Presumably only a British Gen X thing as well? The same cohort in New Zealand had a different opinion youtu.be/LK9kzCnunWo?...

The point about Awaab's Law is that ordinary use of the property should not result in condensation mould. So cooking, washing, washing and drying clothes, and indeed breathing should not result in excessive condensation. If it does, there is a problem with the property.

Not 70s but when I'm buying potatoes I sing "sack o' taters, sack o' taters" to the tune of Rock Me Amadeus

Having looked at his Twitter I can't help but wonder if this is an extremely elaborate bit

Context bsky.app/profile/jack...

What a way to treat your own flesh and blood

Thanks, understood. I suppose my point is that, crudely, an investor with eg £100k has two options of what to do with it: leverage it to buy a property to let out, or put it into a business employing people (through shares or otherwise). Banking system/wider policy seems to encourage the former.

Thanks - those are all pretty much in the English Act, just a tribunal will review rent rise challenges (and won't set a rent higher than the landlord wants), there'll be a mandatory register with some criteria around fitness (tbc) and a block on seeking evictions if not registered

Even if they didn't believe that, they would have expected a Labour government to get it through. I guess there are dodgy landlords out there who have been clinging on until the last moment before the reforms come in, but even then I can believe some will stick it out and hope for lax enforcement

Where does the RRB fall short of the Scottish version?

I don't know what blog you read, but that's the main critique I'm aware of. I suppose property has a reputation for being lower risk but I'd like policymakers to account for the impact that has on the wider economy

Doesn't the banking system favour property as an investment class over businesses that would employ people? ie you can borrow at more favourable terms for a buy to let than to start a business (and generally can't borrow to buy shares)