Government Advice

Government Advice

Council eco-officers demand more resources to enforce EPC changes ...
Labour has resuscitated the Conservatives’ policy of banning landlords form letting out properties unless they meet EPC ‘C' rating, from 2030. ...
The National Residential Landlords Association has demanded clarity on Labour’s proposals to force landlords to improve all private rental properties to EPC rating ‘C’ by 2030. ...
Airbnb has paid for an article on a prominent Labour website to say it backs the scrapping of Section 21 evictions. ...
The government says it will shortly start a formal consultation on a new Decent Homes Standard for the private and social rented sectors. ...
Three councils have each failed to meet objectives set by the Regulator of Social Housing, being told “there are serious failings that they need to address.” ...
With new Energy Performance Certificate targets for rental properties on the horizon, PropTech supplier Reapit is hosting a new webinar ...
Activists in a rental union have demanded that rogue landlord MP Jaz Athwal must resign following revelations about the conditions ...
The Department for Communities in Northern Ireland has launched a short survey to gather views from landlords and letting agents ...
Crimestoppers’ figures reveal that there have already been 6,058 reports on suspicions of energy theft so far this year (January – June 2024). ...
Average UK private rents increased by 8.6% in the 12 months to July 2024 according to official government figures, unchanged from in the 12 months to June 2024. ...
A Crimestoppers campaign is advising tenants on - in its words - “how to spot if your landlord is stealing energy.” ...
Stephen Barratt, a partner in the Private Client Services team at James Cowper Kreston offers this help to landlords coping with changes to the Furnished Holiday Lettings tax regime. ...
Landlords should welcome the National Residential Landlords Association’s discussions with the government over the new landlord database. ...
New research from Direct Line reveals thousands of landlords in England are facing increasing costs due to selective licensing schemes imposed by local councils.  ...
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