To think that Landlords have a bad name.

[Arewe29]

NC for this.

Is it just me or are all landlords frowned upon a MN.

We own and rent out 3 properties all our properties are rented out to young families, just under market rate, we allow them to decorate their homes how they like, and if there is any issues or problems they just call us and we sort it out ASAP.

I know that there is some terrible landlords out there, that should be dealt with but there are thousands of other that are decent that follow all the laws and their tenants are very happy.

This is a fascinating thread not least because there are very few people on here with a true understanding of the housing market, and even fewer with any idea how it can be fixed. Plus a huge number of judgmental people who think their ideas are reasonable but are utterly ludicrous and th.

In the meantime those of us who do understand that there are huge issues for both tenants and landlords and enforcement but realise there is currently no alternatives will quietly continue to do what we do as well as we can.

If you didn't allow LL's to buy with a 75 percent mortgage then about 85 percent of LL's would cease to exist. What do you think should happen to all the tenants that get evicted? Temporary accommodation?

I’d plan to change the housing market to allow affordable rents, an end to hobbyist profiteering and a wider right to buy at discount.

I commented on phased change previously.

I don’t agree with those statements about landlords but I am sick to the back teeth of LL on here proclaiming they’re all renting below market rent to poor/single parent/benefit claiming/families/pet owners.

If so many people did let their properties below market rent, it would affect the entire market. Just own it!

That goes for most house sales, are you against that, so in theory you are against anyone making a capital gain on anything.

Councils sell property all the time are you against that as well.

I love how LLs always understand but others don’t. And how any imposition on a LL is unworkable, ‘ludicrous’ even.

There are challenges in reform and those of us who advocate change can only outline what we believe to be needed. But it’s complex and needs a lot of work. This is a chat forum. Nobody is going to set out a 1,000 page policy document on reforming the housing market.

Crack on with being a good LL. But major change is inevitable.

Sadly, every thread I've glanced at/seen on this site is about "nasty LL's." This thread is a first

you get good and bad, R's and LL's but as per OP, on MN, its 99.99% of the time seen as a the LL's fault

I've seen T's in action especially in brand new homes - went to one via work years ago - it was a lovely semi in a gated area of London - even years ago this coucil had a ruling that all new builds had to have a erceantage of affordable houing, ordianry housing people could buy and rentals. This was a HA rental - it had doors that had been kicked in, walls with holes and garden full of dog mess inc some inside. The family had a brand new Nissan suv, they cited they were unfit to work but the man was ready to fight anyone and working on the side as it later turned out. His partner had a ASB notice against her for harassing the neighbours and making threads to beat them up. Yes, most of the social housing rental i went to were not like this but it shows you have bad T's as well as some bad LL's but MN's threads are 99.9% re so-called bad LL's

I have been totally truthful, but it goes against the rhetoric on here for you and others to believe any different.

Not all LLs are like what most believe. This thread just goes to show that.

It would be governing like in a communist country. If you want to live in a country like Russia you can do so. The UK is a capitalist country, whether you like it or not. Even Corbyn didn't go as far as to suggest theft of property.

I’ve been as clear as I can about this. Housing is not like other markets.

I’m a free marketeer, but not in a market that is so subject to constraints, doesn’t respond as others do and is so critical to human welfare.

Selling your only house is just your concern. Acquiring multiple properties for gain is a different matter.

LAs deal in public funds, not personal profit.

You can’t build what you like on land you own, and plenty of land is prohibited from development altogether. Is that communist control?

You have said that RTB was one of the worst things to happen to the housing market.

You can't give someone a right to buy with discount if the seller doesn't want to sell to the tenant. The house belongs to the LL not the government or council.

No, I said quite the opposite! Have a look.

Those rules apply to everyone not just LL's.

The LL would be obliged to do so. By law. In the public interest.

Er, yes. They’re restrictions in the public interest. But are they ‘communist’?

With respect, that’s sophistry
With respect, you clearly have no idea what you are writing about!

That is a communist policy.

You state I am a free marketer-But, This means that you are not a free marketer and your posts show otherwise. Russia and North Korea are lovely at this time of year.

Not convincing. Sorry.

Lol ! MN is the stinking pit of bad tenants who hate and mistreat landlords properties! 😂

Im a landlord. Ive got a few properties. Ive made lots of money from my good well kept properties with good decent tenants 👍🏼

Do I care what those MN renters think ? .... big no - as they are not my likely tenants

Interesting language, says a lot about how you consider others.

I am neither landlord nor tenant, so able to be much more biased than you. I have no skin in this game.

I’m generally a free marketeer, not an absolutist.

If somebody wanted to build a breaker’s yard or a tanning factory or a sewage treatment plant next to one of your rental properties I’d imagine you’d miraculously become interested in public and community interest restrictions too.

You need to be in the game to understand ! Not just be an MN spectator 😂

We are not talking about redevelopment of land, we are talking about your idea of social policy around LLs, and forcing LLs to sell at a vastly reduced sum, to the state.