The Housing Ombudsman has reported that it had found severe maladministration for the Westminster City Council after it failed to tackle damp and mould in a resident’s home for over two years, despite knowing that there was a four month old living there when the...
On 30 March 2023 the Ministry of Justice published statistics showing activity, including in relation to housing cases, in the legal aid system for England and Wales. Between October and December 2022 there were 6,982 legally aided housing matters (up 12 per cent on...
The Office for National Statistics published data (derived from the 2021 Census) concerning housing characteristics at the dwelling level, in England and Wales. Characteristics include dwelling occupancy, shared dwellings, accommodation type, tenure, central heating...
On 28 March 2023 the House of Commons Library published a briefing paper providing information on the number of rough sleepers in England and policies aimed at meeting the Government’s target of ending rough sleeping by 2024. For the paper, click here.
Landlords in a county in England may be issued with a Compliance Notice as part of a clampdown to improve the energy efficiency of the worst-performing privately rented homes.From April 2020 it became an offence for landlords of any domestic private rented property to...
Paragon Bank has reported that six in 10 landlords support the introduction of a minimum set of property standards for the private rented sector. The survey of over 500 landlords revealed 34% strongly support the measure, with 28% expressing general support. A further...
The Property Ombudsman, Rebecca Marsh, writes in The Negotiator magazine about a recent case, where a Letting Agent had used an alternative deposit scheme, which the landlord did not agree could be used for the tenancy. The whole article can be seen here, and hinges...
Money Week have looked at the current rental situation, investigating asking ‘So is it time to give up on buy-to-let?’ The article can be seen here, and investigates various scenarios.
The National Housing Federation has reported that the DLUHC and the DWP have commissioned research led by the Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research (at Sheffield Hallam University) to assess the size, cost and demand of the supported housing sector. This...
On 30 March 2023 West Northamptonshire Council (WNC) reported that eight criminal landlords (five individuals and three companies) have been fined £434,000 for offences under the Housing Act 2004, including the operation of 14 unlicensed houses in multiple occupation...
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