Look, I’m not here to be a total downer. The idea behind the rental reform is decent. No one should be evicted on a whim. It protects people from bad actors. But it’s like putting a bandage on a broken leg while ignoring the bone sticking out. The wound is still there.
The real fix isn’t just stopping evictions; it’s building affordable houses. Lots of them. The government needs to build so many houses that landlords start offering you a free parking spot just to take the keys. Build them like I build LEGO castles: quickly and with reckless abandon.
Until then, we’ll all be playing rental roulette. You spin the wheel, hope you don’t land on "section 21," and pray your landlord doesn’t decide to Airbnb your home to tourists. Welcome to England, where the housing policy is a running joke.
So the next time you hear someone say “the rental reform is working,” just smile and nod. Then go check on your local families. They might be living in a travelodge, trying to explain to their kids why “temporary” has lasted a year. And maybe, just maybe, we can all laugh about it later. When we have a house to laugh in.
