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...
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‘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...
Scourge of tenants not paying their rent costing councils £500m a year
Jo Mitchell, assistant director of customer experience and support at Labour-run Wigan Council, said: “During the Covid-19 pandemic Wigan Council...
Benefits Britain is refusing to pay rent – and we are footing the bill
I have three explanations for what I think might be going on in the local authority market – but this...
‘Renters’ champion’ Sadiq Khan’s plan to turn TfL into a £187m-a-year landlord
Sadiq Khan has been criticised over plans to turn Transport for London into a corporate landlord despite supporting a national...
‘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...
UK’s war on landlords won’t end until they’re all annihilated
The estate agency Savills reported in February that the the delivery of new homes fell by 9pc in 2023 compared...
Landlords flee Scotland in face of radical SNP-Green crackdown
David Fell, of Hamptons, said Scottish landlords have been “squeezed” by the introduction of rent caps.He added: “Their relative inability...
Landlord MPs leave Gove’s rental reform bill ‘close to collapse’
But Polly Neate, chief executive of the charity Shelter, accused landlords of holding the bill hostage.She added: “It is outrageous...
