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UK’s private landlords threaten to increase rents if they can’t ban pet owners

October 23, 2023October 23, 2023 by Michael Broad

Landlords have warned that they will increase rental prices if they are forced to accept tenants with pets under a new bill going through Parliament called the Renters' Reform Bill.

The UK’s private landlords have threatened to increase their rents or even quit the renting business if they are not allowed to ban tenants from owning cats and dogs (and other pets). This is a story about the UK’s Renters’ Reform Bill. It’s currently going through Parliament and will receive its second reading in …

Russia, money, banks, superstition and CATS

October 5, 2020 by Michael Broad

Russian bank promotion using domestic cats and superstitions (2014)

I’m going to combine Russia, money, banks, supersitition and cats in one article which is a bit unusual but they do go together in an odd way. The Russians appear to be quite superstitious (like a lot of nations). One superstition regards money. They believe that you can transfer energy through money (presumed to …