FAO BTL owners Jenrick has just sold you down the river

[rogerfederer]

The poor have nothing to lose. They can board themselves up in their rented houses for at least 18 months and not have to worry about paying the rent. The poor were poor before and they will be poor afterwards.

Landlords have been crucified here. The whole middle class is about to get guillotined.

Campaigners and councils are the ones complaining so they should help stump up the cash. Councils should be made to pay the rents, or failing that, the mortgages of the properties in which they want these tenants to stay for free.

Nothing in this world is free. Renting is a choice - if you have no money then go to the council who in this "first world" country can then house you - in private rented accommodation that they will pay for. Renters should appreciate that someone has invested £100,000s and given them the opportunity to rent, and will make sure that the house is legal, fit for purpose and that everything always works.

The problem is that Generation Z want everything for free.

Your last sentence ruined your post, although it was on its way to ruin anyway.

Do you understand that using statistical facts - not biased formation of stats - shows that those 18 to 30 have had their earning capability vastly reduced due to the last financial crash? Did you know that in the last fifty five years they're financially worse off, relative to costs, that the older generations?

You need two things: a clue - you're a rich ex-contractor near retirement, and a subscription to the FT or similar publication that regularly publishes excellent stats and graphs on this very subject.

I hope you're in the category who's about to get taxed to buggery, as my experience of generation Z is lack of well paid job opportunities. Wages have headed downwards for many of their professions since the 2008 crash.

Your "councils can pay the rent" comment also shows that you don't understand cyclical funding options or how the public sector works. To be fair, like much of your generation you're probably off your tits on red wine at midday.

[rogerfederer]

It is only a matter of time before maintenance of large developments is interrupted. Some of the shoddy housing stock banged up the the 90s turds will start falling through ceilings after a few months. I think there is a real possibility of certain areas going south very quickly and turning into 1970s New York style crime ridden tulip holes.

...and speaking of those off their tits at midday on red wine, with expected imaginings, welcome to the world of minestrone.

[DoctorStrangelove]

Where've you been?

We haven't missed you.

Can you feck off back there please?

[xoggoth]

Seconded.

[rogerfederer]

Seconded.

Still posting weird sexist pish on your blog?

The "far right terrorism only exists because of left wing antagonists" was a particularly good read. Just kidding, it was mental.

[ChimpMaster]

Your last sentence ruined your post, although it was on its way to ruin anyway.

Do you understand that using statistical facts - not biased formation of stats - shows that those 18 to 30 have had their earning capability vastly reduced due to the last financial crash? Did you know that in the last fifty five years they're financially worse off, relative to costs, that the older generations?

You need two things: a clue - you're a rich ex-contractor near retirement, and a subscription to the FT or similar publication that regularly publishes excellent stats and graphs on this very subject.

I hope you're in the category who's about to get taxed to buggery, as my experience of generation Z is lack of well paid job opportunities. Wages have headed downwards for many of their professions since the 2008 crash.

Your "councils can pay the rent" comment also shows that you don't understand cyclical funding options or how the public sector works. To be fair, like much of your generation you're probably off your tits on red wine at midday.

Every generation thinks they have it the hardest.

I'm neither rich nor near retirement age. I have sacrificed an awful lot in my life to get where I am, to provide some level of security for my family. We started from a very low base, so f&&k you for judging.

Stop blaming others for your own inadequacies and failures.

[xoggoth]

Still posting weird sexist pish on your blog?

The "far right terrorism only exists because of left wing antagonists" was a particularly good read. Just kidding, it was mental.

"far right terrorism only exists because of left wing antagonists" doesn't actually exist there. I've said that failure to acknowledge real problems and ignoring human nature is a major driver of the far right. Not quite the same thing.

[minestrone]

Where is the fecking corkscrew.

[GhostofTarbera]

Where is the fecking corkscrew.

Alton towers I believe


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[elsergiovolador]

Do you understand that using statistical facts - not biased formation of stats - shows that those 18 to 30 have had their earning capability vastly reduced due to the last financial crash? Did you know that in the last fifty five years they're financially worse off, relative to costs, that the older generations?

This is mostly the fault of progressive taxation. The more you try, the more the greedy taxman wants to take off you.
Most of the housing issues are artificial - system is designed so that if you are born poor, you will stay poor all in the name of social justice.
If you want to put extra work to save for the deposit, you'll feel like pissing in the wind as beyond a certain point it makes no sense to do any more work.
Other way is to cut all spending to a bare minimum - rent a room in some rough area, only buy loss leaders e.g. baked beans or use food banks and after few years of sacrifice you can make it.
So you cannot save money by doing more work, but by spending less. That's quite self defeating system.

You also cannot just buy land and build a house. That is reserved for the big boys who can buy any MP and they can sell you the house at a great mark up.

If only we had a functioning anti-corruption body that could look into this dodgy state of affairs.