Labour Party
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Rental market
Labour election win gives landlords ‘new voice’ in Parliament
Labour now has three of the top five largest-portfiolio landlords in the House of Commons, the FT has reported.
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Housing Market
Labour drops ‘levelling up’ from housing department title
Rayner says levelling up name change in 2021 by Michael Gove was a gimmick and promises to 'go back to basics' on housing.
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Rental market
Labour distances itself from own report that recommends capping rents
Report due to be published today will recommend a string of measures to offer tenants facing soaring rents a lifeline including rent caps and rents to only be increased once a year.
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Regulation & Law
Labour reveals plans to hit wealthy ‘non-doms’ even harder than Tories
Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves says people who live in the UK should contribute to paying for services, but both a leading law firm and estate agency have warned of unintended consequences.
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Latest property news
Section 21 evictions ban ‘delayed until after election’, MP claims
Clive Betts, who chairs the Housing Select Committee, throws doubt on whether Section 21 abolition will actually happen.
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Latest property news
Starmer says Labour to build 1.5 million new homes
The party's leader told its Liverpool conference 'it's time to get Britain building again' to create opportunities for first time buyers.
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Latest property news
Propertymark chief urges Labour to regulate estate agents
Nathan Emerson, the trade body's CEO, says a Labour Government should license agents and introduce a code of practice.
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Latest property news
Surveyors tell next UK government, homes must be ‘greener and cheaper’
Empowering a Sustainable Future is a 10-point roadmap calling for government to create safe, sustainable and affordable homes for all.
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Latest property news
Labour ‘no threat’ to property market says posh property firm
Research by Middleton Advisors shows which prime ministers have the best record on house prices.
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Regulation & Law
Labour’s Angela Rayner takes on Gove with housing brief
Labour's Deputy Leader Angela Rayner replaces Lisa Nandy as Shadow Levelling Up Secretary, covering housing and communities.
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