This Private Members’ Bill, sponsored by Chris Stephens, would require the Secretary of State to report to Parliament on the merits of repealing those provisions of the Welfare Reform Act 2012 which provide for persons to be paid reduced rates of housing benefit or...
This Private Members’ Bill, sponsored by Chris Stephens, would place a duty on the Secretary of State to prevent the evictions of Universal Credit claimants in rent arrears. It was presented to Parliament on 21 June 2021 and will receive its second reading on 28...
This Government Bill would make provision about the safety of people in or about buildings and the standard of buildings, to amend the Architects Act 1997, and to amend provision about complaints made to a housing ombudsman. The Bill was given its first reading on 5...
The DLUHC have published statistics on gross additional affordable housing supply in England. They show that: There were 52,100 affordable homes delivered (completions) and 57,417 starts on site in England in 2020-21, decreases of 12 per cent and 16 per cent...
The Property Industry Eye are running a piece on the perceived double standards of MP's for letting out their London properties, whilst renting another property using tax payers money. It can be seen here, and says: Some senior Tories have accused MPs, many of which...
Many Local Authorities are getting individual rooms re-banded as Band A for Council Tax. Whilst this appears advantageous to landlords, as it moves the responsibility for the Council Tax from the landlord to the tenant, it actually can cause the landlord problems....
As part of the recent budget, the government has immediately extended the deadline to report a Capital Gain on the sale of residential property from 30 days to 60 days. This is probably in response to complaints made by members of the Association of Accounting...
The Chancellor has made his spending review speech to the House of Commons today (Wednesday 27th October) He has pledged to build 180,000 affordable houses. £1.8 billion will go towards building homes on derelict or unused land in England as part of the government's...
The DLUHC announced that vulnerable renters struggling due to the impact of the pandemic would be helped by a £65 million support package. The funding will be given to councils in England and will be available through the winter months for households at risk of...
The Government are making videos and webinars available to help landlords. See more details here.
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