Stupid World

[R650R]

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Vote green if you want more costs passed onto renters and gauranteed rent rises every year. Also less rentals as many landlords will pull out of the market.

[pete376403]

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Vote green if you want more costs passed onto renters and gauranteed rent rises every year. Also less rentals as many landlords will pull out of the market.

So what happens to the places when landlords pull out of the market? Some will sell to people who were previously renting, maybe there are a (very) few who can afford to keep them empty, but most will have a mortgage on the place that has to be serviced.

[george formby]

Not well thunk through IMHO. Virtue signalling to the people who like glueing themselves to roads.

Why would a landlord spend money on improving a property, which is the greens aim, if it takes many years to recoup the costs?

Even if little landlords sell up, more properties on the market doesn't necessarily mean more private ownership, it's too hard to get a mortgage.
More likely property companies will step in, increase their portfolios and do the bare minimum to squeak by the requirements.

[pete376403]

Not well thunk through IMHO. Virtue signalling to the people who like glueing themselves to roads.

Why would a landlord spend money on improving a property, which is the greens aim, if it takes many years to recoup the costs?

Even if little landlords sell up, more properties on the market doesn't necessarily mean more private ownership, it's too hard to get a mortgage.
More likely property companies will step in, increase their portfolios and do the bare minimum to squeak by the requirements.

Agreed, but they still remain as rentals (even if almost unaffordable). Landlords small or large do not remain in business by keeping properties empty.

[Laava]

Another part of the same problem is how expensive it is to build. And the costs are ever being driven up by beauracracy. It should be cheaper to build than buy, therefore old shitboxes that do not comply with almost ANY standards are selling for ridiculous money. Desperate potential home owners with low incomes feel themselves being sucked under.

[Ocean1]

Another part of the same problem is how expensive it is to build. And the costs are ever being driven up by beauracracy. It should be cheaper to build than buy, therefore old shitboxes that do not comply with almost ANY standards are selling for ridiculous money. Desperate potential home owners with low incomes feel themselves being sucked under.

Have you read the draught new RMA?

Truly astonishing woke bullshit, after jumping endless hoops and hurdles which do nothing but limit your options you then have to deal with a local Iwi group with right of veto for pretty much everything.

[Laava]

I find all this shit deeply depressing. As we pay more money to compensate for endless select committees and public relations nonsense we are winding ourselves further into the bog. I no longer hesitate to build unconsented projects but even then, there can be considerable risk. Mostly, my work is not in glaringly obvious spots which attract attention…Our shortage of competant tradesmen is likely to be making things even more expensive…

[onearmedbandit]

If I pay the $1.50 per week to get access to better journalism from the Herald, does that mean they won't incorrectly point out errors?

They're. Short for 'they are'. As in 'they are a bit hesitant...'

[TheDemonLord]

If I pay the $1.50 per week to get access to better journalism from the Herald, does that mean they won't incorrectly point out errors?

They're. Short for 'they are'. As in 'they are a bit hesitant...'

Really is a damning indictment of what the bar is for 'New Zealands best journalism'

[pritch]

This was to my mind an interesting little storm in a tea cup. Nigel Farage, a noted bullshit artist, produced this clip when his bank asked him to take his business elsewhere.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0F3OVfrQRA

Fans of Mr Farage were outraged. "If they can do this to him who will be next?" Etc etc. To their shame Tory MPs entered the fray. Farage is a proven liar and they should have known it would be unwise to rush to his defence on the basis of something he said.

Initially there were thoughts, that because the bank would not comment, he may have had some transactions that had triggered anti-money laundering actions by the bank. If suspicious activity is detected the banks are forbidden to disclose any information which could tip off guilty parties.

Thankfully the BBC has provided the answer. The bank in question is Coutts. This is a private bank for the very wealthy. They are open about their requirements, they are listed on the bank's web site. To have an account at Coutts you have to have a million pounds invested or on loan, or have three million pounds in savings with the bank. Farage evidently did not comply.

Farage claims the bank had not bothered about this during the previous ten years, which suggests he has failed to meet the criteria for at least ten years. Farage is also very upset at the BBC revealing his personal information.

There ar a number of entertaining YouTube clips from interested parties. Some from Farage supporters and some from sane people.

[TheDemonLord]

This was to my mind an interesting little storm in a tea cup. Nigel Farage, a noted bullshit artist, produced this clip when his bank asked him to take his business elsewhere.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0F3OVfrQRA

Fans of Mr Farage were outraged. "If they can do this to him who will be next?" Etc etc. To their shame Tory MPs entered the fray. Farage is a proven liar and they should have known it would be unwise to rush to his defence on the basis of something he said.

Initially there were thoughts, that because the bank would not comment, he may have had some transactions that had triggered anti-money laundering actions by the bank. If suspicious activity is detected the banks are forbidden to disclose any information which could tip off guilty parties.

Thankfully the BBC has provided the answer. The bank in question is Coutts. This is a private bank for the very wealthy. They are open about their requirements, they are listed on the bank's web site. To have an account at Coutts you have to have a million pounds invested or on loan, or have three million pounds in savings with the bank. Farage evidently did not comply.

Farage claims the bank had not bothered about this during the previous ten years, which suggests he has failed to meet the criteria for at least ten years. Farage is also very upset at the BBC revealing his personal information.

There ar a number of entertaining YouTube clips from interested parties. Some from Farage supporters and some from sane people.

And the fact that this happened just after Farage won an award for Best News Presenter, rubbing it in the faces of the likes of the BBC is, of course, a complete coincidence.

[pete376403]

Really is a damning indictment of what the bar is for 'New Zealands best journalism'

Quotation marks indicate a cut and paste of Tams writing on Facebook. The (sic) - indicating "we know this is a mistake but that is what they wrote") would suggest the journalist recognised the mistake and flagged it accordingly, in which case the mistake is Tams, not the journalist. Journalists are not meant to alter another persons writing.

[onearmedbandit]

Quotation marks indicate a cut and paste of Tams writing on Facebook. The (sic) - indicating "we know this is a mistake but that is what they wrote") would suggest the journalist recognised the mistake and flagged it accordingly, in which case the mistake is Tams, not the journalist. Journalists are not meant to alter another persons writing.

How is it a mistake though? "They're" is the correct usage.

[husaberg]

How is it a mistake though? "They're" is the correct usage.

I'll say you're right

[pritch]

A short clip from Britain. Finding someone in any local Council who can talk sense is a challenge. Hopefully this guy can.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xqlf4B9ftAw