If you were forming a political party what manifesto commitments would you make?

[meridian]

like you are equipped for that.

Its broad brush strokes as you couldn't manage anything more complicated, lets be serious "mind the gap" confuses you.

Broad brush strokes with little intelligent thought. About right for you, unfortunately.

“Manage immigration”. WTF does that actually mean? It’s being managed right now, that’s why we have immigration rules and a border force. What you appear to mean is that it’s not being managed in the way that you would like it to be managed. But instead of setting out how you would like it to be managed, you write a waffly meaningless statement, not at all different to other dog whistles.

Intellectually vapid. Go back to the Daily Mail.

[BrilloPad]

What I would like is to manage non-EU net immigration. To make it balance the net number of EU immigration. So total UK net immigration is zero.

And I want it retrospective from 5 years ago so we didn't have to have that stupid vote.....

[WTFH]

what good is that going to do, where are those with poor credit going to live?

Best way to fix BTL is to make the returns less attractive by building more homes or have less people wanting them.

It’s not BTL that’s broken, but the financial imbalance. If more social housing was built - and not just “affordable” that is bought and sold immediately - then the housing problem would be solved quickly. But it would mean less profits for those who rely on the housing needs of others.

[BrilloPad]

It’s not BTL that’s broken, but the financial imbalance.

The financial imbalance is caused by BTL!

[vetran]

Seems a bit harsh, but I suppose a pile of addict corpses could act as discouragement...

funny

[vetran]

Broad brush strokes with little intelligent thought. About right for you, unfortunately.

“Manage immigration”. WTF does that actually mean? It’s being managed right now, that’s why we have immigration rules and a border force. What you appear to mean is that it’s not being managed in the way that you would like it to be managed. But instead of setting out how you would like it to be managed, you write a waffly meaningless statement, not at all different to other dog whistles.

Intellectually vapid. Go back to the Daily Mail.

most people would recognise "manage immigration" to mean an intelligent management of immigration so it provides the benefits of immigration for the country and its people (new or existing). The current situation where immigration is unlimited from the EU (despite the ability of governments to limit the less desirable migrants) and migration from further afield is dependant on marrying your cousins repeatedly is obviously not managed.

The other part of managing migration is making sure the services & resources needed to support the increase and differing needs of the arrivals are there. With a shortage of > 2 Million houses and pitched battles in Hyde Park or Schools among 1st & Second generation immigrants those needs aren't being managed.

The deportation of criminals with a record before they came to the UK are common. Again not managed.

If Trump is responsible for the father & daughter who very sadly died trying illegally to cross the Rio Grande because he tightened immigration, then is Mrs Merkel not more responsible for all the deaths crossing the Sahara so economic migrants can get to a free invitation to Germany? Are we responsible for encouraging bogus asylum seekers?


So if you believe the current state of migration is currently anywhere near managed then you are a bit dim.

It was a manifesto so it was brief, the subjects have been done repeatedly on these pages and more respectable ones, sorry if you have difficulty understanding that.

[vetran]

The financial imbalance is caused by BTL!

hardly


London buy-to-let: should landlords invest in the capital? – Which? News

With house prices dropping and rental demand outstripping supply, now could be a good time to invest in a London buy-to-let. But the market is complex, with some parts of the capital far more popular with tenants than others.

Affordability of houses is due to scarcity not BTL (clue is in the name).

[vetran]

It’s not BTL that’s broken, but the financial imbalance. If more social housing was built - and not just “affordable” that is bought and sold immediately - then the housing problem would be solved quickly. But it would mean less profits for those who rely on the housing needs of others.

Council housing is subsidised by tax payers, Housing Associations & Private landlords make a profit. They are busy selling off Council housing. Some interesting stats here.


Results - Shelter England#

try London -> Council housing stock.

[BrilloPad]

Affordability of houses is due to scarcity not BTL (clue is in the name).

The reason the numbers to buy is scarce is because too maybe are owned by people who are going to let them out as opposed to living in them.

Let alone those who buy them to leave them empty....

[vetran]

The reason the numbers to buy is scarce is because too maybe are owned by people who are going to let them out as opposed to living in them.

Let alone those who buy them to leave them empty....

BBC NEWS | In Depth






Historically we are at a high point of owner occupied. Private renting has nosedived Housing is changing.



supply & pricing is the issue.