Carla Denyer, Green MP for Bristol Central, sought to stress that despite the motions “eye-catching” title, “it does not actually ‘abolish’ landlords”.
For starters.
This is to make investment properties and landbanking less attractive. There will still be landlords. But slumlords and opportunists will be less attracted.
And it’s also allowing:
[…] give councils the Right to Buy when landlords sell properties, when the property doesn’t meet insulation standards, or when a property has been vacant for more than six months.
So that also partially answers your question about council housing numbers.
Having lived in a badly insulated rental I’ve often thought there should be some sort of incentive to encourage landlords to improve the energy efficiency of their properties. How to frame a tax that didn’t immediately get passed onto the tenants?
In Vic we have “minimum standards” as part of our reforms. Property has to meet them. It’s still gradually improving, the big issue is our tenants tribunal is backlogged and needs a fuckton more resources
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For starters.
This is to make investment properties and landbanking less attractive. There will still be landlords. But slumlords and opportunists will be less attracted.
And it’s also allowing:
So that also partially answers your question about council housing numbers.
All there in the article
Having lived in a badly insulated rental I’ve often thought there should be some sort of incentive to encourage landlords to improve the energy efficiency of their properties. How to frame a tax that didn’t immediately get passed onto the tenants?
In Vic we have “minimum standards” as part of our reforms. Property has to meet them. It’s still gradually improving, the big issue is our tenants tribunal is backlogged and needs a fuckton more resources