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Name of MHCLG    was changed to Department for Levelling Up , Housing and Communities on 21 Sept 2021..

 

The government made one of its most curious and ‘Orwellian’ U-turns over the weekend after renaming the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government as the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.

This leaves the organisation with not only the most tongue-twisting acronym in government – the DLUHC – but also sees it struck down from a ministry to a department, and its long-standing focus on housing demoted.

The renaming, which was announced on Sunday, follows a previous re-naming in 2018 by Theresa May, from the Department for Communities and Local Government to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.

( posted on negotiator website.)

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"Department for Levelling up" makes it sound like something to do with computer games 🤣

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Department of 'Levelling' up

Using a good old railway term

Sounds like a load of Ballast to me :blush:

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Most landlords are not convinced that Michael Gove is the right person to lead the newly named Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, but hope he’ll treat them fairly.

 

A new survey from online lettings company LettingaProperty.com found that just 10% of landlords agree with his appointment as Housing Minister, compared to 23% who disagree with it and 67% who are ambivalent.

 

There is also scepticism over whether Gove will prove to be landlord-friendly; of those surveyed, just 11% feel he will, while 36% feel he won’t, and the remaining 52% are unsure.

 

A desire to be treated fairly topped their list of priorities, followed by a desire to see Gove deal with rogue landlords, while bringing back mortgage interest relief and avoiding red tape were also uppermost in many landlords’ minds.

 

Copied from Report by Nigel Lewis

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I doubt that the name change will itself change anything.

But maybe the new Minister will stay in post a bit longer than his very many short-term predecessors!

Just as with Housing Act 1988 Assured Shorthold Tenants, there's not much security in Mr Gove's tenure.

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There is no clarity about what 'levelling up' means. It's just marketing nonsense to cover up Tory cuts over many many years. Obviously it's not about removing the vast inequalities of health and wealth that exist in this country. 

https://www.civilserviceworld.com/in-depth/article/on-the-level-what-does-the-government-mean-by-levelling-up

 

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6 hours ago, Bilge said:

Obviously it's not about removing the vast inequalities of health and wealth that exist in this country.

Due to the lack of clarity that you yourself cite, no-one knows what it means.

So the "obviously" is, er, obviously a tad tendentious.

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23 hours ago, Jeffrey Shaw said:

Due to the lack of clarity that you yourself cite, no-one knows what it means.

So the "obviously" is, er, obviously a tad tendentious.

It's obvious to me that it's not that because Tories always delight in extending those inequalities whenever possible.

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19 hours ago, Bilge said:

It's obvious to me that it's not that because Tories always delight in extending those inequalities whenever possible.

Nope. See your posts' footer!

'Equality' is a consequence of individuals' actions or omissions, not a policy; and so is inequality.

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The government has published a plan for growth, in which it specifically states that “levelling up means tackling these disparities”. At the same time, Johnson has insisted that “[we can’t] make the poor parts of the country richer by making the rich parts poorer”. Therefore, although levelling up is first and foremost about reducing inequality between places (“levelling”), it seeks to do this while improving outcomes in all places (“levelling up”).

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Latest news on Leasehold Reform 2021-2022  Published  23 Sept 2021.

 

https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-9236/

 

Historically, ground rents were set at a ‘peppercorn’ or nominal level. However, in recent years a practice has emerged of selling properties on long leases with higher ground rents at the start and shorter ground rent review periods. As a result, long leaseholders can quite quickly face onerous and unsustainable ground rents. High and escalating ground rents can make it difficult for leaseholders to sell or re-mortgage their property.

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