Keir Starmer under fire for NOT saying landlords are “working people”
1 year ago | 37 comments
Landlords are working people, Scottish housing minister confirms
12:02 AM, 26th November 2024, 1 year ago
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Scotland’s landlords are ‘working people’ with the right to a ‘return’ on their investments, housing minister Paul McLennan has confirmed.
The Minister made the comments during a question-and-answer session at the recent Scottish Association of Landlords’ (SAL) annual conference.
Mr McLennan’s statement contrasts with that of Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who recently said his government does not consider landlords to be ‘working people’.
‘Government considers landlords to be working people’
SAL’s chief executive, John Blackwood, said: “We were relieved to hear that the Scottish Government considers landlords to be working people and that we have the right to make a return on our investments, signalling that the government has moved on from the days of the Bute House Agreement.”
The Scottish housing minister’s comments are seen as a significant shift in the Scottish Government’s approach to the private rented sector (PRS), particularly since the end of the Bute House Agreement with the Scottish Greens.
Mr McLennan has previously expressed a desire to ‘reset’ the relationship with Scotland’s private landlords and has acknowledged the sector’s role in addressing Scotland’s housing crisis.
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Housing Minister, Paul McLennan, Private Rented Sector, PRS, SAL, Scottish Association of Landlords, scottish housing, scottish landlords
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Member Since May 2015 - Comments: 2203 - Articles: 2
10:58 AM, 26th November 2024, About 1 year ago
But only in Scotland!
Member Since October 2022 - Comments: 402
1:26 PM, 26th November 2024, About 1 year ago
Yes but they got the first dose of landlord bashing. Same as the poll tax. England must go through a government created homelessness crisis before common sense prevails
Member Since January 2014 - Comments: 26 - Articles: 2
4:45 PM, 26th November 2024, About 1 year ago
How very magnanimous of him.
Makes me feel ever so humble
Member Since September 2018 - Comments: 3538 - Articles: 5
5:00 PM, 26th November 2024, About 1 year ago
this from the same set of numpties that can’t actually define ‘female’ yet….
Member Since October 2022 - Comments: 205
9:47 PM, 26th November 2024, About 1 year ago
We should take whatever crumbs of affection fall our way, no matter how small!
As others have said, where Scotland leads, the rest of the UK often follows. Unfortunately this love-in is only fake words as long as section 24 and punitive purchase taxes exist.
In Scotland it’s been 6% SDLT penalty for some years, now 5% in England. Not exactly the right direction of travel.