Lewis Makes PRS Key Election Battleground

Housing and planning minister Brandon Lewis has made the private rented sector a key battleground for the next general election. Lewis used the RESI conference in Newport, Wales, to plead with property investors to prioritise the country’s embryonic corporate-backed home rental market. And he criticised Labour and Liberal Democrat PRS policies, which he said could be used to frustrate good landlords and lead to higher rents. Read more on 24dash.