Budget 2015 Campaign Archives

Looking for campaign support

15th May 2018, 8 years ago | 1

Dear Property118 members We are looking for volunteers to “raise the game” in regards to campaigning to have the Section...

Despicable vehemently anti-landlord Guardian article

Author: Dr Rosalind Beck

17th April 2018, 8 years ago | 94

The Guardian has sunk to new lows this week with the publication of the most vehemently anti-landlord article, by Rhik...

ATTT National Media Article – Landlord Wanted

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th March 2018, 8 years ago | 0

Axe The Tenant Tax had a request from a very supportive journalist that has been covering our campaign from the...

Home building Stand-off with Government as BTL falls

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th March 2018, 8 years ago | 11

The Berkeley Group, one of the UK’s largest home builders, has said that despite government pressure it is unable to...

Is government thinking of disallowing operating costs, and for companies as well?

Author: Appalled Landlord

15th March 2018, 8 years ago | 25

Two days ago the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government launched a survey “Questionnaire used for the English Private...

Replies to my critique of Economist BTL article

Author: Dr Rosalind Beck

3rd March 2018, 8 years ago | 11

Regular subscribers to this site may have seen my critique of the Economist article on buy-to-let. Click Here to view...

Why did the IFS issue the report “The decline of homeownership among young adults”?

Author: Appalled Landlord

28th February 2018, 8 years ago | 11

The Institute for Fiscal Studies issued the Briefing Note “The decline of homeownership among young adults” on 16 February. It...

Landlords Union Slams BBC Panorama Report

Author: Dr Rosalind Beck

22nd February 2018, 8 years ago | 157

This week landlords watched with trepidation as the BBC presented a so-called Panorama investigation into the use of Section 21 notices...

Is Section 24 going to end student summer discounts?

Author: Dr Rosalind Beck

15th February 2018, 8 years ago | 11

An issue which has been bothering me is that when national rent figures are worked out by various organisations, what...

Reply to serious flaws in BTL article by The Economist

Author: Dr Rosalind Beck

5th February 2018, 8 years ago | 33

Dear Ms Beddoes. I am writing with regard to the following article: Struggles of the landed gentry Britain’s buy-to-let boom...

Baroness Valentine wades in against landlords letting to benefits tenants!

Author: Dr Rosalind Beck

9th January 2018, 8 years ago | 30

Baroness Valentine, a former banker and the wife of a venture capitalist, is the latest to have a go at...

Patrick Collinson has done it again!

Author: Appalled Landlord

4th December 2017, 8 years ago | 7

Patrick Collinson has again misunderstood a report with big numbers in it, like he did in the summer: Patrick Collinson...

Landlords fund-raising for the homeless

Author: Dr Rosalind Beck

29th November 2017, 8 years ago | 98

We are interested in setting up a charity or alternatively setting up a crowdfunding page, to help the homeless. The...

The private rented sector is ready to help fix the ‘broken housing market’

Author: Dr Rosalind Beck

15th November 2017, 8 years ago | 9

Housing will take centre stage in the forthcoming Budget, with the emphasis on building more homes and on increasing the...

Council desperation U-turning Government attacks on Landlords!

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th November 2017, 8 years ago | 10

Golden Welcome cash payment to landlords Central Government is doing all it can to deter private landlords from providing housing...

Mayor of Newham claims half the landlords there evade tax

Author: Appalled Landlord

11th September 2017, 9 years ago | 12

Last month a couple of unsubstantiated statistics were published in the papers. They both came from the Labour mayor of...

Landlords – Tell the Chancellor what should be done before the Autumn Budget

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th August 2017, 9 years ago | 4

HM Treasury has said it welcomes representations as part of the policy-making process and the views of stakeholders are gratefully...

The paradox of Section24

Author: Appalled Landlord

14th August 2017, 9 years ago | 3

Last week a reader pointed out that the gross yield figures that are bandied about are misleading and we should...