Tag: labour party

Southwark councillor resigns in selective licensing scandal weeks after Rachel Reeves controversy

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th November 2025, 5 months ago | 5

A Labour councillor in charge of housing at Southwark council has resigned over breaking selective licensing rules, the very rules...

Government announces new Homelessness Minister

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th September 2025, 7 months ago | 1

The Labour government has appointed a new Homelessness Minister more than a month after Rushanara Ali’s resignation. Alison McGovern will...

Angela Rayner ‘dodged’ £40,000 Stamp Duty bill on new flat

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th August 2025, 8 months ago | 15

The Deputy Prime Minister, Angela Rayner, has come under fire after allegedly ‘dodging’ £40,000 in stamp duty on an £800,000...

Speculation mounts over Angela Rayner’s future as Housing Secretary

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th May 2025, 11 months ago | 14

Rumours are swirling about Angela Rayner losing her job as Housing Secretary. In the Sky News podcast Politics at Sam...

Labour blasts Green Party over hypocrisy in Section 21 eviction row

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th April 2025, 12 months ago | 1

A Green party councillor has come under fire for issuing a Section 21 notice, despite the party’s pledge to ban...

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...

Jeremy Corbyn calls for rent controls to prevent ‘excessive’ landlord profits

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd February 2025, 1 year ago | 46

Jeremy Corbyn has called for the introduction of rent controls as part of broader reforms to address the rising costs...

Renters’ Rights Bill comes back to Parliament – start the clock!

Author: Landlord Crusader

10th January 2025, 1 year ago | 12

Like the proverbial bad penny, the unwelcome return of the Renters’ Rights Bill to Parliament next week is not to...

Industry boss warns Labour’s anti-landlord stance will harm tenants

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th October 2024, 2 years ago | 7

Labour’s anti-landlord stance will hurt tenants, claims an industry boss. Purplebricks’ chief executive, Sam Mitchell, told The Telegraph that Labour’s...

Angela Rayner wants to ‘work in partnership’ with PRS landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd September 2024, 2 years ago | 42

The deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner told delegates at the Labour Party conference that she wanted to ‘work in partnership’...

Labour looks to give councils powers over short-term lets

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th August 2024, 2 years ago | 5

Labour plans to fast-track a crackdown on short-term lets by granting councils new powers, the Telegraph reports. The newspaper says...

Labour: Landlords can’t evict tenants if it makes them worse off

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th August 2024, 2 years ago | 94

Labour is looking to prevent landlords from evicting tenants who have nowhere else to live, the Telegraph reports. It says...

Survey reveals landlords’ divided views on Labour’s election victory

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th July 2024, 2 years ago | 1

A survey has found that 43% of the UK’s landlords are optimistic that Labour’s General Election victory will benefit them....

Propertymark urges clarity on Section 21 abolition

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th July 2024, 2 years ago | 0

Propertymark is calling on the Labour Government to provide clear details on how it plans to abolish Section 21 ‘no-fault’...

Landlords now facing the ‘grown-ups’: Don’t give up!

Author: Landlord Crusader

12th July 2024, 2 years ago | 6

What can landlords in the private rented sector expect from the new Labour government? Remember, the party’s fans are bandying...

Labour’s plan to curb bidding wars under fire for loophole

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th June 2024, 2 years ago | 13

Labour’s plan to make bidding wars illegal contains a loophole, warns critics. The Labour party has clarified it will stop...

Green Co-Leader’s gas boiler raises eyebrows amid energy efficiency push

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th June 2024, 2 years ago | 15

Green Party co-leader admits she has a gas boiler despite telling landlords to focus on energy efficiency improvements. Carla Denyer...

Housing: The Key Battleground in the Upcoming Election

Author: Adam Lawrence

24th June 2024, 2 years ago | 35

As we edge closer to the next general election, housing has become a pivotal issue in the political arena –...

Propertymark urges Labour to clarify its plans for the PRS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st June 2024, 2 years ago | 1

With the general election approaching, there needs to be more clarification from the Labour Party on its plans for improving...

Labour’s ‘Change’ Manifesto: Abolishing Section 21 and setting energy efficiency standards

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th June 2024, 2 years ago | 30

Labour pledges to immediately ban Section 21 to “stop renters from being exploited.” The party’s manifesto simply dubbed “change” promises...