Tag: housing reform

Expert urges clarity on Renters’ Rights Bill and EPC C targets ahead for Labour party conference

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th September 2025, 7 months ago | 7

As the Labour party conference kicks off this week, an expert has warned the party “not to leave the private...

Law firm alleges that ‘rogue landlords’ exploit tenants

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th August 2025, 8 months ago | 11

The vast majority of landlords won’t recognise the sector from a survey carried out by a law firm which alleges...

Renters lose £169m in deposit interest every year – Claim Generation Rent

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th July 2025, 9 months ago | 14

Private renters across England and Wales are being deprived of £169 million in potential interest from their tenancy deposits each...

Renters’ Rights Bill clears the Lords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd July 2025, 9 months ago | 2

The Renters’ Rights Bill has cleared the final report stage in the Lords and now heads back to the House...

Landlords need more clarity over the Renters’ Rights Bill

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th June 2025, 11 months ago | 2

With just a few of the more than 280 amendments being taken up for the Renters’ Rights Bill, more clarity...

Renters’ Rights Bill will cause chaos without court reforms warns industry body

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th May 2025, 12 months ago | 5

An industry body warns the Renters’ Rights Bill could undermine the justice system and destabilise the private rented sector. Propertymark...

Fears that landlords could face another stamp duty hike

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th March 2025, 1 year ago | 3

There are fears that Chancellor Rachel Reeves might unveil an additional increase to the stamp duty surcharge for second home...

Renters’ Rights Bill to return to Parliament in January

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th December 2024, 1 year ago | 6

The Renters’ Rights Bill will return to the House of Commons on January 14, 2025. The government has confirmed that...

Angela Rayner proposes stricter Right-to-Buy reforms despite personal profit from the scheme

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd November 2024, 1 year ago | 7

Angela Rayner has proposed tougher new rules for the Right-to-Buy scheme, despite having profited from it herself. The Deputy Prime...

Pennycook: ‘We don’t want an exodus of landlords’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd October 2024, 1 year ago | 71

The Housing Minister Matthew Pennycook says he doesn’t want landlords to leave the private rented sector (PRS) – and he’s...

Renters’ Rights Bill passes second reading

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th October 2024, 2 years ago | 29

The Renters’ Rights Bill has passed its second reading in Parliament with Angela Rayner promising to reform the rental sector....

Renters’ Reform Coalition demands compensation for ‘no-fault’ evictions

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th October 2024, 2 years ago | 24

The Renters’ Reform Coalition is calling for the government to introduce compensation for tenants who are evicted under the new...

No fault evictions? You are having a laugh!

Author: Readers Question

23rd September 2024, 2 years ago | 37

I just finished my second no fault eviction in 20 years. It came after three attempts of evicting the same...

Landlords could ‘lose control’ of properties

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th August 2024, 2 years ago | 13

Labour’s proposed Renters’ Rights Bill could significantly impact the level of control landlords have over their rental properties, one leading...

Liberal Democrats unveil housing policy: Abolish Section 21 and reinstate EPC targets

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th June 2024, 2 years ago | 22

The Liberal Democrats have promised “to deliver a fair deal for renters” by abolishing Section 21 immediately and reintroducing EPC...

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...

Fed-up landlord responds to Generation Rent criticism with video message

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st May 2024, 2 years ago | 42

In a pointed one minute video message, Nottingham landlord Mick Roberts has responded to Ben Twomey, the chief executive of...

Where are the decision-makers who could support landlords and tenants with sensible policies?

Author: Readers Question

22nd April 2024, 2 years ago | 6

Shelter says “26,000 no fault” evictions have been enforced by bailiffs since 2019. If this relates to the 5 million...

Could adding a reason for eviction change landlords’ image?

Author: Readers Question

18th April 2024, 2 years ago | 30

Whilst reading about how long it’s taken to reform Section 21 evictions, it occurred to me that if five years...

Non-Qualifying Leaseholders push for reform

Author: Readers Question

28th March 2024, 2 years ago | 0

Following the Non-Qualifying Leaseholders Campaign Groups member representations including correspondence to their MPs and case studies reported by media, the...