Government Plans For BTL Completely Unrealistic

Another voice has waded into the great private rent vs the government debate and i think a lot of what he says needs listening too. It is a pity that the housing minister John Healey shows no signs of doing so.

LetAssured UK managing director, David Plaister, has been upfront and blunt about Mr Healey’s plans for the private rented sector, saying, “I do not believe for one second that providing tenants with a feedback website where they can post comments, which may or may not be true, about their landlords will improve the quality of rented accommodation in the UK.”

He is, of course, referring to the much discussed site and hotline that the government has set up to allow tenants to ‘rate’ their landlords. I actually fully agree with him. I did not put it quite so bluntly in my blog last week but he is right. I too doubt that much real good will come of the move.

Mr Plaister goes on to say that he would be happy to support any proposal that facilitates the great work done by the majority of fair, hard working and reputable landlords in the UK. Once again, I applaud this statement. The government seems to have an odd idea of how to support an industry that is helping them out of what could be a major housing crisis. 

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