Summer Budget 2015 – Landlords Reactions
2:00 PM, 8th July 2015, 11 years ago
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Budget proposals to “restrict finance cost relief to individual landlords”. 
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Member Since November 2013 - Comments: 32
7:50 PM, 15th April 2016, About 10 years ago
Me too. Will make repeat payments of £250 every week that the full amount is not met.
Member Since July 2015 - Comments: 193
9:35 PM, 15th April 2016, About 10 years ago
Reply to the comment left by “kathleen drea” at “15/04/2016 – 17:45“:
Kathleen.. love it but I am not feeling eloquently poetic………
I am way more
“Politics has no rage, like a Tory vote to hatred turn’d, Nor hell a fury, like a landlord scorned”
Member Since July 2015 - Comments: 47
9:43 PM, 15th April 2016, About 10 years ago
Reply to the comment left by “Markb ” at “15/04/2016 – 21:35“:
Hi Mark
The quote is from Mahatma Gandhi – but I thought it very appropriate to our case today!
Member Since July 2014 - Comments: 121 - Articles: 1
7:14 AM, 16th April 2016, About 10 years ago
Reply to the comment left by “kathleen drea” at “15/04/2016 – 21:43“:
P ledged and offer sincere thanks to all who have and particularly to those also giving up time and effort in furtherance of our cause.
I do believe that both in the media and in our judicial case we should focus on the complete inversion of two fundamental principles.
Firstly that those who earn least are taxed less than those who earn more….a principal which is very clearly completely reversed by clause 24……and secondly….
income tax..by its very definition is upon profit and earnings nothing else.
If a COURT or the country as whole will not stand up for those principles then there really are no principles were income tax upon citizens is concerned. That is an absolute and simple truth.
We have to keep it simple and keep repeatedly shoving those two points.
Simplest is best . So far the media reporting of this has been pretty woeful on those two key aspects. Wouldnt it be wonderful to hear Osborne have those two points put directly and repeatedly to him in a media interview.( and in court) . He has no answer to the fact that he is the architect of the destruction of those two principles.
I prefer “income tax should be income tax” as a slogan…especially in view of recent events concerning evasion..and it makes it clear we are happy to pay income tax..AND implies in the same statement we are being required to do something more by this clause……We do not seek and do not have any “advantages”…..in fact we only seek the same treatment as others where income tax is concerned.
Member Since September 2016 - Comments: 2533 - Articles: 73
9:26 AM, 16th April 2016, About 10 years ago
Reply to the comment left by “michael fickling” at “16/04/2016 – 07:14“:
Excellent slogan, Michael – which I shall pass on to Steve and Chris.
Member Since November 2015 - Comments: 374 - Articles: 8
3:19 PM, 16th April 2016, About 10 years ago
The battle lines are being drawn for what is going to be the rental sector’s WATERLOO. Now it is time for the people of Britain to unite against the Tenant Tax and scapegoat politics of George Osbornaparte.
Say No to George’s rent hikes and evictions! Say No to the Tenant Tax! DONATE and SHARE now!
https://www.crowdjustice.co.uk/case/tenanttax/
Member Since September 2016 - Comments: 2533 - Articles: 73
4:00 PM, 16th April 2016, About 10 years ago
Reply to the comment left by “Gareth Wilson” at “16/04/2016 – 15:19“:
Absolutely. Spot on, Gareth!
Member Since September 2015 - Comments: 237 - Articles: 4
6:48 PM, 16th April 2016, About 10 years ago
Reply to the comment left by “Ros .” at “16/04/2016 – 16:00“:
Hi Gareth! Great to hear from you. Welcome back and SOOOOOO glad to have you back in the fight.
Member Since July 2014 - Comments: 69
8:43 PM, 16th April 2016, About 10 years ago
I don’t mind a turnover tax, instead of profits tax, as long as it applies to all. Simplify the tax system. [personal income tax is a turnover tax as you aren’t allowed the interets on personal or housing loans].
Member Since March 2015 - Comments: 225
8:52 PM, 16th April 2016, About 10 years ago
Reply to the comment left by “Chris Brown” at “16/04/2016 – 20:43“:
Absolutely not. The reason that homeowners do not get to offset their interest is because the asset generates no income and when it does is generally tax free under the rent a room allowance. Landlords have significant statutory obligations to their tenants that do not apply under that scheme either. To compare the two is to confuse chalk with cheese and was purely a “playing to the gallery of public opinion ploy” by Osbourne.