Tag: The Landlord Crusader

Landlords are the whipping boys and girls as politicians line up to hurt us

Author: Landlord Crusader

17th April 2026, 6 days ago | 20

And so it came to pass that landlords became the preferred enemy of choice when politicians are electioneering and chasing...

George Osborne lit the fuse, but Labour is about to detonate the PRS

Author: Landlord Crusader

23rd March 2026, 1 month ago | 7

It’s hard to believe, but in six weeks we’ll have the implementation of the Renters’ Rights Act and with it...

Why the abolition of Section 21 isn’t a cause for celebration

Author: Landlord Crusader

13th March 2026, 1 month ago | 8

I’m among the many landlords across England who are watching the clock tick down to May 1 with keen interest...

Are tenants beginning to see the problem of landlords leaving?

Author: Landlord Crusader

6th March 2026, 2 months ago | 16

Like Thelma and Louise hurtling towards the cliff edge, more people are beginning to see the problems coming with the...

Reform UK is right to target the flawed Renters’ Rights Act

Author: Landlord Crusader

27th February 2026, 2 months ago | 4

Reform UK’s pledge to repeal the Renters’ Rights Act and John Lewis exiting its much-trumpeted build to rent fiasco shows...

Why landlord eviction delays could be the biggest issue in 2026

Author: Landlord Crusader

13th February 2026, 2 months ago | 6

Among all of the issues facing landlords today, and they seem to be continually growing, I think the lengthening court...

No, landlords aren’t crying – we are packing up

Author: Landlord Crusader

6th February 2026, 3 months ago | 4

I don’t really use Facebook but was surprised to see a post from one of the tenants’ campaign groups come...

Decent Homes by 2035? There won’t be any small landlords left by then

Author: Landlord Crusader

30th January 2026, 3 months ago | 7

Just another day and another government hammer blow to private landlords. Confirmation that all private (and social) landlords must bring...

Landlords: Should I stay or should I sell?

Author: Landlord Crusader

16th January 2026, 3 months ago | 6

The Clash song ‘Should I stay or should I go’ should become the anthem for landlords everywhere because the chasm...

When will landlord rights be finally recognised?

Author: Landlord Crusader

9th January 2026, 3 months ago | 14

Well, colour me shocked but the Guardian newspaper has managed to impress me. Sort of. It published an interesting article,...

2026: The year landlords finally lose their nerve

Author: Landlord Crusader

2nd January 2026, 4 months ago | 10

Well, thank goodness 2025 is over! It was bumpier than even I imagined but what will 2026 bring? More of...

Why the ridiculous RRA fines expose Labour’s anti-landlord agenda

Author: Landlord Crusader

13th December 2025, 4 months ago | 20

Well, the morons running the Labour government really have shown their hand, and it has done so with numbers so...

Tell me again why landlords should persist in a PRS rigged against them

Author: Landlord Crusader

5th December 2025, 5 months ago | 24

I think the kids call it doom scrolling, when you can’t stop reading negative news stories and comments on social...

Will Rachel’s Autumn Budget break private rented sector landlords?

Author: Landlord Crusader

24th November 2025, 5 months ago | 3

The final countdown to Rachel Reeves’ Autumn Budget this week has begun, and I’m wondering whether the announcements might finally...

The Renters’ Rights Act is a political victory and a disaster for tenants

Author: Landlord Crusader

14th November 2025, 5 months ago | 28

This isn’t the article I had planned but I couldn’t decide after waking up today whether I was caught in...

When will politicians ever listen to landlords?

Author: Landlord Crusader

24th October 2025, 6 months ago | 22

Watching Matthew Pennycook’s ‘performance’ in Parliament in nodding through the Renters’ Rights Bill, I was struck by two things: landlords...

Landlords silenced as the Renters’ Rights Bill runs out of steam

Author: Landlord Crusader

17th October 2025, 6 months ago | 52

Well, that’s that then. No glorious resistance in the House of Lords, as the Renters’ Rights Bill limps back to...

Abolish landlords? Bring it on!

Author: Landlord Crusader

9th October 2025, 7 months ago | 13

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

Oh dear, Angela Rayner. What can landlords do to help you on LHA?

Author: Landlord Crusader

11th July 2025, 10 months ago | 13

As Ronan Keating once said: “You say it best, when you say nothing at all”,  Angela’s appearance in front of...

The disconnect between tenant groups and landlords is shameful

Author: Landlord Crusader

4th July 2025, 10 months ago | 4

Sometimes a story lands that shows the true colours of critics and this week Generation Rent (yes, them again) say...