Housing situation needs to be tackled as a matter of urgency

Having recently expressed strong support for considerate landladies/landlords who are already subjected to a plethora of regulations and taxes, it is suggested that the imposition of new wide-ranging legislation on all property owners in order to protect tenants’ rights could lead to many of these small-scale individuals leaving the market.

On the other hand, extra regulations are needed to curb the activities of greed-crazed individuals who control multiple apartments or houses and have breached the bounds of decency by imposing astronomical rent reviews on tenants.

This new type of legislation could be based on the number of properties held by an individual or a company.