Landlords to be abolished by the Green Party

I’ve never understood politicians. They are foreever looking at punitive measures. Why don’t they work WITH “those who have” in order to make things better? For example, they could offer grants/incentives to landlords to install solar panels on properties for example. You know and I know that if left to politicians nothing substantial is going to get done.

Reply to the comment left by Rookie Landlord at 06/10/2025 – 14:15
That’s absolutely correct.

If the Green Party really was a green party then they would be lobbying to make finance payments deductible again rents AT LEAST for EPC band C properties and above. They would also be lobbying to introduce capital allowances on such things as photovoltaics.

But they are not doing this: This is because they are no longer genuinely a ‘Green-Party’…..they are just a radical left-wing pressure group that Middle-England can’t risk voting for any more. And that’s why they’ve just stuffed their councillors.

Cranberry sauce anyone?

I have voted for the Greens on occasion, at local level. There seems to be little point, in my constituency, in voting for them in a general election, as my best option has always been to try to keep out the party I least like! After this policy announcement, I will never vote for them again! As a young woman, for several years after leaving ‘home’, I benefitted from access to a series of low cost, comfortable accommodations for a single person. These were all owned and maintained by private individuals seeking to augment their own modest incomes by providing a much needed service that has always appeared to be totally absent in social housing provision. Now, as a pensioner surviving on State Pension, with a half share in what was my late civil partner’s family home, I am barely able to keep my head above water by continuing to let out parts of our home for holidays and/or longer rental, as he and I had done for many years previously. We have always declared income, as self-employed, and paid tax when owed. The vast majority of our holiday guests and all of our longer term renters have always been happy here, sharing what is our much loved family home. I now live in terror of the current characterisation of people like me, in much of the media, a positively demonic characterisation that has apparently now reached it’s zenith in policy and opinions of members of the Green Party. There is every possibility that I and my family could be forced out of our home by these kind of policies. This would result in the loss of a home for at least two households, loss of income for myself and of a loved and valued holiday destination for many returning guests, and loss of income for those individuals I engage to assist with cleaning and maintenance. There would be no corresponding gain in social housing provision as this type of property is now only accessible to those with very deep pockets indeed. It was purchased at a time when a humble country residence could be bought for a song and made into a home with simple hard physical work and determination, when neighbours came from all walks of life and the countryside was not a ghetto for the wealthy, as it is increasingly becoming. Having now accomplished my goal of surviving without recourse to benefits, I would find myself in danger of being thrown back into that situation. The generation to follow, our children’s generation, would have little hope of ever again having access to such a beloved family home. I can see nothing to be gained by such policies that appear to be rooted in ignorance and complete misunderstanding of the contribution that has always been made by small landlords in the PRS to housing provision, which has never been fully covered by social housing. Surely it would be better to support such provision, rather than setting out to destroy it?

All I can say is, fortunately these imbeciles will never, ever, win a general election!

Its time these clueless idiots in government actually woke up. Over the last 2 years,
I lost one tenant, undertook repairs, took another tenant. Two years rent ? I am also a handyman with a reasonable turnover, but tied into the same account, year 1, – £1900, year two Whay Hey a profit, £86. Any chance of getting the damages back from the original tenant ? same chance of this daft lot getting into power. Have to say these will be my last tenants ! Section 8 here i come.

If you want to remove landlords it is very simple, remove stamp duty, improve the house buying process and make mortgages affordable. However this means banks and the government will lose out significantly so it will never happen.
The move to get rid of private landlords is driven by banks & pension funds wanting us all to be renters, but with them as landlords which will be far far worse than 99% of private landlords who are fair and considerate.

Reply to the comment left by Jenny Wright at 06/10/2025 – 16:36
Whilst I have never voted for them in a national election, I have also occasionally in the past voted for the greens at a LOCAL COUNCIL level because they were attempting to deal with local sustainability issues.

But as you say…after this announcement I will NEVER consider them again. They are not a green party or a party of sustainability and even as a local pressure group or protest vote they are no longer worth voting for.

Green party councillors need to leave and go somewhere else.

Reply to the comment left by graham mcauley at 06/10/2025 – 17:03
Wouldn’t be so sure, the current and previous governments have proven themselves completely incompetent. If the system is allowed to change from the current failing first past the post, which it desperately needs to then there will be more small party involvement (which is a good thing).
I strongly disagree with removing small land lords they make the system work and people have affordable housing due to human factor. Remove them and rents will rocket under corporate landlords

Reply to the comment left by Vance Harvey at 06/10/2025 – 10:31
Hi vegan here too! Like you I used to vote green and wished them success but grew more and more disillusioned with their bonkers policies… imagine if they were in power…

Reply to the comment left by Jennyanydots at 06/10/2025 – 16:36
Socialism always runs out of other people’s money, to paraphrase Margaret Thatcher, in other words, they never learn but keep repeating the same mistakes.