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Claudia Winkleman with fire pits and castles

Opinion: The Traitors Is Fake Scotland at Its Worst

Adam Ramsay

Britain’s most-watched TV show takes place in a castle built by an opium trader surrounded by destructive non-native pine plantations. This is Scotland without Scots, writes Adam Ramsay - and English people can’t get enough of it.

a canal with houseboats with buildings besides the canal

Feature: The UK’s Waterways Are Run by Property Developers

Cameron Baillie

The Canal and River Trust denies it’s a landlord, but routinely fines, evicts and even repossesses boaters’ homes. Guess who runs it? Cameron Baillie reports.

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Opinion: The Government Pays Landlords £17bn a Year. It’s Taking Back £2bn. So What?

Nick Bano

Rachel Reeves’ increased property income tax and mansion taxes have been described as a “swoop” on landlords and wealthy property-owners. In reality, it’s they who are raking in government handouts, writes Nick Bano.

People speak to a protest in front of a banner that says 'Scotland demands rent controls'

Opinion: Scotland’s New Rent Controls Put Starmer’s Measly Reforms to Shame

Gordon Maloney

In September, the Scottish government passed a law limiting how much landlords can raise rents. Labour’s renters’ rights bill is a joke by comparison, writes Gordon Maloney.

a wooden house toy on top of a pile of £10 notes

Report: Here’s All the Government Handouts Landlords Get

Rivkah Brown

News that the chancellor may force landlords to pay national insurance – why don't they already? – got our reporter Rivkah Brown wondering: what other cushy treatment are landlords getting?

Opinion: Buy-to-Let Landlords Are Dodging Tax En Masse

Harriet Williamson

Buy-to-let firms are now the UK’s biggest single type of business, as landlords switch set-up to cut tax payments. Let’s call this what it is: mass tax avoidance by a workshy, parasite class, writes Harriet Williamson.

A man looks at the camera in front of a house facade

Opinion: Labour Is Finally Treating Landlords Like the Spoiled Children They Are

Nick Bano

With the recent budget Labour whispered its first words of defiance to the bullying landlord lobby. A little louder for the people at the back, writes Nick Bano.

A group of three men and one woman stand against an exposed brick wall

Feature: Can a Bunch of Tech Nerds Solve the Housing Crisis?

Rivkah Brown

Roost promises to create one million housing co-ops, but its high rents and willingness to work with landlords have turned off housing activists. Is their scepticism warranted? Rivkah Brown reports.

A woman in high-vis stands in front of a group of people also in high-vis

Feature: Labour’s Building Blitz Won’t Fix the Housing Crisis, Experts Say

Aron Penczu

Even if built, Labour’s promised 1.5m new homes will not move the dial on house prices, rents, or homelessness, say experts. They probably won’t even keep up with population growth. Aron Penczu reports.

a woman stands holding a sign saying 'honk if your rent is too high'

Report: Suspected ‘Revenge Eviction’ at Property Owned by Tory Councillor

Andrew Kersley

The founder of a rental management company has complained that ‘arsehole’ tenants are one of the biggest challenges in the sector.

A terrace of houses with a 'To Let' sign in front of one of them. The entire image is tinted red

Red Flags: I Hate Landlords. How Do I Avoid Becoming One?

Sophie K Rosa

Sophie K Rosa advises the potential inheritor of multiple properties on how to resist the temptations of landlordism.

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Feature: 20 Rightwingers You Don’t Know But Should

Novara Reporters

This year we’ve heard endlessly from 30p Lee and Cruella Braverman, but what about Britain's lesser-known rightwing headbangers? As the Westminster circus rolls out of town, meet the B-list baddies poisoning our politics.

Report: Cramming 40 People Into a Four-Bed House Wasn’t Enough to Get This ‘Rogue Landlord’ Added to the Government Database

Hajar Meddah

Banning orders and a ‘rogue landlord database’ are among an arsenal of enforcement tools technically available to local authorities. But they’re abysmally underused, while slum landlords run rampant. Hajar Meddah reports.

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Report: This Landlord Used a Legal Loophole to Boot Out His Renters in Just 11 Days

Rivkah Brown

Paul Odell backtracked on a contract at the last minute, giving his tenants just days to get out. Rivkah Brown reports.

Sit Down, Relax, Have a Holiday – Welcome to Being a Landlord

Rivkah Brown attended the National Landlord Investment Show in London where landlords gather to complain about renters and share tips on how to increase their portfolios.

