Ex-housing minister urges government to end the ‘war on landlords’

Couldn’t he have done this when he was the ACTUAL housing minister?
Repeal of Section 24 would be more beneficial than lowering stamp duty but Gove insists that will never happen (which means it might).

It would a nice u-turn but I can’t see it happening in the next budget. Or the next Labour budget.

Just another lying politician touting for votes. This isn't really worth the space it is taking up on your website as we all know he is lying.
The same goes for labour politicians as they are all liars as well just touting for votes in the next election. Note to all: Remember what ever any of the parties promise us, it's almost a certainty that they won't deliver 98% plus of what is promised. I will take anyones money who wants a bet.

Reply to the comment left by York student landlord at 01/02/2024 - 09:48
So i went to my local MP to discuss these issues, and he wrote a letter to the then secretary for Housing and quoted MP on this article.

Funny how he's only realising now, when he doesn't have any power to do anything!!

I think this is just a case of saying the Tories believe in being conservative, without following through!

All bluster and no action. Vote Reform

A liar and a hypocrite, looking for votes.
He was 100% endorsing and pursuing that war.
I do not believe a single word any politician is saying.
Including Reform.

Reply to the comment left by Whiteskifreak Surrey at 01/02/2024 - 10:16
I think if anybody believes anything a politician says anymore, they are being very naive.

When I think of politicians, I always think of what Forrest would say " Stupid is as stupid does".

He's one of the worst of the smarmy politicians. Sways with the wind, smiles and no action! I wouldn't trust a word he's saying. Why didn't he a least raise these concerns whilst in office? He did more harm than good when he presided over the response to Grenfell and the cladding crisis in the private sector. Difficult to believe that it took Gove to come in to move things forward.

Well he's a conservative, which is part of the lab/con uniparty. With 4000 people now sleeping rough on London streets the evidence is plain to see that these politicians don't give a moments thought to any of the voters, except to lie to us, and fool us into thinking they might have a heart. They don't. The job only accepts those who will lie, cheat manipulate, and blackmail, backstab and do or say anything to win votes. Then when they have got their seat, they tow the party line and do the WEF's bidding. Red or blue it's all the same. The WEF must be obeyed, disrupt the county in every way possible, and follow policies that destroy our culture, our economy, our lives. The EU is slowly waking up to this too. In several countries the people are protesting. French farmers blocking Paris with their tractors, protests in Germany and in the UK.
As for the UK's landlords its getting harder and harder to make any profit, and for many they have left the PRS and invested in profitable ventures. Banks are buying up properties to rent, but when the tenants stop paying, will the business model still work for the banks? I don't think so somehow. Also look at how poorly housing associations treat their tennants. They couldn't care less, when the tenant complains about problems. Terrible service from them, and Banks will be no better.
If Labour get in power in 2024, they will be even worse than the conservatives. Wokery will rule. Watch the PRS landlord exodus urn into an avalanche as they sell up and go elsewhere. We will be back in the PRS of the 1970's in no time.
E.g. No properties to rent, rents capped and frozen, landlords unable to evict non paying tenants, tenants able to purchase the LL's property at a large discounted prices, tennants and relatives having the right to stay in LL's property indefinitely, and much more punishments and bigger and bigger fines for landlords who stay in the PRS. It's a war against Landlords, pure and simple, and it will take decades or even lifetimes to get back to a fairer and more productive society, if it can ever get back at all. No wonder people are leaving the UK in their 500,000's per year, as 1,000,000 immigrants from all over the world a year flood into the UK and destroy our culture from within. Cheap labour for the big global companies, but destroying our lives and culture in the process.

Reply to the comment left by Frank Jennings at 01/02/2024 - 11:11
Off - track slightly from my original post but you clearly have strong (worrying) views.