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YourMortgage has published an article outlining their top tips for student landlords. It can be seen here, and says: Top tips for student landlords 1. Make sure to budget for the extra wear and tear that comes with student properties. You’ll probably need to pay for...

The Home Office has published updated guidance for landlords carrying out right to rent checks. The adjustments to right to rent checks introduced on 30 March 2020 as part of the response to COVID-19 ended on 30 September 2022. From 1 October 2022, landlords must...

The Local Government Association has launched the Housing Advisers Programme 2022/23. The programme is designed to support councils seeking to innovate in meeting the housing needs of their communities. The 2022/23 programme will accept applications until 24 November...

The Housing Ombudsman has published an Insight report covering April to June 2022. It shows that complaint volumes remain high, with the service receiving 6,009 enquiries and complaints over the three-month period. The Ombudsman found maladministration in 48 per cent...

The National Housing Federation has moved to reassure residents that where they engage with their landlord they will not be evicted as a result of financial hardship. In light of the cost of living crisis, the sector is reconfirming its pledge of supporting residents...

On 28 September 2022 the Regulator of Social Housing announced that the London Borough of Redbridge has been issued with a regulatory notice following a breach of the consumer standards. Following a self-referral, RSH concluded that the council failed to meet...

On 27 September 2022 Sheffield Hallam University published research into the impact of anti-social behaviour tools and powers on people experiencing street homelessness within a Public Spaces Protection Order area. People experiencing street homelessness said they...

Shares in the London-based student accommodation developer and manager, Watkin Jones PLC, were down 33% on Tuesday morning after it said it expects to miss full-year profit expectations. Watkin Jones said that in the first half of its financial year to September 30...

An actor who has been evicted from the flat he has lived in for seven years has spoken of his dismay at finding new accommodation. Oscar Heron, 45, was issued an eviction notice for his two-bed flat in Highbury on September 14, giving him until December 3 to move out....

Labour has laid out plans for sweeping housing reforms that would reduce landlord powers to kick out tenants or stop them keeping pets. Shadow Levelling Up secretary Lisa Nandy said the party’s Private Renters’ Charter would end no-fault evictions, give renters rights...