Overheard at the LFGSS golf club bar

The minutiae of what is a good/bad landlord is almost irrelevant.

Hmmm, having been a tenant of both good and bad landlords, I felt the distinction was extremely relevant.

If the rich and businesses were taxed properly I feel like it wouldn’t be such a mess.

I suspect the difficulty here is defining 'properly'.

Plenty people I know have bought second homes to rent out to cover some retirement income as they’ve been self employed all their lives so haven’t had access to pensions where the employer contributes a share as well. Which seems totally reasonable tbh. It’s a world apart from the student flat slumlords we get round here, who own shiploads of properties, don’t look after them, and contribute fuck all to the area.

At the risk of seeming pedantic, that does seem a little inconsistent with the statement 'The minutiae of what is a good/bad landlord is almost irrelevant.' The distinction between good and bad landlords can't be both irrelevant and a world apart.

Personally I think the concept of Georgeism/Geoism has a lot to commend it. Sadly, introducing it would be such an upheaval, and would bring about a crash in property prices that would have the Daily Mail frothing at the mouth (as usual), that it'll never happen. Still, When The Revolution Comes it wouldn't be a bad start.