Summer Budget 2015 – Landlords Reactions

Reply to the comment left by "John McKay" at "06/10/2015 - 19:40":

foreign workers these are the ones which we would be better keeping, but as the gate as been opened to everyone we have many undesirables which are the ones we need to kick out.
drug gangs knife crime prostitution benefit frauds, security risks.
Look at life in UK now we have gone down hill so fast in 20years.

I think we need some figures on the cost of asylum housing and benefits costs to house people from outside UK? Its also all the costs of the other services ie doctors dentists schools interpreters

The only thing with the foreign workers is they have kept the wages low as they will work for much less. They also like all the overtime and will do 3 jobs if they can fit them in. In the care jobs many are doing the sleep ins and working in the day. Not sure how they get around working hour directive.
I voted UKip because I believe they are the only party that will tackle immigration all other parties seem to scared or its not in their interest to do it.

Reply to the comment left by "Bill Morgan" at "07/10/2015 - 01:09":

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http://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/jun/24/homelessness-england-families-temporary-accommodation-bed-and-breakfast
But the squeeze on social housing stock caused by decades of the right to buy policy, a housing shortage in many regions, leading to soaring rents, and increasing numbers of people made destitute by benefit caps has left many councils unable to permanently rehouse families. More and more are being housed temporarily in accommodation that barely meets their needs.

Shelter warned that with £12bn in cuts planned by the government, the situation was only likely to get worse. Campbell Robb, the charity’s chief executive, said: “Behind these figures are real families who’ve gone through the trauma of losing their home and are then left to linger in cramped and unfit B&B rooms, as overburdened councils struggle to find them anywhere that’s stable and affordable to live.

“Further welfare cuts could make this a whole lot worse. If the government really wants to heal the housing crisis and bring down the benefits bill for good, the only solution is to invest in building homes that people on low incomes can actually afford.”

Jon Sparkes, the chief executive of Crisis, the homelessness charity, warned that England was “sleepwalking into a homelessness crisis” because of the lack of affordable housing – or political will to fix the problem.

He said: “We need decisive political action to fix our broken private rented sector, along with radical solutions to tackle the severe shortage of affordable homes. At the same time, we must have a safety net that genuinely protects tenants struggling to make ends meet.”

Emma Reynolds, the shadow communities secretary, said: “It is simply disgraceful that in one of the richest countries in the world so many people are being made homeless.

“Rising homelessness is the most tragic symptom of our growing housing crisis as more people struggle with rising housing costs and low pay.

“Ministers appear unwilling to admit there is a problem because it is their policies that are to blame. David Cameron is presiding over the lowest levels of housebuilding in peacetime since the 1920s, a chronic shortage of affordable housing and soaring private rents.

“The government needs to wake up and get a grip of the housing crisis and urgently bring forward a strategy to tackle rising homelessness and rough sleeping.”

So there solution is kill the PRS the cardboard box companies will do well.

Reply to the comment left by "Ros ." at "06/10/2015 - 23:48":

Hi Ros. Here is John Redwoods reply:

Thank you for your email. Yea I understand the point you are making, but I think the Chancellor has determined to do this despite the consequences you cite. I am not myself on the Bill Committee, when it meets upstairs.

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We all need to write to him to explain our senarios then he might be able to present that to the people on the committee. Isn't it horrible that a load of people who haven't got a clue meet to decide the fait of many business they don't understand

Reply to the comment left by "Bill Morgan" at "07/10/2015 - 01:09":

Hi Bill, I like the idea of converting to B&B. Do you know much about it and how to set up? I am looking at the option of setting up a housing association with the housing association leasing my properties from me, and then taking a salary from the HA. Anyone have any thoughts on that?

http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/property-firm-paid-60million-house-5794375

Reply to the comment left by "KATHY MILLER" at "07/10/2015 - 07:09":

serving a s21 on GO is flawed as it is a "no fault notice to end and vacate". I think there is plenty of blame here for GO so a s21 is not the answer but an F14 might be...

Reply to the comment left by "Manchester Landlord" at "07/10/2015 - 08:24":

Do you need a a certain number of properties to qualify