A landlord was horrified to find his property piled high with mountains of rotting rubbish and faeces. Danny Hernon was perturbed when his tenant of 18 years seemed reluctant to hand back their keys to his terraced house despite moving out more than one month ago. But...
Mortgage for Business have made the following comments on the recent rise in interest rates: Most people expected the Bank of England to leave rates unchanged in December, but they surprised us all with the 0.15% increase last week. In reality, this relatively minor...
The housing minister Christopher Pincher has sent a letter to all local authorities in England to summarise ventilation guidance and encourage behaviours by landlords and residents to help reduce the transmission of Covid-19 in residential settings. See the letter...
Over the weekend the Welsh government has took the industry by surprise by extending the period during which landlords must give tenants six months’ notice prior to an eviction until March 24 next year.It has been due to finish at the end of this month but Welsh...
On 16 December 2022 the DLUHC announced that Rydon Homes, which has been linked to the refurbishment of Grenfell Tower, is being excluded from the government’s Help to Buy scheme, pending the outcome of the Grenfell Inquiry. This follows concerns over unacceptable...
DLUHC has announced £28 million funding intended to help rough sleepers to get their COVID-19 vaccines and move into safe accommodation over the winter. The Protect and Vaccinate scheme will help to increase vaccine uptake among people who are homeless and sleeping...
The House of Commons Library has published a paper covering requirements on freeholders to pay for the upkeep of an estate’s communal areas and facilities, known as ‘fleecehold’, and setting out the Government’s proposed reforms. For the paper, click here.
Rogue landlords who subject tenants to squalid conditions in Walsall have been warned they will be driven out of business. Since April 2018, the council has issued 131 legal notices against landlords, with 17 progressing to fines adding up to almost £114,000. Its...
Crisis has published the results of research showing that four out of 10 employers (42 per cent) would likely seek to terminate an employee’s contract if they were homeless, despite nearly one in four households in England being at risk of or experiencing...
The Office for National Statistics has published median monthly rental prices for the private rental market in England, calculated using data from the Valuation Office Agency. The main points are: The median monthly rent was £755 for England, recorded between October...
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