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Rental standards are improving
The days of rising damp and sub-standard boilers are numbered – standards in the private rented sector are improving and lenders can take some of the credit. But Richard Rowntree of Paragon Bank says there’s still more work to be done Over the past...
Southern Councils seek landlords views
A cluster of councils in the south of England want to know how Covid-19 has impacted landlords and letting agents in the private rental sector.The councils include Horsham, Arun, Adur and Worthing, Chichester, Crawley Mid-Sussex and West...
Why Landlords Should Not Write Capital Allowances Off
The Property Wire has just published a Guest Blog entitled: 'Why Landlords Should Not Write Capital Allowances Off' It can be seen here
Legal status of Hong Kong residents with Right to rent
Please see attached a letter from the Communities Secretary, regarding some issues Hong Kong BN(O) status holders may be experiencing in accessing the private rented sector. The letter seeks to provide reassurance to landlords and letting agents in...
‘HOTELIFICATION’ IS THE FUTURE OF OFFICES
Offices will see an increasing ‘hotelification’ in post-pandemic life, according to the chief executive of a property landlord company. Gerald Kaye, chief executive of landlord Helical, who was speaking on his company's annual results said the...
Landlords threaten council with legal action over housing licensing scheme
LANDLORDS are threatening to take the council to the High Court over plans to expand a housing licensing scheme. York Residential Landlords Association claim City of York Council's proposals are "unlawful and irrational". The council's legal team...
‘Landlords should compensate tenants when they ask them to leave’
Generation Rent has suggested that landlords should compensate tenants when they sell their properties and ask them to move out. It also believes evictions should be banned where landlords simply want to replace their tenants or avoid responding to...
Many landlords have lowered rents during the pandemic – research shows
A number buy-to-let landlords have been working with struggling tenants to help keep them in their homes as far as possible during the pandemic, with plenty prepared to reduce rents, the latest research shows. Most landlords want to see tenancies...
Residential Leasehold Ground Rent Ban – first sight of the draft bill
Trowers and Hamlins have published an article entitled: Residential Leasehold Ground Rent Ban – first sight of the draft bill William Bethune and David Zong To read the article, click here
Protecting the homeless and the private rented sector
On 24 May 2021 the MHCLG published a policy paper in response to the HCLG Select Committee’s report on Government’s actions to support the homeless and private rented sector during the Covid-19 pandemic. For the response, click here. For the Select...
Private renting – Brent
On 19 May 2021 Brent Council launched a survey of private renters in the borough. The council says that one in six households (17 per cent) in Brent lives below the poverty line, doubling (to 33 per cent) after considering housing costs. Such...
Index of private housing rental prices: April 2021
On 19 May 2021 the Office for National Statistics published the Index of Private Housing Rental Prices (IPHRP) for April 2021. It tracks the prices paid for renting property from private landlords in the UK. It shows: Private rental prices paid by...
Social housing reform in England: What next?
On 19 May 2021 the House of Commons Library published a briefing outlining the measures set out in the Social Housing White Paper, stakeholder reaction and the next steps. For the briefing, click here.
Dwelling stock estimates in 2020 – England
On 20 May 2021 the MHCLG published estimates of the number of dwellings in England. According to the estimates: There were 24.7 million dwellings in England at 31 March 2020, an increase of 243,770 dwellings (1.00 per cent) on the same point the...
Fees in the Civil Courts: main fees
On 18 May 2021 HM Courts and Tribunals Service published a list of revised fees for the Civil and Family Courts which came into force on that day. For the list, click here. For the Civil Proceedings Fees (Amendment) Order 2021, which amended the...
Housing quality – England
On 20 May 2021 the UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence published a report – Housing policy and poor-quality homes – which finds that England has a major problem with housing quality. More than 4.3 million homes do not meet basic standards...
Cladding complaints: Housing Ombudsman
On 18 May 2021 the Housing Ombudsman published a report identifying three key lessons for social landlords in dealing with complaints about cladding to ensure that the impact on all residents is recognised. The three key actions in the report are...
Buildings with defective cladding
On 21 May 2021 the Chair of the Commons Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee, Clive Betts, wrote to the Government about continuing issues with the EWS1 process. The External Wall Fire Review (EWS1) form was introduced to support...
Unauthorised encampments
On 19 May 2021 the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights examined proposals to criminalise unauthorised encampments and strengthen police powers in the Government’s Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill. T he Committee considered...
Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill
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...
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The UK government is about to make some disabled benefits claimants even poorer
The Guardian is reporting on potential problems this winter for disabled people as the next round of low-income...
Renters Reform Bill threatens student lettings
Housing Hand, a rent guarantor service says the recent Second Reading of the Renters Reform Bill has intensified...
UK tenant legislation threatens higher student rents
The Financial Times has published an article warning of uncertainty around the renters reform bill leave landlords...
Mortgage approvals decline as house prices fall in much of UK
UK mortgage approvals saw a decline in September, hitting their lowest level since January, according to data from the...
Do your tenants know how to change all their clocks
Now that the clocks have been put back an hour, do you tenants know how to change all their clocks. eSpares has...
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