Tag: council housing

Better to build new homes than subsidise BTL landlords claims Housing Secretary

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th July 2026, 7 days ago | 24

The government claims it’s better “to spend taxpayer’s cash building new homes than subsidising buy to let landlords”. In a...

Government sets out reforms to Right to Buy

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th May 2026, 2 months ago | 6

The government has announced new reforms to Right to Buy as part of efforts to overhaul and support councils. The...

Think tank calls for crackdown on landlords profiting from Right to Buy

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th September 2025, 10 months ago | 3

A left-wing think tank is calling for councils to be granted new powers to prevent landlords from profiting from Right...

Housing activists urge mayors to champion rent control powers

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th June 2025, 1 year ago | 2

A coalition of housing campaigners is appealing to England’s mayors to push for authority over rent controls for private tenants...

Greater Manchester mayor wants to tackle ‘profiteering landlords’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd June 2025, 1 year ago | 14

Greater Manchester’s mayor, Andy Burnham, has slammed the region’s housing system which is facing a £75 million temporary accommodation bill...

Union bosses push for council homes priority despite earning £70k

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th March 2025, 1 year ago | 2

One of Britain’s largest trade unions is demanding that its members receive priority for social housing, despite earning £70,000 a...

Criminal landlords will lose benefit payments under Labour plan

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th February 2025, 1 year ago | 25

England’s criminal landlords will face restrictions on benefit payments they receive for running substandard properties in supported housing, the government...

Some social housing tenants face a 26 years wait for a home

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th February 2025, 1 year ago | 8

There are more than 1.2 million individuals on social housing waiting lists and there’s an average wait time of nearly...

Angela Rayner proposes stricter Right-to-Buy reforms despite personal profit from the scheme

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd November 2024, 2 years ago | 7

Angela Rayner has proposed tougher new rules for the Right-to-Buy scheme, despite having profited from it herself. The Deputy Prime...

Councils crackdown on private landlords while failing tenants

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th November 2024, 2 years ago | 2

Councils across England are taking a tougher stance on private landlords, introducing stricter regulations and hefty fines – but are...

Council offers to ‘top-up’ rent to bring homeless numbers down

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th October 2024, 2 years ago | 5

A council is trying to address its housing crisis by offering cash incentives to landlords to make private renting more...

Angela Rayner considers abolishing Right to Buy – despite personal gain

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th September 2024, 2 years ago | 17

Angela Rayner is reportedly considering abolishing the controversial Right to Buy scheme, just months after it was revealed she personally...

Council tenant pleads guilty to subletting home on Airbnb

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th August 2024, 2 years ago | 3

A council flat tenant has admitted to unlawfully subletting his home by advertising the property for rent on Airbnb. Reza...

Angela Rayner unveils new mandatory housing targets

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

31st July 2024, 2 years ago | 7

Angela Rayner has warned that councils will be stripped of planning powers if they fail to meet housing targets. Under...

Landlord blames selective licensing for city’s surge in temporary accommodation

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th July 2024, 2 years ago | 12

A council admits more households than ever are being put in temporary accommodation, with a landlord blaming selective licensing for...

Council housing crisis looms as authorities call for action

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th July 2024, 2 years ago | 7

England’s largest council house landlords are raising the alarm about the future of council housing because of a financial crisis...

Sixth Scottish council declares housing emergency

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

31st May 2024, 2 years ago | 1

West Lothian Council has declared a housing emergency, citing the mounting pressures on housing and homelessness due to an imbalance...

Sadiq Khan calls for continued support for council housing

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th January 2024, 3 years ago | 2

Sadiq Khan is urging the government “not to completely give up on council housing” as a vital way of delivering...

Sadiq Khan’s plan to tackle London housing crisis unveiled

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th November 2023, 3 years ago | 5

The London Mayor has launched a new initiative to convert private housing into council homes. Sadiq Khan aims to build...