We have written (again) to the Government to seek clarification on what landlords should be doing to improve the energy efficiency of their properties. The latest letter can be seen here, for previous letters see here .
The government has allocated an extra £1bn of funding to help households with poor-energy-performing homes to install insulation. The new Eco+ scheme is targeted at “middle income” households that may have missed out on previous funding. The Department for Business,...
Three and a half years after the Renters Reform Bill was first pledged by Theresa May’s government (April 2019) which at the time was described as a “step change” in protections for renters, ending Section 21 evictions and giving landlords and tenants more rights, the...
Landlord Today is reporting on an agency who think the potential changes to the PRS are good. The article can be seen here, and says: The large majority of players in the lettings industry wants the rental reform programme outlined by the government, an agent...
The PRS is fundamentally changing and becoming more tenant-focussed with the vast majority of landlords operating within it saying that they are confident about the future, according to a new report released by OSB Group. The report finds that 92% of professional...
A landlord has been fined more than £7,500 after running an illegal bedsit. Frank Otuo, 51, raked in £4,240 per month in rent from more than five tenants in the property in Leigham Court Road, Streatham. But Otuo didn’t have a licence to let out the property to so...
An extra £118m, at least, will be spent this year on temporary accommodation, such as hotels and B&Bs, by councils, a Sky News investigation has found. If trends continue, local authorities in England will spend nearly a quarter more (24%) this financial year than...
The housing association which rented out a mould-ridden flat to the family of Awaab Ishak is to be stripped of £1m for new housing from the government. The toddler died from a respiratory condition caused by exposure to mould in his family's flat, a coroner ruled....
The housing body responsible for a mouldy flat which led to the death of two-year-old, Awaab Ishak, received over 100 complaints about dampness or mould last year. Rochdale Borough Housing (RBH) were hit with 106 reports from tenants complaining of these issues in the...
Michael Gove has written to all Councils directing them to: all local housing authorities in carrying out their duty to review housing conditions in their area must: have particular regard to high scoring (bands D and E) category 2 damp and mould hazards, as outlined...
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