Should the bedroom tax be scrapped? please vote

[silverfox1961]

Time to stick my tuppence in.

 

In principal the idea of moving people out of a home to big for them is good but the putting of it into practice has been a total 'f 'up.

 

The ConDems (mainly the Cons) see profit as the way to rebuilding this country but they fail to realise that the people with the money are keeping it rather than letting it trickle down to the people that need it.

 

By penalising people for living in a home that is too big for them through no fault of their own, this government (deliberate little 'g') shows just how much it really cares for the little people.

 

Before any cuts came in the government (whomever they were at the time) should have ensured that there were adequate properties to move into. Enabling councils to restart home building would have been a start and allowing them to borrow funds on their existing stocks would have raised plenty for starters. By employing workers (rather than subbies) to build the homes should have kept the costs down as well and improve the jobs market as private building would still continue. There is also the option of 'Stick Builds'. Wood homes built in a factory and shipped to site. This does happen in this country. Build times would be reduced significantly and the frame build would be more exacting.

 

Remove the right to buy! If you want to own a home, buy one. Don't remove it from the housing stock.

 

Rent Caps. This happens in the US but it can be abused. If a private landlord wants to let out his (or her) house to social tenants, why should they get excessive profits from it. I know of one man who owns a huge portfolio of houses but refuses to keep them to a standard.

A home is an investment yes but the costs should cover the mortgage and the repair costs, not give the owner a nice living from it. It's all about profit rather than social responsibility.

 

Some councils offer financial incentives for people to move out of the area or to move to smaller properties but as has been mentioned, where are the smaller properties? I believe that even with financial incentives, there would still be people who would not be able to cover the costs of removals.

 

Long term plans and not short term measures. Stamping down on the lower/middle classes shows just how much this government actually care. Look after No. 1 first.

 

I'm sure I will get some criticism for this post but I have a thick skin and I don't take offence that easily