Rachel Reeves housing law broken.

She will blame her letting agent. Starmer won't lose a second senior minister for not following the law, especially just before the budget.
There is a rumour in some of the media that Starmer wants to bring Angela Raynor back into the Government.
 
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This isnt the same as the Raynor thing, if i was Reeves i would be annoyed with the letting agent but if i was the Chancellor of the Exchequer i might also double check everything to avoid situations like this.
 
It seems like a stupid mistake to me, a thing that humans are all capable of.

OK, as Chancellor she should have known better, but we all do things that we later regret.

There is however one area that does worry me, and that is the state of the monetary system, particularly the pound against the Euro.

Great cries were made when our pound slumped to 1.15 to the Euro and this gov't was lorded as being the saviour of our currency. It is therefore worrying that presently the pound against the Euro has slumped to 1.13.61 as I type this and It, unfortunately, appears to be on a downward trend. Will it recover? We will see.
 
She broke a regulation not a law, a regulation that was only applicable in her council area - if she has agents managing her rental they should have sorted this, I'll bet she is raging with them. I rent my house out and don't have to do this in my council area. It's a bit of a non-story IMO, nothing like the Raynor thing.

As for the pound vs EUR - UK borrowing costs are higher than expected previously - some of it is to do with government policy some of it outside her control IMO. We are also in a period of uncertainty over what changes will happen in the mini budget or whatever it is - this will be affecting the price of Sterling with tax rises expected. You are right Wilf, a few months ago the markets were predicting a stronger pound. We will see where Sterling is at the end of this parliament.

All in all it hasn't been a great start but there are a few encouraging signs, growth higher than predicted, inflation lower than expected and will decrease further, more interest rate cuts expected soon, wages growing faster than inflation. Hopefully she won't choke growth with more unnecessary tax rises on businesses.

What I get from what passes for debate on here is that people expect extremely quick fixes to very complex problems these days. This is not possible or they won't do it (for instance a declaration that we would rejoin the Customs Union with the EU would have an immediate impact and Sterling would strengthen). Every day we get someone demanding Reeves be removed or Starmer call a GE. We are 1 year in to a 5 year term and have suffered 3 major negative economic events recently; Brexit, Covid and Ukraine (which raised the price of oil). Corrections to these will take some time, fortunately the government still has that, as put above some of the signs are positive. I sincerely hope that it continues to be positive, not for petty political reasons, but for the good of the country.
 
tommytwojags said:
Reeves doesn't understand the law. Why the surprise? She's struggled to understand the economy for long enough.
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It's not a law.....it's only a requirement by the local council
You cant go to prison or be fined by the courts.....the local council enforce it, to make sure a 'property' is checked and suitable to rent.

It's not like making £140m profit off government PPI contracts......or getting paid by Russian secret service to slag off the UK on telly.
It's definitely not as bad as putting your main residence in your girlfriends name, so you pay no tax on it.
Imagine if Reeves had 5 rental properties but no income...as well as having 2 homes in Spain after £300,000 disappeared from your fund raising?
 
I must admit when I heard it on the news, I saw as a non story and something the letting agent should have done?

I rent out property and have never had to do this across a few councils so didn't know it existed? I doubt anyone on here would have done either. It's something you would expect the professionals you pay to know.

I'm also wondering if the agents did this on purpose and maybe leaked it too? Certainly nothing like all of the other scandals knocking around as it has no real financial implications
 
The scheme includes the inner area of Blackpool, covering the eight inner wards:

  • Bloomfield
  • Brunswick
  • Claremont
  • Talbot
  • Tyldesley
  • Warbreck
  • Waterloo
  • Victoria
The scheme covers approximately 7,000 privately rented properties.
 
of course it's a story simply because of who it's about. Crime of the century? Nah. It's a story for a couple of days and then provided she gets this so called licence it's time to move on.

Until the next gaffe that this Govt keep making.
 
I think you're (or I am) getting mixed up

I normally deal with Fylde (which is basically run by Blackpool council) but this is normally something for tenants who are claiming benefits.
The 'property' needs to be (registered) as a rental property
It's so the council don't pay housing benefit for badly maintained properties...or if there are landlord/tenant problems based on dis-repair, they can refuse housing benefits and instigate a repair schedule........not that any council has deemed any of my properties unliveable.......Honestly!!!!!
 
B_Side_The_C_Side said:
I think you're (or I am) getting mixed up

I normally deal with Fylde (which is basically run by Blackpool council) but this is normally something for tenants who are claiming benefits.
The 'property' needs to be (registered) as a rental property
It's so the council don't pay housing benefit for badly maintained properties...or if there are landlord/tenant problems based on dis-repair, they can refuse housing benefits and instigate a repair schedule........not that any council has deemed any of my properties unliveable.......Honestly!!!!!
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Your getting confused , just look up selective licensing on Blackpool council website annd all explained . Basically just a rouse to hit landlords with another fee
 
ToBeHonest said:
The scheme includes the inner area of Blackpool, covering the eight inner wards:

  • Bloomfield
  • Brunswick
  • Claremont
  • Talbot
  • Tyldesley
  • Warbreck
  • Waterloo
  • Victoria
The scheme covers approximately 7,000 privately rented properties.
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Correct.

Every landlord in these wards know about this through their letting agent or by email from Blackpool council.

And it costs each landlord over £500 per property just to be listed.

Another cash cow for the council.

Little wonder so many landlords are selling in their droves.
 
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ElBurroSinNombre said:
She broke a regulation not a law, a regulation that was only applicable in her council area - if she has agents managing her rental they should have sorted this, I'll bet she is raging with them. I rent my house out and don't have to do this in my council area. It's a bit of a non-story IMO, nothing like the Raynor thing.

