Tag: Rent Control

The rent control fallacy: when good intentions reduce housing supply

Author: Mark Alexander

6th March 2026, 2 months ago | 11

Rent control has an obvious political appeal. If rents are rising faster than wages, the solution can appear straightforward. Limit...

Impose rent caps and landlords won’t invest – Landbay

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th July 2025, 10 months ago | 8

Should the government implement rent controls through the Renters’ Rights Bill then landlords will simply stop investing, a survey reveals....

Housing activists urge mayors to champion rent control powers

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th June 2025, 10 months ago | 2

A coalition of housing campaigners is appealing to England’s mayors to push for authority over rent controls for private tenants...

Landlords: Email or post this letter to your MP about the disastrous Renters’ Rights Bill TODAY!

Author: Landlord Crusader

16th May 2025, 11 months ago | 20

All private landlords know that Labour’s Renters’ Rights Bill will be a nightmare for tenants, and now it’s about to...

Tenants gear up to challenge rent rises under the Renters’ Rights Bill

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd April 2025, 1 year ago | 11

Renters in England are preparing to assert themselves more forcefully against landlords and letting agents when their rents are increased,...

Scottish rents outpace inflation since rent controls

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th February 2025, 1 year ago | 2

Rent increases in Scotland have accelerated since the introduction of rent controls in September 2022, rising faster and higher than...

Why Labour’s squeeze on the PRS is creating a perfect storm

Author: Landlord Crusader

7th February 2025, 1 year ago | 12

Let’s be honest, the Conservatives did landlords in the UK no favours, but Labour are delivering something that is making...

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...

Generation Rent criticises the lack of rent caps in the Renters’ Rights Bill

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th January 2025, 1 year ago | 3

Generation Rent says it is disappointed by the lack of measures to introduce rent caps as part of the Renters’...

Scotland’s housing emergency will worsen without rent controls – Green Party

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th January 2025, 1 year ago | 12

Scotland’s housing emergency will worsen in 2025 without rent controls, the Green Party says. Along with ‘robust’ rent controls, the...

Scotland’s BTL market collapses as rent controls bite

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th January 2025, 1 year ago | 3

There’s a lesson for private sector landlords in England with data showing that Scotland’s buy to let market is collapsing...

Council considers extending HMO licensing scheme to improve housing standards

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th December 2024, 1 year ago | 0

Worcester City Council says, despite the “majority of HMO landlords”, following the rules an additional licensing scheme could be introduced....

Landlord rent rises spark calls for government intervention

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th December 2024, 1 year ago | 26

News that more than half of landlords in England put up the rent for a new tenancy this year has...

Council faces criticism for lack of smoke alarms

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd December 2024, 1 year ago | 7

Ben Beadle, CEO of the NRLA, has slammed Southwark Council for failing to manage their properties after the Regulator of...

Sadiq Khan proposes rent-controlled homes for London’s key workers – including barristers

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th November 2024, 1 year ago | 8

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has unveiled plans to introduce rent-controlled homes to help make housing more affordable for key workers...

Scottish Parliament urged to address rent control concerns

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th November 2024, 1 year ago | 0

The Scottish Government is being urged to consider the findings of a recent report on the Housing (Scotland) Bill –...

The SNP’s rent control U-turn is a ‘disappointment for tenants’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th November 2024, 1 year ago | 6

The Green Party co-leader in the Scottish Government says the SNP government has bowed to pressure from the landlord lobby...

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...

Renters’ Rights Bill passes second reading

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th October 2024, 2 years ago | 29

The Renters’ Rights Bill has passed its second reading in Parliament with Angela Rayner promising to reform the rental sector....

Generation Rent want two months’ rent compensation for tenants!

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th October 2024, 2 years ago | 12

Renters in England are facing an average cost of £2,216 for unwanted house moves following eviction, according to research from...