A second attempt by Labour to halt in-person property viewings during the pandemic has been batted away by the government. Labour’s shadow...
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04 March 2021
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The government has revealed that it has no plans to introduce a national licensing scheme for landlords. Housing minister Chris Pincher MP...
02 February 2021
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The government’s model tenancy agreement has been amended to be pro-pet. The new agreement means renters with what are described as “well-behaved pets”...
29 January 2021
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Housing minister Chris Pincher has confirmed that the definition of ‘substantial arrears’ for the purposes of possession orders and evictions will...
25 January 2021
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Both Labour and the Scottish National Party have spoken out over online platforms carrying advertisements from landlords seeking sexual favours in...
20 January 2021
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Junior housing minister Kelly Tolhurst says the government will introduce the controversial Renters Reform Bill “very soon.” This Bill is the one which...
14 January 2021
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An eviction ban has been introduced by the Scottish Government to take effect until well into the New Year. Because of the...
04 December 2020
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The government has confirmed its long-standing intention to scrap Section 21 eviction powers which currently sit with landlords - but the appropriate...
12 November 2020
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Labour wants to see a tenant loans scheme in England similar to one now operating in Wales. Easington Labour MP Grahame Morris...
08 October 2020
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Sigma Capital has joined forces with Swedish investment firm EQT to create a £1bn housing joint venture, with a view to...
25 September 2020
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Rules which were due to expire at the end of September have been extended meaning buy-to-let landlords in Wales must now...
18 September 2020
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The government has been slammed for attempting to shift the responsibility for renters in need onto landlords. Chris Town a landlord and...
09 September 2020
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Buy-to-let landlords in Scotland have been left with little alternative but to serve 350 eviction notices since the beginning of lockdown,...
11 August 2020
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The government has indicated that it will not scrap Section 21 evictions through the Renters' Reform Bill until at least 2021. The...
29 July 2020
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Landlords north of the border whose tenants are having difficulty paying rent during the coronavirus crisis can now apply for a...
06 May 2020
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Labour is urging the government to permit private tenants who are struggling to pay their rent due to the coronavirus epidemic to...
30 March 2020
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Landlords are being urged not to evict tenants facing financial hardship as a consequence of the coronavirus pandemic. Responding to a petition...
17 March 2020
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Boris Johnson has unveiled his new look cabinet, which includes the appointment of Christopher Pincher as the new housing minister. Pincher replaces Esther McVey,...
14 February 2020
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The Scottish government has announced new measures to regulate short-term lets north of the border. The government is handing local authorities fresh...
10 January 2020
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The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has announced that the Welsh cabinet secretary responsible for housing policy, Julie James, will be the...
01 November 2019
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New communities secretary Robert Jenrick and housing minister Esther McVey look set to focus on increasing homeownership, but this appears to...
12 August 2019
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Robert Jenrick has been named the new Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, while Esther McVey has been...
25 July 2019
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Letting and managing agents in England face the prospect of having to abide by a new regulatory framework, in accordance with...
19 July 2019
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The next prime minister, Boris Johnson or Jeremy Hunt, will inevitably reshuffle the cabinet once they are in office, and that...
11 July 2019
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New rules could effectively see the introduction of 12-month minimum tenancy contracts as standard in Wales. Welsh housing minister Julie James AM...
09 July 2019
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Hull City Council has come under pressure for unjustly taking an aggressive stance against landlords after a sharp rebuke from the...
03 July 2019
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Nearly four in ten private landlords will consider selling up if the government scraps Section 21, shocking new statistics reveal. According to...
20 May 2019
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The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has welcomed the housing minister’s pledge to make changes to the courts to speed up the...
14 May 2019
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In recent weeks our campaign to replace leasehold with commonhold has continued to gather momentum both in the press and across...
30 April 2019
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The housing minister James Brokenshire’s announcement yesterday that there will be a consultation period on the ability of landlords to remove...
16 April 2019
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Fresh guidance for local authorities to crackdown on rogue landlords has been unveiled by housing minister Heather Wheeler. Local authorities across the...
10 April 2019
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All letting agents in England are now required to belong to an approved Client Money Protection scheme, a measure designed to...
01 April 2019
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The Ministry for Housing, Community and Local Government (MHCLG) has announced that £45.5m will be made available to help find homeless...
08 March 2019
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The government plans to crackdown on BTL landlords and letting agents posting ‘no DSS’ adverts discriminating against tenants claiming housing benefit. Around...
05 March 2019
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The government has committed to introduce mandatory five yearly electrical safety checks in the private rented sector. No time date has been...
30 January 2019
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Close to £2.4m of additional funding designed to clampdown on unscrupulous landlords will be made available for more than 50 councils...
