In the 2017 election there was a poll on here and if I recall correctly the majority still just said they’d vote Tory. Maybe Landlords will vote differently next time but I bet Brexit is the deciding factor for most.
I completely agree that it is needlessly emotive and totally incorrect to label all Section 21 notices as ‘no fault’ but isn’t it just as disingenuous to state that ‘no fault’ is rarely if ever the case? A landlord taking...
Doesn’t it just it mean that default cleaning fees will be banned. So the contract can’t say that ‘you will be charged x amount for cleaning up fleas when you leave’, but at the end of the tenancy you can...
Reply to the comment left by Bruce Patterson at 12/02/2019 - 11:28I don’t think all fiscal disicions are designed to have a net positive effect on tax take. Sometimes taxation is used as a deterrent. To discourage one type of...
Mentioned this another thread, but wouldn’t branding this a failed measure due to reduced tax take be making some assumptions about why SDLT was increased. Not all taxes are increased due to the desire to raise more tax. Surely many...
Not all tax increases are designed to increase tax take though. What were the stated aims of the SDLT increase as it may well be that a reduction in tax take indicates a successful measure.
Karen Buck actually quotes a P118 member in the commons during this debate, although attributes it to a social media member rather than the actual poster (which was H R - I think (?)) https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2018-12-06/debates/21A6B725-C6F7-4A0A-8BE9-D839A5C8D3BB/Section21Evictions#contribution-5F93457D-4978-429C-B0CD-0BB559B7004A It’s in her 4th speech...
Would it not have been better to engage with Karen Buck instead of the first interaction being a strange assertion that she is a supporter despite her clearly stating that she isn’t and requesting that you stop saying as much....
Thanks - I’m not sure if evoking the terminology of nazi Germany/fascist Italy will win any supporters but who knows, maybe the actions of these volunteers will resemble those groups. I must admit to not having read the document so...
Where does the term redshirt come from? Never heard it and not sure what it’s implying. As said above, don’t know why agents don’t just go with the stock line of ‘We run credit checks on all applicants and only...
Reply to the comment left by "Whiteskifreak Surrey" at "22/07/2017 - 15:36": Apparently Santander have already announced they'll be pulling out of BTL Portfolio lending... https://bespokefinance.info/p/portfolio-landlord-requirements/
The Geneva Convention only applies to the treatment of humans during times of armed conflict, not when someone is playing happy hardcore for 36 hours straight.
14th May 2019, 7 years ago
In the 2017 election there was a poll on here and if I recall correctly the majority still just said they’d vote Tory. Maybe Landlords will vote differently next time but I bet Brexit is the deciding factor for most.
Read More →Reply to comment left by Barry Fitzpatrick at 07/05/2019 - 15:46
Most tenants do pay income tax on the money they then use as rent. Surely you’re not suggesting Landlords shouldn’t pay any income tax?
Read More →8th May 2019, 7 years ago
Sure, Landlords can make or break the Conservative party. Will look forward to Fergus Wilson rallying the troops and bringing down the government.
Read More →4th May 2019, 7 years ago
Well, judging by this thread so far all I can say is that I hope they are big postcards. :)
Read More →21st March 2019, 7 years ago
I completely agree that it is needlessly emotive and totally incorrect to label all Section 21 notices as ‘no fault’ but isn’t it just as disingenuous to state that ‘no fault’ is rarely if ever the case? A landlord taking...
Read More →16th February 2019, 7 years ago
Doesn’t it just it mean that default cleaning fees will be banned. So the contract can’t say that ‘you will be charged x amount for cleaning up fleas when you leave’, but at the end of the tenancy you can...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Bruce Patterson at 12/02/2019 - 11:28
Reply to the comment left by Bruce Patterson at 12/02/2019 - 11:28I don’t think all fiscal disicions are designed to have a net positive effect on tax take. Sometimes taxation is used as a deterrent. To discourage one type of...
Read More →11th February 2019, 7 years ago
Mentioned this another thread, but wouldn’t branding this a failed measure due to reduced tax take be making some assumptions about why SDLT was increased. Not all taxes are increased due to the desire to raise more tax. Surely many...
Read More →5th February 2019, 7 years ago
Not all tax increases are designed to increase tax take though. What were the stated aims of the SDLT increase as it may well be that a reduction in tax take indicates a successful measure.
Read More →5th February 2019, 7 years ago
Shelters (internal) response would probably be ‘Ok, change course... or what?’, and that would be a good question.
Read More →15th December 2018, 7 years ago
Karen Buck actually quotes a P118 member in the commons during this debate, although attributes it to a social media member rather than the actual poster (which was H R - I think (?)) https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2018-12-06/debates/21A6B725-C6F7-4A0A-8BE9-D839A5C8D3BB/Section21Evictions#contribution-5F93457D-4978-429C-B0CD-0BB559B7004A It’s in her 4th speech...
Read More →21st November 2018, 7 years ago
That’s a really interesting article, although deeply ironic that it’s written by the IEA.
Read More →13th November 2018, 7 years ago
Would it not have been better to engage with Karen Buck instead of the first interaction being a strange assertion that she is a supporter despite her clearly stating that she isn’t and requesting that you stop saying as much....
Read More →11th November 2018, 7 years ago
Thanks - I’m not sure if evoking the terminology of nazi Germany/fascist Italy will win any supporters but who knows, maybe the actions of these volunteers will resemble those groups. I must admit to not having read the document so...
Read More →10th November 2018, 7 years ago
Where does the term redshirt come from? Never heard it and not sure what it’s implying. As said above, don’t know why agents don’t just go with the stock line of ‘We run credit checks on all applicants and only...
Read More →11th April 2018, 8 years ago
I don’t think that the bureaucracy of a licensing scheme is in contravention or building regs. They’re not even related.
Read More →11th April 2018, 8 years ago
Which environmental legislation are you referring to?
Read More →Reply to comment left by Whiteskifreak Surrey at 22/07/2017 - 15:36
Reply to the comment left by "Whiteskifreak Surrey" at "22/07/2017 - 15:36": Apparently Santander have already announced they'll be pulling out of BTL Portfolio lending... https://bespokefinance.info/p/portfolio-landlord-requirements/
Read More →26th May 2017, 9 years ago
The Geneva Convention only applies to the treatment of humans during times of armed conflict, not when someone is playing happy hardcore for 36 hours straight.
Read More →26th May 2017, 9 years ago
It was me, sorry I forgot to tell you. :)
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