MHCLG has announced that the Changing Futures programme – which offers support and treatment for vulnerable adults facing a combination of homelessness, substance misuse, poor mental health, domestic abuse, or contact with the criminal justice system – will provide...
The Home Office has confirmed that landlords don’t have to evict those tenants who have put in a late application for residency status. In response to a parliamentary written question from the Bishop of Durham, who asked whether European Economic Area nationals who...
The House of Commons Library has published an updated briefing paper considering the debate about who is responsible for paying for fire safety works on blocks of flats in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire. For the briefing paper, click here.
Right to Buy sales in England: January to March 2021 On 15 July 2021 the MHCLG published official statistics on the number of sales of dwellings under the Right to Buy scheme in England. Between 1 January and 31 March 2021: The total number of Right to Buy sales was...
Bury council in Greater Manchester has adopted new measures to fine agents or landlords up to £30,000 if their properties fail electrical safety standards introduced in the private rental sector in June of last year.Regulations now apply to all tenancies in England...
New research from online buy to let mortgage broker Property Master reveals there are currently 41 BTL mortgages at the record low rate of 1.5 per cent or below.One lender is offering a BTL mortgage at 1.0 per cent, albeit for existing customers only.Property Master...
landlord is being prosecuted by a council for the alleged unlawful eviction of tenants from her privately-rented properties. Sohila Tamiz, who manages properties in Athelstan Road and Hadlow Drive in Cliftonville, is accused of being in breach of the Protection from...
A property developer has handed over almost £2 million to the National Crime Agency after a court heard his empire was allegedly funded through criminal activity. Richard Leahy, a landlord from Orpington, was accused by law enforcement agencies of raising money for...
The Office for National Statistics has published a price index tracking the prices paid for renting property from private landlords in the UK. It shows: Private rental prices paid by tenants in the UK rose by 1.2 per cent in the 12 months to June 2021, unchanged since...
The London Mayor, Sadiq Khan, has announced that a new Right to Buy-back fund will give boroughs the funds to purchase former council homes that have been sold into the private market through the Government’s Right to Buy programme. The scheme will make money...
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