qwant news | BlackRock isn’t buying your street. The truth is actually far more disturbing.

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The article argues that the popular claim that BlackRock and similar institutional investors are buying up Britain’s suburban homes is misleading; these funds are actually focused on constructing high‑spec, purpose‑built “Build‑to‑Rent” apartment blocks in major cities aimed at affluent, child‑free professionals. Meanwhile, government policies—such as higher taxes, stamp‑duty surcharges, stricter energy‑performance standards, and the Renters’ Rights Act—are squeezing smaller landlords, pushing many to hand over properties to emergency‑housing providers like Serco. This shift diminishes the traditional landlord‑tenant relationship and drives up rents for ordinary families seeking three‑bedroom houses with gardens, while proposals like rent caps risk further shrinking the already limited supply.

Read more: https://www.property118.com/blackrock-isnt-buying-your-street-the-truth-is-actually-far-more-disturbing/

#BlackRock #Serco #RentersRights #Build_to_Rent

Royal Navy : Devant être envoyé à Chypre, le destroyer HMS Dragon n’est pas en mesure d’appareiller pour le moment

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.opex360.com/2026/03/07/royal-navy-devant-etre-envoye-a-chypre-le-destroyer-hms-dragon-nest-pas-en-mesure-dappareiller-pour-le-moment/

#Serco recently told the Public Accounts Committee:
"The nature of the current cohort means that 𝗛𝗠𝗢𝘀 for three to six occupants offers the best value for money for Dispersed Accommodation."

#AsylumSeekers #MigrationCrisis #HousingCrisis

The Guardian reports that Serco employees are being presented to Australians as government employed NDIA staff, with Serco employees even being issued government email addresses.

Staff telling Guardian that "we have to pretend that we're public servants and we're not allowed to say we're Serco"

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jan/25/ndis-outsourced-call-centre-pretend-government-workers

#auspol #ndis #serco

Why is Health Minister Simeon Brown having quiet meetings with Serco? The company has a dreadful reputation internationally and a very poor record in NZ.

While they're best-known in NZ for being unable to run a prison, they also have their fingers in healthcare services in Australia, the South Pacific and the United Kingdom.

There's a suggestion that the Nats may be about to hand over part of the Dunedin Hospital rebuild to Serco. Because bad multinationals deserve taxpayer support.

Bryce Edwards: "Before the nation is locked into a long-term contract with a company defined by its failures, the public has a right to know what is being planned in its name."

Green MP Francisco Hernandez: "I'm frankly astonished that they took the meeting in the first place. Even the appearance of meeting Serco as the Minister of Health really discredits him."

https://archive.ph/1ypfd

#NZPol #Serco