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Re: If I was Prime Minister I would.....
I resent that assumption. Most of us Landlords are neither wealthy nor greedy 
We have stonking mortgages and run it as a business like any other business no different from farmers or Tesco. But I could name a few tenants who have ripped me off by not paying rent and 'doing a runner', trashed the property, and one who even stole the boiler 
There are also plenty of tenants who pocket their HB (LHA is paid direct to the tenant not to private landlords unless more than 8 weeks in arrears) and don't pass it on. And some who have made false HB claims (benefit fraud) and the poor Landlord has to pay the money back to the Local Authority and suffer the loss.
Added to that is the fact that any profit Landlords do manage to make provides them with an income so that they don't need to claim benefits or rely on the state for handouts. That's not being greedy that's being self-sufficient
Originally posted by pompeyfaith
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We have stonking mortgages and run it as a business like any other business no different from farmers or Tesco. But I could name a few tenants who have ripped me off by not paying rent and 'doing a runner', trashed the property, and one who even stole the boiler There are also plenty of tenants who pocket their HB (LHA is paid direct to the tenant not to private landlords unless more than 8 weeks in arrears) and don't pass it on. And some who have made false HB claims (benefit fraud) and the poor Landlord has to pay the money back to the Local Authority and suffer the loss.
Added to that is the fact that any profit Landlords do manage to make provides them with an income so that they don't need to claim benefits or rely on the state for handouts. That's not being greedy that's being self-sufficient
I'm so jealous. My daughter lives with her bloke so I hope to be in your shoes too soon 
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