Tag: labour government

Minister backtracks on landlord exodus claims

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th March 2026, 1 month ago | 4

The government has changed its tune regarding a landlord exodus, admitting it doesn’t know how many landlords have quit the...

Labour government clashes over upgrade costs for EPC C targets

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd October 2025, 6 months ago | 7

Officials in the Treasury and the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) are arguing over how much landlords...

Leaked memo reveals plans to slash London affordable housing targets to 20%

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th October 2025, 6 months ago | 2

A leaked memo reveals the Labour government plans to cut affordable housing targets in London. The i newspaper reveals the...

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...

Shelter blames delayed Section 21 ban for thousands of evictions

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th August 2025, 8 months ago | 16

Despite pledging to ban no-fault evictions on day one of a Labour government, new figures reveal 11,400 households were removed...

Homelessness minister quits over tenant rent hike allegations

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th August 2025, 9 months ago | 35

Rushanara Ali, the homelessness minister, has stepped down from her role following allegations of her handling of a rental property...

Renters’ Rights Bill is facing legislative delays

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th June 2025, 10 months ago | 16

Labour’s pivotal Renters’ Rights Bill has been stalled in the UK’s Parliamentary machinery and will not become law until at...

Renters’ Rights Bill enters report stage but unlikely to become law before summer recess

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th June 2025, 11 months ago | 2

The Renters’ Rights Bill will enter the report stage in the House of Lords on the 1 of July. Members...

Labour considers EPC C exemptions for listed buildings

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd April 2025, 1 year ago | 6

The Labour government could relax energy-efficiency rules and allow listed buildings to be exempt from EPC C targets, claim 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...

Is the British Pound Being Herded to the Cliff Edge?

Author: Mark Alexander

18th February 2025, 1 year ago | 9

The British pound is holding its own against the US dollar and the euro—but should it be? Given the economic...

Threat of eviction could curb anti-social behaviour in social housing, says MP

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th January 2025, 1 year ago | 8

Social housing tenants who engage in anti-social behaviour (ASB) should face the threat of eviction, claims MP. Lee Anderson, Reform...

Buy to let mortgage rates rise after Labour’s Budget

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th December 2024, 1 year ago | 2

Buy to let mortgage rates have increased following the controversial Autumn Budget – a sign that the markets are not...

Renters’ Rights Bill could prohibit advance rent payments

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th November 2024, 1 year ago | 25

The Labour government is considering banning landlords from accepting advance rent payments from tenants. During a question to Housing Minister...

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...

Labour must build ten times more social homes to meet housing targets

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st November 2024, 1 year ago | 0

The Labour government can only meet its housing targets by building ten times more social homes each year by 2027/28,...

Giant residential landlord sees rents and profits rise

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th October 2024, 2 years ago | 6

The UK’s largest listed provider of private rental homes has reported increasing rents and a growing portfolio has delivered stronger...

Renters’ Rights Bill to be introduced this week

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th September 2024, 2 years ago | 15

The Renters’ Rights Bill will be introduced in the House of Commons this week which will see Section 21 ‘no-fault’...

Landlords on edge as demand outstrips supply

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th September 2024, 2 years ago | 0

A new Labour government has made landlords nervous about what lies ahead as demand continues to outpace supply. The latest...

ARLA Propertymark president offers tips for women in property and urges government to listen to landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd August 2024, 2 years ago | 2

From humble beginnings in a small letting agency in Cardiff Bay to ARLA Propertymark President. Angharad Trueman’s property journey has...