Gravesham council has more than 200 households in expensive temporary accommodation, leading to them setting up GBC Lettings to work with private sector landlords in Gravesham to find homes for those who need them. A council spokesperson says: “Temporary accommodation...
The Government has announced that The Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill becomes law from 26 October 2023. The announcement can be seen here. A summary from the LGA can be seen here, stating The Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill (LURB) is best thought of as the...
Knight Frank research found that the build to rent (BTR) sector had doubled in the period 209 to 2023, going from £35bn to £71bn. It predicts another doubling to £126bn by 2028. Guy Stebbings, head of operational build to rent at Knight Frank, said: “The UK’s BTR...
A webinar is planned for Tuesday November 7 at 2pm specifically aimed at those operating in the student accommodation sector and will be discussing the impact on these businesses including student PRS landlords, PBSA operators, lettings agents, Universities and...
The Home Office has advised us of the following: We are writing to inform you that updated guidance for landlords (letting agents) has been published to reflect changes, regarding the High Court judgment, in December 2022, which brought proceedings by the...
Older private renters must have their voices heard. That’s the view of Joanna Elson, chief executive of Independent Age, a national charity providing support for older people facing financial hardship. “Older renters in financial hardship desperately need greater...
Newham Council has been the first to issue proceedings against a large landlord that failed to meet a deadline of March 2021 to remove dangerous cladding.
Euronews is reporting at the increase in homelessness, and putting part of the blame on the increased use of the Section 21 notice, without stating that this may be a self-fulfilling action brought about by Government jinxing the landlord market with their threat to...
The Sunday Times has run an article on letting agent fees. It can be seen here (subscription may be necessary) starting 'Landlords are demanding an end to “simply unreasonable” upfront fees charged by some high street letting agencies to find tenants for their...
The House of Commons Library has published a summary of the Renters Reform Bill Summary. A summary can be seen here, with the full report here.
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