"Under the terms of their new policy, the Greens would put more regulation and taxes on private rentals to make it difficult for landlords to make a profit, while boosting housebuilding by councils. It would use existing Green policies such as imposing rent controls, ending buy-to-let mortgages and giving councils the 'right to buy' a rental property when it is sold at a discounted price."
"Green MP Carla Denyer, who is the party's housing spokesperson, suggested the policy was not as a radical as it might sound. "While the motion to conference had an eye-catching name, it does not actually 'abolish' landlords," she said. "It does, however, address the housing crisis, empowers tenants and improves their wellbeing. It contains a range of policies which, over time, would reduce the proportion of the housing market that is privately rented, and increase the proportion of socially rented homes.""
The Green Party adopted a policy calling to phase out private landlordism and increase council housebuilding. The policy targets the privately rented sector, which houses about 19% of English households and 17% in Wales, through tighter regulation and taxation to limit landlord profits. Measures include rent controls, ending buy-to-let mortgages, giving councils a 'right to buy' rental properties at discounted prices, and creating a state-owned housing manufacturer to mass-produce council homes. The policy would also levy national insurance on rental income. The policy aims to reduce private renting and increase socially rented housing, empowering tenants.
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