Tag: rent controls

Scottish government’s rent freeze deemed legal

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd November 2023, 2 years ago | 1

A senior judge has rejected landlords’ pleas and found the Scottish government’s rent freeze and eviction ban was not unlawful....

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...

Scottish government rent control proposals slammed by expert

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th October 2023, 3 years ago | 4

The Scottish government’s recently launched consultation on a range of issues affecting the private rented sector (PRS), including rent controls...

Scottish government propose more rent controls in new proposals

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd October 2023, 3 years ago | 18

Landlords and tenants in Scotland are being urged to have their say in a consultation on a number of proposals...

A political party manifesto for the PRS: What landlords DON’T want from politicians

Author: Landlord Crusader

29th September 2023, 3 years ago | 11

So, we are into the party political conference season and it is apparent that the private rented sector (PRS) is...

Lib Dems want to introduce landlord licensing and rent controls

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th September 2023, 3 years ago | 38

The Liberal Democrats have pledged to give private rented sector (PRS) tenants and landlords a ‘fair deal’ in their newly...

Rent controls in Wales will worsen housing crisis warns NRLA

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th September 2023, 3 years ago | 1

One association is warning that introducing rent controls in Wales will have a ‘disastrous impact on the private rented sector.’...

Capping rents will cause landlords to leave PRS warns industry body

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th September 2023, 3 years ago | 11

An industry body warns that capping rents will only deepen the current rental crisis. The National Association of Property Buyers...

Landlords need to be incentivised and not driven from the PRS – Propertymark

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th September 2023, 3 years ago | 0

The government needs to focus on its tax policies so that landlords in the private rented sector (PRS) are incentivised...

Labour’s Lisa Nandy rejects rent control pleas

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th June 2023, 3 years ago | 6

Lisa Nandy, Labour Party’s shadow housing secretary, has rejected calls for rent controls – despite saying at the Labour Party...

Landlord Crusader: Why we shouldn’t keep quiet about the Renters Reform Coalition

Author: Landlord Crusader

9th June 2023, 3 years ago | 17

I can’t keep quiet! Two stories on the same day on Property118 highlight what is wrong with the private rented...

Why Finland shows that rent controls don’t work

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th March 2023, 3 years ago | 6

A growing private rental sector crisis in the UK with landlords leaving and rents increasing has seen a growing clamour...

Northern Ireland report rejects rent controls

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th November 2022, 3 years ago | 1

The Northern Ireland Assembly has published independent research on what a rent decrease of up to 10% and/or a rent...