“Starmer to rent homes for migrants." No, no. The taxpayer is renting them!

escaped

Is that 5 years with the same tenant? 😲
He can't have much faith in his "processing" system then.

multiple occupants I should think

Whitewavemark2

Here comes the we hate migrants thread again. Hasn’t been talked/hated about for at least 10secs.

It's not hate Whitewavemark2, it's up to date observations from me.

The move comes after a new record for daily small boat arrivals was set earlier this month, with officials braced for more in good weather next week, with temperatures set to hit 27C.
I have to say, the sea was exceptionally calm last week on our ferry crossing, and friends who went over yesterday experienced the same smooth conditions.

Here comes the we hate migrants thread again. Hasn’t been talked/hated about for at least 10secs.

FGT's I don't know what the answer to the migration problem is but don't see how this can be one. There's already a shortage of rental accommodation, due in part to landlords 'getting out' before new rules and regulations become law.

From today’s Telegraph:

“Charles Hymas
Home Affairs Editor
25 April 2025 8:45pm BST
The Home Office has launched a drive for landlords to house asylum seekers following a surge in Channel migrant crossings.

Serco, one of three private contractors working for the Home Office, is offering landlords five-year guaranteed full rent deals to house asylum seekers at the taxpayer’s expense.

In promotional literature, the firm boasts that it is already responsible for more than 30,000 asylum seekers in an “ever growing” portfolio of more than 7,000 properties.

The move comes after a new record for daily small boat arrivals was set earlier this month, with officials braced for more in good weather next week, with temperatures set to hit 27C.

Migrant accommodation has become a growing issue on the doorstep, with one Labour candidate vowing to close a local asylum hotel ahead of next week’s local elections and Runcorn by-election.

On Friday night, Labour was accused of taking homes away from British people and “giving a better deal in favour of illegal immigrants than people who have lived, worked and paid tax here all their lives”.

Is that 5 years with the same tenant? 😲
He can't have much faith in his "processing" system then.