London Housing Crisis Archives

Target board with “Affordable Homes” bullseye overlooking the London skyline, illustrating the capital’s missed housing targets.

London housing crisis deepens as affordable homes target missed

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th July 2026, 2 months ago | 0

Despite cutting affordable housing targets in the capital, London is still falling far short of its housing delivery goals, according...

Tenant-occupied home for sale in London highlighting concerns over council property purchases and renter evictions.

The London councils not tracking evictions when buying temporary accommodation

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th June 2026, 3 months ago | 2

Landlords selling tenant-occupied homes to London councils could be evicting existing renters to make way for households needing temporary accommodation....

Scissors cutting “Stamp Duty” and “Council Tax” tags above a London home to illustrate proposed property tax reform

Scrap stamp duty and council tax to fix housing crisis claims think tank

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd June 2026, 3 months ago | 3

A think tank has claimed that abolishing stamp duty and council tax could help tackle London’s housing crisis. A report...

Worried landlord holding model house near Parliament, reflecting UK rental market uncertainty

Private rented sector key to solving London housing crisis – NRLA

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th May 2026, 4 months ago | 8

Piecemeal legislation needs to end to tackle London’s housing crisis, claims a landlord group. Speaking at the London Housing Conference,...

Housing development site in London with fast-tracked planning documents in foreground

Housing measures to boost London housebuilding spark backlash

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th March 2026, 6 months ago | 0

The government has announced emergency measures to tackle London’s housing crisis. Under the measures, sites will now qualify for a...

New housing development under construction in London with scaffolding and timber roofs

City Hall Conservatives call for end to affordable housing targets to boost supply

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd November 2025, 10 months ago | 3

City Hall Conservatives urge London to get radical with housebuilding after the capital is building the fewest homes of any...

London Mayor Sadiq Khan with affordable housing graphic showing a house, umbrella, and family figures

Rumours claim Sadiq Khan may cut affordable housing targets

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th October 2025, 11 months ago | 0

With London Mayor Sadiq Khan under pressure to meet housing targets in the capital, there are rumours he may reduce...

Sadiq Khan with superhero imagery highlighting rent control debate

Sadiq Khan pushes for rent controls under new devolution powers

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th September 2025, 12 months ago | 15

London Mayor Sadiq Khan claims ‘the power to cap rents’ is top of his list in new powers under the...

Sadiq Khan with rent control graphic highlighting London housing crisis

Tenant group calls for rent controls to tackle London housing crisis

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th August 2025, 1 year ago | 2

The London Renters Union is calling again for rent controls after data revealed tenants are paying nearly half of their...

Model house on a dartboard with “FAILED” stamp symbolising missed London housing targets.

Sadiq Khan accused of failure over housing targets

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th August 2025, 1 year ago | 0

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has claimed he’s fixing London’s housing crisis by delivering 8,000 new homes, despite the figure falling...

Rats on dirty kitchen dishes highlighting poor housing hygiene in Brent Council home

Family sues London council over rat-infested home

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th August 2025, 1 year ago | 0

While one London council launches ‘surprise’ visits on private landlords to catch them breaking laws, it’s not the same situation...

Construction worker laying bricks as London housebuilding faces criticism under Sadiq Khan’s policies

Sadiq Khan criticised as London housebuilding plummets

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th August 2025, 1 year ago | 6

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has come under fire from housing developers for setting impossible housing targets, as the number of...

Word taxes on paper with open scissors as the x with an image of Sadiq Khan

Sadiq Khan urged to cut taxes for landlords amid housing crisis

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th June 2025, 1 year ago | 3

An industry body is urging London Mayor Sadiq Khan to take action to ease the tax burden on landlords. In...

Emma best from London City Hall Conservatives with Houses of Parliament in the blue background and a location graphic titled the truth about rent controls

City Hall Conservatives challenge landlord stereotypes and blame Sadiq Khan for London’s housing crisis

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th June 2025, 1 year ago | 8

It’s easier for London Mayor Sadiq Khan to paint a picture of greedy landlords than to solve London’s housing crisis,...

Sadiq Khan with houses and countryside in the back ground

Sadiq Khan proposes building on green belt to tackle London housing crisis

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th May 2025, 1 year ago | 3

Building on green belt land will fix the housing crisis in the capital, claims London Mayor Sadiq Khan. London Mayor...

A wooden model house with a bow and a sold sign

London council buys another 193 ex-council homes to combat homelessness

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th April 2025, 1 year ago | 12

A London council has announced plans to purchase 193 former council homes as it tries to combat a growing homelessness...

London councils’ landlord Capital Letters faces closure amid market challenges

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th April 2025, 1 year ago | 4

Capital Letters, an organisation established by several London councils to tackle the growing homelessness issue and cut costs on temporary...

Union bosses push for council homes priority despite earning £70k

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th March 2025, 1 year ago | 2

One of Britain’s largest trade unions is demanding that its members receive priority for social housing, despite earning £70,000 a...

London housing target reduction headline with two presenters and Big Ben in the background

Why London’s Housing Market is Worse Than You Think

Author: Ranjan Bhattacharya

8th October 2024, 2 years ago | 0

Discover the ugly truth about London’s housing crisis and its impact on property investors like you. In this eye-opening video,...

Sadiq Khan seeks rent control powers over London landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th August 2024, 2 years ago | 3

Sadiq Khan is pushing the Labour government to give him the power to impose rent controls in the capital. The...

London Councils slam the government’s short-term and holiday let reforms

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st May 2024, 2 years ago | 7

London boroughs have warned that the government’s plans for regulating short-term and holiday lets could worsen the capital’s housing crisis....

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