Cavalorn ([info]cavalorn) wrote,
@ 2008-10-08 00:07:00
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oh ffs
Yes, that'll really shame people into paying their rent.

'The first sign went up a week ago outside what appears to be a well-maintained property in Birkenhead.

There was no answer at the house yesterday, although the sign had been torn down.'

Torn down? I am so shocked. Hold me, I may faint.

[info]steerpikelet? One for your scrapbook?

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[info]elrohana
2008-10-08 08:12 am UTC (link)
In our grandparents' time, if someone owed money, their creditor 'put their name in the window'. People would be so ashamed, they would pay up swiftly. The difference is, people in those days had self-respect and respect for other people. Too many people these days have neither, so this tactic is unlikely to work. However I do applaud it. If nothing else it will let their neighbours know that they are not a good bet to loan money to. It would certainly shame me, but I suspect those who will be shamed by it will be those who are genuinely in dire financial straits and unable to pay, rather than rent dodgers who would rather spend their money on something else.

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[info]rhiannonbw
2008-10-08 10:12 am UTC (link)
Reading between the lines in the article, and being totally uninformed about such things, it seems the Government (that's me and you the taxpayer!) are paying the rent to the tenant, rather than, as I'd previously presumed, straight to the landlord. The tenant is then choosing not to pass this money on to the rightful owner, i.e. the landlord. So it's not a case of hardship, it's a case of something that looks rather like theft.

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[info]kest
2008-10-09 03:06 pm UTC (link)
Why can't they just kick them out?

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