| Topic: | Cllr. Curran must need therapy | |
| Posted by: | Anthony Waller | |
| Date/Time: | 26/07/13 18:46:00 |
| I was beginning to think that this was just a misconstrued rumour until reading Cllr Curran's statement of Clarity. I thought it must be a scheme that has been misunderstood. But Oh No! He has made it very clear now. A complete gift for bad private landlords. and wreckless use of council taxpayers funds. Mr Brandt hit the nail on the head fair and square. - If landlords cannot afford to maintain a property in a fit and habitable state, then they are not fit to be a landlord and should be forced to sell the property. And certainly not allowed to rent to the council . They are as bad as the bed and breakfast operators, many of whom are related to many LBH Councillors past and present going back to the 1980s. To give 50% of the cost of refurbishment of a property is truly foolish. Even with the strings attached the landlord is in a win win situation and will profit from the taxpayer in two ways : A handout from the council and guaranteed rent income ...from the council. Who is going to monitor the true cost of labour, materials and so on? This is thoroughly offensive as it will simply do nothing to solve the affordable homes crisis which this very council has fuelled. It underlines that unfit landlords benefit and profit when they should be prevented from being landlords. It is a kick in the teeth for those landlords who are not greedy and continually fund their rental properties to a high standard. Quite frankly, Cllr Curran, whoever dreamed this up should resign, be it politician of officer. The council should only do business with reputable landlords with a proven history of fairness and quality. 6 months? That's not even a normal shorthold tenancy term. They should also have full access to all accounts and tax declarations if they are to give any money away in such a way. It really is a well meant schoolchild idea that is fundamentally flawed. |