Labour plans to protect non property owning class from exploitation.

[wednesday1]

"Labour plans to protect non property owning class from exploitation"

 

We shall see.

 

I'm still waiting for that referendum on the Treaty of Lisbon we were promised by Tony "nice guy" Blair at the 2005 general election.

 

Politicians and their promises.

 

 

Now then Baaaaarnsley Bill, odd that you only ever seem to focus on supposed Labour broken promises, or aren't 'Tax Payers Alliance' bothered about the daily broken promises of the ConDems?

[maxmaximus]

Now then Baaaaarnsley Bill, odd that you only ever seem to focus on supposed Labour broken promises, or aren't 'Tax Payers Alliance' bothered about the daily broken promises of the ConDems?

Labour had no requirement to compromise on their promises but still failed to keep them.

[wednesday1]

Labour had no requirement to compromise on their promises but still failed to keep them.

 

 

Yeah, whatever Smithy!

[Stan Tamudo]

Landlords already get taxed on any profit they make !!

 

Don't most get it back via housing benefits?

[Expat owl]

Don't most get it back via housing benefits?

 

Landlords won't get housing benefits ?? Those renting from landlords may be entitled to benefit and if this is paid to the landlords then it forms part of the landlords income and so they'll pay tax on it !!

 

Not sure who you think may be getting something back from benefits ???

[Stan Tamudo]

Those renting from landlords may be entitled to benefit and if this is paid to the landlords then it forms part of the landlords income and so they'll pay tax on it !!

 

Not sure who you think may be getting something back from benefits ???

 

Sounds like a landlord subsidy.

[SevenRivers]

Why are all the Labour supporters now fanatics of One Nation politics?

[Happ Hazzard]

Why are all the Labour supporters now fanatics of One Nation politics?

Because they blindly obey anything that the Labour leader says?

[Mecky]

The title of the thread is a bit naff. You should have said something like Labour plan to crackdown on rgoue landlords

[ECCOnoob]

The whole thread is a "bit naff"

 

As usual, the SF resident Housing Mentalist is turning a meaningless soundbite from a desprate politician and into another rant about those "evil scumbag" landlords that we all know he despises so much.

 

The fact is Millibland is soo desprate to get the attention of his socialist sheep that he forgets that all this "protection" already exists.

 

There is already the Landord and Tenant Act, Occupiers Liability Act, Housing Act and numerous other sub laws and responsibilities that protect BOTH landlord and tenants and their properties.

 

I assume labour just want an excuse to p*** away more public funds drafting all these new acts and regulations. Of course to do so they will need to set up a dedicated department with a couple of £100k plus chief executives and a couple of in house lawyers and a media advisor and a few faces on the street interacting with us public oh and a few dozen researchers and a load of admin staff.....etc ......etc ......etc .....

 

We can very easily say anything when you are not in power. Labour could sit there and pledge that every citizen will get to the Moon if re-elected. It means NOTHING. Its just a attention seeking soundbite to try and win a few votes. Less talk more action in my view. They still have hundreds of councils to run. They still have work to do even in opposition. Time to actually get on with it.