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What even if you were utterly blameless and just temporarily or permanently ill, unemployed, demented or otherwise unfortunate? These...

As I say, the private landlord system can't deal clients who have problems - there are a lot of them and it's not always their fault. To...

Well yes maybe some sort of buy-back where necessary. Main thing should be to build more houses and also to look at empty properties...

yep - private sector can't cope. Austerity and underfunding of public services has made things much worse.

So you'd be happy on the park bench if things don't go your way - illness, accident, dementia, old age, whatever?

🤣 Well if you (or @monster) ever fall on hard times, for whatever reason, we will be looking after you, even though neither of you...

Hence my earlier point that the private sector can't cope.

Like the NHS, the private sector can cherry pick the least difficult (most profitable) tenants and leave the more problematic ones to...

Not sure if you’ve missed it or are choosing not to answer but I’ve asked you twice which regulation you feel is inappropriate? I’m...

Some weird fantasy politics from our @monster as usual! 🤣 Actually the history of housing policy is much more interesting. It's always...

Really? Do you have any data to back up this somewhat neat and tidy hypothesis?

Slum landlords. Nobody needs them.

Exactly. Strictly for gamblers/speculators. Not a reliable basis for providing homes for all.

Most businesses involve doing far more work for equivalent profit but all their assets fall in value. Property owning and letting is...

I’d agree with that if it said “all the housing the UK needs”. More and better social housing alongside a well regulated private rental...