Rent controls will indeed trigger growth, growth in the number of homeless, growth in the number of landlords throwing in the towel - I have to assume that this is the growth they expect.
Why exactly do they need a date of birth - I recently attended a talk about fraud prevention given by the local police and they told us to never put our real date of birth on a public document.
Nothing on the link about a guarantor replacement - I wonder if the article is confusing guarantor and deposit as they are offering a temporary deposit replacement where the tenants are expected to gradually save up the deposit once they...
How can we keep paying these people to just repeat what landlords have been saying ever since the act was proposed - this is not news or some form of discovery just an example of how out of touch the...
I suspect they actually got many of these houses cheaply from the councils or part funded by the tax payer. If I did that as an individual the charities would be up in arms.
I have been in 'care' homes where dementia patients shout for help all day or are drugged massively becoming zombies - they are only being kept alive for the benefit of the coffers of the care home providers . I...
Why exactly is adding NI to our income a benefit helping to counteract wage control? Yes rents are our wages the far left are still apparently oblivious to this fact.
This of course is exactly what the 'charities' wanted as they assumed that previous renters would rush to buy at cheaper prices - they of course had essentially no understanding of why people were renting in the first place.
Interesting, but I am now confused. I have recently been informed that I can serve notice in advance of the final date. If I gave the tenants 8 months notice, could I theoretically then re-let after a further four months?
Oddly the affordable homes the builders are being forced to build are not being taken on by housing associations, priced at 80% of other new builds they are still more expensive than second hand homes which do not come with...
The vast majority of rough sleepers have already walked out of accommodation, two many are damaged by drugs, alcohol or mental health. These people need treatment even more than they need accommodation. At the same time councils have cut funding...
Reply to the comment left by Fergus Wilson at 18/08/2026 - 05:09On the contrary - supply at present vastly exceeds demand, building firms are going bust and laying off workers and estate agents have never had more properties to sell....
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11th September 2026, 2 days ago
Rent controls will indeed trigger growth, growth in the number of homeless, growth in the number of landlords throwing in the towel - I have to assume that this is the growth they expect.
Read More →10th September 2026, 3 days ago
Why exactly do they need a date of birth - I recently attended a talk about fraud prevention given by the local police and they told us to never put our real date of birth on a public document.
Read More →10th September 2026, 3 days ago
Nothing on the link about a guarantor replacement - I wonder if the article is confusing guarantor and deposit as they are offering a temporary deposit replacement where the tenants are expected to gradually save up the deposit once they...
Read More →9th September 2026, 4 days ago
Does this actually just say that older landlords are leaving, skewing the statistics again.
Read More →9th September 2026, 4 days ago
Oh ******** I was hoping my final tenants would have left before this nonsense started.
Read More →9th September 2026, 4 days ago
How can we keep paying these people to just repeat what landlords have been saying ever since the act was proposed - this is not news or some form of discovery just an example of how out of touch the...
Read More →8th September 2026, 5 days ago
I suspect they actually got many of these houses cheaply from the councils or part funded by the tax payer. If I did that as an individual the charities would be up in arms.
Read More →4th September 2026, 1 week ago
Fake inference - as the small guys get pushed out the average income will seem to increase even if no actual incomes have increased.
Read More →4th September 2026, 1 week ago
More goodies for the big players, the little guys desperately need help too.
Read More →1st September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Odd that only 66% are claiming insurance costs, I wonder if the rest are just rolling it into the total expenses.
Read More →Reply to comment left by [email protected] at 25/08/2026 - 15:53
I have been in 'care' homes where dementia patients shout for help all day or are drugged massively becoming zombies - they are only being kept alive for the benefit of the coffers of the care home providers . I...
Read More →27th August 2026, 2 weeks ago
The answer is yes of course they do - so why shelter do you continue to clamour for measures which will make renting even more expensive?
Read More →27th August 2026, 2 weeks ago
Why exactly is adding NI to our income a benefit helping to counteract wage control? Yes rents are our wages the far left are still apparently oblivious to this fact.
Read More →26th August 2026, 3 weeks ago
This of course is exactly what the 'charities' wanted as they assumed that previous renters would rush to buy at cheaper prices - they of course had essentially no understanding of why people were renting in the first place.
Read More →Reply to comment left by Ian at 25/08/2026 - 16:03
Reply to the comment left by Ian Ringrose at 25/08/2026 - 16:03If the tenant then gave notice, surely the year would be cancelled?
Read More →Reply to comment left by [email protected] at 25/08/2026 - 09:09
Interesting, but I am now confused. I have recently been informed that I can serve notice in advance of the final date. If I gave the tenants 8 months notice, could I theoretically then re-let after a further four months?
Read More →25th August 2026, 3 weeks ago
All rents at tribunal can now only be confirmed or reduced, the possibility of the tribunal raising the rent above that level has been abolished.
Read More →21st August 2026, 3 weeks ago
Oddly the affordable homes the builders are being forced to build are not being taken on by housing associations, priced at 80% of other new builds they are still more expensive than second hand homes which do not come with...
Read More →20th August 2026, 3 weeks ago
The vast majority of rough sleepers have already walked out of accommodation, two many are damaged by drugs, alcohol or mental health. These people need treatment even more than they need accommodation. At the same time councils have cut funding...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Fergus Wilson at 18/08/2026 - 05:09
Reply to the comment left by Fergus Wilson at 18/08/2026 - 05:09On the contrary - supply at present vastly exceeds demand, building firms are going bust and laying off workers and estate agents have never had more properties to sell....
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