Tag: Green Party

Rent controls do work claims Green Party

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th March 2026, 1 month ago | 11

The Green Party claims that “rent controls can work,” despite evidence suggesting otherwise. Speaking at the New Economics Foundation, Green...

Green Party leader calls for rent controls because ‘landlords are better off than renters’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd February 2026, 3 months ago | 30

The Green Party leader has claimed “landlords can charge whatever they want” as he calls for rent controls to be...

Housing Secretary hits back at Green Party over call to abolish landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th November 2025, 5 months ago | 7

The Housing Secretary has slammed the Green Party for calling for the abolition of landlords. Steve Reed said he had...

Political parties take different paths on housing policy

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th October 2025, 6 months ago | 1

With the party conference season now over for another year, a property firm says the main political parties are taking...

Greens talk to “Abolish landlords” leaves more looking for the Exit – We can help find the door

Author: David Coughlin - Landlord Sales Agency

10th October 2025, 7 months ago | 0

This week, the Green Party backed a plan to see the end of private letting. A motion passed at its...

Labour blasts Green Party over hypocrisy in Section 21 eviction row

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th April 2025, 12 months ago | 1

A Green party councillor has come under fire for issuing a Section 21 notice, despite the party’s pledge to ban...

Housing Minister dismisses landlord exodus amid concerns of shift to holiday lets

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th November 2024, 1 year ago | 14

The Renters’ Rights Bill will push landlords out of the sector and into short-term holiday lets, warn MPs. During a...

Rent controls do ‘more harm than good’ – IEA

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th August 2024, 2 years ago | 14

Rent controls do far more damage than benefit tenants, according to a comprehensive global review. A new briefing paper from...

Housing: The Key Battleground in the Upcoming Election

Author: Adam Lawrence

24th June 2024, 2 years ago | 35

As we edge closer to the next general election, housing has become a pivotal issue in the political arena –...

Greens want rent freezes as part of the Renters’ Reform Bill

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th May 2023, 3 years ago | 5

The Green Party is calling for the Renters’ Reform Bill to go much further than the government is planning for...

Greens demand rent freeze and eviction ban

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th November 2022, 3 years ago | 17

An immediate cap on rent increases and a ban on no-fault evictions until at least the end of March 2023...