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Council urge landlords and tenants to improve EPC’s
A local authority is urging landlords and tenants to “have a chat” and work together to improve the EPC rating of rented properties. Wrexham Council in Wales has issued a statement saying: “If you rent your home – or you’re considering renting –...
Holiday Home tax loophole to be ended
Second-home owners who 'pretend' to let their properties out to holidaymakers face a tax crackdown from Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove. It has been reported that Mr Gove is threatening to hit them with new bills which could run to over £1,000...
Significant number of part-time landlords eyeing exit from market
Property Eye are reporting on a report from mortgage lender OSB Group claiming many smaller landlords are leaving the industry. The article can be seen here, and says: Over a quarter (26%) of part-time landlords are worried about the future and...
Regulator of Social Housing writes to social housing landlords on the issue of damp and mould
On 22 November 2022 the Regulator of Social Housing wrote to registered providers of social housing to highlight landlords’ responsibility to take action to protect tenants from hazardous damp and mould. Housing association and local authority...
Failing’ social housing providers to be blocked from new housing funding
On 25 November 2022 the Housing Secretary Michael Gove announced that Rochdale Boroughwide Housing, the housing association that failed to treat hazardous mould leading to the death of Awaab Ishak, will not receive its expected £1m funding from the...
Housing supply: net additional dwellings – England
On 24 November 2022 the DLUHC published statistics on net additional dwellings in England up to 2021/22. The release shows: Annual housing supply in England amounted to 232,820 net additional dwellings in 2021-22, a 10 per cent increase on 2020-21....
Statutory homelessness in England: April to June 2022
On 24 November 2022 the DLUHC published statistics on statutory homelessness applications, duties, and outcomes for local authorities in England. Between April to June 2022: 72,210 households were initially assessed as homeless or threatened with...
Deaths of homeless people in England and Wales: 2021 registrations
On 23 November 2022 the Office for National Statistics published figures for the number of deaths of homeless people in England and Wales registered in the years 2013 to 2021. In 2021: There were an estimated 741 registered deaths of homeless...
Energy efficiency in homes: ECO+ scheme and expansion of the Help for Households
On 28 November 2022 Business and Energy Secretary Grant Shapps announced a new ECO+ scheme which will extend support to those who do not currently benefit from any other government support to upgrade their homes to improve energy efficiency....
More tenancies require a guarantor
The cost of living crisis combined with a logjam in the courts means landlords are now “very unlikely” to rent properties without guarantors being in place, according to an outspoken industry figure. Jonathan Rolande of the National Association of...
Clarification on MEES and EPC’s sought
We have written (again) to the Government to seek clarification on what landlords should be doing to improve the energy efficiency of their properties. The latest letter can be seen here, for previous letters see here .
Billion pounds pledged for home insulation
The government has allocated an extra £1bn of funding to help households with poor-energy-performing homes to install insulation. The new Eco+ scheme is targeted at “middle income” households that may have missed out on previous funding. The...
Renters Reform Bill will be published in 2023
Three and a half years after the Renters Reform Bill was first pledged by Theresa May’s government (April 2019) which at the time was described as a “step change” in protections for renters, ending Section 21 evictions and giving landlords and...
Most landlords want hard-core rental reform – agent’s amazing claim
Landlord Today is reporting on an agency who think the potential changes to the PRS are good. The article can be seen here, and says: The large majority of players in the lettings industry wants the rental reform programme outlined by the...
PRS becomes more professional
The PRS is fundamentally changing and becoming more tenant-focussed with the vast majority of landlords operating within it saying that they are confident about the future, according to a new report released by OSB Group. The report finds that 92%...
Landlord fined £7.5K after illegal HMO scam
A landlord has been fined more than £7,500 after running an illegal bedsit. Frank Otuo, 51, raked in £4,240 per month in rent from more than five tenants in the property in Leigham Court Road, Streatham. But Otuo didn’t have a licence to let out...
Councils paying millions more for temporary accommodation in social housing shortage
An extra £118m, at least, will be spent this year on temporary accommodation, such as hotels and B&Bs, by councils, a Sky News investigation has found. If trends continue, local authorities in England will spend nearly a quarter more (24%) this...
Awaab Ishak mould death: Housing association loses £1m extra funding
The housing association which rented out a mould-ridden flat to the family of Awaab Ishak is to be stripped of £1m for new housing from the government. The toddler died from a respiratory condition caused by exposure to mould in his family's flat,...
Landlords of flat which caused boy’s death had over 100 mould complaints last year
The housing body responsible for a mouldy flat which led to the death of two-year-old, Awaab Ishak, received over 100 complaints about dampness or mould last year. Rochdale Borough Housing (RBH) were hit with 106 reports from tenants complaining of...
Housing ministry directs all councils to report on mould urgently
Michael Gove has written to all Councils directing them to: all local housing authorities in carrying out their duty to review housing conditions in their area must: have particular regard to high scoring (bands D and E) category 2 damp and mould...
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Labour state that Section 21 causes homelessness
Labour's London Assembly housing spokesperson, Sem Moema, has highlighted what she claims is a link between Section 21...
Leaseholder protections: deed of certificate – frequently asked questions
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