Labour plots raid on landlords with new EPC targets and eviction ban
Keir Starmer’s party has also said it would “immediately abolish” Section 21 ‘no fault’ evictionsThe Tory manifesto pledge failed to...
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Do the Tories really have a ‘clear plan’ to tackle UK housing crisis?
The Tories repeated their 2019 manifesto promise to scrap no-fault evictions It’s now more than five years since then-PM Theresa...
What is Rishi Sunak’s new Help to Buy scheme?
Help to Buy inflated first-time buyer homes by 8pcThe first version of Help to Buy lasted a decade, stretching from...
How London dumps council house tenants on unsuspecting Home Counties
One resident told us they installed cameras on their property to deter anti-social behaviour, while others complained of groups blaring...
Why Britain’s future generation of pensioners may never own a home
However, by paying off your mortgage for longer, you risk having to pay down the loan later in life and...
Starmer should use his ‘grey matter’ over Labour’s harebrained building scheme
The ultimate in affordable housing is almshouses. I was a trustee of an almshouses charity a few years ago. They...
Sadiq Khan blighting London’s skyline with luxury high rises, report claims
Dean Russell, Conservative MP for Watford, said: “In urban centres, councils are blotting out the ‘blue belt’ making clear views...
‘This erosion of landlord property rights will spread. Mark my words’
I am in absolute turmoil. I know I will not be alone. Over the past few months, I have been...
No-fault evictions ban will not go ahead without full court review
Michael Gove’s promise to ban no fault evictions will not go ahead until a full review of the courts has...
‘I moved in with a pensioner for cheap rent – I didn’t bargain on the social benefits’
Michael and Gemma, CotswoldsMichael, 77, is an expert in Chinese medicine, while Gemma, 33, is both an equine osteopathy student...
