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The Housing Secretary, Michael Gove, has taken the unusual step of intervening in the London Plan to address housing delivery issues in the capital. Gove has expressed concerns about the chronic under-delivery of new homes in London and aims to boost housing...

Three council tenants have been awarded a total of £40,000 by the Housing Ombudsman due to unacceptable living conditions caused by damp and mould, with Lewisham Council being found guilty of 'severe maladministration' in all three cases. Richard Blakeway, the Housing...

The Right to Rent regulations in England have led to a significant increase in fines for landlords and letting agents who fail to comply. Government figures show a staggering 405% rise in penalties last year, reaching £151,480 compared to £29,960 the previous year....

A FOI request reveals that Medway Council has spent a total of £40.3 million across 1,702 projects from the Housing Infrastructure Fund. Most of this spending occurred during 2021 and 2022. In December, however, £170 million funding was pulled from a scheme intended...

The Telegraph is reporting the potential ramifications of the Renters Reform Bill, with insights from landlord MPs, industry experts, and stakeholders. The article can be read here (subscription may be necessary) and in summary says:: Overview of the Renters Reform...

The Government has released details of local authority housing stock.  It can be seen here.  It states that approximately 15% of occupied properties in England were non-decent in 2020-21, and 9% had a HHSRS Category 1 hazard. Then provides detailed statistics...

According to the latest UK Residential Market Survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, the net balance for house prices was -10 last month. A net balance is the proportion of respondents reporting a rise in prices minus those reporting a fall....

Writing in The Conservative Women, Tim Briggs, on the Renters (Reform) Bill, portraying it as an intrusive measure infringing upon the rights of property owners and potentially causing adverse consequences for both landlords and local councils. Briggs criticizes the...

A legal battle between Camden Council and landlords Joel Salem and Judith Robinson-Dadoun has finally concluded with a significant financial penalty. The landlords were found guilty of renting out sub-standard flats and disregarding enforcement notices related to a...

The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman revealed a case on February 29, 2024, involving a Waltham Forest family who endured 12 months of sofa surfing due to the local council's oversight. The family became homeless in August 2022, but the Ombudsman's...