Tag: housing crisis

Landlords struggle as possession cases pile up

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th December 2023, 2 years ago | 11

Industry bodies warn that the county court system will continue to fail without proper investment. Propertymark is calling for a...

Housing Minister musical chairs: New report unveils who leads the charge in house building

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th December 2023, 2 years ago | 2

A revolving door of housing ministers has seen 16 housing ministers since 2010 and a new survey reveals which comes...

Do families in temporary accommodation pay rent?

Author: Readers Question

13th December 2023, 2 years ago | 13

Hello, with so many people finding themselves homeless being housed in B&Bs, I was wondering if they are required to...

Generation Rent slams government for scrapping EPC targets

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th December 2023, 2 years ago | 13

A tenant activist group is raging at the shelving of EPC targets calling the move “appalling”. Generation Rent told the...

Government’s pledge to build homes for rough sleepers

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th November 2023, 2 years ago | 2

The government has announced more than £150 million in funding to tackle rough sleeping, allocating the funds towards building or...

Propertymark slams proposed council tax hike on second homes in Scotland

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd November 2023, 2 years ago | 0

Increasing council tax premiums on second homes will not solve Scotland’s housing crisis, claims a leading industry body. Propertymark gave...

Rayner vows to ban S21 ‘no-fault’ evictions on day one of a Labour government

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th November 2023, 2 years ago | 17

Angela Rayner says that if Labour wins the next General Election, she will ban Section 21 ‘no-fault’ evictions on the...

Labour MP calls for seizing properties from criminal landlords to tackle housing crisis

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th November 2023, 2 years ago | 32

Rental properties should be seized from landlords who consistently break the rules and take advantage of tenants, says a Labour...

Housing Minister merry-go-round: Meet the 7th housing minister in just two years!

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th November 2023, 2 years ago | 10

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s cabinet reshuffle has seen Rachel Maclean sacked after just nine months in the job and replaced...

Sadiq Khan criticises government over housing shortage

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th November 2023, 2 years ago | 8

Sadiq Khan has slammed the government for its “poor housing delivery” as new figures reveal the capital is outbuilding the...

Landlords in limbo as court chaos continues

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th November 2023, 2 years ago | 4

The courts are taking more than half a year to process possession claims, according to new research. New data released...

Angela Rayner accuses Conservatives of neglecting housebuilding

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th November 2023, 2 years ago | 18

Labour has promised “to achieve more on housing in six months than the Tories have in six years”. Shadow Housing...

Leading industry body slams rent controls in Scotland

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th November 2023, 2 years ago | 2

One leading industry body has warned that there are no advantages to introducing more rent controls in Scotland. In a...

Picturesque towns face housing crisis

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th November 2023, 2 years ago | 1

Idyllic towns in England are being overrun by second homeowners and holiday lets with some towns declaring a housing crisis...

Angela Rayner faces fury from landlords over Section 21 removal

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd November 2023, 2 years ago | 73

Angela Rayner has promised to abolish Section 21 straight away if Labour wins the next general election. In an interview...

Renters take on extra jobs to cope with rising rents

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

31st October 2023, 2 years ago | 0

Growing numbers of renters are having to work more than one job to make ends meet amid soaring inflation and...

Housing crisis continues as demand surges past supply

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th October 2023, 2 years ago | 1

Demand continues to outpace supply in the lettings market, according to new data. The latest figures from Propertymark’s Housing Insight...

Angela Rayner dodges landlord questions in LBC interview clash

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th October 2023, 3 years ago | 42

In a feisty exchange on LBC, the Shadow Housing Secretary Angela Rayner refused to comment on Labour’s plan for landlords....

Campaigners call for rent controls, open-ended tenancies and ‘fair’ four-month notice periods

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th October 2023, 3 years ago | 22

A coalition of renting pressure groups has unveiled a manifesto that calls for sweeping changes in the private rented sector...

Mayor of West Yorkshire blasts landlords for raising rents

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th October 2023, 3 years ago | 101

The mayor of West Yorkshire has launched a scathing attack on landlords, in a new interview. Labour mayor Tracy Brabin...