Tag: housing policy

Government sets out reforms to Right to Buy

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th May 2026, 3 days ago | 4

The government has announced new reforms to Right to Buy as part of efforts to overhaul and support councils. The...

Reeves’ rent freeze idea clashes with landlord rent rise plans

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th April 2026, 2 weeks ago | 13

Landlords planning rent increases are on a collision course with Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ proposals for a potential year-long rent freeze,...

Why are comparable housing markets moving in opposite directions on rental policy?

Author: Mark Alexander

3rd March 2026, 2 months ago | 6

Across Europe, governments facing similar housing pressures are making markedly different choices about how to regulate and tax private rental...

Wall street wants to buy all the houses?

Author: Readers Question

2nd March 2026, 2 months ago | 0

Our friend Keir has been having lunch with Larry Fink of Blackrock. Keir wants to improve housing, and Blackrock and...

Political parties take different paths on housing policy

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th October 2025, 7 months ago | 1

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

Labour announces major overhaul of homebuying system to cut costs and delays

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th October 2025, 7 months ago | 9

The Labour government has announced the biggest shake-up to the homebuying system in decades. Under the proposals, which aim to...

Pet charity warns landlords may reject pets after insurance amendment

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th September 2025, 8 months ago | 4

A pet charity has warned a government amendment to remove the right for landlords to require pet damage insurance will...

Deputy PM Angela Rayner admits to underpaying stamp duty on flat

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th September 2025, 8 months ago | 39

Angela Rayner, the deputy prime minister and housing secretary, has confessed to underpaying stamp duty on a Hove flat purchase,...

Court delays leave landlords waiting eight months to reclaim properties

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th August 2025, 9 months ago | 5

Landlords face the longest wait for possession in over two years, according to figures published by the Ministry of Justice....

Council under fire over immediate HMO rule change

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st August 2025, 9 months ago | 9

A legal expert has accused a council of “abuse of power” over its failure to give prior warning before introducing...

Oh dear, Angela Rayner. What can landlords do to help you on LHA?

Author: Landlord Crusader

11th July 2025, 10 months ago | 13

As Ronan Keating once said: “You say it best, when you say nothing at all”,  Angela’s appearance in front of...

Labour warned that Renters’ Rights Bill reforms are ‘unworkable’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th June 2025, 11 months ago | 7

Several organisations have united in raising serious concerns about the Renters’ Rights Bill, branding the proposed reforms to the PRS...

Welsh housing survey set for next year as NRLA calls for regular landlord surveys

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th May 2025, 1 year ago | 1

The Welsh government have announced a Welsh housing survey will take place next year. Propertymark and the National Residential Landlords...

Scottish rent cap consultation sparks confusion concerns

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th May 2025, 1 year ago | 2

A consultation on exempting certain properties from rent caps has been labelled as a sign of confusion in the Scottish...

The landlord exodus continues, but no one in power seems to care

Author: Landlord Crusader

11th April 2025, 1 year ago | 27

Another week, another set of grim headlines for the UK’s landlords, yet the national news remains eerily silent on the...

Social landlord improves rent arrears and complaint handling after major failings

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th April 2025, 1 year ago | 0

A leading social landlord says it has carried out a significant overhaul of its operations after it wrongly informed a...

Scottish Conservatives slam SNP over cladding delays

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th March 2025, 1 year ago | 0

The Scottish Conservatives blast the SNP for failing to remove dangerous cladding from buildings in Scotland. The SNP recently announced...

NRLA defends landlords and praises amendments in RRB

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th March 2025, 1 year ago | 10

The NRLA has hit back at the media narrative that paints landlords as “fat cats,” praising two amendments in the...

Labour government reject rent controls but claim Renters’ Rights Bill won’t drive landlords out

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th March 2025, 1 year ago | 9

The Labour government claim they do not support rent controls, but say the Renters’ Rights Bill will not cause landlords...

Why Labour’s squeeze on the PRS is creating a perfect storm

Author: Landlord Crusader

7th February 2025, 1 year ago | 12

Let’s be honest, the Conservatives did landlords in the UK no favours, but Labour are delivering something that is making...