Tag: rent cap

Labour rules out rent controls despite Sadiq Khan’s push

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th September 2025, 7 months ago | 0

Despite London Mayor Sadiq Khan saying that powers to cap rents are “at the top of his list,” the Labour...

Jeremy Corbyn calls for rent controls to prevent ‘excessive’ landlord profits

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd February 2025, 1 year ago | 46

Jeremy Corbyn has called for the introduction of rent controls as part of broader reforms to address the rising costs...

Scottish Greens urge landlords to stop evictions during winter

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th December 2024, 1 year ago | 19

The Scottish Greens are demanding that ALL landlords halt evictions during the winter months to show “compassion and kindness.” The...

Scottish government proposes rent cap to ‘stabilise rents’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st November 2024, 1 year ago | 4

The Scottish government has announced plans to cap rent increases in areas with rent controls, as part of its Housing...

Landlords are worried about the future despite a strong PRS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th October 2024, 1 year ago | 2

Landlords across the UK are growing increasingly pessimistic about the future of the private rented sector (PRS), despite strong tenant...

Patrick Harvie defends Scotland’s rent cap against critics

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th April 2024, 2 years ago | 17

Scottish Greens co-leader Patrick Harvie has defended Scotland’s rent cap saying that ‘many thousands’ of tenants have been helped and...

‘Landlords have nothing to fear’ from Scotland’s rent controls plan

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd April 2024, 2 years ago | 19

The Scottish Greens co-leader Patrick Harvie has defended the government’s new Housing Bill, which includes plans for rent control areas....

Scotland’s rent cap backfires with big rent rises for tenants

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st March 2024, 2 years ago | 17

Tenants in Scotland are seeing big rent rises and the rent cap brought in by the SNP is being blamed...

Tenants in Scotland are urged to know their rights as rent cap expires

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th March 2024, 2 years ago | 4

Tenants in Scotland are being advised to know their renting rights as the emergency measures to protect them from rent...

Scotland – Tenant bringing up notice after I failed to sell?

Author: Readers Question

30th January 2024, 2 years ago | 17

Hi, I served notice to my tenant last year and she gave me 28 days notice and vacated. I wanted to...

Edinburgh declares housing emergency amid PRS crisis

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd November 2023, 2 years ago | 15

Edinburgh has become the first city council in Scotland to declare a housing emergency, as it faces a ‘crisis’ in...

Scotland’s private rent surge sparks fears of a wider rent cap

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st November 2023, 2 years ago | 5

Average rents in Scotland for new tenancies have risen by double digits for the fourth consecutive quarter, reaching up to...

Since when did a rent freeze mean don’t pay rent?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th April 2023, 3 years ago | 18

It has been a busy time for landlords with several stories that would normally make my blood run cold, but...

Michael Gove – ‘No rent freeze or rent cap’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th March 2023, 3 years ago | 8

The Levelling Up secretary Michael Gove says there won’t be a rent freeze or a rent cap for landlords in...

Can landlords afford a rent freeze in the UK?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th March 2023, 3 years ago | 13

I can’t say that I am surprised at the news that Labour Mayors, trade unions and rent activists are calling...

Scotland hits landlords with a 3% rent cap

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th January 2023, 3 years ago | 24

Emergency measures that saw a rent freeze and an evictions moratorium being introduced in Scotland will now see rent rises...

Welsh Government unveils a social housing rent cap

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th November 2022, 3 years ago | 0

Social housing landlords in Wales will face a rent cap of 6.5% from next year – and there’s an eviction...

Why a rent freeze in England just took a giant step forwards

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th November 2022, 3 years ago | 27

Where to begin? With the media buzzwords? With various organisations calling for a rent cap in England? Or the real...