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Why the Renters’ Reform Coalition is bad for landlords AND tenants

Why the Renters’ Reform Coalition is bad for landlords...

The Renters’ Reform Coalition (RRC) is a group of organisations that claim to fight for tenants’ rights, but in reality, they are harming both landlords and tenants in the private rented sector...

10:27 AM, 3rd November 2023, About 8 months ago |  3

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A future Labour government = rocketing rent rises and landlord misery

A future Labour government = rocketing rent rises and landlord...

And so, to the Labour Party conference where the sparkling wit and wisdom of Angela Rayner on the opening day managed to chill landlords everywhere. There was nothing much to be surprised about, the normal...

10:34 AM, 13th October 2023, About 9 months ago |  23

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The Conservatives hate landlords – Pass it on

The Conservatives hate landlords – Pass it on...

The Conservative Party used to be the party of property ownership and free enterprise, but its recent policies on housing have betrayed its core values and its loyal supporters. The Tories have broken...

9:28 AM, 6th October 2023, About 9 months ago |  18

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

A political party manifesto for the PRS: What landlords DON’T...

So, we are into the party political conference season and it is apparent that the private rented sector (PRS) is not going to be discussed – even though the country is facing a ‘housing emergency’.

10:26 AM, 29th September 2023, About 10 months ago |  11

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Sunak’s betrayal: How the PM stabbed landlords in the back with his EPC U-turn

Sunak’s betrayal: How the PM stabbed landlords in the back...

Rishi Sunak has once again shown his true colours as a Prime Minister who does not care about the interests of landlords and the private rented sector. In a shocking move, he has scrapped the plans to...

16:57 PM, 22nd September 2023, About 10 months ago |  74

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Tenant activist groups and the law of unintended consequences

Tenant activist groups and the law of unintended consequences...

It’s not often that two separate stories manage to tell the unfolding horror of what is happening to the private rented sector – and both involve so-called tenant activist groups. This is a...

11:29 AM, 29th August 2023, About 11 months ago |  9

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Landlord’s EPC deadline: Does anyone else feel conned?

Landlord’s EPC deadline: Does anyone else feel conned?

Have you invested thousands of pounds to upgrade your rental property to meet the proposed EPC rating of C? Or have you decided it’s too expensive to do the work and sold up? Then this week’s...

10:54 AM, 28th July 2023, About 12 months ago |  48

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Why Labour’s Renters Charter is a charter for disaster

Why Labour’s Renters Charter is a charter for disaster...

Labour appears to be flirting with the idea of rent controls or capping rent rises and tightening up on the Decent Homes Standard under its Renters’ Charter. The issue has raised its head again recently...

9:12 AM, 14th July 2023, About A year ago |  6

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Landlord Crusader: Why landlords should not share equity profits with renters

Landlord Crusader: Why landlords should not share equity profits...

Knowing that those who hate landlords will be spitting when they read this, I must explain why sharing the capital gains made from a rental property investment is nonsense. This is the argument made in...

0:10 AM, 7th July 2023, About A year ago |  15

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Landlord Crusader: Which is best? BTL mortgage support or help for tenants to pay rent?

Landlord Crusader: Which is best? BTL mortgage support or help...

Here’s an interesting question for landlords to consider this week: would you prefer the government to offer you mortgage support or help your tenants pay their rent? I was pondering this issue with...

0:01 AM, 23rd June 2023, About A year ago |  8

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Landlord Crusader: In the end, it was the Bank of England that broke the PRS

Landlord Crusader: In the end, it was the Bank of England that...

As hardworking and worried landlords, we all know the buy-to-let market is facing a potential catastrophe of rising interest rates, tightening lending criteria and falling house prices. That inevitably...

0:10 AM, 16th June 2023, About A year ago |  26

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

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

I can’t keep quiet! Two stories on the same day on Property118 highlight what is wrong with the private rented sector – and if everyone concerned took a step back to understand the other side’s...

9:21 AM, 9th June 2023, About A year ago |  17

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Landlord Crusader: Section 21 abolition – congratulations to Shelter et al

Landlord Crusader: Section 21 abolition – congratulations...

And so, it came to pass – section 21 notices to gain possession of a rented property will be no more and there was only the wailing of landlords that could be heard. So, I guess, congratulations...

9:51 AM, 19th May 2023, About A year ago |  28

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Are our MPs the worst hypocrites or are they just clueless?

Are our MPs the worst hypocrites or are they just clueless?

As landlords, we face the bizarre situation of being taxed without taking into account loan interest and not on the actual profits that we make – unlike any other business in the country. Making a profit...

12:14 PM, 24th February 2023, About A year ago |  13

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