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So now we have Oftenant - and there is resistance to it. When will the housing sector recognise the duck adage: if it looks like a duck, acts like a duck and quacks like a duck, chances are it IS a duck. Registered social landlords look like public bodies, act like public bodies, and provide an essential service - and are de facto public bodies. Housing associations, through mergers, have become very powerful players, providing an essential service - we all need somewhere to live, after all. This means that the end user needs protection; housing is as essential as water, heat and light. Oftenant merely realises the severe power imbalance between the end user and the landlord.
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