Tag: politics

Generation Rent hits out at Labour’s ‘Freedom to Buy’ initiative

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th June 2024, 2 years ago | 11

Generation Rent has criticised Labour’s newly announced ‘Freedom to Buy’ initiative which aims to help more than 80,000 young adults...

HMRC clears Angela Rayner of council house tax allegations

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

31st May 2024, 2 years ago | 5

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has cleared Labour’s deputy leader Angela Rayner of not paying capital gains tax (CGT) when...

Labour could bring in rent caps at a local level

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th May 2024, 2 years ago | 9

A Labour government could bring in rent caps that would empower local councils to restrict annual rent increases by landlords....

Lord Frost criticises Renters (Reform) Bill in the Lords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th May 2024, 2 years ago | 3

Leading Conservative politician Lord Frost has voiced his concerns over the Renters (Reform) Bill by saying it is a ‘poor...

Chancellor targets holiday lets in £300m tax crackdown

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th March 2024, 2 years ago | 34

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is expected to announce a £300 million tax crackdown on second-home owners who rent out their properties...

Lib Dems demand urgent Section 21 ‘no-fault’ evictions ban

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th March 2024, 2 years ago | 15

The Liberal Democrats are urging the government to act on its pledge to ban Section 21 no-fault evictions, as new...

Council leaders call for longer eviction notice periods to prevent homelessness

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st March 2024, 2 years ago | 83

Council leaders from across the political spectrum have asked the housing secretary, Michael Gove, to support an amendment to the...

‘Landlady’ Angela Rayner’s former council house mystery deepens

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th February 2024, 2 years ago | 20

Neighbours at Angela Rayner’s former council house have claimed that the Labour shadow housing secretary was its ‘landlady’ – and...

UK’s housing crisis made worse by migration – MP

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd February 2024, 2 years ago | 18

A Tory MP has claimed that the UK’s housing crisis is being aggravated by the post-Brexit migration system which sees...

Section 21 ‘no-fault’ evictions ban sparks landlord ‘uncertainty’, says law firm

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd February 2024, 2 years ago | 7

While Housing Secretary Michael Gove has vowed to end Section 21 ‘no-fault’ evictions before the next General Election, legal experts...

Rees-Mogg slams Gove’s ‘socialist error’ Renters (Reform) Bill

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd February 2024, 2 years ago | 41

Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg, the former leader of the House of Commons, has launched a scathing attack on the housing secretary,...

Gove vows to ban no-fault evictions by the next election

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th February 2024, 2 years ago | 21

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has pledged to ban Section 21 ‘no-fault’ evictions in England by the next general election, which...

Shelter hits out over rising tenant eviction numbers

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th February 2024, 2 years ago | 18

The housing charity Shelter has condemned the government for ‘bowing to vested interests’ and delaying the implementation of the Renters...

Labour vows to extend Awaab’s Law to the PRS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

31st January 2024, 2 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...

NRLA urges MPs to support amendments to Renters (Reform) Bill

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th January 2024, 2 years ago | 9

The National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) is calling on MPs to support ‘pragmatic changes’ to the Renters (Reform) Bill. The...

Industry expert says the Renters (Reform) Bill faces uncertain future

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd January 2024, 2 years ago | 4

The government’s flagship legislation for the private rented sector (PRS), the Renters (Reform) Bill, is still in limbo, with many...

Government’s new law to ban leasehold, doesn’t ban leasehold

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st December 2023, 2 years ago | 3

The housing secretary, Michael Gove, has been accused of breaking his pledge to end the ‘feudal’ leasehold system in England...

PRS needs stable leadership, says NRLA chief

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th November 2023, 2 years ago | 8

The private rented sector (PRS) deserves more consistent and effective leadership from the government, rather than being a political pawn,...

MPs urge government not to delay ‘no-fault’ evictions ban

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th November 2023, 2 years ago | 4

The government has been urged to commit to a timetable for banning section 21 ‘no-fault’ evictions and reforming the court...

MP urges court reform to protect landlords before S21 is abolished

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th November 2023, 2 years ago | 4

Theresa Villiers MP has spoken in favour of the Renters (Reform) Bill and warned the government needs to address the...