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A comment on Amsterdam's Plan: If You Buy a Newly Built House, You Can't Rent It Out. Parent comment

Re:Amsterdam's Plan: If You Buy a Newly Built House, You Can... by eru on Thursday March 21, 2019 @11:11AM (#19453228)
The problem in the UK is about (lack of) building more supply, not about the exact arrangement the law prescribes for renter/tenant relationship.
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Re:Amsterdam's Plan: If You Buy a Newly Built House, You Can... by digianarchist on Thursday March 21, 2019 @11:45AM (#19453690)
Plenty of supply outside of the South East of England. Even housing association apartments are being offered privately because of the lack of demand.
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Re:Amsterdam's Plan: If You Buy a Newly Built House, You Can... by isostatic on Thursday March 21, 2019 @03:50PM (#19456517)
£100k for a 2 bed terrace 30 minutes from Manchester and Leeds [0]. £78k for a 2 bed house [1] 35 minutes from Manchester and Liverpool, under an hour from Birmingham, and on HS2

[0] https://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-69983... [1] https://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-80308...

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Re:Amsterdam's Plan: If You Buy a Newly Built House, You Can... by digianarchist on Friday March 22, 2019 @08:09AM (#19461740)
I don't understand your point.
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Re:Amsterdam's Plan: If You Buy a Newly Built House, You Can... by isostatic on Friday March 22, 2019 @11:43AM (#19463631)
I was giving concrete examples of affordable houses everywhere that isn't London and commuterbelt.
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