Private Rented Sector a Scam, says Ken Livingstone
By |Published On: 26th March 2013|

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Private Rented Sector a Scam, says Ken Livingstone

By |Published On: 26th March 2013|

This article is an external press release originally published on the Landlord News website, which has now been migrated to the Just Landlords blog.

Former Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone has issued a scathing attack on the private rented sector.

Speaking at an Evening Standard debate on the future of the London property market, Mr Livingstone said that “our private rented sector has become a scam.”[1]

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Mr Livingstone expressed his belief that the United Kingdom would benefit from a long-term housing programme. In his address, Livingstone said: “Over the last four or five years, the Bank of England has printed electronically £375bn which has kept the banking system afloat.”[1]

He went on to say that “if a quarter of that had been diverted to a five-year housing programme, we could have bought 100,000 homes a year and not increased our debt: homes owned by the Bank of England and managed by local authorities.”[1]

Private Rented Sector a Scam, says Ken Livingstone

Private Rented Sector a Scam, says Ken Livingstone

At the same conference, the Mayor’s housing chief Richard Blakeway, further expressed his desire for 1.6bn of Stamp Duty cash raised from London house buyers to be put into a secure house-building programme within the city.

[1] http://old.lettingagenttoday.co.uk/news_features/Private-rented-sector-a-scam-says-Ken-Livingstone

 

 

About the Author: Em Morley (she/they)

Em is the Content Marketing Manager for Just Landlords, with over five years of experience writing for insurance and property websites. Together with the knowledge and expertise of the Just Landlords underwriting team, Em aims to provide those in the property industry with helpful resources. When she’s not at her computer researching and writing property and insurance guides, you’ll find her exploring the British countryside, searching for geocaches.

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