Labour leader Keir Starmer upped the pressure on the two Conservative candidates to be the next Prime Minister, Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak, but unveiling a plan to freeze the price cap, to be funded by higher taxation of the energy giants. Ms Truss last week defended...
The Government have launched a £500,000 government grant to provide training for social housing residents to speak up and raise issues with their landlord Applications now open for organisations with relevant social housing sector experience to deliver the programme...
A landlord has pleaded guilty of four counts of breaching a Criminal Behaviour Order and told to expect to pay “a significant amount of compensation and costs.” A property owned by the landlord - referred to by Bolsover council as Mr Ambler - was infested with rats...
The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks (AIIC) has claimed that, whilst not a legal requirement, inventories are a necessary protective measure that the letting industry ought to rely on and get professionally done. Daniel Evans, chair of the AIIC and recently...
The House of Commons Library have released a report looking at looks at social rented housing, barriers to development, and prospects for a “step change” in supply, including data on need and supply. It can be seen here, and covers: Housing policy has focused on the...
The Government has revealed plans to name and shame social landlords such as housing associations, leading to worries within the private rented sector that private landlords and their agents will soon face the same treatment. The recent announcement reveals that the...
Hastings based 1066 Citizens Advice is looking for landlords and tenants to take part in discussions to help inform government about what is needed to improve the uptake of energy efficiency measures in privately rented homes. It is involved in a pilot project, funded...
Around one in every two landlords said there is growing demand for high-end houses with multiple occupation (HMOs), with more tenants demanding better amenities. A survey of HMO landlords by Paragon Bank revealed that 48% had seen demand for high-end HMOs rising,...
The House of Commons Library have released a report that explains the policy developments in relation to setting social housing rent levels in England since 2002. For five years from April 2020 rent increases are based on the Consumer Price Index +1%. It can be seen...
Commons Library publications on the rising cost of living in the UK, including cause of inflation, the effect on households, and Government support. The cost of living has been increasing in the UK since early 2021. In June 2022, inflation reached a 40-year high of...
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