http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/apr/30/ed-miliband-labour-rental-market-reforms-property
Well well well. If this isn't a lurch to the left then I really dont know what could be.
Interfering in a market economy is exactly the thing our communist friends in the east do.
Just what does he expect to happen I wonder?
Is he going to provide public funded housing to make up the shortfall when many sell up and stop renting, like happened many years ago?
Take this-
//Landlords would only be able to terminate contracts with two months notice if a tenant fell into arrears //
So a tennat falls into arrears, which would be two months with no money then another two months (with no money) and then the eviction process off approx 3 months( with no money). Does he really think the private sector (many of whom only have one or maybe two properties) to be able to deal with this?
I fail to see how this will win Middle England, and that is who he needs to woo to win an election.