I’m itching to get started as chief executive of the National Landlords Association.
NLA members are committed to providing good quality housing so our policy stance must reflect a clear, strategic sense of the role of the private rented sector as an integral part of the UK’s housing mix.Given the ever diminishing ability of councils to provide accommodation and the barriers stopping many from joining the so-called ‘homeowning democracy’, I expect housing need to emerge as a major political issue.
Housing providers of all types must prepare for when that day comes, building on the synergies between tenures, rather than reducing it to a discussion of the merits of social housing versus owner-occupation.
Private rented accommodation should not be treated as something entirely separate. In helping to shape the green deal retrofit programme and support the accompanying regulatory requirement for energy efficiency in the private rented sector, the NLA is showing what can be achieved if there is a true understanding in government of the impact of change and its consequences across all tenures.
In a climate of cuts and reform, we jointly need to tackle the false assumptions and flawed analysis that underpin the changes to local housing allowance, or the misuse of Article 4 directions - used by councils to deny planning permission - which will restrict shared housing. Where is the benefit in setting private landlords apart at a time when we should all be seeking solutions to the housing crisis?
The private rented sector is not a housing problem; it’s a vital part of the solution
Source: Insidehousing.co.uk
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