Tag: The Landlord Crusader

Labour doesn’t like landlords but really needs us for growing numbers of asylum seekers

Author: Landlord Crusader

2nd May 2025, 1 year ago | 42

It’s bizarre, isn’t it? Landlords, already battered by a barrage of legislative changes and economic pressures, are now being asked...

Why are landlords expected to parent their tenants?

Author: Landlord Crusader

25th April 2025, 1 year ago | 24

Sefton Council’s recent warning to private landlords has sparked outrage, and for good reason. The council insists that landlords –...

Why EPC costs and not the Renters’ Rights Bill could collapse the private rented sector

Author: Landlord Crusader

17th April 2025, 1 year ago | 6

The private rented sector (PRS) is teetering on the edge of a cliff, and the government seems determined to give...

The landlord exodus continues, but no one in power seems to care

Author: Landlord Crusader

11th April 2025, 1 year ago | 27

Another week, another set of grim headlines for the UK’s landlords, yet the national news remains eerily silent on the...

Why the abolition of Section 21 will backfire on tenants

Author: Landlord Crusader

4th April 2025, 1 year ago | 9

The Renters’ Rights Bill and its mission to abolish Section 21 so called ‘no-fault’ evictions isn’t just a slap in...

Will Shelter ever step up to help tenants AND landlords?

Author: Landlord Crusader

28th March 2025, 1 year ago | 23

For many of us, the private rented sector has turned into a battlefield, and at the heart of the latest...

Providers or parasites? The vilification of landlords continues

Author: Landlord Crusader

21st March 2025, 1 year ago | 5

Two stories on Property118 on the same day manage to spell out the real issue facing PRS landlords in the...

Why endless landlord bashing has created the UK’s housing crisis

Author: Landlord Crusader

14th March 2025, 1 year ago | 8

We all know that the private rented sector across England, Wales and Scotland is under siege. Landlords, the backbone of...

My landlord vision for Christmas 2025 – it’s not good for tenants

Author: Landlord Crusader

31st January 2025, 2 years ago | 44

It’s been six months since the Renters’ Rights Bill hit the statute books and the dust still hasn’t settled. Tenants...

Welcome to the Landlord Club, Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves!

Author: Landlord Crusader

15th November 2024, 2 years ago | 8

As the Prime Minister and Chancellor step into the world of landlording, they are joining a diverse and dynamic sector...

CRUSADER: Was the Budget the death knell for the PRS?

Author: Landlord Crusader

1st November 2024, 2 years ago | 16

In a Budget that surprised no one for being the biggest tax grab in decades, Labour really has shown what...

Pennycook: Why a landlord exodus is DEFINITELY underway

Author: Landlord Crusader

25th October 2024, 2 years ago | 21

It’s almost like something out of the novel 1984, when the evidence of your eyes is not to be trusted....

CRUSADER: Why landlords must be wary of Labour’s ‘mission creep’ for the PRS

Author: Landlord Crusader

18th October 2024, 2 years ago | 19

Just when you thought Labour’s hatred of landlords couldn’t get any worse comes the alarming realisation that the Renters’ Rights...

The Renters’ Rights Bill: What tenants need to know

Author: Landlord Crusader

11th October 2024, 2 years ago | 19

Hey tenants, while you may be excited about the potential benefits of the Renters’ Rights Bill, it’s important to consider...

The exodus of landlords: How bad does it have to get?

Author: Landlord Crusader

4th October 2024, 2 years ago | 22

Some critics, landlords and commentators say there isn’t a landlord exodus, but landlords are leaving – there is no doubt....

EPC rules and the Renters’ Rights Bill will damage the PRS beyond recognition

Author: Landlord Crusader

27th September 2024, 2 years ago | 15

While landlords are distracted by the nonsense that is the Renters’ Rights Bill, the biggest elephant in the room is...

Why we need an uncomfortable conversation about homelessness

Author: Landlord Crusader

6th September 2024, 2 years ago | 9

It’s hard to believe that the homeless charity Crisis and the TDS are putting together strategies to get more PRS...

Hardships tests, EPC ratings and a Section 21 ban – is this the death knell of the PRS?

Author: Landlord Crusader

16th August 2024, 2 years ago | 15

Apologies in advance if this article appears to be ‘whiny’ but I feel that the Renters’ Rights Bill is about...

EPCs for the PRS: Ed Miliband fires the starter gun for a landlord exodus

Author: Landlord Crusader

2nd August 2024, 2 years ago | 91

Here we go again with energy performance certificate (EPC) ratings needing to be a minimum of C for the private...

Labour manifesto: Will the last landlord to leave the PRS, please switch off the lights?

Author: Landlord Crusader

14th June 2024, 2 years ago | 39

Well, what do landlords make of the political party manifestos this week? The big one is Labour which is promising...

Goodbye Renters (Reform) Bill: Unloved and unwanted but the fight goes on

Author: Landlord Crusader

31st May 2024, 2 years ago | 32

Other than Ben Beadle, are there any landlords who will be mourning the demise of the Renters (Reform) Bill? It...