tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post7774777020295455138..comments2023-12-11T08:49:46.305+00:00Comments on Dizzy Thinks: Price control and envy politicsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-65221106504716837482008-03-03T10:20:00.000+00:002008-03-03T10:20:00.000+00:00I notice he's not targeting 'multiple home owners'...I notice he's not targeting 'multiple home owners' ie those with their Buy To Let 'portfolios' that Brown has so actively encouraged with tax breaks.<BR/><BR/>These so called 'investors' are mainly resposible for pricing first time buyers out of the market.<BR/><BR/>I'm looking on with glee as these financial muppets loose their shirts as the housing market continues to fall.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-17725403809475500262008-03-03T06:43:00.000+00:002008-03-03T06:43:00.000+00:00Its not the bricks and mortar (or whatever) that i...Its not the bricks and mortar (or whatever) that is escalating in price, its the right of the house to be on a piece of land - land values. Think of the various suggestions as a way to manage land use, please.dreamingspirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00324207120279777521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-58123076931317091402008-03-02T20:42:00.000+00:002008-03-02T20:42:00.000+00:00And if you inherit a second property, will they m...And if you inherit a second property, will they make you nominate which one they can confiscate?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-55741733289098921642008-03-02T20:13:00.000+00:002008-03-02T20:13:00.000+00:00Why should second homes in the country be treated ...Why should second homes in the country be treated any differently from what TV property shows insist on calling "city crash pads", owned by those who already have a big house within an easy commute of the city? More votes for Labour in the cities than the countryside I'd have thought...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-26275059825285291892008-03-02T17:13:00.000+00:002008-03-02T17:13:00.000+00:00A classic NuLab smokescreen. Of course they don't ...A classic NuLab smokescreen. Of course they don't want house prices to come down. Much of our 'growth' is based on borrowing against inflated house prices.<BR/> As for the 2nd home ban. A less totalitarian but credibly 'left wing' approach is to build loads of houses, like Maggie did.<BR/> This is what NuLab promised but...failed to deliver. Hence they reach for the weird totalitarian levers.<BR/><BR/> Labour Plans (or the 'Glorious five minute plan'):<BR/><BR/> Plan A: Increase tax.<BR/> Plan B: Denounce somebody<BR/> Plan C: Ban something<BR/> Plan D: Annouce the previous plans again & again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-58586897339496343972008-03-02T14:50:00.000+00:002008-03-02T14:50:00.000+00:00You are of course completely correct about all hom...You are of course completely correct about all homes being "affordable" otherwise they'd be lying empty.<BR/><BR/>This whole concept (although there is possible merit in it if applied properly) is, in the Labour Government's eyes, simply a way to subsidise housing for their preferred parts of society.<BR/><BR/>If you look into it (as I suspect you have already done) it turns out to be a way to make the rest of us pay towards housing for Unionised public sector workers only (i.e., those who will vote Labour), apart from a very few others to try to camouflage this obvious gerrymandering.<BR/><BR/>We in my council had a presentation on this a while ago, and I spotted what to me was an obvious manipulation. Have a look at my article <A HREF="http://www.john-ward.org.uk/horsted/jottings/2006/10.html" REL="nofollow">HERE</A> and see if you agree.John M Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06251285057595626917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-42975942559866053992008-03-02T12:45:00.000+00:002008-03-02T12:45:00.000+00:00Ahh I think you are wrong here Dizzy, just think o...Ahh I think you are wrong here Dizzy, just think of the hundreds of houses dumped on the market as all MP's give up their second homes! This of course will create "affordable housing" by driving down the price...<BR/><BR/>Eh, what? There will be exceptions ofr some people? Who? Oh.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-47627458602658673882008-03-02T11:58:00.000+00:002008-03-02T11:58:00.000+00:00Can't they just tax second homes. We already hav...Can't they just tax second homes. We already have to declare our principal place of residence to avoid Capital Gains tax. Empty second homes should be highly taxed and not given Rate Relief because they are empty. This would not prevent the rich having second or third homes but it might help to reduce absurd taxes like the no-dom charge.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-79653461195777301702008-03-02T10:40:00.000+00:002008-03-02T10:40:00.000+00:00MPs will:(a) be allowed to have a second home in t...MPs will:<BR/><BR/>(a) be allowed to have a second home in the country, even if ordinary mortals are not;<BR/><BR/>(b) be allowed to travel without identity cards, because they are in a special security category;<BR/><BR/>(c) be allowed to claim expenses without receipts;<BR/><BR/>(d) take their holidays in Black Sea resorts in hotels reserved for party members.<BR/><BR/>Oh! Sorry. That last one was in the Soviet Union. I forgot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-86430577595897510852008-03-02T09:02:00.000+00:002008-03-02T09:02:00.000+00:00It might seem obvious but won't one house be bough...It might seem obvious but won't one house be bought in the wife's name?<BR/><BR/>I hardly think it will affect the wealthy, their accountants will soon find a way around it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-71515711369690534092008-03-02T08:29:00.000+00:002008-03-02T08:29:00.000+00:00Or is this a fiendish attempt by Mr. Bean to clean...Or is this a fiendish attempt by Mr. Bean to clean up politics by banning MPs from buying second homes?Barnacle Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17257546424880537005noreply@blogger.com