Bright Blue, the independent think tank for liberal conservatism, and Shelter, the housing and homelessness charity, have published an essay collection, Home advantage: a new centre-right vision for housing, with 16 contributions from top MPs and thought leaders –...
According to research from estate agent Hamptons, around 140,000 landlords sold up and left the market last year after reaching retirement age, and almost 100,000 a year are expected to follow them for the next half decade. This has been hastened by ‘Baby Boomers’ now...
Six in 10 landlords support the introduction of a minimum set of property standards for the private rented sector, according to Paragon Bank . The specialist buy-to-let lender surveyed over 500 landlords and found that 34% strongly support the measure, with 28%...
The managing director of a major holiday lets firm is urging landlords to make their properties dog friendly if they want top boost bookings. Harry Roberts of My Favourite Cottages says there are five ways landlords can make their properties more attractive to the...
The Mail is running a piece from a landlord on some of the problems tenants she has had. The article can be seen here, and start ‘while the Government has just announced plans to give landlords power to evict rowdy renters in two weeks, the majority of rights belong...
One of the key areas where landlords are still lacking is in communicating with residents. Concerns range from keeping residents up to date with inspections to offering appropriate advice when it comes to selling property. Effectively communicating a building’s...
The Housing Ombudsman has reported that it had found severe maladministration for the Westminster City Council after it failed to tackle damp and mould in a resident’s home for over two years, despite knowing that there was a four month old living there when the...
On 30 March 2023 the Ministry of Justice published statistics showing activity, including in relation to housing cases, in the legal aid system for England and Wales. Between October and December 2022 there were 6,982 legally aided housing matters (up 12 per cent on...
The Office for National Statistics published data (derived from the 2021 Census) concerning housing characteristics at the dwelling level, in England and Wales. Characteristics include dwelling occupancy, shared dwellings, accommodation type, tenure, central heating...
On 28 March 2023 the House of Commons Library published a briefing paper providing information on the number of rough sleepers in England and policies aimed at meeting the Government’s target of ending rough sleeping by 2024. For the paper, click here.
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