Tag: generation rent

Is the PRS pendulum swinging too far against landlords?

Author: Readers Question

24th March 2025, 1 year ago | 24

The biggest problem facing landlords is that the PRS is like a pendulum, swinging slowly from one policy extreme to...

PRS landlords under siege: Misrepresented and unheard!

Author: Landlord Crusader

28th February 2025, 1 year ago | 23

The private rented sector is at a tipping point, and landlords are caught in the crosshairs of a perfect storm:...

Generation Rent criticises the lack of rent caps in the Renters’ Rights Bill

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th January 2025, 2 years ago | 3

Generation Rent says it is disappointed by the lack of measures to introduce rent caps as part of the Renters’...

Landlords: Would you start in BTL in 2025 if given the choice?

Author: Landlord Crusader

17th January 2025, 2 years ago | 40

Despite a growing landlord exodus – which the housing minister Matthew Pennycook disbelieves – would you start as a landlord...

Shelter and Generation Rent: It’s time to own what you’ve done

Author: Landlord Crusader

13th December 2024, 2 years ago | 31

As Shelter bemoans the rising tide of homelessness with fears that thousands could be evicted from their homes in time...

Generation Rent says rent hikes to market levels aren’t justified

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th November 2024, 2 years ago | 21

Generation Rent claims that “landlords raising rent to market levels is not a valid reason for a rent hike”, despite...

Generation Rent calls for an end to ‘discriminatory’ Right to Rent

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th November 2024, 2 years ago | 21

Tenant activist group Generation Rent is urging the government to abolish the Right to Rent policy, arguing that it disproportionately...

Welsh renters should get two months’ free rent and more pet-friendly homes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th October 2024, 2 years ago | 9

A new report says renters in Wales should receive the last two months rent free as compensation if they face...

Charities claim Section 21 ‘No-Fault’ evictions fuel rising homelessness

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th October 2024, 2 years ago | 13

Charities slam new figures from the government which claim Section 21 is one of the leading causes of homelessness. New...

Generation Rent blames landlords for soaring rent prices outpacing wages

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th September 2024, 2 years ago | 43

Generation Rent claims “landlords are snatching away more of renters wages” as rent prices continue to outpace wages. According to...

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Property sector reacts to Renters’ Rights Bill

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th September 2024, 2 years ago | 8

The unveiling of the long-awaited Renters’ Rights Bill has led to a strong reaction from the property sector. The Bill...

Renters’ Rights Bill to be introduced this week

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th September 2024, 2 years ago | 15

The Renters’ Rights Bill will be introduced in the House of Commons this week which will see Section 21 ‘no-fault’...

Labour MP under fire over unlicensed and mould-ridden flats

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd September 2024, 2 years ago | 36

A Labour MP who describes himself as a “renters champion” and a “good landlord” has been forced to admit that...

Landlord possession cases surge as homeless figures rise

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th August 2024, 2 years ago | 6

Social and private landlord possession claims, orders, warrants and repossessions all increased dramatically between and April and June, government data...

Just one in six university campus rooms are affordable for students

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th August 2024, 2 years ago | 2

Just 17% of on-campus university rooms in the UK are classed as affordable for students – that’s one in six...

Generation Rent says ‘homes, not landlords’ is the key to rent affordability

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st August 2024, 2 years ago | 25

Metropolitan areas in England that significantly increased their housing stock since 2015 are more likely to have experienced improved rent...

Outcry over landlords banning working from home

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th July 2024, 2 years ago | 14

Generation Rent and Shelter are slamming landlords for “draconian rules” that ban tenants from working from home (WFH). An investigation...

Starmer promises ‘change’ but no mention of the PRS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th July 2024, 2 years ago | 4

In his first speech as Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer said his work begins ‘immediately’. Standing in Downing Street, he...

Landlord’s message to Angela Rayner and Generation Rent: “Banning Section 21 will leave tenants unhappy”

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st June 2024, 2 years ago | 30

In a direct video addressed to Generation Rent’s Ben Twomey and Angela Rayner, Nottingham landlord Mick Roberts argues abolishing Section...

Reactions to Labour Party manifesto from NRLA, Generation Rent and Shelter

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th June 2024, 2 years ago | 12

The Labour Party has launched its manifesto, with promises to help “protect renters from arbitrary evictions.” Manifesto pledges include abolishing...