Landlord Crusader, Author at Property118

Renters’ Rights Bill comes back to Parliament – start the clock!

Author: Landlord Crusader

10th January 2025, 2 years ago | 12

Like the proverbial bad penny, the unwelcome return of the Renters’ Rights Bill to Parliament next week is not to...

2025: A perfect storm for landlords AND tenants?

Author: Landlord Crusader

3rd January 2025, 2 years ago | 20

Oh, dear. It’s 2025 and the private rented sector is set for one of its biggest upheavals in years –...

Landlords’ Rights Bill: Let’s tell the government what we want

Author: Landlord Crusader

20th December 2024, 2 years ago | 14

Since this is the time for reflection on what has happened this year and thinking about New Year resolutions, I...

Shelter and Generation Rent: It’s time to own what you’ve done

Author: Landlord Crusader

13th December 2024, 2 years ago | 31

As Shelter bemoans the rising tide of homelessness with fears that thousands could be evicted from their homes in time...

English Private Landlord Survey: Why we are crucial to the housing market

Author: Landlord Crusader

6th December 2024, 2 years ago | 7

With not a lot to do I read the publication of the English Private Landlord Survey and found it was...

Why the UK’s housing crisis will deepen as landlords flee

Author: Landlord Crusader

29th November 2024, 2 years ago | 17

They say there is a housing crisis – and with good reason. Net migration to the UK reached an astonishing...

Welcome to the Landlord Club, Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves!

Author: Landlord Crusader

15th November 2024, 2 years ago | 8

As the Prime Minister and Chancellor step into the world of landlording, they are joining a diverse and dynamic sector...

CRUSADER: Why must landlords put up with vile online trolls?

Author: Landlord Crusader

8th November 2024, 2 years ago | 28

Landlords in the UK know they aren’t popular with politicians, councils, tenant activist organisations and lots of tenants – but...

CRUSADER: Was the Budget the death knell for the PRS?

Author: Landlord Crusader

1st November 2024, 2 years ago | 16

In a Budget that surprised no one for being the biggest tax grab in decades, Labour really has shown what...

Pennycook: Why a landlord exodus is DEFINITELY underway

Author: Landlord Crusader

25th October 2024, 2 years ago | 21

It’s almost like something out of the novel 1984, when the evidence of your eyes is not to be trusted....

CRUSADER: Why landlords must be wary of Labour’s ‘mission creep’ for the PRS

Author: Landlord Crusader

18th October 2024, 2 years ago | 19

Just when you thought Labour’s hatred of landlords couldn’t get any worse comes the alarming realisation that the Renters’ Rights...

The Renters’ Rights Bill: What tenants need to know

Author: Landlord Crusader

11th October 2024, 2 years ago | 19

Hey tenants, while you may be excited about the potential benefits of the Renters’ Rights Bill, it’s important to consider...

The exodus of landlords: How bad does it have to get?

Author: Landlord Crusader

4th October 2024, 2 years ago | 22

Some critics, landlords and commentators say there isn’t a landlord exodus, but landlords are leaving – there is no doubt....

EPC rules and the Renters’ Rights Bill will damage the PRS beyond recognition

Author: Landlord Crusader

27th September 2024, 2 years ago | 15

While landlords are distracted by the nonsense that is the Renters’ Rights Bill, the biggest elephant in the room is...

Renter’s Rights Bill: A disaster for tenants?

Author: Landlord Crusader

13th September 2024, 2 years ago | 20

Have you recovered yet? As a landlord, the Renters’ Rights Bill is NOT designed to help renters – it is...

Why we need an uncomfortable conversation about homelessness

Author: Landlord Crusader

6th September 2024, 2 years ago | 9

It’s hard to believe that the homeless charity Crisis and the TDS are putting together strategies to get more PRS...

Why councils can’t run private rented homes – after another failed landlord fiasco

Author: Landlord Crusader

23rd August 2024, 2 years ago | 19

Every private landlord in the country must know that their local council is hopeless and doesn’t understand the private rented...

Hardships tests, EPC ratings and a Section 21 ban – is this the death knell of the PRS?

Author: Landlord Crusader

16th August 2024, 2 years ago | 15

Apologies in advance if this article appears to be ‘whiny’ but I feel that the Renters’ Rights Bill is about...

EPCs for the PRS: Ed Miliband fires the starter gun for a landlord exodus

Author: Landlord Crusader

2nd August 2024, 2 years ago | 91

Here we go again with energy performance certificate (EPC) ratings needing to be a minimum of C for the private...

Renters’ Rights Bill = Rent controls by the back door. Thank you, Labour!

Author: Landlord Crusader

19th July 2024, 2 years ago | 22

So, where do we begin? The Renters (Reform) Bill is dead, long live the Renters’ Rights Bill! But is it...

Landlords now facing the ‘grown-ups’: Don’t give up!

Author: Landlord Crusader

12th July 2024, 2 years ago | 6

What can landlords in the private rented sector expect from the new Labour government? Remember, the party’s fans are bandying...