Housing ministers come and go with brutal frequency in UK governments of all colours, so yesterday’s departure of Chris Pincher -...
Archive
The Liberal Democrats have proposed sharp restrictions on holiday rentals at the heart of the party’s plans to solve the housing...
11 January 2022
From: Breaking News
Housing minister Chris Pincher has written an open letter to all landlords and agents in England, telling them how to enact the...
20 December 2021
From: Breaking News
The ban on bailiff-enforced evictions is now finally at an end and from today there is a change to the notice...
01 June 2021
From: Breaking News
New modular homes built to rent have been delivered to Northstowe, a new town in Cambridgeshire. Each Town House home has been...
23 March 2021
From: Breaking News
The controversial subject of pet-friendly tenancies has been grabbed by the scruff of the neck by the government. The Ministry of Housing,...
29 January 2021
From: Breaking News
Only 0.3 per cent of all tenancies in England and Wales ended with a dispute over the deposit in the six...
04 January 2021
From: Breaking News
ARLA Propertymark has written to the government to voice fears that letting agents will not be able to comply with new...
15 December 2020
From: Breaking News
The government is urging agents and landlords to be “considerate” when deciding whether to accept tenants on the basis of their...
12 November 2020
From: Breaking News
It appears lettings agents may have escaped the recommended demands for referral fees to be made more transparent to customers. A statement...
02 October 2020
From: Breaking News
The government has revealed the dates of its so-called Christmas eviction truce. Agents will not be able to instruct bailiffs to complete...
24 September 2020
From: Breaking News
Housing Minister Chris Pincher says the eviction ban is formally over but the situation remains under “constant review” as the second...
21 September 2020
From: Breaking News
The housing minister says the resumption of eviction possession court cases at the end of next month must be done in...
17 July 2020
From: Breaking News
Housing minister Chris Pincher has entered the row over Labour claiming that the stamp duty holiday announced last week was in...