The fall of the Tory party

This doesn’t make sense though. If property prices all go up, it doesn’t make it easier to buy a new property because the next step up is more expensive as well. It only benefits (1) mortgage availability, as you have more equity - that’s helpful but doesn’t help with prices going up; or (2) people who are trading down so the gains cover the new place.

I suppose what I'm getting at is that we should stop treating property as investments whatever the reason for doign so..whether that be needing the property market to go up 30% so that you can afford to sell your flat and buy a house to have a family in or because you're a property speculator. It is not sustainable.

I would like to see people investigating:

• Banning ownership of UK property by overseas companies. Requiring a UK company to be set up for purposes of international ownership and payment of taxes.
  
• Strict rent controls.
  
• Secure long fixed term tenancy agreements.
  
• No S20 evictions.
  
• Court regulated process for increasing rents (as seen in other EU nations)
  
• Banning mortgages for second homes and new BTL mortgages.
  
• Charging CGT on primary residences.
  
  

Honestly I don't care that it doesn't get easier to buy property if prices have gone up. Houses should be homes, not investments. We need a housing market that people gives people the home they need for their family and security once they are in it.

Full disclosure: I used to be a landlord. I hated it.