Tag: housing crisis

Landlords slam how the media portrays them

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st July 2025, 1 year ago | 4

There’s widespread discontent among landlords over media depictions of them and the PRS – it’s now fallen to just 9%...

Why the Renters’ Rights Bill will create a ‘perfect’ tenant crisis for Labour

Author: Landlord Crusader

27th June 2025, 1 year ago | 18

As the Renters’ Rights Bill heads back to the Lords next week, I fear there is now real potential to...

Generation Rent dismisses landlord exodus claiming landlords can just leave

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th June 2025, 1 year ago | 22

Generation Rent claims “it’s no problem if landlords want to leave the market,” despite the ongoing housing crisis. Chief executive,...

Tenants lose fight as council can evict families to house homeless

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th June 2025, 1 year ago | 64

Tenants have lost a legal challenge against a Labour-run council after they were served eviction notices to make way for...

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...

Landlords are not cash cows – but we are caught up in the EPC net

Author: Landlord Crusader

20th June 2025, 1 year ago | 21

Are there any other landlords who are fed up with the narrative that we are swimming in wealth, ready to...

Scottish landlords call for ADS moratorium to boost housing supply

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th June 2025, 1 year ago | 0

The Scottish Association of Landlords (SAL) is pressing the Scottish Government to temporarily suspend the Additional Dwelling Supplement (ADS) to...

Will Labour ever turn to PRS landlords to help them out?

Author: Landlord Crusader

13th June 2025, 1 year ago | 21

It was comforting to read the words of Nigel Terrington, the chief executive of Paragon Bank, who recently highlighted a...

Labour cuts red tape in planning reforms but industry warns more reforms are needed

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd June 2025, 1 year ago | 2

The Labour government have announced thousands of homes will be built across the country due to simpler planning rules, but...

Labour’s tax raid on landlords: A recipe for higher rents and housing chaos

Author: Landlord Crusader

23rd May 2025, 1 year ago | 21

All private landlords know the PRS is under siege, and Labour’s latest madcap tax proposals are pouring fuel on an...

Right-to-Buy sales set to reach highest level in 20 years

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st May 2025, 1 year ago | 5

The number of council homes being sold under the Right-to-Buy scheme is set to hit its highest level in two...

Landlords: Email or post this letter to your MP about the disastrous Renters’ Rights Bill TODAY!

Author: Landlord Crusader

16th May 2025, 1 year ago | 20

All private landlords know that Labour’s Renters’ Rights Bill will be a nightmare for tenants, and now it’s about to...

2.2m first-time buyers locked out since the financial crash

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th May 2025, 1 year ago | 5

Around 2.2 million potential first-time buyers have been unable to purchase a home since the 2006 financial crisis – and...

Starmer’s Migrant Housing Scheme pushes landlords to jump on a profit-making opportunity

Author: David Coughlin - Landlord Sales Agency

2nd May 2025, 1 year ago | 0

It’s hard not to laugh at the current governmental interference when it comes to landlords and our properties. First, they...

Lords warn court system could take five years to fully digitise under Renters’ Rights Bill

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd May 2025, 1 year ago | 6

Members of the House of Lords warn that the court system could be left in limbo, with landlords facing long...

Landlords must work with councils to tackle housing crisis – claim

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd May 2025, 1 year ago | 12

A property management boss claims the heart of the housing crisis lies with landlords refusing to work with councils. John...

Eviction delays soar as Renters’ Rights Bill threatens to overload courts

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th April 2025, 1 year ago | 3

Landlords are struggling with eviction delays of more than eight months, amid warnings that the Renters’ Rights Bill will make...

Why EPC costs and not the Renters’ Rights Bill could collapse the private rented sector

Author: Landlord Crusader

17th April 2025, 1 year ago | 6

The private rented sector (PRS) is teetering on the edge of a cliff, and the government seems determined to give...

Landlords are being forced out of the market warns industry body

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th April 2025, 1 year ago | 2

Pressure on landlords continues to force them out of the private rented sector as tenant demand continues to jump, says...

Landlords could potentially exploit an eviction loophole in the Renters’ Rights Bill

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd April 2025, 1 year ago | 15

A critical flaw may have been found in the Renters’ Rights Bill (RRB) which might allow landlords to circumvent the...

Will Shelter ever step up to help tenants AND landlords?

Author: Landlord Crusader

28th March 2025, 1 year ago | 23

For many of us, the private rented sector has turned into a battlefield, and at the heart of the latest...