New Posts For Thread: Rent Control, answer to the broken housing market?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30956195/rent-control-answer-to-the-broken-housing-marketIt seems to me that reforming the broken housing market is a better solution than price-fixing. The dice are loaded heavily against tenants now. There are four measures which could return the market to sustainable, fair pricing.1) Abolish the indefeI'll let the juvenalia of bongo's last post speak for itself - he's plainly over-excited in an embarrassing way.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30956195/rent-control-answer-to-the-broken-housing-market?post_id=553032887#553032887I'll let the juvenalia of bongo's last post speak for itself - he's plainly over-excited in an embarrassing way.Sun, 29 Oct 2017 16:21:00 -0500And bongo's premise is not actuarilly true because council houses are assets belonging to all of us whereas private houses are not, and Housing Benefit paid to local authorities is money we pay to ourselves whereas the £200 million per-week paid tohttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30956195/rent-control-answer-to-the-broken-housing-market?post_id=553032859#553032859And bongo's premise is not actuarilly true because council houses are assets belonging to all of us whereas private houses are not, and Housing Benefit paid to local authorities is money we pay to ourselves whereas the £200 million per-week paid toSun, 29 Oct 2017 16:16:28 -0500No surprise though from the revolting specimen of sock fungus that is biscuitsIf he can smell a subsidy, he wants to sniff it, hence his frenzy of self-abuse over the European Union whose main fiscal policies are:1 - landowner subsidies under the guihttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30956195/rent-control-answer-to-the-broken-housing-market?post_id=553032857#553032857No surprise though from the revolting specimen of sock fungus that is biscuitsIf he can smell a subsidy, he wants to sniff it, hence his frenzy of self-abuse over the European Union whose main fiscal policies are:1 - landowner subsidies under the guiSun, 29 Oct 2017 16:16:20 -0500A surprise from bongo. We all know why Dr Crippen has a double-standard about the £200 million per-week Housing Benefit subsidy but a purist of the Adam Smith Institute surely would blush to defend it. But then, it wouldn't be the only time that bonhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30956195/rent-control-answer-to-the-broken-housing-market?post_id=553032777#553032777A surprise from bongo. We all know why Dr Crippen has a double-standard about the £200 million per-week Housing Benefit subsidy but a purist of the Adam Smith Institute surely would blush to defend it. But then, it wouldn't be the only time that bonSun, 29 Oct 2017 16:03:50 -0500It's remarkable that private landlords provide social housing at lower cost than social housing providers.How is this possible you may ask?Look at the cost of running public lending libraries versus 2nd hand book shops or charity book-sellersOr at thhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30956195/rent-control-answer-to-the-broken-housing-market?post_id=553032611#553032611It's remarkable that private landlords provide social housing at lower cost than social housing providers.How is this possible you may ask?Look at the cost of running public lending libraries versus 2nd hand book shops or charity book-sellersOr at thSun, 29 Oct 2017 15:43:11 -0500Why isn't 'the politics of vested interest' thrown about like 'the politics of envy'?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30956195/rent-control-answer-to-the-broken-housing-market?post_id=553030143#553030143Why isn't 'the politics of vested interest' thrown about like 'the politics of envy'?Sun, 29 Oct 2017 09:00:46 -0500Now Dr Crippen hears voices..in MY head lol. Is he senile or trying to provoke?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30956195/rent-control-answer-to-the-broken-housing-market?post_id=553030035#553030035Now Dr Crippen hears voices..in MY head lol. Is he senile or trying to provoke?Sun, 29 Oct 2017 08:33:29 -0500Like I wrote earlier. Every post from UB displays envy and resentment. ''I can't have it, so why should anyone else?''https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30956195/rent-control-answer-to-the-broken-housing-market?post_id=553029965#553029965Like I wrote earlier. Every post from UB displays envy and resentment. ''I can't have it, so why should anyone else?''Sun, 29 Oct 2017 08:23:58 -0500LHA has been frozen for 4 years since 2016 the rates were already lagging behind before this came in. You will find flats underneath the LHA rate in most areas, obviously mostly **** holes mind. A lot of landlords still want a working tenant not LHAhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30956195/rent-control-answer-to-the-broken-housing-market?post_id=553029901#553029901LHA has been frozen for 4 years since 2016 the rates were already lagging behind before this came in. You will find flats underneath the LHA rate in most areas, obviously mostly **** holes mind. A lot of landlords still want a working tenant not LHASun, 29 Oct 2017 08:08:02 -0500Never expect any individual to be anything but greedy, especially on a gambling site. It's fundamental to life. Certainly, everyone should strive for material advantage for themselves and their family, I know I do. That doesn't mean we should be tiedhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30956195/rent-control-answer-to-the-broken-housing-market?post_id=553029859#553029859Never expect any individual to be anything but greedy, especially on a gambling site. It's fundamental to life. Certainly, everyone should strive for material advantage for themselves and their family, I know I do. That doesn't mean we should be tiedSun, 29 Oct 2017 07:56:52 -0500