Industry News

On 5 January 2023 the Ministry of Justice announced that there will be a review exploring options for improving the sustainability of the legal aid system for people facing civil and family legal issues. The review will commission an external economic analysis of the...

A landlord is hoping for a more effective complaints system after winning a long-running mould and damp battle with Norwich City Council. Alice Holtom, a legal executive from Norwich, bought a one-bedroom in 2018. Despite owning and leasing out the ground-floor flat,...

A Hove letting agent accused of threatening student tenants, turning off their utilities, launching vexatious court action against their parents and even assaulting one of their friends is to stand trial. Shadi Baja, 30, who runs SB Lets in Norfolk Square, is charged...

A tenant who let out their council home for 12 years while secretly living abroad has been fined £34,000, a council said. The fraudster had been "sub-letting the property since 2010" until they were discovered by Kensington and Chelsea Council's housing investigation...

On 22 December 2022 the DLUHC published new guidance to help eligible tenants in social and affordable housing buy a share in their home for the first time, under the Right to Shared Ownership scheme. Tenants will be able to buy a share of their property worth between...

On 5 January 2023 the Office for National Statistics published information from the 2021 census setting out types of accommodation, tenure, rooms and bedrooms and availability of central heating. The main points are: Across England and Wales, 77.9 per cent (19.3...

From 10 January 2023 the Legal Aid Agency is making changes to ensure that individuals receiving cost-of-living support payments are not disadvantaged when applying for legal aid. Payments under the Energy Prices Act 2022 and Social Security (Additional Payments) Act...

Properties, like humans, need to breathe. This is an opening statement in a recent Telegraph article by the ‘Secret Landlord’ The article can be seen here (subscription may be necessary), and is fully of the view that most condensation and mould is caused by tenants...

The government has announced that a rapid review of guidance to landlords about health risks from damp and mould will take place following the death of two-year-old Awaab Ishak last year. The housing and health secretaries, Michael Gove and Steve Barclay, said new...

Property Reporter has collated views from the industry on the likelihood of 2023 leading to more landlords leaving the industry. The article can be seen here, and says: Over 160 industry professionals joined Goodlord’s ‘2023 predictions’ webinar last month. During the...