Tag: UK politics

Rachel ‘Double Standards’ Reeves rented out family home without a selective licence

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th October 2025, 6 months ago | 124

The Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, has referred herself to the government’s ethics watchdog after admitting she broke housing law by renting...

Home Office slammed for wasting billions on asylum accommodation

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th October 2025, 6 months ago | 2

A damning report from the Home Affairs Committee has exposed a shambolic asylum seeker accommodation system, costing taxpayers billions due...

Deputy PM Angela Rayner admits to underpaying stamp duty on flat

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th September 2025, 8 months ago | 39

Angela Rayner, the deputy prime minister and housing secretary, has confessed to underpaying stamp duty on a Hove flat purchase,...

Homelessness minister quits over tenant rent hike allegations

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th August 2025, 9 months ago | 35

Rushanara Ali, the homelessness minister, has stepped down from her role following allegations of her handling of a rental property...

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

Author: Landlord Crusader

15th November 2024, 1 year ago | 8

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

Kevin Hollinrake appointed Shadow Housing Secretary in Conservative cabinet

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th November 2024, 1 year ago | 1

Former estate agent Kevin Hollinrake has been appointed as the new Shadow Housing Secretary. Kemi Badenoch, the newly elected leader...

Labour looks to give councils powers over short-term lets

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th August 2024, 2 years ago | 5

Labour plans to fast-track a crackdown on short-term lets by granting councils new powers, the Telegraph reports. The newspaper says...

Survey reveals landlords’ divided views on Labour’s election victory

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th July 2024, 2 years ago | 1

A survey has found that 43% of the UK’s landlords are optimistic that Labour’s General Election victory will benefit them....

Angela Rayner tells Shelter: Labour will ban no-fault evictions

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th June 2024, 2 years ago | 57

Angela Rayner has promised a Labour government will immediately end Section 21. Ms Rayner claims the Tories “have completely failed...

Snap Election – YIKES!

Author: Adam Lawrence

23rd May 2024, 2 years ago | 33

So – many of us thought that we were nailed on for a late 2024 election. Sunak hanging on by...

Tory Budget Squeeze: Why Small Landlords Are Feeling the Pinch

Author: Ranjan Bhattacharya

14th March 2024, 2 years ago | 5

Join Ranjan Bhattacharya in his latest video as he dissects the Conservative Party’s latest budget and its profound consequences for...

Starmer backs ‘landlady’ Angela Rayner over council house row

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th February 2024, 2 years ago | 21

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has publicly backed his deputy Angela Rayner, who is facing scrutiny over the sale of...

Government bows to MPs and ‘waters down’ the Renters (Reform) Bill

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th February 2024, 2 years ago | 15

The government is proposing changes to the Renters (Reform) Bill in a bid to head off a backbench rebellion of...

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Landlord Tory MPs set to rebel against ‘no-fault’ eviction ban

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd October 2023, 3 years ago | 18

Some Conservative MPs who are landlords have threatened to vote against the Government’s Renters (Reform) Bill, which would ban Section...