Jeremy Hunt’s firm grasp of fiscal policy after the market turmoil of recent weeks won’t stop what one housing expert calls “a mass exodus of landlords” in the near future. Jonathan Rolande of the National Association of Property Buyers says: “The grim reality is that...
Property Industry Eye are running an article on the rent freeze in Scotland. It can be seen here, and says: DJ Alexander in Scotland has reacted with concern at the Scottish government’s emergency legislation to introduce a rent freeze and a moratorium on evictions in...
A Coventry landlord was fined £60,000 by the council for letting an unlicensed home. The council paid a visit to the property in Monks Road, Stoke, after receiving several complaints from its residents who said they were left with 'no gas or electricity'....
ARCH has published its submission to the consultation on the Government’s proposal to limit local authority rent increases in 2023/24 to 5 per cent. It argues that a statutory cap on rent increases is unnecessary because local authorities recognise that to increase...
The BBC News has reported that tenants who complain of dangerous or potentially deadly faults in privately rented homes “are being let down by councils”. BBC News asked councils in England how many hazards – classed as either category one or two – they had recorded in...
IFSEC, an organiation dedicated to fire and saftey, are reporting that Mansfield District Council could be facing up to a reported £20m in costs to fix serious fire safety construction failings at three apartment blocks it owns in London, which were built as recently...
The House of Commons Library has published a report on Help with paying for historical fire safety work: high-rise blocks (England) It can be seen here, and says: On 28 June 2022, provisions in the Building Safety Act 2022 (BSA) came into force to protect certain...
Nottingham councillors have questioned whether the creation of a new licensing scheme to stamp out rogue landlords is good value for money. Labour-run Nottingham City Council set up the Selective Licensing scheme in August 2018 to make rented properties safer for...
The Guardian has reported that, according to the data firm Mortar Research, 95 per cent of co-owning couples who seek to split up spend at least a month in the same home post-breakup. On average the cohabitation with their former partner lasts 1.3 years. Almost half...
Thanet District Council has reported that it had brought what is believed to be the largest ever prosecution of its type, for offences under the Protection from Eviction Act 1977, after investigating a series of related allegations of criminal activity taking place in...
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