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You need to be aware of maternity law changes. On 24 July, a new law around redundancy and maternity leave came into force (though won't be enforced right away), and Citation have put this convenient guide together.
The TDS group has published its annual Statistical Briefings pull together information from a variety of sources including Freedom of Information (FOI) data and statistics gathered by experts at Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS). The TDS report can be seen here, and...
Labour’s Angela Raynor, speaking at the Party’s conference in Liverpool told delegates: “We will provide stability and certainty for the affordable and social housing market so there is confidence to invest. “Affordable, social and council houses aren’t just a nice...
Party would crack down on developers trying to “wriggle out of their responsibilities”, Angela Rayner says Labour would oversee the biggest boost in affordable and social housing “in a generation”, the party’s deputy leader has said. Angela Rayner told Labour’s...
A coalition of tenant friendly groups has published its manifesto - which can be seen here. It calls for: rent controls, open-ended tenancies, an end to fixed-term tenancies ‘fair’ four-month notice periods, an end to Section 21 landlords should only be able to end...
Speaking to BBC One’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg at the start of Labour’s annual conference in Liverpool, Starmer said his party would set a target of 1.5m new homes over five years, and would strengthen guidance to ensure developers included sufficient affordable...
'Britain's worst landlord' has been given the longest ban on letting properties in the country after renting out 'dangerous' houses. Nilendu Das, 55, has a 'long history of operating and managing extremely poor quality housing', and was once jailed for harassing...
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