A landlord has criticised a council for ordering him to remove "energy efficient" triple-glazed windows. Mike West replaced single-glazed sliding sash windows with UPVC triple-glazed ones while renovating his Victorian house in Southsea, Portsmouth. But the city's...
A lettings agent who wants tenants to take out policies to fund complaints against agencies and landlords has branded the social housing sector’s redress service “an indolent Chihuahua.” Ajay Jagota, who runs his KIS lettings agency based in Tyne & Wear, also...
Generation Rent; the Mirror and many local papers are urging tenants to check if they have been charges unnecessary fees, and might be liable for some kind of recompense. The full wording is below, but we urge you to ensure you carry out your let totally legally;...
The Government has launched an online checker for tenants titled ‘Check how to get repairs done in your rented home.’ Click here to view the page and use the software. The page says: Use this checker to find out: – how to get something fixed by your landlord or...
The Office for National Statistics released median monthly rental prices for the private rental market in England, calculated using data from the Valuation Office Agency. The release shows: The median monthly rent was £730 for England, recorded between April 2020 and...
The MHCLG have published non-statutory guidance for landlords, tenants and local authorities in the private and social rented sectors in the context of Coronavirus (Covid-19). The guidance had been updated following the extension of Step 3 of the Coronavirus...
At a Glance European Economic Area nationals and their families who were residing in the United Kingdom by December 31, 2020 must submit applications under the EU Settlement Scheme on or before June 30, 2021 to remain lawfully resident in the United Kingdom from July...
Southwark has been operating a borough wide Additional Licensing scheme together with a Selective Licensing scheme that covered part of the borough. Both schemes ended on 31 December 2020 however Southwark Council is currently consulting on plans to implement new...
The number of private landlords willing to let to housing benefit tenants is falling due to the way Universal Credit is administered, a study has warned today. The research, published by the University of York’s Centre for Housing Policy and funded by the Nationwide...
A tenant was put at risk from a ceiling that partially collapsed and was left unable to use her shower after her landlords failed to adequately repair a leak.Sunita and Surinder Paul have each been fined £500 for breaching a Wolverhampton council abatement notice...
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