This Government Bill would make provision about the rent payable under long leases of dwellings. First reading in the House of Lords took place on 12 May 2021. Second reading took place on 24 May 2021. The Bill will begin its committee stage on a date to be fixed. For...
On 13 May 2021 HM Treasury published statistics on the government’s Help to Buy: ISA scheme. Since the launch of the scheme: 386,728 property completions have been supported by the scheme. 508,492 bonuses have been paid through the scheme with an average bonus value...
On 29 April 2021 the Domestic Abuse Bill received Royal Assent. For the first time there will be a wide-ranging legal definition of domestic abuse which incorporates a range of abuses beyond physical violence, including emotional, coercive or controlling behaviour, and economic abuse.
On 29 April 2021 the Commons Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee published a follow-up report on cladding urging the Government to re-commit to the principle that leaseholders should not have to pay for the removal of unsafe cladding from their homes.
On 29 April 2021 the Fire Safety Bill received Royal Assent. The Fire Safety Act amends the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005. It aims to make it clearer where responsibility for fire safety lies in buildings containing more than one home.
HM Land Registry have published the Index of Private Housing Rental Prices (IPHRP). It tracks the prices paid for renting property from private landlords in the UK and shows that:
The House of Commons Library published a briefing paper considering how affordable housing is defined in England and looking at key trends in the affordability of different tenure types
Greater Manchester’s Labour Mayor, Andy Burnham, wants to introduce a £1.5m Good Landlord Charter.
The trade body ARLA have just released a statement about the recent MHCLG housing report ARLA states:- The Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee in the UK Parliament has released its second report scrutinising the UK Government’s actions to help rough...
Conservative MP Andrew Rosindell, who is moving a Bill through Parliament urging landlords to accept pets, says he backs a law change to allow tenants to be billed for pet damage insurance.Currently the Tenant Fees Act introduced by the Theresa May Conservative...
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