Landlord Crusader, Author at Property118

When will politicians ever listen to landlords?

24th October 2025, 7 months ago | 22

Watching Matthew Pennycook’s ‘performance’ in Parliament in nodding through the Renters’ Rights Bill, I was struck by two things: landlords...

Landlords silenced as the Renters’ Rights Bill runs out of steam

Author: Landlord Crusader

17th October 2025, 7 months ago | 52

Well, that’s that then. No glorious resistance in the House of Lords, as the Renters’ Rights Bill limps back to...

Abolish landlords? Bring it on!

Author: Landlord Crusader

9th October 2025, 7 months ago | 13

Last weekend, Green Party members voted like lemmings to ‘seek the effective abolition of private landlordism’ at their conference in...

The Renters’ Rights Bill = A direct threat to landlords losing control

Author: Landlord Crusader

18th July 2025, 10 months ago | 12

I was among the first to highlight that the Renters’ Rights Bill effectively hands control of a landlord’s home to...

Oh dear, Angela Rayner. What can landlords do to help you on LHA?

Author: Landlord Crusader

11th July 2025, 10 months ago | 13

As Ronan Keating once said: “You say it best, when you say nothing at all”, Angela’s appearance in front of...

The disconnect between tenant groups and landlords is shameful

Author: Landlord Crusader

4th July 2025, 10 months ago | 4

Sometimes a story lands that shows the true colours of critics and this week Generation Rent (yes, them again) say...

Why the Renters’ Rights Bill will create a ‘perfect’ tenant crisis for Labour

Author: Landlord Crusader

27th June 2025, 11 months ago | 18

As the Renters’ Rights Bill heads back to the Lords next week, I fear there is now real potential to...

Landlords are not cash cows – but we are caught up in the EPC net

Author: Landlord Crusader

20th June 2025, 11 months ago | 21

Are there any other landlords who are fed up with the narrative that we are swimming in wealth, ready to...

Will Labour ever turn to PRS landlords to help them out?

Author: Landlord Crusader

13th June 2025, 11 months ago | 21

It was comforting to read the words of Nigel Terrington, the chief executive of Paragon Bank, who recently highlighted a...

Stop targeting private landlords with selective licensing while council homes rot

Author: Landlord Crusader

6th June 2025, 11 months ago | 7

Like many landlords, there’s not a lot that gets me hot under the collar anymore after years of being victimised...

Brent Council’s hypocrisy: Are door-to-door council inspections a step too far?

Author: Landlord Crusader

30th May 2025, 12 months ago | 7

News that Brent Council’s enforcement teams have carried out door-to-door inspections to find ‘criminal landlords’, should send shockwaves through the...

Labour’s tax raid on landlords: A recipe for higher rents and housing chaos

Author: Landlord Crusader

23rd May 2025, 12 months ago | 21

All private landlords know the PRS is under siege, and Labour’s latest madcap tax proposals are pouring fuel on an...

Landlords: Email or post this letter to your MP about the disastrous Renters’ Rights Bill TODAY!

Author: Landlord Crusader

16th May 2025, 12 months ago | 20

All private landlords know that Labour’s Renters’ Rights Bill will be a nightmare for tenants, and now it’s about to...

The great EPC fiasco: Labour’s Net Zero madness WILL cripple landlords

Author: Landlord Crusader

9th May 2025, 1 year ago | 15

A few weeks ago, I warned that the private rented sector (PRS) faces a far graver threat from the government’s...

Labour doesn’t like landlords but really needs us for growing numbers of asylum seekers

Author: Landlord Crusader

2nd May 2025, 1 year ago | 42

It’s bizarre, isn’t it? Landlords, already battered by a barrage of legislative changes and economic pressures, are now being asked...

Why are landlords expected to parent their tenants?

Author: Landlord Crusader

25th April 2025, 1 year ago | 24

Sefton Council’s recent warning to private landlords has sparked outrage, and for good reason. The council insists that landlords –...

Why EPC costs and not the Renters’ Rights Bill could collapse the private rented sector

Author: Landlord Crusader

17th April 2025, 1 year ago | 6

The private rented sector (PRS) is teetering on the edge of a cliff, and the government seems determined to give...

The landlord exodus continues, but no one in power seems to care

Author: Landlord Crusader

11th April 2025, 1 year ago | 27

Another week, another set of grim headlines for the UK’s landlords, yet the national news remains eerily silent on the...

Why the abolition of Section 21 will backfire on tenants

Author: Landlord Crusader

4th April 2025, 1 year ago | 9

The Renters’ Rights Bill and its mission to abolish Section 21 so called ‘no-fault’ evictions isn’t just a slap in...

Will Shelter ever step up to help tenants AND landlords?

Author: Landlord Crusader

28th March 2025, 1 year ago | 23

For many of us, the private rented sector has turned into a battlefield, and at the heart of the latest...

Providers or parasites? The vilification of landlords continues

Author: Landlord Crusader

21st March 2025, 1 year ago | 5

Two stories on Property118 on the same day manage to spell out the real issue facing PRS landlords in the...