The BBC says the Iran war is pushing up mortgage costs. That’s only part of the story.
The real drivers are much closer to home — and far more serious.
#MortgageRates #UKHousing #CostOfLiving #Iran #BBC #PoliticsLive #PMQs
https://thewhipline.substack.com/p/heres-what-the-bbc-isnt-telling-you
Tenants Face Widespread Difficulty Affording Rent
Find out why many renters in the UK and US can't afford rent and have to cut back on food, heating, and clothes. See what happens next.
#RentCrisis, #AffordableHousing, #TenantStruggles, #CostOfLiving, #UKHousing
https://newsletter.tf/renters-struggle-to-pay-rent-cut-food-costs/
Nearly half of tenants surveyed are cutting back on food, heating, and clothes to pay rent. This is a big problem for many families.
#RentCrisis, #AffordableHousing, #TenantStruggles, #CostOfLiving, #UKHousing
https://newsletter.tf/renters-struggle-to-pay-rent-cut-food-costs/
Labour's Renters' Rights Reforms Face Scrutiny Amid Delays and Landlord Concerns
UK renters face delays for new rights. Landlords may raise rents. Learn about Awaab's Law and the ban on no-fault evictions.
#RentersRights, #UKHousing, #TenantProtection, #LandlordLaws, #AwaabsLaw
https://newsletter.tf/renters-rights-uk-delays-landlord-concerns/
New laws to protect renters in the UK are coming, but some parts will take time. This means people in bad homes might not get help right away. Landlords are concerned about the new rules and may increase rent.
#RentersRights, #UKHousing, #TenantProtection, #LandlordLaws, #AwaabsLaw
https://newsletter.tf/renters-rights-uk-delays-landlord-concerns/
Lets Rethink Housing: Surely we can do something now? Without new laws?
Say we’ve agreed on a better housing system.
The laws are coming.
The machinery is spinning up.
But while we’re waiting…
surely we can start doing something?
Lets Rethink Housing: Surely we can do something now? Without new laws? So let’s imagine this has gone well. We’ve got a solid idea. We’ve persuaded a government to back it. The legislation is bein…
Lets Rethink Housing: Right — so what would this actually look like in practice?
We’ve talked about incentives.
So what would a real alternative actually look like?
Not theory.
Not slogans.
Just something that could work.
Right — so what would this actually look like in practice? What if we could unlock land, build homes, and offer investors a boring alternative to property — without confiscation, forced sales, or b…
Lets Rethink Housing: People use housing as an investment — could we find a better alternative?
Does investing really need to mean owning the thing itself?
We don’t do that with roads or power.
So why housing?
People use housing as an investment — could we find a better alternative? If housing became the default place to put savings because everything else felt worse, what would a boring, stable alternat…
Can we actually encourage developers and land-bankers to build?
If building homes is how developers make money…
why wouldn’t they be building?
Maybe the question isn’t greed —
maybe it’s incentives.
Can we actually encourage developers and land-bankers to build? If land-banking and delayed building are often rational responses to risk and incentives, what would need to change for building home…
We plan roads.
We plan water.
We plan power.
So why don’t we plan housing the same way?
Surely — housing is as important as roads and water? A conversational look at why housing fits the definition of infrastructure, and what changes when we start planning it with the same seriousness…
Pablo Martini (Geezer)
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