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Why Ed Miliband’s Warm Homes Plan is hot air for landlords

Author: Landlord Crusader

23rd January 2026, 3 months ago | 8

Our glorious energy secretary, Ed Miliband, stood on a rooftop surrounded by solar panels this week, declaring the affordability crisis...

When will landlord rights be finally recognised?

Author: Landlord Crusader

9th January 2026, 3 months ago | 14

Well, colour me shocked but the Guardian newspaper has managed to impress me. Sort of. It published an interesting article,...

What does AI really mean for the letting industry? Q&A with Sam Humphreys, Head of M&A at Dwelly

Author: Sam Humphreys

7th January 2026, 3 months ago | 3

What does AI really mean for the letting industry, and why are we seeing such a surge of interest in...

2026: The year landlords finally lose their nerve

Author: Landlord Crusader

2nd January 2026, 4 months ago | 10

Well, thank goodness 2025 is over! It was bumpier than even I imagined but what will 2026 bring? More of...

Why leasehold enfranchisement and Right to Manage recommendations must be enacted

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th December 2025, 4 months ago | 2

Article by Katherine Simpson, Partner at Edwin Coe LLP The objectives of the Draft Leasehold and Commonhold Reform Bill involve...

The Renters’ Rights Act and its impact on corporate landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th December 2025, 4 months ago | 6

How BTR is responding to demands for increased professionalism in the private rented sector. Article by Andy Jones, group director...

Leasehold reform – a third way for flat ownership

Author: Lucy Riley

22nd December 2025, 4 months ago | 7

Why leasehold reform doesn’t have to mean commonhold As the government, in its imminent Leasehold and Commonhold Reform Bill, prepares...

Why rushed leasehold reform could destabilise the housing market

Author: Shabnam Ali-Khan

22nd December 2025, 4 months ago | 2

Reform of the leasehold system is long overdue. It’s broadly agreed that the current model, with its layers of complexity...

Why the ridiculous RRA fines expose Labour’s anti-landlord agenda

Author: Landlord Crusader

13th December 2025, 4 months ago | 20

Well, the morons running the Labour government really have shown their hand, and it has done so with numbers so...

Tell me again why landlords should persist in a PRS rigged against them

Author: Landlord Crusader

5th December 2025, 5 months ago | 24

I think the kids call it doom scrolling, when you can’t stop reading negative news stories and comments on social...

The Renters’ Rights Act is a political victory and a disaster for tenants

Author: Landlord Crusader

14th November 2025, 5 months ago | 28

This isn’t the article I had planned but I couldn’t decide after waking up today whether I was caught in...

Rent in advance and last month’s rent?

Author: Readers Question

14th November 2025, 5 months ago | 4

Hello. I’ve got a potential tenant that is claiming UC. His BAP period is 17 – 16th of the month....

Labour’s Renters’ Rights Act and tax warning will crush landlords

Author: Landlord Crusader

7th November 2025, 6 months ago | 9

Sadly, I didn’t make it to the end of Rachel Reeves’ televised sermon on Tuesday because I was on the verge...

Leasehold reform – Which change will actually unlock the market?

Author: Mark Wilson, member of ALEP (Association of Leasehold Enfranchisement Practitioners)

6th November 2025, 6 months ago | 1

The government has just seen off a High Court challenge from major freeholders over the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act...

Why Southwark Council MUST prosecute Chancellor Rachel Reeves

Author: Landlord Crusader

31st October 2025, 6 months ago | 16

Another Labour minister is in hot water over ‘misunderstanding’ the rules, and Two Tier thinks landlords will let this latest...

When will politicians ever listen to landlords?

Author: Landlord Crusader

24th October 2025, 6 months ago | 22

Watching Matthew Pennycook’s ‘performance’ in Parliament in nodding through the Renters’ Rights Bill, I was struck by two things: landlords...

Making Tax Digital: Which Software Works Best for Landlords?

Author: Simon Misiewicz

13th October 2025, 6 months ago | 0

Why Landlords Need to Act Now Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax is finally happening. From April 2026, if...

Abolish landlords? Bring it on!

Author: Landlord Crusader

9th October 2025, 6 months ago | 13

Last weekend, Green Party members voted like lemmings to ‘seek the effective abolition of private landlordism’ at their conference in...