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Nonsense on stilts: The government’s £7,000 death blow for small landlords

Author: Landlord Crusader

22nd June 2026, 5 hours ago | 4

Am I reading this right? Am I hallucinating? I can’t be the only small landlord learning about the government’s plan...

How the tenancy pet trap leaves landlords financially exposed

Author: Landlord Crusader

19th June 2026, 3 days ago | 15

If you want to understand exactly how the Renters’ Rights Act is going to restrict private landlords of control over...

The landlord’s tenant pet request response window is 28 days — Not 42

Author: David Osborne

15th June 2026, 1 week ago | 15

Several published landlord guides are stating the wrong timeframe for responding to tenant pet requests under the Renters’ Rights Act....

Why rent controls are the wrong answer to a housing shortage

Author: Landlord Crusader

12th June 2026, 1 week ago | 17

Oh, dear, another week and another call for rent controls. This time it’s the turn of Generation Rent, which has...

The price of tenant activist politics: When campaigns collide with reality

Author: Landlord Crusader

5th June 2026, 2 weeks ago | 6

They say the road to hell is paved with good intentions, but in England’s private rented sector (PRS), it’s currently...

The RRA trap: Why decent landlords are about to get a £7,000 wake-up call

Author: Landlord Crusader

29th May 2026, 3 weeks ago | 9

Following on from last week’s theory about the purging of small landlords from the private rented sector (PRS), here comes...

Only 153,000 downloads of the Renters’ Rights Act information sheet with 9 days left

Author: Tauhid Islam

22nd May 2026, 1 month ago | 16

A Freedom of Information response from MHCLG, published last week, revealed that the government’s mandatory Renters’ Rights Act Information Sheet...

Are we witnessing a real-time purge of small landlords from the PRS?

Author: Landlord Crusader

22nd May 2026, 1 month ago | 8

When the Tories’ Renters’ (Reform) Bill was progressing, I was among the very first to sound the alarm about the...

A direct comparison between leasehold and commonhold

Author: Mari Knowles

21st May 2026, 1 month ago | 17

Commonhold is an alternative form of property ownership to freehold and leasehold. Whilst commonhold has existed since 2002, it has...

Miss one of these 7 documents and a court can block your possession claim

Author: Tauhid Islam

19th May 2026, 1 month ago | 0

Since 1 May 2026, Section 21 no longer exists. Every possession claim in England now runs through Section 8, and...

Why economic illiteracy is the greatest danger facing landlords

Author: Landlord Crusader

15th May 2026, 1 month ago | 15

The private rented sector in the UK is currently facing an existential threat, not from market forces, but from a...

Appliance repairs for landlords?

Author: Readers Question

15th May 2026, 1 month ago | 9

Hello, I would like to hear other landlords views on appliance repairs. Contractually, my new ASTs state I am not...

Are small landlords really set for extinction? What can be done to stop it?

Author: Landlord Crusader

8th May 2026, 2 months ago | 7

Small landlords built the PRS, but rising costs, tougher rules and the loss of Section 21 are pushing many of...

Happy Renters’ Rights Act Day! Here are 4 reasons why it’s a disaster

Author: Landlord Crusader

1st May 2026, 2 months ago | 11

Happy Renters’ Rights Act Day everyone, a law that will bring sunshine and positivity into every tenant’s life should be...

The Renters’ Rights Act starts today – Five things to do before 31 May

Author: Tauhid Islam

1st May 2026, 2 months ago | 0

The Renters’ Rights Act starts today. The headlines have been bracing, and the comments threads on this site have made...

Any thoughts on new build ‘Fleecehold’?

Author: Readers Question

30th April 2026, 2 months ago | 14

Hello, I am thinking of buying a NEW build on an estate where the developer wants to charge £252 per...

Councils with selective licensing schemes must think we are stupid

Author: Landlord Crusader

24th April 2026, 2 months ago | 1

Here we go again, I thought, when reading about Great Yarmouth council on Property118 claiming that there is ‘little evidence’...

Pets – to consent or not, that’s the question?

Author: Alex Flow Legal

20th April 2026, 2 months ago | 24

From 1 May 2026, England’s rental market is set to undergo its most significant regulatory reform in decades. Alongside headline...