labour housing policy Archives

Illustration of UK private rent regulation with Parliament, rental homes and a control dial symbolising stronger housing market intervention.

Labour urged to regulate private rents

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th August 2026, 1 month ago | 15

Calls for the Labour government to regulate private rents have intensified after polling found strong public backing for government intervention....

Angela Rayner speaking closely to Keir Starmer during a discussion on housing policy

Angela Rayner urges Keir Starmer to pick fights with landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th March 2026, 6 months ago | 53

Former deputy leader of the Labour Party, Angela Rayner has told Sir Keir Starmer to ‘pick more fights’ with landlords...

No, landlords aren’t crying – we are packing up

Author: Landlord Crusader

6th February 2026, 7 months ago | 5

I don’t really use Facebook but was surprised to see a post from one of the tenants’ campaign groups come...

Royal Assent approval seal symbolising the Planning and Infrastructure Bill becoming law

Planning and Infrastructure Bill receives Royal Assent

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd December 2025, 9 months ago | 0

The Planning and Infrastructure Bill has received Royal Assent and will soon become law. The Act aims to speed up...

Housing Secretary Steve Reed accused of blocking development despite pro-building stance

Housing Secretary accused of hypocrisy over blocking flats in his own constituency

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th September 2025, 12 months ago | 3

Despite the Housing Secretary’s mantra of “build, baby, build,” the Telegraph reveals Steve Reed tried to block a housing development...

Young woman worried about housing costs with coins and model house on table

Landlords face an NI bill of up to £885 per property

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd September 2025, 1 year ago | 42

Labour’s plan to impose National Insurance (NI) contributions on rental income could see UK landlords paying £885 per property each...

Property expert discussing landlord sentiment after stamp duty increase

Proposed seller property tax targets London’s homeowners

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th August 2025, 1 year ago | 0

Labour’s proposal to replace Stamp Duty Land Tax with a new property tax on home sellers could unfairly burden London...

Worried man looks at rising costs and paperwork symbolising landlord concerns over rental reforms.

Labour MP supports Renters’ Rights Bill despite concern from local landlords and agents

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th August 2025, 1 year ago | 6

A Labour politician has expressed support for the Renters’ Rights Bill, despite pushback from local landlords and letting agents. Labour...

Renters’ Rights Bill won’t become law until the autumn

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st July 2025, 1 year ago | 8

The Renters’ Rights Bill is poised to become law before the Labour Party conference in October. That’s when Deputy Prime...

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...

Lords warn government is discriminating against renters with Serco deal for asylum seekers

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th April 2025, 1 year ago | 7

A member of the House of Lords has accused the Labour government of “discriminating against tenants” through its deal with...

Housing Secretary Angela Rayner, houses and a person sitting on stacked coins

Charities urge Labour to tackle ‘discriminatory’ PRS guarantor rules

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th March 2025, 1 year ago | 16

The Labour government is being urged to overhaul renter legislation which 28 charities say will hit poorer tenants from being...

Energy efficiency rating chart shaped like a house with 2030 target for EPC C goal.

Will new statutory EPC C targets force tenants to leave their homes?

Author: Readers Question

16th October 2024, 2 years ago | 18

If landlords don’t have an EPC rating of C or above by 2030 then will tenants be legally required to...

Property expert discussing landlord exodus myth and fire safety risks in rental properties

Property expert reveals the truth behind landlord exodus and top tips for preventing e-bike fires

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th September 2024, 2 years ago | 8

Is the supposed landlord exodus just a myth? In an exclusive interview with Property118, property expert Julie Ford says the...

Keir Starmer at a Labour campaign event with supporters holding red signs and Union Jack flags

Section 21 ‘no-fault’ evictions will be banned – King’s Speech

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th July 2024, 2 years ago | 26

A new law that will ban Section 21 ‘no-fault’ evictions will be introduced, along with legislation to ‘give greater rights...

Sadiq Khan in London with city skyline in the background.

Sadiq Khan slams failure to pass Renters (Reform) Bill

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

31st May 2024, 2 years ago | 6

Sadiq Khan has called the failure to pass the Renters (Reform) Bill “a huge betrayal” to renters. The London Mayor...

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

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th November 2023, 3 years ago | 32

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

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