of competition..........sort of the exact...
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