Tag: rent controls

Scottish Housing Bill gains Royal Assent but critics warn of damage to PRS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th November 2025, 8 months ago | 1

The Scottish Conservatives have labelled the Scottish Housing Bill a “disaster for the private rented sector” as it gains Royal...

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, 9 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, 9 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, 10 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, 11 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, 12 months 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,...

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...

NHS workers struggle as private rents become unaffordable claims Shelter

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st March 2025, 1 year ago | 5

Shelter claims NHS workers are being priced out of the private rented sector. According to the housing charity, in almost...

Plans to extend Awaab’s law to Scotland’s PRS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th March 2025, 1 year ago | 0

As Awaab’s Law is set to be introduced in the social housing sector in Scotland, there are plans to extend...

Labour government reject rent controls but claim Renters’ Rights Bill won’t drive landlords out

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th March 2025, 1 year ago | 9

The Labour government claim they do not support rent controls, but say the Renters’ Rights Bill will not cause landlords...

Welsh housing plans receive mixed reaction from Propertymark

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th February 2025, 1 year ago | 0

Propertymark has responded to the Welsh government’s housing white paper consultation and expressed support for some measures – but warns...

Rent Controls and the Olympic levels of ideologically inspired cognitive dissonance?

Author: Readers Question

6th February 2025, 1 year ago | 16

Jeremy Corbyn is now, thankfully, a complete irrelevance. I’ll never forget how happy I was when he lost the election,...

Points and questions for my Labour MP – Have I missed anything?

Author: Readers Question

31st January 2025, 1 year ago | 20

Hello, I am having my first video call with our local Labour MP later this week. I have sent an...

Balance struck for rent control amendment but more landlord support needed in Scotland

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th January 2025, 1 year ago | 0

Two industry bodies claim while a balance may have been struck for rent controls in the Scottish Housing Bill, the...

Sadiq Khan’s knighthood sparks outrage amid claims of ‘reward for failure’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

31st December 2024, 2 years ago | 3

Sadiq Khan has been handed a knighthood in the New Year Honours, igniting a storm of criticism over what some...