{"title":"Nick Bano","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNick Bano\u003c\/strong\u003e delivers incisive and thought-provoking explorations within \u003cem\u003ePolitics \u0026amp; Current Affairs\u003c\/em\u003e. His works challenge established norms and invite readers to reconsider contemporary social and economic structures, often focusing on issues like housing justice and systemic inequality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEngaging and unapologetically critical, Bano’s writing offers a compelling perspective for anyone interested in progressive political discourse and the ongoing struggles shaping modern society.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"against-landlords-by-nick-bano-9781804298336","title":"Against Landlords","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAgainst Landlords\u003c\/em\u003e overturns the stale assumptions and YIMBY delusions as to why housing in the UK is so poor, and why rent is so high. Bano lays the blame squarely at the feet of landlordism, which boosts house prices and makes tenancy unaffordable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFurthermore, building more housing is not the solution. It is firstly a problem of the law, and legal reforms must sweep away the rot at the heart of the housing crisis and British political life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46829914980588,"sku":"9781804298336","price":24.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/10997663482830.jpg?v=1758266281"},{"product_id":"against-landlords-by-nick-bano-9781804293874","title":"Against Landlords","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBritain has become a nation of renters and landlords, and building more housing is not the solution. In his radical new interpretation of the housing crisis, lawyer Nick Bano proposes that it is rent, not house prices, that is at the core of the problem. Despite economic boom and bust, why has the cost of housing continued to skyrocket since the 1970s? Bano argues that rents have also continued to rise—supported by housing benefit payments and weakening housing laws on evictions. The state has colluded with the market as social housing provision has been replaced by payments, spiralling ever higher.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Crisis by Design\u003c\/em\u003e shows that a permanent crisis is not a happenstance of global economics or political incompetence, but has been engineered on purpose. Such a crisis has resulted in the fire at Grenfell and widespread precarity for renters. Bano also shows that this is not just a London problem but can be seen across the country, and that it is inherently racist in nature. It instils anxiety and inequality to maintain ever-increasing profits.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBano's radical diagnosis shows why the solutions prescribed by diverse experts have gone wrong, and what we should do about it. It is firstly a problem of the law, and this demands immediate reform to questions of property and land values. Then, policy: the laws concerning renting and landlordism. Finally, it is a question of supply: where to build and who for.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47595511808236,"sku":"9781804293874","price":63.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781804293874-against-landlords.jpg?v=1777898777"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/collections\/nick-bano.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}