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Government admits it has not assessed whether Housing Benefit rules are working

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th November 2026, 17 hours ago | 4

The government has admitted it has made no specific assessment of whether the current rules on direct Housing Benefit payments...

Why Labour’s despicable landlord tax raid will punish tenants

Author: Landlord Crusader

30th October 2026, 2 weeks ago | 26

I know that the country is skint, but we must be impressed with Labour’s remarkable new trick to increase a...

James Cleverley blames Labour’s Renters’ Rights Act after receiving Section 21 notice

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th April 2026, 7 months ago | 27

The Shadow Housing Secretary has said he has received a Section 21 notice, blaming Labour’s housing reforms for prompting landlords...

Government to buy empty homes to house asylum seekers

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th July 2025, 1 year ago | 22

The UK government has a strategy to address the growing challenge of housing asylum seekers by acquiring empty homes and...

Tories slam Labour’s ‘bully-boy tactics’ as they rush Renters’ Rights Bill through committee stage

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th May 2025, 2 years ago | 5

Labour peers will be forced to sit late into Wednesday night to push the Renters’ Rights Bill through the committee...

Labour’s EPC targets for landlords could spark ‘frenzy’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th January 2025, 2 years ago | 6

Labour’s energy performance certificate (EPC) targets for landlords will drive Britain’s property market into a ‘frenzy’ and worsen the housing...

Council expands selective licensing scheme under new Labour rules

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th January 2025, 2 years ago | 3

A new selective licensing scheme for ALL landlords with private rented sector properties in one London borough has been unveiled....

Labour’s EPC push leaves Keir Starmer facing a £28,000 home renovation bill

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

31st December 2024, 2 years ago | 9

Labour’s plans to compel private sector landlords to meet strict energy performance certificate (EPC) targets have left Sir Keir Starmer...

NRLA slams Prime Minister for criticising landlords amid housing crisis

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th December 2024, 2 years ago | 20

The National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) has hit back at the Prime Minister for blaming landlords for rising rents. The...

Labour cracks down on landlords forcing them to rent out empty properties

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th December 2024, 2 years ago | 28

Landlords could be forced to rent out empty properties under new powers announced by the Labour government. The English Devolution...

Landlords who voted Labour regret doing so – survey

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th December 2024, 2 years ago | 9

In a severe case of buyer’s remorse, Labour-voting landlords are expressing deep regret over their political choice, according to a...

English Private Landlord Survey: Why we are crucial to the housing market

Author: Landlord Crusader

6th December 2024, 2 years ago | 7

With not a lot to do I read the publication of the English Private Landlord Survey and found it was...

Landlords face £15,000 Capital Gains Tax hike under Labour

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd October 2024, 2 years ago | 5

Rumoured changes to Capital Gains Tax (CGT) in the upcoming Autumn Budget could see the average landlord being hit by...

Labour slammed for planned social housing rent rise

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd August 2024, 2 years ago | 6

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is set to reveal a big increase in social rents to help accelerate the construction of affordable...

Landlords face an uphill battle to meet Labour’s 2030 EPC target – it should be 2042!

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th August 2024, 2 years ago | 22

Landlords face an uphill battle to meet the Labour government’s 2030 target of all privately rented homes achieving an EPC...

Labour’s Green Belt plan could deliver 738,000 new homes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st August 2024, 2 years ago | 0

Labour’s proposal to reclassify a small portion of green belt land could significantly impact the housing market, according to research...

How the Renters’ Rights Bill will affect PRS landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th July 2024, 2 years ago | 50

Landlords have another battle on their hands with news that the Renters’ Rights Bill will pick up where the Renters...

What is in the King’s Speech for the UK’s landlords?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th July 2024, 2 years ago | 4

Today, King Charles will open Parliament and reveal more than 35 Bills to be introduced by the Labour government. While...

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Housing market shows signs of recovery

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th July 2024, 2 years ago | 0

The housing market in England and Wales is showing signs of recovery, according to new data from e.surv. The average...

Kemi Badenoch leads Conservative shadow cabinet as new Housing Secretary

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th July 2024, 2 years ago | 0

The Conservative party has announced its new shadow cabinet, appointing Kemi Bandenoch as the housing secretary. She replaces Michael Gove,...

Chancellor outlines Labour’s housing vision and hints at no-fault eviction ban

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th July 2024, 2 years ago | 6

The Chancellor has unveiled mandatory housebuilding targets and hinted at Labour’s upcoming plans for the private rented sector. In her...