15 January 2019
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The Welsh government is planning to introduce new incentives and other support to help encourage more landlords with properties in Wales...
04 December 2018
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The Minister for Family Support, Housing and Child Maintenance, Justin Tomlinson, will address the Residential Landlords Association’s (RLA) Future Renting Wales conference...
23 November 2018
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Yesterday’s announcement that councils in England are going to be handed an additional £2m in government funding to tackle the small...
09 November 2018
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New plans to raise standards across the property agent sector have been unveiled by the housing minister Heather Wheeler. A new working...
15 October 2018
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Trading Standards services in London are warning landlords and letting agents to ensure that they comply with the law and not...
13 September 2018
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The Welsh Assembly is being urged to reconsider the bill to ban tenants’ fees in Wales due to concerns that that...
12 July 2018
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Kit Malthouse has been named as the government’s latest housing minister after Dominic Raab, who spent just six months in the...
10 July 2018
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The government has launched new online information designed to help renters and landlords know their rights. The rental guides, published by the...
27 June 2018
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New guidance for landlords to further protect tenants from poor living conditions has been published by the Ministry of Housing, Communities...
21 June 2018
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The tenancy security deposits that tenants leave with landlords or their letting agents should be capped at a maximum of three...
19 June 2018
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Councils are being urged to do more to crack down on rogue landlords who are leaving thousands of tenants living in...
19 March 2018
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Theresa May continued to shake-up her ministerial team yesterday by handing jobs to several junior ministers, but he her decision to...
10 January 2018
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The Welsh minister for housing and regeneration, Rebecca Evans AM, will address the RLA’s Future Renting Wales conference in Cardiff today. The Future...
30 November 2017
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The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has announced that the Welsh cabinet secretary responsible for housing policy, Carl Sargeant, will be the...
23 October 2017
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New measures to clamp down on unscrupulous landlords who trap and cram vulnerable tenants in unsafe, overcrowded homes in Govanhill, Glasgow,...
30 August 2017
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With significantly more new homes urgently needed to help plug the housing shortage in this country, the government views the Build...
07 August 2017
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Most buy-to-let landlords could soon be required to licence their properties in the London borough of Brent if the government agrees...
28 June 2017
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The fire that engulfed a 24-storey tower block in west London yesterday, tragically killing several people when flames tore through the...
15 June 2017
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New proposals to ensure all privately rented homes north of the border meet a minimum standard of energy efficiency have been...
12 April 2017
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Renters are expected to be given a boost with ministers promising new minimum tenancies and vowing to build more homes to...
07 February 2017
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The government has launched an official consultation process on plans to for new banning orders to clampdown on rogue landlords and...
17 December 2016
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Don Valley MP Caroline Flint is calling for selective licensing to be extended across the borough, after visiting Newham in London,...
30 November 2016
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The government’s plan to tighten licensing requirements for landlords of shared accommodation in an effort to clamp down on rogue landlords...
19 October 2016
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The housing minister’s call this week for significantly more homes “of every single type” to be built, including significantly more homes for...
16 September 2016
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The head of the UK's largest property franchise group has called on the new Housing Minister, Gavin Barwell, to reverse 'punitive...
18 August 2016
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Gavin Barwell has been appointed the new Minister for Housing, Planning and London, taking over from Brandon Lewis, who has moved...
18 July 2016
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Professional investors should be exempt from the recently introduced 3% stamp duty surcharge, according to the Better Renting for Britain campaign. Some of...
06 June 2016
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Housing Minister Brandon Lewis has written to all local councils in England in order to clarify homelessness guidance following pressure from...
22 March 2016
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Conservative MPs have defeated a Labour amendment to the government’s housing and planning bill to require landlords to ensure their properties...
13 January 2016
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The Government is poised to introduce tough new laws for landlords this week – with fines of up to £30,000 for...
22 December 2015
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Local authorities that charge landlords for licences solely to collect information on the number of landlords in an area have been...
18 November 2015
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Housing minister Brandon Lewis has announced new measures that will clamp down on “criminal” landlords who “trap and cram vulnerable tenants...
10 November 2015
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Local councils are being urged to drop landlord licensing schemes following the publication of new laws showing that they are not...
15 October 2015
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The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) claims there is a major drafting error in Government regulations affecting the end of private sector...
18 September 2015
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Housing minister Brandon Lewis has backtracked on suggestions that the government may introduce longer standard tenancy agreements in the private rental...
18 August 2015
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The Welsh Government has launched the ‘Rent Smart Wales’ brand ahead of introducing licensing of all private landlords in the Autumn....
16 July 2015
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If the first few hours of the new government’s approach to housing are anything to go by, it could be a...