Landlords – Who gets your vote?

Landlords – Who gets your vote?

0:03 AM, 3rd January 2024, About 6 months ago 116

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Hi, Do landlords have a viable political home? It appears not. Historically the Conservative party has been the party of the landlord, permitting the market to control itself to a large extent. This is no longer the case.

Why? Because we have a left of centre conservative government (note the small c). The tail is wagging the dog and in an effort to win voters, they are alienating their core voters in their masses.

Who to vote for then? Certainly not Labour, we only need to look at the London Mayor to see the path they would lead us down. Rent controls, mandatory licencing and higher taxation (and that’s just the start).

Research papers initiated by the Labour Party have even gone as far as to state that compulsory purchase at (market rates!!!) should be considered as a way to bolster the stock of social housing. The Green Party – even further left than Labour and posing the same, if not, a greater level of risk to the Landlord.

I suspect the first initiative would be mandatory EPC Grade A’s all round irrespective of cost.

This leaves us with Reform UK, led by Richard Tice. I live in an area of the UK (Bury North) with the smallest margin between Conservative and Labour at the last election.

Recently our conservative (small c again) MP James Daly, wrote in the local press that his greatest concern at the next election was not Labour, but Reform UK.

I agree with him, our Local Labour candidate James Frith is seen locally as weak and unviable and unlikely to take many votes.

However, many people will make a statement vote for Reform UK, even if this increases the likelihood of Labour gaining a seat.

My question to you readers is, should we vote Reform in the knowledge that it will allow a Labour win or should we vote Conservative?

Should we be looking at sending a clear message to the conservative government that will hopefully make them take notice and restructure themselves as a Conservative party, centre right to win the following election?

Or should we vote Conservative in the hope of weakening an incumbent Labour government?

Or could the seemingly impossible happen and the nation elect Reform UK. This would, be the best result for Landlords.

What do you think?

Steve


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LCH

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10:15 AM, 7th January 2024, About 6 months ago

Reply to the comment left by philip allen at 07/01/2024 - 10:06Exactly….peanuts when considered against the size of the U.K. population. Also 1/2 of the 4 U.K. nations voted clearly against.
No way would the charlatans who conned those to vote for Brexit, be a friend to small-medium PRS Landlords imo.

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10:35 AM, 7th January 2024, About 6 months ago

Reply to the comment left by LCH at 07/01/2024 - 10:15
One and a quarter million peanuts.

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11:00 AM, 7th January 2024, About 6 months ago

Reply to the comment left by philip allen at 07/01/2024 - 10:35Indeed. A tiny proportion of those mentioned above.

No way would the charlatans who conned those to vote for Brexit, be a friend to small-medium PRS Landlords imo.

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11:46 AM, 7th January 2024, About 6 months ago

Reply to the comment left by Whiteskifreak Surrey at 07/01/2024 - 07:15
Just more of the same... for the past 6 years!

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11:55 AM, 7th January 2024, About 6 months ago

Reply to the comment left by Dave S at 03/01/2024 - 10:34
Couldn't agree more. What a shambles the Conservatives have become.

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12:37 PM, 7th January 2024, About 6 months ago

I truly believe Brexit was the right move, problem was and still is the idiots in charge of the process who couldn't organise a p**s up in a brewery. Caused me huge problems in my business trying to send goods to my customers worldwide cos. no-one really knew how to paperwork wise etc. Europe has had it in my eyes, extremely toxic and not fit for purpose. We need somehow to break the vicious circle of toxic politics we have in UK. Just wish I knew how. I don't think at this time it matters who you vote for, it's big money that controls this country and always will be. Stuff us poor slaves we don't count. I do believe that many of Reforms policies are a head in the right direction, lets look after UK first and start using what we have to keep us independent of power suppliers etc. Grow our own food, encourage more manufacturing, invest in apprenticeships and educate to meet our needs in the future. Ah feel better now.

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12:47 PM, 7th January 2024, About 6 months ago

Reply to the comment left by NewYorkie at 07/01/2024 - 12:11
Lol. The article link is based on an interview with a paper owned by the DGMT group, well known and well-publicised (e.g. by LSE, to mention one of many) for printing and spreading false information.

In any case, what does that article have to do with the PRS policies of the political parties? Specifically those that would be advantageous to small-medium sized PRS landlords?

Given the link above I’ve come to the conclusion that some on here are unlikely to be a small-medium PRS LL. Or if they are, only incidentally, and not in terms of their motivation to coming on here to comment.

It seems to me that a number of commentators on this thread are here purely to cheerlead for Reform, whilst dodging the PRS industry specific questions pertinent to the same that myself and others have asked above…Otherwise, why not just address them?

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12:51 PM, 7th January 2024, About 6 months ago

Reply to the comment left by Dennis Leverett at 07/01/2024 - 12:37It was only ever going to turn out as it has.
However, wrt to the PRS, which is the subject of this thread, given that immigration has increased since Brexit it is one of the (many) reasons that demand for rental properties has increased.

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13:11 PM, 7th January 2024, About 6 months ago

It wasn't me who brought up Brexit! But now a few of you have, you don't want to hear anything positive from real experts like Andy Haldane, and even Project Fear doomsayers like Nissan and Jamie Dimon [they don't work for the Mail, by the way!].
So, please park your misplaced remainerism, and re-focus on who will best support the PRS.

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