Landlord Crusader, Author at Property118

The consequence of Section 24 – bankrupt councils and countless homeless

26th January 2024, 2 years ago | 15

News this week that councils around the country are flagging up the prospect of going bankrupt because of the ever-growing...

It’s time for a Good Tenants Charter – but what should be in it?

Author: Landlord Crusader

12th January 2024, 2 years ago | 19

This week saw a cornucopia of stories that illustrate the current wrong thinking on the private rented sector – and...

Will the abolition of Section 21 solve the housing crisis?

Author: Landlord Crusader

5th January 2024, 2 years ago | 13

One of the big issues for the ‘housing crisis’ is that so many groups, commentators and tenants welcome the abolition...

Here’s to 2024 – a failing Renters (Reform) Bill or landlords voting with their feet?

Author: Landlord Crusader

29th December 2023, 2 years ago | 22

Will landlords bail out in 2024 as the Renters (Reform) Bill gets closer or will we stick it out for...

Tenant bidding wars – Why are landlords being blamed?

Author: Landlord Crusader

8th December 2023, 2 years ago | 43

Are you sitting comfortably? I’m about to be critical of politicians, the media and tenants. Because it has been another...

Angela Rayner: Big mouth strikes again

Author: Landlord Crusader

24th November 2023, 2 years ago | 36

Oh, dear, oh, dear, I can’t believe that the intellectual colossus known as Angela Rayner has declared that section 21...

Why the Renters’ Reform Coalition is bad for landlords AND tenants

Author: Landlord Crusader

3rd November 2023, 3 years ago | 3

The Renters’ Reform Coalition (RRC) is a group of organisations that claim to fight for tenants’ rights, but in reality,...

Renters (Reform) Bill: The countdown to a PRS disaster has started

Author: Landlord Crusader

24th October 2023, 3 years ago | 10

I thought it was too good to be true that the Renters (Reform) Bill would not make it through this...

A future Labour government = rocketing rent rises and landlord misery

Author: Landlord Crusader

13th October 2023, 3 years ago | 23

And so, to the Labour Party conference where the sparkling wit and wisdom of Angela Rayner on the opening day...

The Conservatives hate landlords – Pass it on

Author: Landlord Crusader

6th October 2023, 3 years ago | 18

The Conservative Party used to be the party of property ownership and free enterprise, but its recent policies on housing...

A political party manifesto for the PRS: What landlords DON’T want from politicians

Author: Landlord Crusader

29th September 2023, 3 years ago | 11

So, we are into the party political conference season and it is apparent that the private rented sector (PRS) is...

Sunak’s betrayal: How the PM stabbed landlords in the back with his EPC U-turn

Author: Landlord Crusader

22nd September 2023, 3 years ago | 74

Rishi Sunak has once again shown his true colours as a Prime Minister who does not care about the interests...

Tenant activist groups and the law of unintended consequences

Author: Landlord Crusader

29th August 2023, 3 years ago | 9

It’s not often that two separate stories manage to tell the unfolding horror of what is happening to the private...

Landlord’s EPC deadline: Does anyone else feel conned?

Author: Landlord Crusader

28th July 2023, 3 years ago | 48

Have you invested thousands of pounds to upgrade your rental property to meet the proposed EPC rating of C? Or...

Why Labour’s Renters Charter is a charter for disaster

Author: Landlord Crusader

14th July 2023, 3 years ago | 6

Labour appears to be flirting with the idea of rent controls or capping rent rises and tightening up on the...

Landlord Crusader: Why landlords should not share equity profits with renters

Author: Landlord Crusader

7th July 2023, 3 years ago | 15

Knowing that those who hate landlords will be spitting when they read this, I must explain why sharing the capital...

Landlord Crusader: Which is best? BTL mortgage support or help for tenants to pay rent?

Author: Landlord Crusader

23rd June 2023, 3 years ago | 8

Here’s an interesting question for landlords to consider this week: would you prefer the government to offer you mortgage support...

Landlord Crusader: In the end, it was the Bank of England that broke the PRS

Author: Landlord Crusader

16th June 2023, 3 years ago | 26

As hardworking and worried landlords, we all know the buy-to-let market is facing a potential catastrophe of rising interest rates,...

Landlord Crusader: Why we shouldn’t keep quiet about the Renters Reform Coalition

Author: Landlord Crusader

9th June 2023, 3 years ago | 17

I can’t keep quiet! Two stories on the same day on Property118 highlight what is wrong with the private rented...

Landlord Crusader: Section 21 abolition – congratulations to Shelter et al

Author: Landlord Crusader

19th May 2023, 3 years ago | 28

And so, it came to pass – section 21 notices to gain possession of a rented property will be no...

Are our MPs the worst hypocrites or are they just clueless?

Author: Landlord Crusader

24th February 2023, 3 years ago | 13

As landlords, we face the bizarre situation of being taxed without taking into account loan interest and not on the...