Thanet District Council has reported that it had brought what is believed to be the largest ever prosecution of its type, for offences under the Protection from Eviction Act 1977, after investigating a series of related allegations of criminal...

The Housing Ombudsman has reported that it had made two findings of severe maladminstration for Onward Homes’ failings in handling a resident’s complaint about damp and mould caused by rotten window frames and her request for compensation due to...

The Observer has reported that police had said that criminal gangs are buying properties and setting them up as supported accommodation to receive the higher rates of housing benefit for such properties. However, according to the police, the...

Tenants in Tunbridge Wells claim they are paying a 'hidden charge' for energy to landlord But Town and Country Housing said the charge was for how much heat was lost during its journey from the communal boiler to their home Tenants of retirement...

Tessa Shepperson has just published a blog on selling a property with lodgers. You can see it here.

A website called Daze is giving instructions on how to sue their landlord. It can be seen here, and has backing from Acorn, the tenant association. The answer is very simple, don’t fall into the small minority of landlords who do things wrong, and...

Welsh Shadow Housing Minister Janet Finch-Saunders has described measures put in place by the Welsh Government to control the proliferation of second homes as “a tsunami driving landlords to sell up”. The Welsh Conservative Senedd Member for...

Spare Room have published the following blog: How Section 24 caused rental chaos We’ve been running flatshare sites since 1999 and we’ve NEVER seen the rental market like it is today. There are more people looking for rooms than ever before, fewer...

A coalition of landlords is seeking legal advice over an Emergency Bill introduced by the Scottish Government that has frozen rents and banned evictions until at least April next year. More details can be seen in an recent article in the Evening...

"Storm clouds are visible" in the UK housing market, according to surveyors, with surging mortgage rates expected to push house prices downwards in the year ahead. The market lost momentum in September, with new buyer inquiries falling for the...

The Times is reporting that ‘Ministers are also discussing shelving legislation drawn up by Michael Gove, Clarke’s predecessor, to ban no-fault evictions. One government source said it was not considered a priority by the new administration and...