The House of Commons Library have just released a paper explaining the use of IVA's. It can be seen here, and the preamble says: An Individual Voluntary Arrangement (known as an IVA) is a legally binding agreement between a debtor and his/her creditors. The agreement...
A landlord made a surprise discovery when he found his rented flat being used for growing cannabis, a court heard. The landlord went to the flat in Cromer to collect cash from the meter but when he got there found it unoccupied and discovered items connected with...
With less than four years left until the Government wants all new private rented tenancies to be in properties with at least an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating of ‘C’, new research from The Mortgage Works has uncovered a lack of confidence from landlords...
The Centre for Ageing Better has published the results of its Good Home Inquiry which found that that there was backing amongst the public for ‘one stop shop’ local housing hubs that would provide people with information and advice on how to make home repairs and...
On 23 August 2021 the MHCLG launched a £4 million fund to increase community-led affordable housing. The Ministry says that the fund will give community-led housing groups better access to high quality, affordable housing that meets the needs of local communities. The...
Lambeth Council are being asked to consider a new report that recommends all HMO's to be subject to Additional /licensing/, and that the scheme will charge £520 per habitable room – not property – for a licence, although discounts of up to 50% will be available in...
Richard Bacon, MP, has just released a report entitled 'Independent review into scaling up self-build and custom housebuilding: report' It can be seen here, and reports that there is a huge potential in the Self Build sector which could deliver 30-40,000 more homes...
From 30 August, [Westminster] landlords will require an HMO (Houses in Multiple Occupation) licence for all house and flat shares with three or more tenants. Certain buildings converted into self-contained flats will also require a licence if more than a third of the...
The Mail online is reporting on a horror story when cleaners went into a rented flat. It can be seen here, and says: Filthy tenant leaves behind 5,000 beer cans filled with URINE in his three-bedroom rental flat after he broke the toilet Tenant of three-bedroom house...
A government department has been forced to admit it has “no idea” how many landlords have been convicted under laws brought in to ensure rented homes are fit for human habitation. Freedom of Information Requests made by renting campaigner Ajay Jagota have revealed the...
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