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There are currently two redress schemes set up to monitor all letting agents and allow for complaints to be investigated independently. The two schemes are the Property Redress Scheme with more than 13,250 letting agency branches and the Property Ombudsman scheme...

Unite Group hailed its "good progress in sales" during the second quarter, noting decent demand from both domestic and international students. The student accommodation manager said 90% of its rooms are now sold for the 2022/23 academic year, compared to 81% at this...

The English Housing Survey has been published this morning (8/7/22) The full survey can be seen here, and the headlines are:- Four fifths (80%) of private renters are satisfied with their current accommodation The private rented sector is home to just over 4.4 million...

The latest English Housing Surveys have been released this morning (8/7/22). English Housing Survey, 2020 to 2021: private rented sector English Housing Survey, 2020 to 2021: social rented sector English Housing Survey data on social and private renters English...

As part of the mass resignations following the revelations about Chris Pincher (also a former Housing Minister) Stuart Andrew has now also resigned. Stuart Andrew was made the housing minister on 8 February this year, making him the shortest serving Housing Minister...

On 2 July 2022 the DLUHC launched the Supported Housing Improvement Programme which the government says will help councils in worst-affected areas tackle bad quality and poor value for money in supported housing. The Department says that there are instances of...

On 4 July 2022 the Commons Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (LUHC) Committee concluded the public evidence sessions for its inquiry into exempt accommodation. The LUHC Committee heard from Eddie Hughes, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Rough...

These Regulations, which come into force on 20 July 2022, support the leaseholder protection provisions in sections 116 to 125 of, and Schedule 8 to, the Building Safety Act 2022 (the Act). Those sections make provision in relation to remediation of certain defects in...

Pet damage poses more of a risk than the damage inflicted by adult tenants, with 85.3% of landlords and agents saying they have experienced pet-related damage, according to the latest data from Propertymark. The survey was undertaken by Propertymark and the National...

On 28 June 2022 the Housing Ombudsman published its latest Insight report covering January to March 2022. It shows an increase in cases coming into its formal remit for investigation. The Ombudsman received 1,013 cases for investigation and made 1,250 orders and...