Tag: Rent Control

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...

Scotland’s PRS faces a rent control crisis as supply declines

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th August 2024, 2 years ago | 5

Scotland’s private rented sector (PRS) is facing a perfect storm of rising rents and concerns about dwindling supply as the...

Reactions to Labour Party manifesto from NRLA, Generation Rent and Shelter

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th June 2024, 2 years ago | 12

The Labour Party has launched its manifesto, with promises to help “protect renters from arbitrary evictions.” Manifesto pledges include abolishing...

Propertymark questions Labour’s controversial PRS review

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd May 2024, 2 years ago | 1

Propertymark is calling for more information from the Labour Party on its recent review of the private rented sector (PRS),...

Fed-up landlord responds to Generation Rent criticism with video message

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st May 2024, 2 years ago | 42

In a pointed one minute video message, Nottingham landlord Mick Roberts has responded to Ben Twomey, the chief executive of...

Scotland’s new leader urged to tackle housing crisis

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th May 2024, 2 years ago | 2

Propertymark is urging Scotland’s new First Minister, John Swinney, to prioritise ending the housing crisis after five Scottish councils declared...

Scottish rents cool as Parliament considers rent controls

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th May 2024, 2 years ago | 2

Scotland’s rental market appears to be reaching a turning point as rent growth begins to slow down in major cities...

Scottish landlords exploit SNP rent control loophole to increase rents

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th April 2024, 2 years ago | 11

Scottish landlords are capitalising on a loophole in the SNP’s rent control laws, leading to a 12% increase in rents,...

Sadiq Khan pledges to build 6,000 ‘affordable’ homes and bring in rent controls

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th April 2024, 2 years ago | 24

London’s mayor, Sadiq Khan, says he is the ‘renter’s champion’ and is committing to building 6,000 ‘affordable’ homes by 2030...

Scottish landlords hammer rent cap proposals in government consultation

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th March 2024, 3 years ago | 7

The Scottish Government has published the results of a public consultation on its New Deal for Tenants proposals and found...

Rent controls needed to combat mental health crisis among renters claims activist group

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd February 2024, 3 years ago | 15

One in three renters claim housing is harming their mental health, according to new research. Data by the London Renters...

Scotland’s rent control plans slammed by property expert

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th January 2024, 3 years ago | 0

A leading property firm has blasted the Scottish Government’s new rent control plan as costly and ineffective. David Alexander, the...

Scotland unveils transition plan from its rent cap – but will still suppress rents

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th January 2024, 3 years ago | 6

The Scottish Government has unveiled a scheme for rent arbitration procedures to help restrict big rent rises when the country’s...

A future Labour government = rocketing rent rises and landlord misery

Author: Landlord Crusader

13th October 2023, 3 years ago | 23

And so, to the Labour Party conference where the sparkling wit and wisdom of Angela Rayner on the opening day...

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...