As for the pound vs EUR - UK borrowing costs are higher than expected previously - some of it is to do with government policy some of it outside her control IMO. We are also in a period of uncertainty over what changes will happen in the mini budget or whatever it is - this will be affecting the price of Sterling with tax rises expected. You are right Wilf, a few months ago the markets were predicting a stronger pound. We will see where Sterling is at the end of this parliament.

All in all it hasn't been a great start but there are a few encouraging signs, growth higher than predicted, inflation lower than expected and will decrease further, more interest rate cuts expected soon, wages growing faster than inflation. Hopefully she won't choke growth with more unnecessary tax rises on businesses.

What I get from what passes for debate on here is that people expect extremely quick fixes to very complex problems these days. This is not possible or they won't do it (for instance a declaration that we would rejoin the Customs Union with the EU would have an immediate impact and Sterling would strengthen). Every day we get someone demanding Reeves be removed or Starmer call a GE. We are 1 year in to a 5 year term and have suffered 3 major negative economic events recently; Brexit, Covid and Ukraine (which raised the price of oil). Corrections to these will take some time, fortunately the government still has that, as put above some of the signs are positive. I sincerely hope that it continues to be positive, not for petty political reasons, but for the good of the country.
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As I've said before, there are positives, but whoever is in charge of communications is abjectly failing to get the message across and letting the likes of Reform push their own agenda without challenge.
 
Curryman said:
It seems like a stupid mistake to me, a thing that humans are all capable of.

OK, as Chancellor she should have known better, but we all do things that we later regret.

There is however one area that does worry me, and that is the state of the monetary system, particularly the pound against the Euro.

Great cries were made when our pound slumped to 1.15 to the Euro and this gov't was lorded as being the saviour of our currency. It is therefore worrying that presently the pound against the Euro has slumped to 1.13.61 as I type this and It, unfortunately, appears to be on a downward trend. Will it recover? We will see.
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She actively campaigned for these landlord licences in her own constituency, so it is not the case that she wasn't aware of them and should have ensured she was covered.
The issue now is whether or not she is fined, if others have been, even when they claimed they were not aware 🤷
She is yet another political hypocrite, as she has called out others over standards and not following the rules.
 
bfcpete said:
She actively campaigned for these landlord licences in her own constituency, so it is not the case that she wasn't aware of them and should have ensured she was covered.
The issue now is whether or not she is fined, if others have been, even when they claimed they were not aware
She is yet another political hypocrite, as she has called out others over standards and not following the rules.
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I hope she is fined if that has been the penalty for others.
Does anyone seriously think she deliberately avoided this so she didn't have to pay a few hundred quid? Her house is rented out at £3200 per month. It's an oversite not fraud.
But do the other landlords also lose their paid employment because of breaking this regulation? I doubt it and neither should she.
 
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ElBurroSinNombre said:
I hope she is fined if that has been the penalty for others.
Does anyone seriously think she deliberately avoided this so she didn't have to pay a few hundred quid? Her house is rented out at £3200 per month. It's an oversite not fraud.
But do the other landlords also lose their paid employment because of breaking this regulation? I doubt it and neither should she.
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Yet another Labour hypocrite
 
20togo said:
they are all dodgy and shameful or whatever description you wish to choose but the difference is that Reeves a high profile Govt minister who regularly deals with issues like this. Perhaps you fail to realise that.
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They also campaigned on the principle of cleaning up politics whilst calling on rule breakers to resign or be sacked. 'One rule for them, one rule for us' was often quoted.
 
20togo said:
they are all dodgy and shameful or whatever description you wish to choose but the difference is that Reeves a high profile Govt minister who regularly deals with issues like this. Perhaps you fail to realise that.
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What has she done wrong exactly? Has she broken the law?
 
20togo said:
Oh dear, that doesn't look good for her. Doesn't Wiz live in Leeds too? What was he saying about communication? [smiley].

Maybe it's a bigger gaffe than i first thought!
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Of course it’s a big gaffe despite what others say on here.

She’s the chancellor of the exchequer for Christs sake so you'd think anyone in that position would know the rules.

If she was a Tory or Reform chancellor many on here would be baying for her blood saying she should be sacked so what’s the difference here?
 
Jaffa_The_Hut said:
Of course it’s a big gaffe despite what others say on here.

She’s the chancellor of the exchequer for Christs sake so you'd think anyone in that position would know the rules.

If she was a Tory or Reform chancellor many on here would be baying for her blood saying she should be sacked so what’s the difference here?
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Exactly 100%
 
EdgeleyTangerine said:
Did I state anywhere that Farage had broken the law?
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did i say Reeves had? I just distinguished the difference between the two. One is currently a Govt minister who should be whiter than white but clearly isn't. Meanwhile you just can't help yourself in your stubborn defence of this Govt. You could have a tough few years ahead.[wink]
 
20togo said:
did i say Reeves had? I just distinguished the difference between the two. One is currently a Govt minister who should be whiter than white but clearly isn't. Meanwhile you just can't help yourself in your stubborn defence of this Govt. You could have a tough few years ahead.[wink]
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One is currently a government minister and the other wants to Prime Minster. Shouldn’t the latter also be “whiter than white” given his aspirations?

I’m not stubbornly defending the government and have been critical of Labour on several posts in the past. I’m just capable of seeing that Reform are NOT a suitable alternative.
 
EdgeleyTangerine said:
One is currently a government minister and the other wants to Prime Minster. Shouldn’t the latter also be “whiter than white” given his aspirations?

I’m not stubbornly defending the government and have been critical of Labour on several posts in the past. I’m just capable of seeing that Reform are NOT a suitable alternative.
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i don't think they are either but it does get away from my point about Reeves. But to keep quoting Farage every time some-one in the Govt fucks up is all about deflection.
 
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