Industry News

Many self-managing landlords not fully compliant with Right to Rent. A new Government report can be seen here, and found that self-managing landlords are the least prepared when dealing with the legal requirements of the official Right to Rent scheme. It requires...

The House of Commons has released a report on Supported accommodation, and the private members bill. It can be seen here, and says: What is exempt supported accommodation? Supported accommodation is a broad term which describes a range of housing types, such as group...

Your tenants may be looking forward to the joys of longer, warmer, spring days, but April could see them face significant financial challenges as household bills are expected to rise by up to £200 a month. In the coming weeks, we will all see how much our bills are...

The House of Commons has just published a report on Health inequalities: cold or damp homes. It can be seen here, and says: How do cold or damp conditions affect health? Housing quality has a significant and material impact on health and wellbeing. Condensation and...

The i has run an opinion piece with the sub title - 'We love to hate landlords – but when they go, we will be surprised by how much we miss them' It can be seen here, and says: Marcus Rashford: defender of free school meals for hungry kids across the country, writer...

The Telegraph has written an opinion piece on why a mass buy-to-let sell off could make the housing crisis even worse. It can be seen here (subscription may be necessary), it starts off by stating that the ‘rise of buy-to-let has overhauled the dynamics of Britain’s...

The Telegraph have reported on a buy-to-let landlord who is selling properties when the tenant gives notice. It’s the tenants who suffer when good quality rental stock is taken out of the sector The article has the sub head ‘It’s the tenants who suffer when good...

The Telegraph has run an article on the diminishing numbers of properties from the PRS  (Private Rented Sector). It can be seen here (subscription may be necessary) and gives the statistic that according to Hamptons analysis of data from Countrywide, one of Britain’s...

Eviction claims by private landlords hit a 23-year high in 2022, according to data from the Ministry of Justice. Private landlords issued nearly 26,000 possession claims in England and Wales in 2022 – more than in any other year on record since at least 1999.  The...

Recently, an All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG), an informal cross-party group tasked with questioning government departments, examined the White Paper A fairer private rented sector in detail.  Many organisations submitted evidence, as did iHowz Landlord...