Tag: housing crisis
![Labour MP calls for seizing properties from criminal landlords to tackle housing crisis](https://www.property118.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/clive-betts-250x250.jpeg)
Labour MP calls for seizing properties from criminal land...
Rental properties should be seized from landlords who consistently break the rules and take advantage of tenants, says a Labour MP.
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Rayner’s no-nonsense warning to landlords using Section 21
Angela Rayner has accused landlords of using Section 21 “as an easy get-out to turf people out of their home.”
In an interview...
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Housing Minister merry-go-round: Meet the 7th housing min...
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s cabinet reshuffle has seen Rachel Maclean sacked after just nine months in the job and replaced with...
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Sadiq Khan criticises government over housing shortage
Sadiq Khan has slammed the government for its “poor housing delivery” as new figures reveal the capital is outbuilding the rest...
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Landlords in limbo as court chaos continues
The courts are taking more than half a year to process possession claims, according to new research.
New data released by the Ministry...
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Angela Rayner accuses Conservatives of neglecting housebu...
Labour has promised “to achieve more on housing in six months than the Tories have in six years”.
Shadow Housing Secretary Angela...
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Leading industry body slams rent controls in Scotland
One leading industry body has warned that there are no advantages to introducing more rent controls in Scotland.
In a discussion with...