Property Reporter have published an article to show how BTL landlords can survive 2022. It can be seen here, and says: The buy-to-let sector is an ever-evolving beast. Over the years it has risen above and beyond a host of challenges, some of its own making but many...
Evictions (Universal Credit) Bill This Private Members’ Bill, sponsored by Chris Stephens, would place a duty on the Secretary of State to prevent the evictions of Universal Credit claimants in rent arrears. It was presented to Parliament on 21 June 2021 and will...
On 7 January 2022 the House of Commons Library published a reading list drawing together reports and other material demonstrating the relationship between housing and health. For the list, click here.
On 10 January 2022 the House of Lords Built Environment Committee published its report, Meeting housing demand, which concludes that the Government must address barriers to building much needed new homes. Too many people, it says, currently live in expensive,...
On 5 January 2022 the Legal Aid Agency published an updated directory of legal aid providers, including housing law advisers. For the directory, click here.
On 5 January 2022 the House of Commons Library published a paper examining the growth in short-term lettings and calling for greater regulation of the sector in England. It provides a brief overview of the regulatory approaches in other countries. For the paper, click...
On 10 January 2022 the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, Michael Gove, wrote to the residential property developer industry and warned developers that they must pay to fix the cladding crisis that they caused. Mr Gove has giving them a...
Second-home owners who 'pretend' to let their properties out to holidaymakers face a tax crackdown from Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove. Press reports have revealed that Mr Gove is threatening to hit them with new bills which could run to over £1,000 a year, to...
Whilst requiring more management, HMO's have traditionally attracted a higher profit. But that is now in danger of changing where landlords paying all the bills are seeing large rises in their energy bills. The energy crisis has struck at a time when HMO landlords are...
The Telegraph has run an article warning that 'People are sleepwalking into buying properties that could soon plunge in value or become unsaleable due to looming red tape' Landlords cannot let a property with an EPC rating lower than 'E' unless they have a valid...
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