Reform

[pinkbikini]

Go and look at the figures for population explosion.

Builders couldn't catch up the new arrivals in a hundred years(slight exaggerated)

We dont need to build 1500000 new homes in a 5yr parliament.

Ok. I totally disagree, but that’s your opinion, fair enough. So why are you so worried about the problems for young homebuyers?

 

[CXRAndy]

Because I know the value and pride of owning your own home.

I've rented, but advice from my father told me to buy a house soon as possible, which I did at 20 years old.

Im also a pragmatic businessman , I understand the value of property and the income it generates for our family.

Im not blind to the needs of the British youth, hope they have similar aspirations to get on the property ladder as I once did.

 

[AndyRM]

Orwellian irony at its finest.

 

[Ian H]

The problems with the UK rental market are many: lack of security for tenants; lack of enforcement of basic housing standards; hugely inflated rents (round here they've risen by about 40% in five years); lack of affordable social housing; the unwarranted stigma associated with renting in this country.

 

[pinkbikini]

Because I know the value and pride of owning your own home.

I've rented, but advice from my father told me to buy a house soon as possible, which I did at 20 years old.

Im also a pragmatic businessman , I understand the value of property and the income it generates for our family.

Im not blind to the needs of the British youth, hope they have similar aspirations to get on the property ladder as I once did.

The Kids Are Alright!

 

[CXRAndy]

Do you why they've risen, huge demand because of all the extra people in this country. People are desperate to get a property to rent. My daughter rented in London, she found you had to accept a property over the phone without actually seeing it to secure tenancy, properties are on the for rent tab matter of hours.

Thank goodness she's out of London and owns her own house now

 

[CXRAndy]

The Kids Are Alright!

My kids are

 

[Stevo 666]

There’s also a demand for purchasing properties. Chains exist. If you stifle one level with too many rentals then lower levels are also stuck. It’s creating the demand - a neat trick, but in my eyes part of the problem with the housing market in this country. I know there are many other problems in the housing market, but the hypocrisy of a ‘landlord’ complaining about problems for first-time buyers is a bit much, esp. as he’s using his usual hyperbole to imply that the country is shite and it’s all the fault of ‘others’.

There's a demand for both.

But you should be happy - just Google 'UK landlords leaving the market' or similar and see what is happening.

 

[pinkbikini]

There's a demand for both.

But you should be happy - just Google 'UK landlords leaving the market' or similar and see what is happening.

I’m pretty ambivalent to the plight of landlords. Opening up property purchase availability is a good thing overall IMO. What’s your view?