Analysis: Polls Show Even Tories Hate Landlords

Ell Folan

Four in 10 Tory voters say ALAB, writes Ell Folan, while 71% of the country thinks landlords who commit housing offences should be jailed.

Mould covers the walls of L’Oreal Williams's flat. Photos: Courtesy of L'Oreal Williams

Report: This Housing Association Was Started to End Slum Landlords. Then It Became One

Andrew Kersley

Notting Hill Genesis was set up by a social activist to deal with ‘damnable housing conditions’. Now its residents are complaining of exactly that.

a group of men with dark skin, a variety of darkly coloured clothing pose together for a picture

Feature: Where Are the Shadwell Fire Survivors Supposed to Go?

Rivkah Brown

Two months after their state-sanctioned slum burned down, killing one of their housemates, six of the Tower Hamlets fire survivors remain homeless. Rivkah Brown reports.

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Opinion: The Traitors Is Fake Scotland at Its Worst

Adam Ramsay

Feature: The UK’s Waterways Are Run by Property Developers

Cameron Baillie

Opinion: The Government Pays Landlords £17bn a Year. It’s Taking Back £2bn. So What?

Nick Bano

Opinion: Scotland’s New Rent Controls Put Starmer’s Measly Reforms to Shame

Gordon Maloney

Report: Here’s All the Government Handouts Landlords Get

Rivkah Brown

Opinion: Buy-to-Let Landlords Are Dodging Tax En Masse

Harriet Williamson

Opinion: Labour Is Finally Treating Landlords Like the Spoiled Children They Are

Nick Bano

Feature: Labour’s Building Blitz Won’t Fix the Housing Crisis, Experts Say

Aron Penczu

Report: Suspected ‘Revenge Eviction’ at Property Owned by Tory Councillor

Andrew Kersley

Red Flags: I Hate Landlords. How Do I Avoid Becoming One?

Sophie K Rosa

Feature: 20 Rightwingers You Don’t Know But Should

Novara Reporters

Report: Cramming 40 People Into a Four-Bed House Wasn’t Enough to Get This ‘Rogue Landlord’ Added to the Government Database

Hajar Meddah

Report: This Landlord Used a Legal Loophole to Boot Out His Renters in Just 11 Days

Rivkah Brown

Sit Down, Relax, Have a Holiday – Welcome to Being a Landlord

Analysis: Polls Show Even Tories Hate Landlords

Ell Folan

Report: This Housing Association Was Started to End Slum Landlords. Then It Became One

Andrew Kersley

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Opinion: The Traitors Is Fake Scotland at Its Worst

Adam Ramsay

Feature: The UK’s Waterways Are Run by Property Developers

Cameron Baillie

Opinion: The Government Pays Landlords £17bn a Year. It’s Taking Back £2bn. So What?

Nick Bano

Opinion: Scotland’s New Rent Controls Put Starmer’s Measly Reforms to Shame

Gordon Maloney

Report: Here’s All the Government Handouts Landlords Get

Rivkah Brown

Opinion: Buy-to-Let Landlords Are Dodging Tax En Masse

Harriet Williamson

Opinion: Labour Is Finally Treating Landlords Like the Spoiled Children They Are

Nick Bano

Feature: Can a Bunch of Tech Nerds Solve the Housing Crisis?

Rivkah Brown

Feature: Labour’s Building Blitz Won’t Fix the Housing Crisis, Experts Say

Aron Penczu

Report: Suspected ‘Revenge Eviction’ at Property Owned by Tory Councillor

Andrew Kersley

Red Flags: I Hate Landlords. How Do I Avoid Becoming One?

Sophie K Rosa

Feature: 20 Rightwingers You Don’t Know But Should

Novara Reporters

Report: Cramming 40 People Into a Four-Bed House Wasn’t Enough to Get This ‘Rogue Landlord’ Added to the Government Database

Hajar Meddah

Report: This Landlord Used a Legal Loophole to Boot Out His Renters in Just 11 Days

Rivkah Brown

Sit Down, Relax, Have a Holiday – Welcome to Being a Landlord

Analysis: Polls Show Even Tories Hate Landlords

Ell Folan

Report: This Housing Association Was Started to End Slum Landlords. Then It Became One

Andrew Kersley

Feature: Where Are the Shadwell Fire Survivors Supposed to Go?

Rivkah Brown

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