The Guardian is reporting on potential problems this winter for disabled people as the next round of low-income payments start to go out this week, that separate disability payment has been quietly scrapped. The full article can be seen here. As it says in the...
Housing Hand, a rent guarantor service says the recent Second Reading of the Renters Reform Bill has intensified scrutiny on the challenges faced by student renters. They have confirmed that the accommodation challenges have been worsening. Graham Hayward, chief...
The Financial Times has published an article warning of uncertainty around the renters reform bill leave landlords facing a higher risk of vacant periods, leading to higher rents. The article can be seen here (subscription may ne necessary) stating, that although...
UK mortgage approvals saw a decline in September, hitting their lowest level since January, according to data from the Bank of England. Net mortgage approvals for house purchases dropped to 43,300 from August’s figure of 45,400, falling short of economists’...
Now that the clocks have been put back an hour, do you tenants know how to change all their clocks. eSpares has produced a handy guide for this, which can be seen here.
The Renters Reform Bill (RRB) was debated in the Commons last Monday (Oct 23rd). There has been a long delay between the first reading, and this, the second reading. There was much passion from both sides of the house. If you wish to see the whole debate click here,...
Last January, The Times reported that Michael Gove, the levelling-up secretary, intended to abolish the leasehold system, describing it as an unfair and “outdated feudal system that needs to go”. The Times is now reporting that, after a row with number 10, Gove has...
Following pressure from several landlord groups, including iHowz, the Government conducted a consulation on the practice some Councils have of re-banding individual rooms in an HMO as Council Tax Band A. The Government has just updated its consulation to state: The...
In a letter from Housing Secretary Michael Gove to the all-party Select Committee on Housing, Gove rejects a call for Valuation Office Agency data to be made public so some form of assessment could be made as to what constitutes “a justified rent increase.” He says:...
Airbnb has released a statement stating that according a recent study many tenants are experiencing substantial cost of living rises, and Airbnb call for tenants to have the right to sublet part of their property. They say in their statement: “Very few renters,...
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