John McKay

Not for the first time Sam, I recall that Shelter employees went on strike either 2017 or 2018 for the same reason. Hard to believe when the 'charity' pulls in £72m.... Read More

The organisation that SHOULD be moving on this is Shelter but we all know full well they will turn a bind eye.... Read More

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The bloke's off his rocker. There's loads of FTBs getting on the ladder already and I have no issue whatsoever with more doing so, but he seems to be of the opinion that landlords have first refusal on any property that comes to market, and that of course is nonsense. So what is a 'mortgage guarantee scheme' if not a DIP? And of course every FTB should be getting a DIP before they start house hunting.

If this scheme in any way delays a sale then the vendors are not going to be too chuffed. Just more Government induced bureaucracy slowing down the system.

They want the SRS to be the second biggest provider of homes but they've scaled back on their commitment to build more, and they still don't get that if they build a massive amount of new houses then they will force prices up, not bring them down. Construction material prices will go through the roof (no pun intended) as will skilled labour.

How is that going to increase the percentage of home ownership?

If you rent your home things are going to get a lot worse under Labour as they hammer landlords more and force them out of the market. Not going to be much of a vote winner IMHO.

And they fail to acknowledge the elephant in the room with immigration increasing demand for housing every single day.

And they want to run the country! Unfortunately they will probably get their opportunity to do so.... Read More

An energy price cap is price freezing. But is it legal to do in in the PRS?... Read More

Spot on Ros.

I suspect it'll be even harder for many to come up with a guarantor too as some, perhaps many, will have lost their jobs.... Read More

Robert if you haven't cancelled your subscription then you will have been, or will be charged renewal. I know a lot of very unhappy landlords that have found the £100 on their credit card bill not realising that it would be deducted automatically on annual renewal.... Read More

Hello Robert
The Landlords Alliance (of which I was a member) did indeed get off to a good start and Larry challenged several injustices. He took on the Alliance unpaid and alas not enough landlords joined IMHO. He has since stepped down and the current incumbent seems to be only interested in making money so I have discontinued membership as have several other landlords I know.... Read More

If ever there was an argument for human cloning it was Maggie. She was a proper Conservative, the likes we've not seen since. She understood the issues around the rental market and addressed them. What we have now is the most pathetic administration of any colour I've seen in my lifetime. This particular bunch of idiots are completely clueless and I'd rather see Labour get it next time around than this crowd. They are completely taking the **** but what better can we expect with a corrupt Housing Minister? As for the NRLA I quit the organisation in June as they have no stomach for a fight and a fight is what we need. Why the hell are they not launching a JR???... Read More

I, like quite a few other landlords, asked too many awkward questions and got banned. I'm proud of it. If they have to ban people that ask questions they can't answer then it says a lot about them.... Read More

This is excellent work! Of all the people that should read it, it's the likes of GR, Acorn and so forth. Maybe, just maybe it'll begin to dawn on them that their in the business of self-harming with all that they campaign for.

My personal favourite is Point 6. This so-called charity should be wound up without delay so that their revenue can actually be used to house those in need.... Read More

I'd suggest the opposite is true. A 'bad' Brexit deal would mean rates would come down, possibly even go negative.... Read More

Her posts are clearly a work of fiction!... Read More

The Conservatives have betrayed their core voters AND have also caused mass homelessness. I've voted Tory all my life up to the last election but never again.... Read More

Marvellous Jamie, fantastic post!... Read More

Same here (maybe we live in the same town) but there are always options if you look around.... Read More

Good grief! £170k!!! I'm with you on that Luke. I wouldn't give them one penny now.... Read More

I have a monthly direct debit set up to donate to Centrepoint and the charity is also mentioned in my will. I'd be happy to go head to head with anyone that says I am just a charity basher.... Read More

Rob just how bad do you want things to get before you'd be prepared to stick up for yourself. I use B&Q and Screwfix a lot, or I did. My spend with the former has now pretty much ended and is significantly reduced at the latter. If you keep spending money with these two outlets you are handing bullets to the enemy.... Read More

I wrote to Veronique Laury in August pointing out that the support for Shelter was shooting themselves in the foot as the 'charity' was doing all it could to force landlords out of the market. She didn't even respond.

I've hardly spent a penny at B&Q since then and have significantly cut spend at Screwfix too. Kingfisher Group need to wake up to what Shelter actually is, cos it certainly isn't a charity trying to help the homeless. Their founder - Bruce Kendrick would be ashamed at what his baby has become.... Read More