Tag: Private Rented Sector

Renters (Reform) Bill doesn’t solve student accommodation issues

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd November 2023, 3 years ago | 6

The recent Parliamentary debate by MPs of the Renters (Reform) Bill has highlighted the plight of student renters and private...

Michael Gove, Section 24 and Mars bars?

Author: Mick Roberts

2nd November 2023, 3 years ago | 35

Last week Housing Secretary Michael Gove stated that he had been in discussions with HM Treasury to investigate the possibility...

Michael Gove praises landlords and rejects rent controls

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th October 2023, 3 years ago | 34

Michael Gove, the Housing Secretary, has expressed his opposition to rent controls at the National Residential Landlords Association’s (NRLA) national...

Renters (Reform) Bill: The countdown to a PRS disaster has started

Author: Landlord Crusader

24th October 2023, 3 years ago | 10

I thought it was too good to be true that the Renters (Reform) Bill would not make it through this...

MPs urged to bring confidence to landlords with Renters (Reform) Bill’s second reading

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th October 2023, 3 years ago | 17

The slow progress of the Renters (Reform) Bill has created confusion and made landlords worry about the prospects of the...

Council unveils plan to crack down on criminal landlords with new civil penalties policy

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th October 2023, 3 years ago | 3

A council wants to hear from tenants and private rented sector (PRS) landlords as it prepares to adopt a new...

Charities urge PM to deliver Renters (Reform) Bill

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th October 2023, 3 years ago | 7

A coalition of 30 charities and non-profit organisations has called on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to deliver the Renters (Reform)...

Politicians must consult with landlords before making manifesto promises

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th October 2023, 3 years ago | 2

The next General Election could see housing become a key issue, as all parties have shown interest in reforming the...

NRLA urges Government to end LHA freeze

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th October 2023, 3 years ago | 7

The National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) has called on the Government to lift the freeze on housing benefit rates, which...

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...

The Conservatives hate landlords – Pass it on

Author: Landlord Crusader

6th October 2023, 3 years ago | 18

The Conservative Party used to be the party of property ownership and free enterprise, but its recent policies on housing...

No talk of Renters’ Reform Bill in Michael Gove’s speech to conference

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th October 2023, 3 years ago | 0

In a speech to the Conservative Party Conference, Michael Gove made no mention of the Private Rented Sector or the...

A political party manifesto for the PRS: What landlords DON’T want from politicians

Author: Landlord Crusader

29th September 2023, 3 years ago | 11

So, we are into the party political conference season and it is apparent that the private rented sector (PRS) is...

Council reveals its housing crisis as private landlords sell up

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th September 2023, 3 years ago | 15

West Lothian Council is facing a housing crisis as the cost-of-living crisis has forced many private landlords to sell off...

Rents rise as landlords exit the market, survey shows

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th September 2023, 3 years ago | 13

The UK’s private rented sector is facing a supply-demand imbalance that is pushing up rents as landlords exit the market,...

Local authorities are using selective licensing as a ‘cash cow’ – Special Report

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th September 2023, 3 years ago | 8

Lots of councils see selective licensing schemes as a way of improving housing stock in the private rented sector (PRS)...

Rising tenant demand and property scarcity plague the UK’s PRS – report

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th September 2023, 3 years ago | 0

In response to growing media speculation over whether landlords are leaving the private rented sector (PRS) and if tenant demand...

Government reveals damp and mould figures in the PRS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th September 2023, 3 years ago | 7

Only an average of 3.6% of private rented sector (PRS) properties were estimated to have dangerous types of mould and...

If renting out a home is so easy, why don’t you have a go?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th September 2023, 3 years ago | 11

Many people think that being a landlord in the private rented sector (PRS) is easy money. They assume that all...

Angela Rayner – Will rent controls and tax rises for landlords be on the agenda?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th September 2023, 3 years ago | 13

The appointment of Angela Rayner by the Labour Party as Shadow Housing Secretary means that landlords might have a Jeremy...