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Christopher Housden

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“It’s outrageous that landlords and lettings agents are trying to price people out of a place to live." - Yes, that's right I am trying to increase my rent until it is un-affordable so that I will have no income. What a ludicrous statement. The reality is If I have a good tenant, which so far all of them have been, I do not increase the rent. When the tenant moves on (mostly to buy their own house) I charge just under the going rate and house a new tenant within a couple of weeks. If only the politician had a grasp of the real world and market forces.

From: Christopher Housden 29 July 2021 10:36 AM

You would think that the government would want a fairly large PRS. What revenue is generated from private ownership? PRS produces tax on profits, higher stamp duty, VAT on agent and mortgage broker fees, creates jobs for agents, brokers, maintenance companies etc.

From: Christopher Housden 17 June 2021 17:31 PM

We had an EPC done recently with similar recommendations, another suggestion was insulating the party wall. Some of the suggestions had a pay back period of 200 years. The EPC, I assume, does not take account of the carbon cost of the remedial work. What is the carbon saving of insulating a party wall in a two bed end of terrace compared with the carbon used to make the insulation, plasterboard and paint as well as transport for the workforce. Saving per year £25 for this lot.

From: Christopher Housden 04 June 2021 10:55 AM

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