Tag: Private Landlords

Landlords: Should I stay or should I sell?

Author: Landlord Crusader

16th January 2026, 3 months ago | 6

The Clash song ‘Should I stay or should I go’ should become the anthem for landlords everywhere because the chasm...

Greens talk to “Abolish landlords” leaves more looking for the Exit – We can help find the door

Author: David Coughlin - Landlord Sales Agency

10th October 2025, 6 months ago | 0

This week, the Green Party backed a plan to see the end of private letting. A motion passed at its...

Renters’ Rights Bill forces small private landlords to exit the market

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th September 2025, 7 months ago | 0

More individual private landlords are leaving the private rented sector ahead of the Renters’ Rights Bill, according to a new...

Landlord incentives branded a ‘waste of public money’ by Generation Rent

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd September 2025, 8 months ago | 13

Generation Rent has accused landlords of ‘rigging the system to line their own pockets’ after findings revealed councils are spending...

Right-to-Buy has worsened housing crisis claims think tank

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th August 2025, 9 months ago | 3

A think tank claims that Right-to-Buy has become “England’s biggest housing disaster”, costing taxpayers £200 billion. A report by the...

Angela Rayner accuses landlords of profiting from local housing allowance

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th July 2025, 10 months ago | 44

Angela Rayner has rejected calls to unfreeze the local housing allowance (LHA) arguing that increasing LHA rates would simply funnel...

The disconnect between tenant groups and landlords is shameful

Author: Landlord Crusader

4th July 2025, 10 months ago | 4

Sometimes a story lands that shows the true colours of critics and this week Generation Rent (yes, them again) say...

Councillor slams selective licensing scheme and warns of landlord exodus

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th June 2025, 10 months ago | 3

A councillor has criticised selective licensing schemes, describing them as a “supplementary tax” on landlords. Speaking at a Wirral Council...

Eviction delays soar as Renters’ Rights Bill threatens to overload courts

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th April 2025, 12 months ago | 3

Landlords are struggling with eviction delays of more than eight months, amid warnings that the Renters’ Rights Bill will make...

Council slammed for holding landlords responsible for tenants’ fly-tipping

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th April 2025, 12 months ago | 19

A council has been slammed for threatening landlords with an unlimited fine for failing to tackle fly-tipping. Sefton council has...

HSE calls for high-rise landlords to join residents’ panel

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th March 2025, 1 year ago | 0

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is calling on landlords to join its HSE residents panel to improve safety in...

Welsh council initiative to attract private landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th March 2025, 1 year ago | 5

A Welsh council has launched a programme to lease properties from PRS landlords so they can offer affordable homes to...

Landlords and agents set to bear brunt of £33M cost of Renters’ Rights Bill

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th November 2024, 1 year ago | 33

The impact of the Renters’ Rights Bill is expected to cost £33 million a year, but the government insists it...

Councils crackdown on private landlords while failing tenants

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th November 2024, 1 year ago | 2

Councils across England are taking a tougher stance on private landlords, introducing stricter regulations and hefty fines – but are...

City council asks for views on reintroducing licensing scheme for PRS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

31st October 2024, 1 year ago | 1

Salford City Council is seeking public opinion on whether to reintroduce a selective licensing scheme for private landlords in parts...

Disappointment as new funding for upgrading to net zero excludes landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th October 2024, 1 year ago | 2

A new scheme to help upgrade housing stock in Wales doesn’t include help for landlords. The Welsh government has launched...

Government ‘risks rental crisis’ with landlord attacks

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th September 2024, 2 years ago | 4

The government could trigger a rental crisis if it continues its attacks on private landlords, one tax expert warns. Landlords...

Keir Starmer: Not all landlords are evil

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st July 2024, 2 years ago | 55

In a heated interview on BBC Radio 5 Live, Keir Starmer declared, “not all landlords are evil,” but slammed some...

Council urges private landlords to help ease housing crisis

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th April 2024, 2 years ago | 41

A council is appealing to private landlords to help a growing number of residents in need of housing assistance because...

Private landlords can help end homelessness in Wales – Propertymark

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th January 2024, 2 years ago | 8

Propertymark has responded to a Welsh Government White Paper on Ending Homelessness which outlines its plans to reform the legislation...