In the meantime the buy-to-let market is benefiting from some serious advantages over the buy-to-occupy market. Interest free mortgages, offsetting mortgage interest against tax for example - available to the landlord, but not the owner occupier. This inevitably skews the market and pushes both rental and purchase prices skyward.
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Dr quote uff wrote on Sun, 04 January 2015 15:subsequent e title=Ray Mears wrote on Sun, 04 January 2015 14:21
Perhaps it is time to recognise that the property-owning democracy dream is fading, and to address the lack of protection/tenancy rights currently afforded to tenants in the UK. Germany is usually mentioned at this point ....
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Dr Tim Muff wrote on Sun, 04 January 2015 14:16
Reduces rents surely?
I don't think there are any interest free mortgages available are there?
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Ray Mears wrote on Sun, 04 January 2015 14:06
I agree thought that tenancy rights are an issue, I actually think a healthy rental market is really beneficial to both the economy and people's ability to live in a home that best suits their needs.
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Dr Tim Muff wrote on Sun, 04 January 2015 13:53
OOps! I meant interest
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Ray Mears wrote on Sun, 04 January 2015 12:32
I'm not sure why you think rents would be reduced? The competition to buy from a shortage of housing stock is still very much present, but is just skewed heavily in favour of landlords. Have I missed something?