The boats are a distraction

It is the legal immigration which has put pressure on housing stock.
Another thing to consider is government policy towards landlords:
George Osbourne was the initiator of measures to discourage the private rental sector and Labour have probably put the final nail in the coffin for the sector.
The result is far fewer home available to rent (not everybody wants to buy) and rents have skyrocketed.
This will get far more painful for potential tenants, anybody with any kind of bad credit or lower earnings doesn’t stand a chance or getting a rental property.

Posted By: JoeyDeacon on June 28th 2025 at 09:51:39

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Well done Starmer he has finally got something right! (General Chat) - McFly, Jun 28, 06:45:46
- Are you CHICKEN 🐔? *insert chicken cluck noise* (General Chat) - Chris Peacock, Jun 28, 07:14:39
  - A pigeon actually (General Chat) - Lentil Weaver, Jun 28, 08:41:52
- And where is all this extra money going to come from? (General Chat) - LincolnshireCanary, Jun 28, 07:11:47
  - Our children, and theirs (n/m) (General Chat) - paulg, Jun 28, 12:20:09
  - One of the biggest problems in the UK is the high housing costs (General Chat) - Knitted Jesus, Jun 28, 08:20:09
    - Good article (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Jun 28, 09:05:32
      - Here is a really good summary of the current state of immigration (General Chat) - Knitted Jesus, Jun 28, 09:35:28
        
        I should correct myself here also (General Chat) - Knitted Jesus, Jun 28, 09:51:52
        
        The boats are a distraction (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Jun 28, 09:51:39
        
        I'm not sure I agree...the explosion of BTL and Airbnb has taken a huge amount of stock (General Chat) - Knitted Jesus, Jun 28, 09:54:42
        
        I have skin in the game as a landlord of 20+ years (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Jun 28, 10:00:09
  - Tax the rich and feed the poor… (n/m) (General Chat) - McFly, Jun 28, 07:15:30
    - Nice idea (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Jun 28, 09:19:51
    - Would be nice but like the freeze on allowances … (General Chat) - loz, Jun 28, 07:17:33
      - This is an interesting read (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Jun 28, 07:26:09
        
        Good article (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Jun 28, 09:08:26
        
        That is interesting. Thanks for providing. (n/m) (General Chat) - LincolnshireCanary, Jun 28, 07:28:18
        
        Lots of good stuff on that website (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Jun 28, 07:31:11
        
        Dan's a fantastic man, he really is. (n/m) (General Chat) - NxNW, Jun 28, 07:46:44
        
        hi dan (n/m) (General Chat) - Chris Peacock, Jun 28, 11:43:53

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