Tag: UK Housing Crisis

Greater Manchester mayor wants to tackle ‘profiteering landlords’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd June 2025, 11 months ago | 14

Greater Manchester’s mayor, Andy Burnham, has slammed the region’s housing system which is facing a £75 million temporary accommodation bill...

Labour’s landlord tax proposals will deepen the housing crisis

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd June 2025, 11 months ago | 1

Proposed new tax measures which could target landlords could aggravate the UK’s housing shortage, warns one property expert. David Alexander,...

Fears of ‘social disquiet’ as social housing repair complaints soar 474%

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th May 2025, 11 months ago | 7

The Housing Ombudsman has sounded the alarm on a deepening crisis in England’s social housing sector which could lead to...

John Lewis wins appeal for Waitrose BTR development

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th May 2025, 11 months ago | 0

The John Lewis Partnership (JLP) has won its appeal to redevelop its Waitrose store in west Ealing, paving the way...

Renters struggle with homeownership dreams amid rising costs

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd May 2025, 11 months ago | 6

A quarter (25%) of renters under 30 are considering moving back in with their parents to save money so they...

Reform vows it will get tough on ‘profiteering migrant landlords’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th May 2025, 11 months ago | 5

Reform has launched a campaign to protect British tenants from being evicted by landlords cashing in on lucrative government contracts...

London’s renters face eviction surge because of rising costs not behaviour

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th May 2025, 12 months ago | 5

A leading law firm has raised concerns about a sharp rise in landlord possession claims across London, pointing to a...

Generation Rent calls for rent freeze amid growing homelessness

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th May 2025, 12 months ago | 19

Generation Rent has issued an urgent call for the UK government to cap rising rents, pointing to a deepening housing...

UK government set to miss housing target

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

31st March 2025, 1 year ago | 7

The government’s ambition to tackle the housing shortage is facing a setback, as fresh statistics highlight that it will fail...

Cladding crisis drags on eight years after Grenfell

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th March 2025, 1 year ago | 1

Eight years after the tragic Grenfell Tower blaze, the cladding crisis nightmare continues, leaving countless residents in limbo, a Parliamentary...

Landlords on cliff-edge as Renters’ Rights Bill strains overburdened courts

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th March 2025, 1 year ago | 6

Many landlords are facing a cliff-edge decision in deciding whether to sell up and many are holding on to see...

Tenant group claims landlord exodus will improve renting but fails to mention impact on tenants

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th February 2025, 1 year ago | 49

A tenant organisation claims landlords selling up is a good thing, despite the fact that it is fuelling the housing...

Why Labour’s squeeze on the PRS is creating a perfect storm

Author: Landlord Crusader

7th February 2025, 1 year ago | 12

Let’s be honest, the Conservatives did landlords in the UK no favours, but Labour are delivering something that is making...

Landlords selling up is fuelling the UK’s housing crisis

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th January 2025, 1 year ago | 11

A Parliamentary report has underlined the critical connection between inadequate Local Housing Allowance (LHA) rates and the mounting risk of...

Rents surge by 9.1% despite slowdown – ONS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th December 2024, 1 year ago | 3

Private rents in the UK have risen by 9.1% in the 12 months to November – that’s up from 8.7%...

Angela Rayner announces bold move to overhaul planning rules

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th December 2024, 1 year ago | 6

Angela Rayner will overhaul planning rules to build more homes. Ms Rayner claims the current planning system is “broken” and...

Why the UK’s housing crisis will deepen as landlords flee

Author: Landlord Crusader

29th November 2024, 1 year ago | 17

They say there is a housing crisis – and with good reason. Net migration to the UK reached an astonishing...

Landlords feel unfairly treated as industry body warns of housing crisis

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th November 2024, 1 year ago | 8

Landlords feel they are being “unfairly penalised,” while tenants are being granted too many rights, according to the latest Propertymark...

Government urged to deliver Budget tax relief for landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th October 2024, 2 years ago | 0

Organisations representing landlords and agents have issued a plea to the Chancellor Rachel Reeves for urgent tax breaks to help...

Nigel Farage slams Renters’ Rights Bill and EPC rules

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th October 2024, 2 years ago | 10

Nigel Farage has slammed the Renters’ Rights Bill as a “huge mistake” and says Ed Miliband’s EPC C rules will...