Bob Arctor Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 What happens to the landlord's income from the property's inflation value? How is he supposed to pay the mortgage he has taken out on the house? Since we all want to help, why can't the houses/flats be purchased by the state, not just stolen? Why does the state not build more houses in the first place? Because of extreme free market ideology that prefers to see people homeless than build social housing. We need a stop to right to buy, and a big social housing building programme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hackey lad Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 At first this sounds like a reasonable idea by Jeremy but then he spoils it by using the word requisition . Maybe ask the people who own these properties if they are willing to help people out for a few months but talk of requisition would make people angry and unlikely to help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sibon Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 Why does the state not build more houses in the first place? Because of extreme free market ideology that prefers to see people homeless than build social housing. We need a stop to right to buy, and a big social housing building programme. That's the answer. I never understood why Governments were expecting house builders to shoot themselves in the foot by allowing supply to exceed demand. The only way to make that happen is state intervention. We seem happy enough to do it to prop up house prices, it is time to do it to provide decent homes instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Arctor Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 That's the answer. I never understood why Governments were expecting house builders to shoot themselves in the foot by allowing supply to exceed demand. The only way to make that happen is state intervention. We seem happy enough to do it to prop up house prices, it is time to do it to provide decent homes instead. Completely. The market, by definition, cannot provide enough decent homes for all. To do so would hurt the profits of housebuilders and be completely unacceptable to their boards, executives and shareholders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sibon Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 Completely. The market, by definition, cannot provide enough decent homes for all. To do so would hurt the profits of housebuilders and be completely unacceptable to their boards, executives and shareholders. This report is a couple of years old now, but very little has changed. No doubt, the free marketeers will be along soon shouting about it being their land and their cash. I'm a bit bored of that argument now. Either Taylor Wimpey, Barrett and their mates get on with buiilding enough homes for everyone, or we should be making in very uneconomic for them to hang on to their land banks, using the tax system. Building firms are notably absent from lists of political donors, but their CEOs, Chairmen and owners are not:suspect: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I1L2T3 Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 Let's not forget Theresa May's coronation general election cost £143m £5m for probably the biggest national disaster since WW2 is piddling in the wind. Pathetic and shameful. And it took two days for her to pledge that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hackey lad Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 Let's not forget Theresa May's coronation general election cost £143m £5m for probably the biggest national disaster since WW2 is piddling in the wind. Pathetic and shameful. And it took two days for her to pledge that. do you honestly believe that £5 million will be the total of the governments assistance ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JNewton69 Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 do you honestly believe that £5 million will be the total of the governments assistance ? It was only a few weeks ago that she was telling us that there's no magic money tree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hackey lad Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 It was only a few weeks ago that she was telling us that there's no magic money tree. there isn't one but the government has contingency funds set aside for disasters/tragedies such as this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I1L2T3 Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 do you honestly believe that £5 million will be the total of the governments assistance ? What is it then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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