- Written by: Graham Norwood
Claims on social media by a leader of the Renters Reform Coalition - who is also a contributor to a Labour-supporting website - have been challenged by the National Residential Landlords Association. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
Landlords are being advised to be on their guard and not be duped by social media messages urging them to flout a local licensing scheme. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
One of Britain's best known DJs has taken to social media to highlight what she sees as the unfair government policy of forcing higher EPC thresholds on properties in the private rental sector. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan and the Labour-supporting leader of the Generation Rent pressure group have starred in a lengthy social media video calling for rent controls. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
A quarter of TikTok influencer videos claiming to offer guidance or advice on property investment have been found to be misleading. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
A council is considering imposing Banning Orders on unregulated and ‘informal’ landlords who have no lettings background and who advertise on social media. ...
- Written by: Marc Da Silva
Tenant referencing has once again been a topic of hot debate over the past few weeks, following a fresh study that found more landlords are turning to social media to garner information about rental applicants. ...
- Written by: Marc Da Silva
A growing number of landlords are turning to social media to garner more information about rental applicants, according to the latest sentiment research from Foundation Home Loans. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
Informed reports in the housing and mainstream media suggest that Chancellor Rachel Reeves is set to announce higher social housing rents, set for 10 years. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
The Housing Ombudsman, who presides over the social landlord sector comprising housing associations and local councils, has hit out at a number of providers over their work on window repairs. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
New figures from the Housing Ombudsman - who presides over social housing - suggests 47% of the cases he has determined in 2023-24 involved London social landlords, even though only one-sixth of all social residents live within the capital. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
In a blog released within minutes of Sir Kier Starmer becoming Prime Minister, activist group Generation Rent calls for rent controls. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
Labour’s manifesto, just released, makes a pledge to enact the “immediate” abolition of Section 21 eviction powers, along with other private rental sector reforms. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
Help2Rent, a social housing platform that matches housing list tenants with available homes, has made a desperate plea to private landlords. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
The Housing Ombudsman - who presides over all social housing - has revealed a huge surge in what it calls “severe maladministration findings.” ...
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