Lynne
from our MP's website: "A third of the cases Anne Marie is asked to help constituents with relate to housing. There is too little housing stock to meet demand locally and the private rented sector is difficult and expensive to access".
How would, say, a couple, in a four bedroom house demonstrate high occupancy? By having lodgers for example? There is already a scheme (forget its name) that allows a certain amount of tax relief on income earned from lodgers' rents. Not sure how an increase in 'spare' bed occupancy would help those people wishing to buy their own place but unable to do so because of high cost. Sorry, ...
In today's Dawlish Post. Planning ref: 14/01275/Ful, Dawlish. The Lawn, The Strand. Demoliltion of single storey bandstand and erection of new cultural pavilion comprising performance space, exhibition/workshop space and accessible w.c. ...
This is an interesting link http://moneyfacts.co.uk/guides/buy-to-let/tax-on-buy-to-let-property-and-income290312/ it gives details of private landlords' tax liabilities and how they can be offset (the tax liabilities that is not the landlords) .
Yes agree that as it is their property it is their perogative to stay put if so desired. So.........hows about some financial incentives from the government to incentivise such people to downsize and thus free up their property for others? As you say, by their underoccupying their property (ies), albeit their private property(ies), they are aiding and abetting the present housing shortage.
Under occupancy of houses. That's allowed in the private owner occupier sector but not in the public rented if you are so poor that you have to claim housing benefit. Does the expression Bedroom Tax ring any bells?
Well, if it is just sooooo awful Andysport and so apparently so unprofitable it really does beg the question of why has the private rented sector taken off in such a big way then? I mean, if private sector landlords are so hit tax wise why are they in the private rented sector game? Some, just some, I grant you might be in the business for altruistic reasons but the vast majority? Come off ...
Whilst I too agree with Mark Carney's forensic examination of incomes and the reasons why, the issue is that people who wish to own their own home cannot do so. Not just because their income multiplied by 3 won't be enough but because their income muliplied by 10 probably wouldn't be enough! It may be the cultural norm in other European countries that people rent. Here it is not. I regard ...
High house prices, generation rent. How did it happen? “In the past decade, the private rented sector has nearly doubled in size, from around five million in 2001 to nine million now. A fifth of families with children now live in private rented housing. Traditionally, the private rented sector has been seen primarily as a tenure for students and young professionals who are living ...
and another thing........ there is nothing that restricts any one person to owning only one property is there? I mean, you got the dosh you can buy as many properties as you like and then rent 'em out. Either to generation rent or, as we are a holiday resort, to holiday makers. Generation Rent please wake up! - you've got 12 months between now and the next general election. Use your ...
