The all-party Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee of MPs is looking into housing for disabled people. It’s considering how the government, local...
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30 January 2024
From: Breaking News
A council is developing a new private sector housing renewal and disabled adaptations policy and is seeking the views of landlords,...
27 December 2023
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A local authority is hosting a free event for local landlords which will give them insights into latest developments in the...
18 December 2023
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One in four people don’t have enough savings to cover a 25 per cent drop in earnings - and that rises...
05 December 2023
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The Fire Protection Association says a recent First-Tier Tribunal decision and appeal dismissal highlight the responsibilities that landlords hold in relation...
03 October 2023
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The Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities has announced a £50m fund to help older and disabled people in England,...
13 September 2023
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One in three Britons could be facing poverty in retirement according to Scottish Widows - with renters amongst the most vulnerable. The...
28 June 2023
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The House of Commons Library provides books, journals and online resources for MPs, MPs' staff and parliamentary staff. Some of this is...
23 July 2022
From: Legislation & Compliance
The government is today launching a consultation on a policy obliging landlords to make changes to communal spaces outside disabled tenants’...
09 June 2022
From: Breaking News
Too little is being done to help landlords access funding to adapt their property to meet the needs of older or...
11 August 2021
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Airbnb has blocked nearly 80,000 UK reservation attempts following the introduction of restrictions that prevent under 25-year-olds from making entire home...
27 April 2021
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A charity claims it’s helping one person every minute with problems relating to renting from a private landlord. In the first two...
29 March 2021
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The landlords’ trade body wants more co-operation between the private rental sector and local councils as tenants’ needs change thanks to...
24 March 2021
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The ‘No DSS’ issue has been effectively settled by a landmark court case, but a new document for MPs says ‘affordability...
15 October 2020
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A second UK court has ruled that ‘No DSS’ is unlawful, after a renter won a legal trial against housing benefit...
18 September 2020
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A specialist property litigation firm is warning buy-to-let landlords not to discriminate against benefit claimants, following a recent landmark ruling that...
06 August 2020
From: Breaking News
In recent years, there has been considerable controversy over the use of ‘no DSS’ in homes being listed for let, with...
29 July 2020
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The practice of refusing to rent homes to those in receipt of housing benefit has been ruled unlawful this week, but...
15 July 2020
From: Breaking News
An overstretched generation of carers are in need of greater support themselves when it comes to keeping a roof over their...
26 April 2019
From: Breaking News
One of the UK’s biggest and arguably most contentious buy-to-let landlords has been ordered to pay £25,000 after ignoring a notice...
13 December 2018
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Folkestone Magistrates Court’s decision last week to find high profile landlord, Judith Wilson, guilty of failing to comply with an enforcement...
20 November 2018
From: Breaking News
Britain’s biggest and arguably most contentious buy-to-let landlord could be slapped with an ‘unlimited’ fine after leaving a wheelchair-bound tenant without...
14 November 2018
From: Breaking News
Being a landlord demands a high level of commitment, not only to reduce void periods and keep your property marketable but...
31 October 2018
From: Breaking News
A landlord in Ilford, Essex, has been sentenced to four months in jail for continuing to rent out his property despite...
22 December 2017
From: Breaking News
A buy-to-let landlord had been prosecuted for letting rooms to three disabled people in an unlicensed property in the Rose Hill...
26 September 2017
From: Breaking News
The policy focus of the upcoming election will be on Brexit, but political parties will do well to remember that housing...
11 May 2017
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An initiative designed to promote equality and diversity in the private rented sector in Wales has been awarded a £249,425 lottery...