The Office for National Statistics has published an article summarising existing data on different types of homelessness in relation to ‘hidden’ homelessness across the UK and highlighting some of the main data gaps. The article states that it is not currently...
Holiday home owners will be forced to get planning permission to let their properties under government plans to protect 'cherished towns'. This is in addition to the consultation announced on a registration scheme for short-term lets in England The rules are set to...
A Dagenham man has been ordered to pay thousands in fines after he was found to be renting three properties without a licence. The properties of Gurbachan Matharu were investigated after they were affected by fires that took place in Dagenham last year. The case was...
Research by lettings agency Leaders Romans Group involving 271 landlords found that 80 per cent of landlords have never used Section 21. Of those that had, six per cent did so when the tenant was in breach of the lease and only three per cent where the tenant was not...
Phil Spencer has written in the Estate Agents Today, welcoming the introduction of he first ever ‘register of logbooks’ in the UK. It can be seen here, and explains that ‘the Property Logbook is exactly that, an online version of the logbook we’re used to having for...
On 29 March 2023 the Domestic Abuse Commissioner and domestic abuse support organisations expressed disappointment at the content of the long-awaited Victims and Prisoners Bill which was presented to Parliament on that day. The bill has received its first reading and...
On 28 March 2023 the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights published a report which called for a new focus to enhance the current human rights framework within the existing ombudsperson system. The report said that the Local Government and Social Care...
Student accommodation provider Unite updated on its UK Student Accommodation Fund and London Student Accommodation joint venture's quarterly trading. In the 2023/24 academic year, it noted "strong progress" in booking, with 90% of rooms already sold. "Reservations are...
Nearly half of landlords (47%) believed that rules instructing them to upgrade properties to an EPC rating of C or higher was guidance and not the law, according to research by Mortgage Advice Bureau. In 2021, the government issued a deadline of 2025 for landlords to...
The Telegraph has published an opinion piece which starts ‘The Government’s policy on the rental sector becomes less clear by the day’ It can be seen here (subscription may be necessary) and goes on to say ‘Included in Rishi Sunak’s proposed crackdown on anti-social...
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