Tag: labour

Labour vows landlord crackdown to improve ‘lurid living conditions’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th June 2024, 2 years ago | 14

Labour says it will crackdown on ‘unscrupulous landlords’ who are strangling growth in the private rented sector (PRS). The party...

Labour abolishing Section 21 from day one?

Author: Readers Question

17th June 2024, 2 years ago | 26

“Abolish Section 21 from day one” I’m assuming Labour would use ‘COVID style special powers’ to do this, as primary...

Will a New Government End Permitted Development?

Author: Ranjan Bhattacharya

13th June 2024, 2 years ago | 0

In this episode of Property Answers, we dive into the critical question: “Will a New Government Be the End of...

Labour review calls for National Landlords Register, rent ‘stabilisation’ and tenant security

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th May 2024, 2 years ago | 27

A report commissioned by Labour has called for a major overhaul of the private rented sector (PRS), including the creation...

Labour’s PRS review nears completion – ‘bold’ solutions promised

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th April 2024, 2 years ago | 3

A comprehensive review of the private rented sector (PRS) which was commissioned by Labour, is nearing its conclusion, the website...

Angela Rayner: The hypocrite who needs to come clean

Author: Landlord Crusader

1st March 2024, 3 years ago | 19

Well, well, well, if it isn’t my old friend, the Ashton-under-Lyne foghorn Angela Rayner making headlines this week and turning...

Starmer backs ‘landlady’ Angela Rayner over council house row

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th February 2024, 3 years ago | 21

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has publicly backed his deputy Angela Rayner, who is facing scrutiny over the sale of...

Angela Rayner faces CGT questions over council house sale

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th February 2024, 3 years ago | 12

Angela Rayner, Labour’s shadow housing secretary, is coming under growing scrutiny as questions emerge over her potential liability for Capital...

Rayner hits back at ‘hypocrisy’ claims over Right-to-Buy

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th February 2024, 3 years ago | 17

Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner has dismissed Tory accusations of hypocrisy over her use of the Right-to-Buy scheme, saying she...

Labour vows to extend Awaab’s Law to the PRS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

31st January 2024, 3 years ago | 22

Labour’s Angela Rayner says the party will extend Awaab’s Law to landlords in the private rented sector (PRS). She told...

Labour wants to ban tenant bidding wars – landlord explains why that won’t work

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th December 2023, 3 years ago | 89

The Labour Party says it wants the UK to outlaw tenant bidding wars for rented homes, adopting a New Zealand...

Angela Rayner: Big mouth strikes again

Author: Landlord Crusader

24th November 2023, 3 years ago | 36

Oh, dear, oh, dear, I can’t believe that the intellectual colossus known as Angela Rayner has declared that section 21...

Rayner vows to ban S21 ‘no-fault’ evictions on day one of a Labour government

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th November 2023, 3 years ago | 17

Angela Rayner says that if Labour wins the next General Election, she will ban Section 21 ‘no-fault’ evictions on the...

Renters (Reform) Bill passes its second reading without a vote

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th October 2023, 3 years ago | 16

The Renters (Reform) Bill passed its second reading on Monday without a vote which means that the proposal to scrap...

Starmer promises houses – but landlords will be alarmed at fringe meeting promise

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th October 2023, 3 years ago | 9

While Labour leader Keir Starmer didn’t mention the private rented sector (PRS) in his speech to his party’s conference in...

NRLA welcomes promise to boost home supply by Labour

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th October 2023, 3 years ago | 8

The National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) has welcomed plans by Labour to boost the supply of homes in the UK...

Angela Rayner: Labour will deliver rental reform and abolish Section 21

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th October 2023, 3 years ago | 18

Landlords in the private rented sector (PRS) will have rental reform – including the abolition of Section 21 ‘no-fault’ evictions...

Labour calls to build on green belt land

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th May 2023, 3 years ago | 1

Labour is backing green belt developments to help solve the housing crisis. In an interview with the Times, Keir Starmer...

Renters Reform Bill is delayed – again

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th May 2023, 3 years ago | 6

In news that will not surprise anyone, the government has revealed that ‘procedural issues’ have delayed the publication of the...

Labour calls for a ‘Renters’ Charter’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd April 2023, 3 years ago | 103

Labour MP Diane Abbott appeared on ITV’s ‘Good Morning Britain’ today (Monday) to push for a renters’ charter that will...