Patrick Harvie, Minister for Tenants Rights in the Scottish Parliament has issued a statement where he is determined level up the 'power imbalance between landlords and renters'. Will tis happen in England? The statement is: PEOPLE in insecure and overpriced housing...
TheNegotiator has published a report what letting agents can expect in 2022. It can be seen here, and says: Mark Hayward, Chief Policy Advisor at Propertymark lays out key housing policy dates to look out for in 2022. For those watching housing policy in 2021, the...
Ealing have announced two new licensing schemes: Additional Licensing, covering all HMO's having 3, or 4 occupants. Note that 5 or more occupants are subject to a nationwide mandatory licensing scheme. This scheme covers the whole borough. Selective Licensing, of...
A landlord has been found guilty of a series of fire safety failings which left residents with only one option to escape a fire: via a restaurant with a metal shutter that was closed at night. London Fire Brigade inspectors visited the takeaway restaurant on New North...
THE Scottish Government is pushing ahead with plans to introduce council licences for short-term lets and Airbnb-style rentals. Ministers want to tackle the growth of Airbnb-style rentals in popular tourist areas such as Edinburgh and will ask individual councils to...
This Private Members’ Bill, sponsored by Chris Stephens, would require the Secretary of State to report to Parliament on the merits of repealing those provisions of the Welfare Reform Act 2012 which provide for persons to be paid reduced rates of housing benefit or...
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 receive its second reading on 28...
This Government Bill would make provision about the safety of people in or about buildings and the standard of buildings, to amend the Architects Act 1997, and to amend provision about complaints made to a housing ombudsman. The Bill was given its first reading on 5...
This Government Bill would make provision about the rent payable under long leases of dwellings. The Bill completed its House of Lords stages on 14 September 2021 and was presented to the House of Commons on 15 September 2021. The Bill received its second reading...
Scotland’s controversial Green Party housing chief - who is part of a governing arrangement with Nicola Sturgeon’s Scottish National Party - has published details of his plans for rent controls.Patrick Harvie - who has the title Minister for Zero Carbon Buildings,...
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