Corbyn – Government “in the pockets of Rogue Landlords”
Jeremy Corbyn was responding to a Guardian article “Hundreds of thousands living in squalid rented homes in England” when he accused the government of being unwilling to fix the housing crisis because they were “in the pockets of rogue landlords.”
Corbyn said: “The squalid and unsafe conditions that hundreds of thousands of people face are at crisis level. The broken housing market is in urgent need of a complete overhaul. The Conservatives can’t fix the housing crisis because they’re in the pockets of property speculators and rogue landlords, not on the side of tenants.”
By property speculators if Corbyn means BTL landlords he is sorely mistaken following the Conservative party attacks on landlords through Section 24 mortgage interest relief restrictions, Stamp Duty surcharges for second homes and continued one sided legislation.
The Ministry of Housing put out a statement saying: “Everyone deserves a safe and decent home and we have given councils strong powers to crackdown on bad landlords and we expect them to use them. We have brought in £30,000 fines, are introducing a database of bad landlords and given councils £12m to enforce the law in hotspot areas. We are also supporting Karen Buck’s private member’s bill which will require all landlords ensure their properties are safe and give tenants the right to take legal action.”
There appears to be a never ending supply of political gain to be made out of confusing all good landlords with the term rogue, which should actually be criminal, landlord and the reason for the housing crisis.
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Member Since September 2014 - Comments: 277
3:14 PM, 30th January 2018, About 8 years ago
In my next life I’m coming back as a rogue landlord, just put my feet up and let them ‘get on with it’ as gooduns are no better thought of !
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3:35 PM, 30th January 2018, About 8 years ago
Strange, there’s never been a mention of taking a voluntary cut in his tax free salary if he’s so concerned about austerity! Now is the perfect time to put his ‘money where is mouth is! I’ve a feeling it won’t happen!
Member Since October 2013 - Comments: 804
4:08 PM, 30th January 2018, About 8 years ago
I shudder to think if he gets in im a landlord get me out of here springs to mind. Surely there must be a way to bring the decent landlords together to fight this total mis guided and politically motivated landlord bashing it is dangerous and un fair. He also added property speculators aswell ie developers he has it in for the whole industry he will finish it of.
Member Since May 2016 - Comments: 75
8:52 PM, 30th January 2018, About 8 years ago
For the many and not the few. An entrepreneur works 4 Sundays a month,then has to give half to someone lying in bed !
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1:57 PM, 31st January 2018, About 8 years ago
Reply to the comment left by NW Landlord at 30/01/2018 – 16:08
Could and should form a cartel. If we all acted uniformly we could have teeth with bite -(of course I am dreaming). Of late we resemble a herd of wildebeest surrounded by lions shaking at the knees. The blissfully unaware landlord who has not seen the danger, the new born who does not have the legs to run and is thinking s*** what have I got myself into, the strong (mortgage free) jumping into the air letting the lions know don’t waste your time and the old. Seen change before and will apply wisdom and experience to escape the hunt. Thanks to my mentor – David Attenborough.
Member Since July 2015 - Comments: 393
4:23 PM, 1st February 2018, About 8 years ago
Corbyn – in the pocket of rogue tenants
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4:24 PM, 1st February 2018, About 8 years ago
Reply to the comment left by Rod at 30/01/2018 – 15:35
I wonder how many homeless people he has living in his home as lodgers
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7:22 AM, 3rd February 2018, About 8 years ago
If he ever gets in power then No.10 will have a ‘rogue tenant’
Member Since November 2016 - Comments: 99
8:15 AM, 3rd February 2018, About 8 years ago
Very stupid article! The issues mentioned are all tenant lifestyle issues and it is not the landlords responsibility to clean flats. As for Jeremy Corbyn if he gets into power then the UK will turn into Russia under Stalin.
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8:32 AM, 3rd February 2018, About 8 years ago
Very Good lol