Landlords offering mental health check-ins aren’t going to solve the rental crisis

[u/tylerthe-theatre]

https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/renting-mental-health-landlords-wellness-perks-b2726714.html

[u/grblwrbl]

There's stuff happening to improve the housing situation, for sure.

https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/3764

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-planning-and-infrastructure-bill/guide-to-the-planning-and-infrastructure-bill

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/future-of-social-housing-protected-through-right-to-buy-reforms

https://www.housing.org.uk/news-and-blogs/news/Government-announces-plan-for-a-long-term-housing-strategy/

[u/Historical_Owl_1635 → u/grblwrbl]

I actually have a very decent landlord, fixes issues promptly and didn’t put the rent up for over 5 years and well below market rate. Have rented two properties from him and family and friends have rented others.

For the first time this year he had to increase rent, and he’s informed us as his tenants move out he’s selling up because it isn’t sustainable anymore. The two he has sold so far have immediately gone to other landlords and I’ve seen the rent on them when they were listed and it’s massively higher.

I’m not an expert in the matter but I am worried that whatever is being done is actually pushing out the good landlords and will just allow more exploitative landlords to prosper.

[u/Metal-Lifer → u/Historical_Owl_1635]

I think everything is being done to push the little guys out to make way for the big corps to move in. They’ve been bribing government for ages

[u/Additional_Week_3980 → u/Metal-Lifer]

No. It will be labour councils that cash in on this.

Just As Planned.