One needs to read Housing Much Harder To Afford (September 1) in relation to the recent rent review legislation being proposed on fair rental charges for houses in Malta.

If anything, the article reinforces the case of landlords who still receive rents based on pre-war levels in spite of property values going up each year.

Affordability based on socio-economic ability to pay is a government problem and should not be delegated to those whose properties are not earning a fair rent because of antiquated government rent rules dating back to the last century. Maybe this can hasten the conversion of the White Paper on rents into a fairer method of charging for rented property and the rules related to tenants and rent books.

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