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![Tory Rental Reform and Housing Policies in Full](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Estate-Agent-400x310.png)
The Conservatives have set out a 78-page manifesto, of which just over two pages are given to housing and related issues. Here...
12 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Would tenants really be better off if letting agents were regulated?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/LearningAgents-400x310.png)
A trade body claims private tenants are ‘suffering’ because lettings agents are not regulated. Propertymark is demanding equal treatment between lettings agents...
11 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Are Social Housing Landlords failing tenants over dangerous concrete?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/DamagedProperty-400x310.png)
Housing associations are urged to urgently check building specifications for the use of Reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete or RAAC. RAAC is the...
04 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Mortgages available soon for flats hit by unsafe cladding](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/CladdingScandal400x310.jpg)
January 9 is the date from which a range of mortgage lenders are honouring their commitment to ensure flats in blocks...
30 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![Eco-rules and taxes add tens of thousands to new build costs](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/GreenHome-400x310.png)
Twelve changes to taxes, rules and regulations in the next three years will add £20,000 to the price of a new...
01 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Do you know your Fire Door responsibilities?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Misc/fire-400x310.png)
Time is running out’ for building owners and managers to take action over fire door risk assessments under new Fire Safety...
22 October 2022
From: Legislation & Compliance
![Why Landlords Should Pay Attention to Fire Safety](/upload/images/library/FireSafetyInBlock-695x395.png)
In the wake of the Grenfell Tower tragedy, fire safety - particularly for residents - has increasingly taken centre stage in...
16 July 2022
From: The Big Issues
![Nightmare may end for landlords trying to sell in high-rise blocks](/upload/images/library/StudentPropertyBlock-400x310.jpg)
The government has developed an insurance scheme which may help landlords who want to see flats in high rise blocks. Following the...
15 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Shelter turns its fire on rogue social landlords](/upload/images/library/shelter-logo400x310.png)
Shelter - for so long an outspoken critic of private rental landlords and letting agencies - has now turned its fire...
10 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Government clampdown on sociallandlords in new Bill launched today](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/GenerateRevenueImage-400x310.jpg)
Failing social housing landlords could face unlimited fines and Ofsted-style inspections, under the Social Housing (Regulation) Bill being introduced into Parliament...
08 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Cladding Scandal: MPs call on government to reverse anti-landlord position](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/CladdingScandal3-400x310.png)
A cross-party group of MPs has opposed government plans to make many buy to let landlords pay for the replacement of...
11 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![What the new Building Safety Bill means for Leaseholders](/upload/images/BTR%2C%20PBSA%2C%20Co-living/build-to-rent400x310.png)
As the government continues to assess the future state of building regulation in the UK, developers and leaseholders continue to remain...
05 March 2022
From: The Big Issues
![Suspended jail term for builder with fake window safety consent](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/Prison400x310.jpg)
A London council has prosecuted a builder - Valeriu Sandu, of Valmic Properties Limited - for lying about fitting sufficiently fireproof...
25 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Section 21 scrapped as Gove hands rental power balance to tenants](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/HousesofParliament-3-400x310.jpg)
The government’s new Levelling Up White Paper includes a dramatic reshaping of the private rental sector. Section 21 eviction powers will be...
02 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Government slams insurance firms over premiums on blocks](/upload/images/library/Flats400x310.jpg)
Property insurers have forced “crippling costs” on to residents of medium and high-rise apartment blocks in the aftermath of the Grenfell...
31 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Why are landlords deliberately excluded from cladding help?](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/CladdingScandal2-400x310.png)
The National Residential Landlords Association is seeking clarification from gov ernment about whether landlords are included in the latest measure to...
19 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Landlord ignored Emergency Prohibition Order given hefty fine](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/Fined-400x310.jpg)
A private landlord who failed to carry out essential safety work has been fined for ignoring an Emergency Prohibition Order. Mohammed Deryo,...
26 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Glimmer of hope for landlords owning cladding leaseholds](/img/default/llt.png)
Landlords directly affected by the cladding scandal - because they own units in low and medium-rise blocks - have some good...
23 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Will new Bill help landlords caught in cladding crisis?](/img/default/llt.png)
The government claims its new Building Safety Bill, published yesterday, will create “lasting generational change” after Grenfell and the cladding crisis...
06 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Rental Sector Reform to be implemented in the coming year](/img/default/llt.png)
The government has confirmed that reform of the private rental sector will be a priority for the coming session of Parliament. A...
11 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Landlords to face tougher fire regulations in HMOs and blocks](/img/default/llt.png)
Landlords and managing agents of HMOs could face unlimited fines following new measures being brought in to strengthen fire safety, the...
19 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Thousands of landlords lumbered with loans and unsellable flats](/img/default/llt.png)
It’s feared that the government’s latest funding to solve the cladding crisis will leave thousands of landlords with loans and unsellable...
11 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Good news: Landlords don’t need EWS1 for no-cladding buildings](/img/default/llt.png)
One hidden aspect of the recent cladding controversy has been that many landlords have been unable to sell or remortgage flats...
30 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Britain’s fire safety regime is ‘a national disgrace and politicians are responsible’](/img/default/llt.png)
Three years after the Grenfell fire, 257 tower blocks in Britain, housing about 56,000 people, are still to be made safe,...
25 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![The government’s attempt to remove cladding has been ‘too slow’](/img/default/llt.png)
The government has been criticised by the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) for taking far too long to remove all flammable cladding...
19 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![Fire safety issues affecting tower blocks ‘run far deeper’ than flammable cladding](/img/default/llt.png)
Rendered insulation could be a bigger issue for scores of tower blocks with flammable cladding, according to Andrews Property Group. Almost three...
