Tag: Chancellor Rachel Reeves

Rachel Reeves eyes landlords as soft target with plans to introduce rent controls

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th April 2026, 2 weeks ago | 40

The Guardian is reporting that the Chancellor Rachel Reeves is considering imposing a year-long rent freeze on landlords as a...

Chancellor leaves door open to tax rises in pre-Budget speech amid concerns from the property sector

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th November 2025, 6 months ago | 2

With the Budget only weeks away, Chancellor Rachel Reeves made an unusual choice to deliver a pre-Budget speech. In her...

Rumours of property tax spark backlash ahead of Autumn Budget

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th August 2025, 9 months ago | 14

Rumours of replacing stamp duty with a property tax on homes worth more than £500,000 have sparked fury among property...

Labour leads as biggest party of landlord MPs amid calls for ban

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th August 2025, 9 months ago | 26

The London Renters Union is demanding a ban on MPs as landlords after data reveals Labour has the highest number...

Landlord group slams Chancellor’s Mansion House speech for ignoring PRS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th July 2025, 10 months ago | 7

Landlord organisation iHowz expresses disappointment over the Chancellor “side-stepping” the private rented sector in Mansion House speech. Chancellor Rachel Reeves...

Spring Budget Statement 2025 – Landlord Reactions

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th March 2025, 1 year ago | 5

Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s under pressure (definitely not an emergency budget) Spring Statement alleviated concerns among private landlords by avoiding an...

UK Economy Flatlines: What Property Investors Must Know

Author: Ranjan Bhattacharya

4th February 2025, 1 year ago | 0

Are you ready to navigate the 2025 property market and thrive in challenging times? In this video, Ranjan Bhattacharya covers...

Reeves inflationary budget puts mockers on Bank Base Rate reduction

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th December 2024, 1 year ago | 4

With inflation now running above the 2% target rate at 2.6%, the Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), voted...

Landlords hit by stamp duty surcharge increase to 5% in Budget

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th October 2024, 2 years ago | 45

In a move that could severely damage the private rented sector (PRS), the Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced in the Budget...

Pre-Budget reaction: Industry leaders call for reversal of Section 24 and support for landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th October 2024, 2 years ago | 1

With the Budget only a day away, many industry leaders are calling on the Chancellor Rachel Reeves to support landlords....

Record number of rental homes hit the market amid upcoming Labour budget

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th September 2024, 2 years ago | 1

A record number of rental homes are hitting the market as landlords worry about possible tax hikes from Chancellor Rachel...

Scotland urged to match Labour’s housebuilding target

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th July 2024, 2 years ago | 0

The Scottish government needs to mirror Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ recent proposal to build 1.5million homes in the next five years,...