The number of private landlords willing to let to housing benefit tenants is falling due to the way Universal Credit is administered, a study has warned today. The research, published by the University of York’s Centre for Housing Policy and funded by the Nationwide...
The House of Commons Library published a briefing paper covering private rented sector housing conditions. It explains the legislative framework and identifies some of the key issues with it. For the briefing paper, click here.
SpareRom have conducted a survey recently:- The UK’s rental market has been on a rollercoaster ride over the past 15 months. With a string of lockdowns and constant uncertainty over which industries will be able to reopen when, tenants have found it tricky to make...
Commercial property owners are exploring legal action against the government after ministers extended the moratorium on evictions until March, leaving £6 billion of rent arrears unpaid. Last week, Robert Jenrick, the communities secretary, said that binding...
A PropTech company says sloppy referencing by agents and landlords effectively means that around a third of prospective tenants are discriminated against.Due diligence firm Homeppl claims that this is because referencing typically relies on credit files - therefore...
Unique micro homes are set to be built on old garage sites in Bristol to help the city tackle its housing crisis. “Gap houses” – so-called because they will be constructed in small spaces between houses and gardens – would be made off site and dropped into place...
The House of Commons Library have released a paper on housing conditions. It can be seen here, and states:- In recent years the extent and role of the private rented sector (PRS) has seen significant changes. The sector has grown; 4.4 million households rented their...
iHowz are pleased to be able to respond to Acorns recent demands to improve the ‘poor conditions’ in the city as reported in the Brighton Argus. Acorn claim there is more legislation to sell cheese than to be a landlord. We are aware of over 160 pieces of legislation...
Under the title - Will the new UK legislation to manage COVID rent arrears help landlords and tenants and avoid an insolvency cliff edge? an article has just appeared in LexBlog looking at the consequences. The original can be seen here - and says:- There is a faint...
The MK Citizen has run an article on a couple wanting their property back had served a Section 21 on their tenants, where the council insists the tenants stay until a Bailiffs arrive - this is contrary to advice given to all councils by the Housing Minister many years...
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