- Written by: Graham Norwood
The chief executive of Generation Rent is one of the speakers at the launch of a review of the private rental sector undertaken for the Labour Party. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
Labour London Mayor Sadiq Khan wants to install ‘mould sensors’ in thousands of rental homes across the capital. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
Landlords have only until Friday to give their views on a controversial licensing consultation from a council known for its aggressive approach towards the private rental sector. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
An activist group says any future Labour government should introduce a beefed-up version of the Renters Reform Bill - whether or not the Bill itself is passed by the Conservative administration in the coming months. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
An influential Labour website says a raft of proposed reforms for the private rental sector will be unveiled next month - but they are not guaranteed to become party policy. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
Activists are beginning to pile pressure on London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan, claiming the public will be disappointed if he toes the official Labour line on rent controls. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
A Labour council in London has issued a statement appearing to celebrate its role cracking down on landlords. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
Landlords can benefit from a wealth of free training, courtesy of a north of England council. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
A newspaper reports that Housing Secretary Michael Gove is willing to rely on Labour votes to pass the Renters Reform Bill - even if that splits the Conservatives in the Commons. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
Government proposals on limiting short lets "fall a long way short of what's needed and will do nothing to put right an already serious problem" says a Labour council chief. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
Labour deputy leader and shadow housing secretary Angela Rayner says she is not ashamed to have brought her council house at a discounted rate. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
A Labour MP who has campaigned for some years against short let landlords says proposals to crack down on the sector “do not go nearly far enough.” ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
A council says it’s offering “fundamental training” to private landlords via an online day-long course on March 8. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
Bristol’s controversial Labour council is extending previous licensing schemes to other parts of the city at some £1,800 HMO per licence - and landlords are angry. ...
- Written by: Marc von Grundherr
I’m not especially political and certainly carry no candle for one flavour or another. I might argue that they’re all pretty disappointing in the end. ...
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