Tag: rent controls

Rent controls do work claims Green Party

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th March 2026, 5 months ago | 11

The Green Party claims that “rent controls can work,” despite evidence suggesting otherwise. Speaking at the New Economics Foundation, Green...

Scottish parties must support private rented sector

Author: John Blackwood

2nd March 2026, 5 months ago | 0

Party conference season is in full swing. At the time of writing, the Scottish Tories and Liberal Democrats have both...

Green councillor calls for local rent control powers

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd March 2026, 5 months ago | 6

A councillor has claimed rent controls must be introduced to stop renters from “being plunged into economic hardship.” Green councillor...

Scottish Conservatives pledge to scrap rent controls

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th February 2026, 6 months ago | 0

The Scottish Conservatives have pledged to reverse rent controls and build 80,000 affordable homes to tackle Scotland’s housing emergency. The...

Green Party leader calls for rent controls because ‘landlords are better off than renters’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd February 2026, 6 months ago | 30

The Green Party leader has claimed “landlords can charge whatever they want” as he calls for rent controls to be...

Sadiq Khan’s rent-controlled homes plan under fire from critics

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th January 2026, 6 months ago | 0

The Mayor of London has unveiled plans to build 6,000 rent-controlled homes for key workers by 2030. Sadiq Khan claims...

Housing Minister dismisses fears that regulation will force small landlords out

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th January 2026, 7 months ago | 53

Housing Minister Matthew Pennycook has rejected claims that more regulation will drive small landlords out of the market. During a...

Landlord exodus and rent controls drive rising rents across Scotland

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st December 2025, 8 months ago | 1

Rents continue to rise in Scotland as the Scottish Association of Landlords (SAL) warned this was inevitable due to landlords...

Housing Minister rules out rent controls despite pressure from Sadiq Khan

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd October 2025, 9 months ago | 1

Housing Minister Matthew Pennycook says introducing rent controls will make life more difficult for renters and landlords. In response to...

Abolish landlords? Bring it on!

Author: Landlord Crusader

9th October 2025, 10 months ago | 13

Last weekend, Green Party members voted like lemmings to ‘seek the effective abolition of private landlordism’ at their conference in...

Scottish Housing Bill passes final stage but critics warn it will create a hostile environment for investors

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd October 2025, 10 months ago | 3

The Scottish Housing Bill has passed stage three and is expected to gain Royal Assent within weeks. The news has...

Sadiq Khan pushes for rent controls under new devolution powers

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th September 2025, 11 months ago | 15

London Mayor Sadiq Khan claims ‘the power to cap rents’ is top of his list in new powers under the...

Former Tory Minister defends landlords charging market rent amid calls for rent controls

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th August 2025, 12 months ago | 3

A former Tory cabinet minister has defended landlords renting out their properties at market price. David Gauke, former Justice Secretary,...

Scottish housing crisis demands bold PRS action

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd July 2025, 1 year ago | 2

The Scottish Housing Secretary, Mairi McAllan, is being urged to prioritise the private rented sector (PRS) in her Autumn plan...

City Hall Conservatives challenge landlord stereotypes and blame Sadiq Khan for London’s housing crisis

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th June 2025, 1 year ago | 8

It’s easier for London Mayor Sadiq Khan to paint a picture of greedy landlords than to solve London’s housing crisis,...

Scotland’s rent control amendment for student accommodation faces backlash

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th May 2025, 1 year ago | 3

An amendment in the Scottish Housing Bill to allow rent controls for purpose-built student accommodation will have a “chilling effect”...

Lack of investor confidence due to rent controls hurting Scotland’s Build-to-Rent claims industry body

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th April 2025, 1 year ago | 1

Rent controls are to blame for the plummet in build-to-rent construction (BtR), claims industry body. According to an analysis by...

Scottish Greens push for rent controls despite evidence they don’t work

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th March 2025, 1 year ago | 1

The Scottish Greens claim that 82% of people in Scotland support rent controls, as they try to prevent the removal...

Is the PRS pendulum swinging too far against landlords?

Author: Readers Question

24th March 2025, 1 year ago | 24

The biggest problem facing landlords is that the PRS is like a pendulum, swinging slowly from one policy extreme to...

Union bosses push for council homes priority despite earning £70k

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th March 2025, 1 year ago | 2

One of Britain’s largest trade unions is demanding that its members receive priority for social housing, despite earning £70,000 a...