Tag: housing crisis

Scottish Labour pushes for stricter tenant protections

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th June 2024, 2 years ago | 0

Scottish Labour will improve tenants’ rights by protecting them from unaffordable rent increases and unscrupulous landlords. In its manifesto dubbed...

SNP blasts Westminster for Scotland’s housing emergency

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th June 2024, 2 years ago | 0

The SNP blames Brexit and Westminster underinvestment for Scotland’s housing crisis.    In the SNP’s manifesto dubbed ‘A Future Made...

PRS reform promises won’t happen without homes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th June 2024, 2 years ago | 0

A lack of housing choice for tenants threatens to undermine private rented sector (PRS) reforms being proposed by political parties,...

Plaid Cymru unveils plans for rent controls and affordable housing

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th June 2024, 2 years ago | 4

Plaid Cymru pledges to bring fairness to the private rented sector by introducing rent controls. The party’s manifesto plans to...

PRS is facing ‘a huge mismatch’ between supply and demand – RICS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th June 2024, 2 years ago | 5

Confidence in the UK’s housing market is beginning to fall in the run-up to the General Election with one index...

Scottish government faces rent control backlash

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th June 2024, 2 years ago | 4

The Scottish government’s own economic agency has warned that rent controls will only make the housing crisis worse. South of...

Great news for landlords looking to sell as buyer demand for portfolios soars throughout June

Author: David Coughlin - Landlord Sales Agency

10th June 2024, 2 years ago | 0

After a week of bad news for landlords, with the Telegraph reporting the story of banks repossessing all 57 homes...

Councils failing to act on dangerous hazards in properties

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th June 2024, 2 years ago | 6

Councils are failing to properly inspect properties with potentially dangerous hazards, claims the NRLA. Under the Housing Health and Safety...

Derelict land is the key to London’s housing crisis

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th June 2024, 2 years ago | 4

London’s housing crisis could be eased by building on vast swathes of unused brownfield land, according to new research.  The...

Angela Rayner tells Shelter: Labour will ban no-fault evictions

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th June 2024, 2 years ago | 57

Angela Rayner has promised a Labour government will immediately end Section 21. Ms Rayner claims the Tories “have completely failed...

Landlords on the fence ahead of general election

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th May 2024, 2 years ago | 8

More than 40% of landlords are still undecided on who to vote for in the upcoming general election, according to...

Landlord pushes back on media’s negative view of landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th May 2024, 2 years ago | 11

A landlord has criticised the media for its one-sided negative portrayal of landlords. Mick Roberts, one of Nottingham’s largest landlords...

Letting agency demands policies that support landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th May 2024, 2 years ago | 1

A letting agency has called for the next government not to punish landlords and instead promote policies for more investment...

Bank extends tenancy contracts to three years amid pressure from tenant group

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th May 2024, 2 years ago | 13

A bank has caved in to pressure from a renter group and agreed to extend the maximum length of tenancy...

Renters (Reform) Bill declared ‘Dead’ ahead of General Election

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th May 2024, 2 years ago | 10

The Renters (Reform) Bill is dead, according to various tenant groups. The Renters (Reform) Coalition and Generation Rent, say the...

London Councils slam the government’s short-term and holiday let reforms

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st May 2024, 2 years ago | 7

London boroughs have warned that the government’s plans for regulating short-term and holiday lets could worsen the capital’s housing crisis....

Legal expert warns of looming chaos from the Renters (Reform) Bill

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th May 2024, 2 years ago | 31

The impending passing of the Renters (Reform) Bill spells trouble for tenants and landlords, warns a legal expert. Ian Narbeth,...

41% of Right to Buy homes are now private rentals

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th May 2024, 2 years ago | 31

Research reveals that 41% of properties sold under Right to Buy are now privately rented – that’s around 820,000 homes....

Scotland’s new leader urged to tackle housing crisis

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th May 2024, 2 years ago | 2

Propertymark is urging Scotland’s new First Minister, John Swinney, to prioritise ending the housing crisis after five Scottish councils declared...

Rents could increase by 20% over the next year – HomeLet

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th May 2024, 2 years ago | 7

The UK’s renters are facing rents climbing at an alarming rate this year after they rose by 1.6% in just...

Renters Reform Bill unfairly targeting landlords!

Author: Readers Question

7th May 2024, 2 years ago | 6

The Resenters Reform Bill and years of bureaucratic fiasco appear testament to the performance of failed government policy over decades...