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Paragon Bank has reported that six in 10 landlords support the introduction of a minimum set of property standards for the private rented sector. The survey of over 500 landlords revealed 34% strongly support the measure, with 28% expressing general support. A further...

The National Housing Federation has reported that the DLUHC and the DWP have commissioned research led by the Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research (at Sheffield Hallam University) to assess the size, cost and demand of the supported housing sector. This...

On 30 March 2023 West Northamptonshire Council (WNC) reported that eight criminal landlords (five individuals and three companies) have been fined £434,000 for offences under the Housing Act 2004, including the operation of 14 unlicensed houses in multiple occupation...

Research by lettings agency Leaders Romans Group involving 271 landlords found that 80 per cent of landlords have never used Section 21. Of those that had, six per cent did so when the tenant was in breach of the lease and only three per cent where the tenant was not...

Phil Spencer has written in the Estate Agents Today, welcoming the introduction of he first ever ‘register of logbooks’ in the UK. It can be seen here, and explains that ‘the Property Logbook is exactly that, an online version of the logbook we’re used to having for...

On 28 March 2023 the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights published a report which called for a new focus to enhance the current human rights framework within the existing ombudsperson system. The report said that the Local Government and Social Care...

Student accommodation provider Unite updated on its UK Student Accommodation Fund and London Student Accommodation joint venture's quarterly trading. In the 2023/24 academic year, it noted "strong progress" in booking, with 90% of rooms already sold. "Reservations are...

The Telegraph has published an opinion piece which starts ‘The Government’s policy on the rental sector becomes less clear by the day’ It can be seen here (subscription may be necessary) and goes on to say ‘Included in Rishi Sunak’s proposed crackdown on anti-social...

In an interview with the BBC, Michael Gove has admitted past mistakes made by the government over social housing have contributed to some tenants being neglected by landlords. The housing secretary told the BBC the case of Sheila Seleoane - who lay dead in her flat...

A third of landlords say that the scrapping of Section 21 is of major concern to them according to Mortgages for Business, a specialist buy-to-let broker. The poll found that 33% of landlords were worried by the reform of Section 21 as part of the Renters Reform Bill....