The DLUHC has published updated versions of its guidance in respect of the Right to Buy. On 8 April 2022 it published an updated summary booklet for tenants interested in taking up their Right to Buy. It provides an overview of eligibility criteria, updated discount...
On 7 April 2022 the DLUHC announced that the government “is set to repeal the Vagrancy Act as part of plans to end rough sleeping for good”. It has launched a consultation to inform replacement legislation in order, it says, to ensure that the police can protect the...
Landlords who have mortgages from the Yorkshire Building Society have been told that they do not need to inform the lender if they have signed up to the government’s Homes for Ukraine scheme helping refugees from the war.The society has advised customers - landlords...
A young landlord associated as a Rent to Rent success story has been declared bankrupt, owing £1.5million. Ben Brand charted his journey on social media which no doubt encouraged other people to sign up for expensive education or even "invest" with him: Companies...
An unnamed landlord in Coventry has been fined £1,600 after failing to provide proof that he had completed mandatory electrical safety checks at a property of his in the city centre. Council officials claim the man is the first landlord in the UK to be given such as...
Annual rental growth in prime London reached 11.1 per cent in the first quarter of this year, following a 3.4 increase in the first three months of 2022, according to Savills.This is the first time the prime London rental market has seen double-digit annual rental...
A North Yorkshire letting agent claims landlords are leaving the rental market sparse after swapping to holidays lets or selling their properties. Scarborough, one of the Yorkshire coast's most popular holiday spots, sees thousands of visitors every year, with a high...
The government has indirectly given away early details of its long-expected National Landlord Register - but it still appears to be some years off.In a job description for a new role called ‘Policy Advisor - National Landlord Register’ the government gives context to...
The government says it’s going to name and shame what it considers to be bad social landlords, using social media to identify them.The Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities says this new initiative will include publishing findings by the new Housing...
On 22 March 2022 the Housing Ombudsman called for stronger regulation of managing agents following an investigation into unfairness to social landlord residents. The Ombudsman examined 62 cases investigated over one year where the landlord had to engage managing...
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