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 2015 - Comments: 374 - Articles: 8
12:20 PM, 14th May 2016, About 10 years ago
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/05/13/landlords-should-be-squealing-under-george-osbornes-crackdown-tr/
This stated intention of a Treasury minister to make landlords squeal serves to underline the ignorance and immaturity encompassed within the Treasury’s own policy making. Such a statement also shows the degree to which Clause 24 is a politically-motivated attack rather than a considered economic policy.
The primary victims of Clause 24 will be the poorest and most vulnerable private sector tenants priced out of the market. Furthermore, by definition of them being the least able to afford the rent hikes of George Osborne’s tax grab, they will OBVIOUSLY not be empowered to buy their own homes by the Tenant Tax.
Clause 24 will not help first-time buyers at the expense of squealing landlords. Clause 24 will help the wealthiest incorporated landlords (who form a substantial contingent of Tory party donors) at the expense of poorer and displaced tenants.
It is precisely because of attitudes such as these within the Treasury that Britain needs this Judicial Review.
Member Since November 2016 - Comments: 335
6:00 PM, 14th May 2016, About 10 years ago
Reply to the comment left by “Gareth Wilson” at “14/05/2016 – 12:20“:
Gareth, since you may be aware in relation judicial review consent we are seeking from the courts. Is there any news?
Member Since March 2015 - Comments: 225
6:15 PM, 14th May 2016, About 10 years ago
Yes, but he specialsed in human rights which will probably not include yours.
Member Since September 2015 - Comments: 237 - Articles: 4
7:33 PM, 14th May 2016, About 10 years ago
Reply to the comment left by “Simon Hall” at “14/05/2016 – 18:00“:
Soon 🙂
Member Since April 2014 - Comments: 5
9:49 PM, 14th May 2016, About 10 years ago
“The Telegraph understands that six Tory MPs are prepared to champion landlords amid concerns that they are being unfairly treated.”
Does anyone have any ideas as to who the 6 may be?
Member Since November 2016 - Comments: 335
10:11 AM, 15th May 2016, About 10 years ago
Reply to the comment left by “Graham Kogan” at “14/05/2016 – 21:49“:
Graham, the most likely are those who already own BTL properties themselves, hence vested interest.
Under no circumstances, would they feel sorry for us?
Member Since November 2016 - Comments: 335
10:11 AM, 15th May 2016, About 10 years ago
Reply to the comment left by “James Fraser” at “14/05/2016 – 19:33“:
How soon… 🙂
Member Since January 2016 - Comments: 297 - Articles: 1
10:17 AM, 15th May 2016, About 10 years ago
Small businessmen are the very heart of the Conservative Party.
Without their votes and support they will not win an election.
Without the BTL landlord there would be enormous pressure on social landlords, which would lead to a crisis. The disadvantaged tenants would not vote for them either.
GO has fouled his own nest.
Member Since July 2015 - Comments: 193
2:40 PM, 15th May 2016, About 10 years ago
Reply to the comment left by “Dr Rosalind Beck .” at “14/05/2016 – 09:55“:
Excellent work Ros
Member Since March 2015 - Comments: 225
3:04 PM, 15th May 2016, About 10 years ago
I have just met my local central ward Councillor, re-elected, increased majority, red but likes GO (a local lad) but hopelessly unaware of C24 and even the SDLT is barely on the radar. Interestingly she WAS aware of some large corportate landlord activity albeit in another city; I’ll be following up with her to expand on my closing comments re HB tenants. Anyone got any useful gen. pdfs etc?