Landlords Alliance – Emergency Euro Elections Statement

Landlords Alliance – Emergency Euro Elections Statement

21:09 PM, 21st May 2019, About 5 years ago 111

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The Landlords Alliance was set up to represent and fight for private landlords. We never planned or envisaged getting into politics; yet events have forced us to confront reality.

May’s failed administration wants to scrap Section 21s, which will create potential lifetime tenancies and prevent landlords from having control over their own property. Until and unless major changes are made firstly to the Section 8 process and the grossly inadequate court system, we cannot support this step.

It has become clear that the Government is not in fact interested in reforming the private rented sector in any positive way, but is rather chasing cheap headlines by pretending they are helping tenants.

In summary this useless Tory government is anti-business, anti-landlord and couldn’t care less about tenants on benefits, despite what they say. As from now we advise our Alliance members not to accept DSS tenants just as Shelter will not provide them with bonds. It is just too risky.

As of now, we do not know what policies the Brexit Party will have for the economy in general and the PRS in particular, but the signs are good and we are ready to give the Brexit Party a chance. After Thursday’s European elections we intend to approach the Brexit Party to solicit their support for the sector.

We urge landlords, their families and friends to respond in the strongest terms to the latest assault on the sector, with May’s announcement of the scrapping of Section 21. We will not stand by as property rights are annihilated.

I have spoken today to a landlord who has eight tenants who agree with him and who are going to vote for the Brexit Party on Thursday. They understand that this is an attack on landlords and tenants. Let’s get the Brexit Party over the line on Thursday. Then we are on new ground, as victory should give them momentum to win or hold the balance of power in a General Election.

Until now landlords have had no choice and nowhere to go. Perhaps that’s why the Tories thought they could take us for granted. Well, we now have a viable alternative, so they have grossly miscalculated.

If we get out Thursday and work with our tenants, we can give this rotten Tory party a good hiding. Let’s finally show this pathetic government that their campaign against us has hit the buffers.

They have destroyed their core constituency of voters and any prospect of Conservatives getting the tenant vote will dissolve when they are unable to find accommodation. We must explain to every DSS tenant that we turn away: THIS IS THE FAULT OF THE CONSERVATIVE GOVERNMENT!

We urge all landlords to back Brexit Party candidates against Conservatives everywhere.

Join the Landlords Alliance >> https://landlordsalliance.co.uk/


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KD South East

19:51 PM, 28th May 2019, About 5 years ago

Reply to the comment left by Luke P at 28/05/2019 - 19:39
What on earth makes you think it might be vastly better? And in what way?
Every single economist and study has confirmed we are better off in the EU. I’m an optimistic but I cannot see any signs that anything will be better after Brexit. I am happy to be enlightened.

Badger

19:52 PM, 28th May 2019, About 5 years ago

Reply to the comment left by Luke P at 28/05/2019 - 19:39
What "normal" rules of democracy?

As my grandmother was fond of saying - usually after I had announced my intention to do something considered unwise in her eyes - "if your brother jumped in the fire would you follow him?" - the clear intent of her comment being, of course, to give me a moment to reconsider the wisdom of my declared intent as I had likely not fully considered the probable consequences of my actions.

Whether it will be better or not is not the point I am making. I don't know if it won't be better (though I have a fair idea) but I do know that people are vastly more educated on what it means now and have every right to make it clear what they think about the negotiated deal.

A deal that nobody - leavers and remainers alike - had the slightest clue about when they initially voted.

What are you afraid of... that somebody might change their mind?

What. Does. It. Mean. When. You. Write. In. Single. Word. Sentences?

(Or are you trying to imply that I am too thick to understand otherwise unlike the grownups...?)

Dr Rosalind Beck

20:05 PM, 28th May 2019, About 5 years ago

Reply to the comment left by KD South East at 28/05/2019 - 19:51
Whoops. I liked your comment twice by accident, when in fact I wanted to reply to it. The many economists at the Institute of Economic Affairs do not think along these lines at all and are very much in favour of Brexit. Look up Julian Jessop for instance.

Whiteskifreak Surrey

21:06 PM, 28th May 2019, About 5 years ago

Reply to the comment left by Monty Bodkin at 28/05/2019 - 09:16
Yes, I missed it. Is that the whole constitution? Or just a slogan /wishlist?

KD South East

22:16 PM, 28th May 2019, About 5 years ago

Reply to the comment left by Dr Rosalind Beck at 28/05/2019 - 20:05
Thanks for pointing me in that direction. I’ve looked at the IEA and their BEST possible estimate is a 0.1% positive gain from Brexit with the proviso that this is by no means guaranteed and depends on lots of factors/negotiations etc.
Julian Jessop as far as I can see, refutes all other studies as pessimistic but doesn’t put forward his own proper analysis.
Both are far right free trade, neoliberal deregulation idealists so I would fear for the NHS and our food and other standards.
Interesting that Johnson and Reece-Mogg are excited by the IEA Brexit Report with a Canada + type deal. I’ll look further into what that means.
The Northern Ireland fudge they propose definitely won’t work though. The DUP and the EU will never allow that, I have no idea what possible scenario could work there.

Chris @ Possession Friend

22:25 PM, 28th May 2019, About 5 years ago

Reply to the comment left by Badger at 28/05/2019 - 19:10How many 'referendums' shall we have ?
What if we had another that came 52% for Remain, -
Would you object to the best of Three !
Silly, isn't it.

Dr Rosalind Beck

22:39 PM, 28th May 2019, About 5 years ago

Reply to the comment left by KD South East at 28/05/2019 - 22:16
Please don't use the phrase 'far right.' That's offensive to the people who lived under far right regimes - as my father did.

Mark Alexander - Founder of Property118

8:43 AM, 29th May 2019, About 5 years ago

And half of my family (on my wife’s side) have lived under a far left regime and that didn’t work out too well either

Monty Bodkin

8:57 AM, 29th May 2019, About 5 years ago

Reply to the comment left by Whiteskifreak Surrey at 28/05/2019 - 21:06
'Yes, I missed it. Is that the whole constitution?'

No, there is 22 pages of it, as per the link, but that is the pertinent part for landlords and other small businesses.

Compare and contrast that to the actions of the current faux Tory party, summed up with the Boris quote of "F*ck business".

And lets not even bother discussing Corbyn's Labour.

I'm no huge Brexit fan but tell me Whiteskifreak, who should landlords and other small businesses vote for?

KD South East

9:04 AM, 29th May 2019, About 5 years ago

Reply to the comment left by Dr Rosalind Beck at 28/05/2019 - 22:39
Post isn’t editable so read ‘right wing’. No offence intended.

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