Clueless Government Strikes Again
carlplanetb
Housing is a problem if you say it is. The Labour Government said it was a problem and that they will fix it. They then turned their problem into an even bigger one – then made a total hash of trying to fix it.
The first thing they announced today is some John Key Policy from back in 2010, which is creating an infrastructure fund to accelerate creating infrastructure, so hardly generational change.
They announced extending the bright line test, this is a classic case of doing the same thing expecting a different result.
The real interesting one, which is as misguided as a blind seeing eye dog, is the removal of deductibility of interest. They have just punished every genuine landlord whilst not really having much affect on speculators.
This is the most bizarre of the measures and reeks of desperation.
The Government talks of concerns of a housing bubble and then create one to pop.
It will be interesting to see what some of the other property commentators say on this move
Simply another tax increase, by the back door. If landlords have to pay more tax, which they will, how do you think they will recoup it? Rent increases come to mind, I used to be a mortgage broker and I know the huge amount of interest and pitiful amount of principal repaid for a large period of the mortgage, which is fraudulent anyway. Here is the problem https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wmu_dP20Wg4 here is 1 solution https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sapa2UQrhIQ There is a whole lot more to this, maybe you should consider “op ed” type things from people who know