Monday, Aug 10, 2009
We don't want those sorts living near us!
Auntie Pravda: Anger over house-share cuts plan
The Government wants to limit the number of Houses in Multiple Occupation in an area. Not surprisingly Land Lords don't like this restraint on their high yield properties, whilst the NUS doesn't like it either and says students bring positive benefits to areas. I wonder who the Government is trying to please then, of course its the NIMBY lobby.
Posted by mikelivingstone @ 08:02 AM (477 views) Add Comment
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1. paul said...
Looks like the angriest of the angry are BBC news editors at the prospect of trimmed BTL earnings.
2. mark wadsworth said...
It's not so much a question of "...who the Government is trying to please ... of course its the NIMBY lobby." because the government IS the NIMBY lobby, it is chosen BY the NIMBY lobby to represent the interests of the NIMBY lobby and all those who beleive that House Prices Can Only Go Up.
We currently have the Red Wing of the NIMBY party in government but next up it will be the Blue Wing, who in all seriousness want to freeze Council Tax and business rates, reduce inheritance tax, increase Stamp Duty threshhold etc ( taxes which taken together are not a million miles from land value tax) and increase VAT (The Worst Tax Of All) by a third (and there denials are so feeble as to make me assume they will do it) instead. And protect The Hallowed Green Belt.
Nothing else matters any more - inflation, deficits, unemployment, balance of trade, sound banking, value for taxpayers' money, economic growth, decent housing for as many as possible... The government's entire policy is focussed on reflating the house price bubble at the expense of everything else.
Welcome to a post-modern tax/economics system!!!
3. Another_pleb said...
So NUS are these the positive benefits of which you speak?
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/lsquoevery-night-there-are-drunk-students-around-our-streetsrsquo-14237728.html
IMHO, I believe that universities have a duty to provide good quality accommodation for students so they aren't forced to use irresponsible private landlords. I think that this would minimise the effects of student ghettoes (some with over 75% of properties as HMOs) have on areas near universities and possibly bring some of the positive aspects of a student population.