Government rejects calls to extend council landlord licensing powers

Who ever wants this to be extended is someone who is after the money, the whole thing behind selective liscences is to try get the bad landlords. Give Boris his dues he stopped liverpools until they actually brought them out were they were needed, not just for liverpool council to make a fortune out of good landlords as well. It is a bent system and just a money making exercise. Similar to what Starmer and the Labour Party are now doing against landlords. Eventually all properties will be held by large corporations and we all now the green plan to to help that happen. Then the rents will go to the rich and also prices dictated by them. They need to be stopped all the money grabbers.

Sorry to say for the sake of fistfull moaners or bad tenants government introducing licencing s heme ,national insurance,restricted eviction and leaving properties empty for 12 months after ciupled with scrapping section21 and raising tax on manufacturers employers is not sensible for any government. It will only encourage hard working landlords and manufacturers to sell up and may go abroad where governents welcome investors. Goverment can then levy more taxes on the moaning tenants why can’t anyone understand the accused money grabbing landlords do not eat the money earned from rents they in fact invest it back into more property this moves the economy and income for any government. People who disagree we think wants to go back to the good old social security system that’s the famous fraze for current government and then these MP’s can sell thier own homes to feed the moaners. If these laws are not scrapped then Good luck to all. The only change required was to regularlise the rental increases and make bad tenants responsibile for trashing rented properties rather than blaming landlords.
Joe

Reply to the comment left by John Davies at 24/10/2025 – 14:17
The blame can be also put on tenants lobbying so called charities, like Shelter, where a lot of tenants put their complaints. The tenants do find that Shelter does not help.But Shelter, based on the complaints drive the gullible government to listen to the false issues.
The government do not listen to the landlords or property gurus, or economists.
The government is revenue hungry, as they don’t know how to balance the books.They are clearly put in a job that is beyond their capabilities.
Keir Starmer is the worst PM in history on all counts.

The tenants need to be educated by government bodies, like the council. The council has no idea how to balance books, no plans.
We don’t need a government that pursue power over people and self satisfaction. Look at their vast expenses, apart from a huge salaries they pay themselves. House of Commons and councils have huge buildings, subsidised meals, a bar. Hence MPs lives are short. Most of them are fat by the time they retire with heavy pensions paid by the tax payers. This need to be curtailed quite heavily, when looking for further revenues.
The government is supposed to work for citizens and put them first above all.
Angela Rayner thought being an MP she can get away with paying stamp duty and play innocent. Everyone knows that stamp duty needs to be paid and she must know and then playing innocent did not work.
They are total idiots, preaching to the citizens but not practicing what they preach.
Animal Farm behaviour. Anyone who voted for them are suffering now or willas time goes on. Tenants, who supported them will find themselves homeless before they realize what hit them.
There needs to be a public outcry and demonstrations.
The government properties and large council buildings need to be converted into social housing.
Why build more cardboard boxes as homes, that will last 20 to 30 years.