05 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![Social landlords could face a £10bn bill to ‘to fix fire safety problems’](/img/default/llt.png)
The government is being urged to fund a bailout to help social landlords avoid a £10bn bill to fix fire safety...
04 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![New technology aims to improve fire safety](/img/default/llt.png)
New technology is being launched in an attempt to improve fire safety in the rental sector. Following the changing recommendations around fire...
08 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![Government allocates £200m to replace Grenfell-style cladding from high rises](/img/default/llt.png)
The government has set up a £200m fund to replace unsafe Grenfell Tower-style cladding on around 170 private high-rise residential buildings...
10 May 2019
From: Breaking News
![Government releases £400m for cladding upgrades](/img/default/llt.png)
The government has released the first tranche of an estimated £400m to fund the removal and replacement of unsafe cladding on...
19 October 2018
From: Breaking News
![Fire Door Safety Week: Landlords must recognise their fire safety obligations](/img/default/llt.png)
Less than one in five BTL landlords have contacted with their tenants regarding basic fire safety precautions since the Grenfell Tower...
24 September 2018
From: Breaking News
![Landlords welcome MPs fire safety plans](/img/default/llt.png)
A call by a Parliamentary committee for the government to fund certain fire safety improvements in privately owned residential blocks has...
18 July 2018
From: Breaking News
![New campaign to make electrical testing a legal requirement in England](/img/default/llt.png)
Industry experts have joined forces to launch a campaign urging policy makers to create legislation on appliance testing in rental properties. It...
06 June 2018
From: Breaking News
![Hackitt report welcomed as a “step in the right direction”](/img/default/llt.png)
The publication yesterday of Dame Judith Hackitt’s Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety, confirming that landlords and building managers will...
18 May 2018
From: Breaking News
![Post-Grenfell fire safety review ‘risks becoming a missed opportunity’](/img/default/llt.png)
The government’s review into building and fire safety regulations is ‘missing the opportunity’ to assess fire safety regulations across all types...
09 April 2018
From: Breaking News
![How can landlords keep tenants happy?](/img/default/llt.png)
Over recent months, the government and leading housing charities have put increasing pressure on landlords to improve the quality of rental...
19 February 2018
From: Breaking News
![What’s the true cost of holding an empty property?](/img/default/llt.png)
According to official figures, more than 200,000 homes in England were empty for at least six months during 2016. In London,...
01 February 2018
From: Breaking News
![The new tenant legislation ‘needs to go much further’, says leading agent](/img/default/llt.png)
A leading letting agent has warned that new measures to protect tenants do not go far enough. The government announced earlier this...
19 January 2018
From: Breaking News
![Smoke and carbon monoxide alarms – have your say](/img/default/llt.png)
The government’s decision to review the effectiveness of the Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (England) Regulations 2015 will have an impact...
17 November 2017
From: Breaking News
![MPs call for carbon monoxide alarms to be fitted in all homes to let](/img/default/llt.png)
Buy-to-let landlords across the UK should be responsible for the installation of carbon monoxide (CO) alarms, according to a new report. Under...
10 November 2017
From: Breaking News
![Legislation and technology is giving more power to tenants](/img/default/llt.png)
As the letting fees ban looms ahead, it is clear that however it plays out we are seeing more and more...
06 November 2017
From: Breaking News
![Residents in high rise blocks let down by ‘confused’ guidance on fire safety](/img/default/llt.png)
People living in high rise tower blocks across the UK are being let down by a system in which it is...
06 November 2017
From: Breaking News
![Renters reveal fire escape concerns](/img/default/llt.png)
Landlords have been accused of doing little to improve fire safety in their rental properties following the Grenfell Tower disaster. New research,...
26 September 2017
From: Breaking News
![Free online training on fire doors launched for private landlords](/img/default/llt.png)
Following the Grenfell Tower tragedy and in support of this year’s Fire Door Safety Week (25 September – 1 October 2017),...
14 September 2017
From: Breaking News
![Landlord fined for putting tenants at ‘serious risk of death’](/img/default/llt.png)
A private landlord in Liverpool has been handed a hefty fine for putting his tenants at risk of fire. Following an inspection...
05 September 2017
From: Breaking News
![New online fire safety course for landlords](/img/default/llt.png)
Buy-to-let landlords seeking fire safety guidance following the Grenfell Tower tragedy can now gain access to an online fire safety course...
05 September 2017
From: Breaking News
![Tenants launch fundraising page to pay for ‘independent’ fire safety checks](/img/default/llt.png)
A crowdfunding page has been set up by concerned tenants who are looking to pay for an independent fire safety inspection...
02 August 2017
From: Breaking News
![RLA calls for a ‘full review of fire safety standards’](/img/default/llt.png)
Contradictory and outdated fire safety guidance urgently needs updating to better support private landlords, according to the Residential Landlords Association (RLA). The...
01 August 2017
From: Breaking News
![Landlords step up post-Grenfell fire safety checks](/img/default/llt.png)
A number of buy-to-let landlords are taking measures to check the fire safety of their buy-to-let properties in the wake of...
27 July 2017
From: Breaking News
![Almost one in five MPs are landlords](/img/default/llt.png)
We all know that investing in buy-to-let property is a potentially great way to supplement our income, and so it is...
24 July 2017
From: Breaking News
![Private landlords in Wales offered free cladding tests](/img/default/llt.png)
Private landlords of high-rise buildings in Wales are being encouraged to take up an offer of free cladding safety checks following...