Budget 2015 Campaign

Guardian’s current onslaught against private landlords

Author: Dr Rosalind Beck

7th August 2017, 9 years ago | 32

It’s getting very hard to keep up with the Guardian’s current onslaught against private landlords; it’s also supremely ironic that...

Who hijacked the JRF project “Poverty, evictions and forced moves”?

Author: Appalled Landlord

31st July 2017, 9 years ago | 15

Four people from the Cambridge Centre for Housing and Planning Research (CCHPR) wrote the report, and a summary, for the...

Landlords attacked for being wealthy fallacy

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th July 2017, 9 years ago | 3

The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) have reported on figures obtained from DUP MP Jim Shannon’s parliamentary questions requesting figures on...

Ex MPC member says attacks on landlords are profoundly wrongheaded

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th July 2017, 9 years ago | 0

Professor David Miles was a Monetary Policy Committee member at the Bank of England from 2009 until 2015 and has said the...

What Makes Car Rental Businesses So Different?

Author: Readers Question

14th June 2017, 9 years ago | 2

If the general public borrow money to buy a car they don’t get tax relief on the finance costs. However,...

Joseph Rowntree Foundation report on PRS lessons from Ireland – A landlord’s perspective

Author: Dr Rosalind Beck

26th April 2017, 9 years ago | 26

I offer here a brief critique of the report which has just been published by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation. To...

Putting pressure on your Conservative MP

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th April 2017, 9 years ago | 10

Here’s a letter template for you.   Dear …….., For the first time, as a long-time supporter and member of...

Kate Faulkner’s FTB analyses highlights myths of Landlord effect on market

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th April 2017, 9 years ago | 2

Kate Faulkner has released a summary of First Time Buyer (FTB) market data showing a rise in FTB activity, the...

Support Landlords Or Lose Our Votes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th April 2017, 9 years ago | 17

With the General Election just weeks away, we need to send the message loud and clear that landlords have had...

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Guess Who?

Author: Dr Rosalind Beck

10th April 2017, 9 years ago | 49

I recently exchanged a number of emails with someone who supports Section 24 of the Finance (No. 2) Act 2015. ...

Property118 campaign team demolish Treasury’s ill-conceived arguments

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th April 2017, 9 years ago | 45

Please read the Treasury letter below and then our response: Correspondence & Enquiry Unit 1 Horse Guards Road London SW1A...

More like 40% than 1 in 5 according to AXA

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th April 2017, 9 years ago | 9

Independent research carried out by AXA reveals over 40% of Landlords asked think they will be worse of after Section...

Henry Pryor dismisses landlord concerns over Section 24 as “complete pants”

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th April 2017, 9 years ago | 16

Henry Pryor, according to his own website, is the “The BBC’s favourite property expert.” His Bio says “for the past...

Axe The Tenant Tax Awareness Week – Get Involved

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th April 2017, 9 years ago | 1

This Thursday the much-maligned Section 24 comes into effect. The Axe the Tenant Tax coalition are marking this important day...

Our own report sent to new high level review of the Private Rental Sector

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th March 2017, 9 years ago | 12

The comprehensive report written by Dr Rosalind Beck: Section 24 of the Finance (No. 2) Act 2015: “the unjust legislation...

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Philip Hammond is prepared to U-turn – Now put the pressure on to reverse Section 24!

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th March 2017, 9 years ago | 21

Philip Hammond, Chancellor of the Exchequer, wrote that it is important to keep to the letter and spirit of the...

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Broken Manifesto promises

Author: Appalled Landlord

11th March 2017, 9 years ago | 41

The 2015 Conservative manifesto included the following pledge: “We will commit to no increases in VAT, National Insurance contributions or...

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Chancellor slammed for undermining efforts to solve housing crisis in Scotland

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th March 2017, 9 years ago | 0

Scotland’s largest membership organisation for landlords has strongly criticised UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, Phillip Hammond MP, for not reversing...