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Once again we see how ineffective a Licensing system really is - which obviously means we need more of it, durr? Why not just have a compulsory register for all rental properties and their LLs (free of charge). The Council then employ a few people to make occasional visits to all properties, starting with the ones they have been informed of bad practice, and bring about proceedings where appropriate. Ah, but the costs you might say, how will it be paid for? Three sources: The first is a fixed penalty for not being on the register in the first place. After all if it's free to register there is no financial reason why you wouldn't do it. Secondly, the fines being levied on these bad LLs should be realistic (why should thegood LLs, and in turn the tenants, have to subsidise the bad?) Thirdly, the register should be freely open to the HMRC, and that way they can do a quick cross check for Tax not being paid and subsequent prosecution. It's not rocket science that if someone is dodgy in one area, then they are likely to be dodgy in another, and it just needs some joined up thinking. Ah, dream on - sensible solutions and joined up thinking is just something that lives in fantasy land. Farm it out to some giant outsource company (like Crapita), over charge, under deliver, award the directors over inflated salaries and bonuses, and tell everyone that we are World Class! (yeah right...)
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22 January 2021 11:18 AM
It's very interesting reading all the comments relating to local licenses, but the two most important points seem to have been overlooked: 1. Dodgy landlords don't obey the current rules, so Councils must be living in cuckoo land if they suddenly think that a license will make these scum bags suddenly tow the line! 2. The cost is totally irrelevant. It doesn't matter if the price is £50 or £5000 - at the end of the day it will be the Tenant who ends up paying for it, not the Landlord. So how does that help the Tenant in long run then? Dodgy landlords carry on renting crap accommodation, good quality property becomes more expensive, and the honest landlord has to jump through a few more hoops. All to satisfy a few empty vessels who are not affected by the fall out. And whilst we're at it, since the Councils are now incapable at running anything these days, why not contract it out to an organization like Crapita who can over charge, under deliver, and award obscene bonuses to their management? Trebles all round? And don't forget, whatever we do, you can be assured that it will be 'World Class'! I'm beginning to think it might be time to call it a day on providing affordable, good quality accommodation to families who need it, and let the Councils and Government take it on as they are obviously so much better at it , a la Grenfell..... I rest my case.
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