Landlord Crusader

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...

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’.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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