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Leasehold reform – a third way for flat ownership

Author: Lucy Riley

22nd December 2025, 5 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, 5 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, 6 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, 6 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, 7 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, 7 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, 7 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, 7 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, 7 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, 7 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, 8 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, 8 months ago | 13

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

Rayner resigns over stamp duty scandal before she abolishes Section 21 evictions

Author: [email protected]

5th September 2025, 9 months ago | 5

They say a week is a long time in politics. In Angela Rayner’s case, that was certainly true this week,...

Selective Licensing: Why Wirral Could Redefine the Legal Limits – and What Every Landlord Needs to Know

Author: Readers Question

22nd August 2025, 9 months ago | 18

Selective licensing was introduced as a tool to raise standards and tackle poor management in the private rented sector. In...

Landlords Urged to Act Now: The Renters’ Rights Bill Is Coming. Are You Ready?

Author: Paul Shamplina

22nd August 2025, 9 months ago | 0

One-off live training event announced to help UK landlords stay compliant, avoid legal pitfalls, protect their portfolios and take advantage...

85% LTV Buy-to-Let F1 product for Landlords: Foundation Home Loans

Author: Howard

13th August 2025, 10 months ago | 0

If you’ve been keeping an eye on the buy-to-let mortgage market, you’ll know that products allowing you to borrow at...

Below market rents, no EPCs, poor conditions and council fines: We Still Sold These Properties in 15 days

Author: David Coughlin - Landlord Sales Agency

12th August 2025, 10 months ago | 0

Despite moments of silver lining, I think we all agree it’s a tough market for landlords. With changes to regulations,...

One Rule for Landlords, Another for Councils

Author: [email protected]

12th August 2025, 10 months ago | 1

Recent headlines have exposed a troubling gap between the standards demanded of private landlords and the realities of council-run housing....