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11 April 2024
From: Breaking News
The letting agents’ trade body Propertymark says one of the UK governments should go further in ensuring the safety of tenants...
17 January 2024
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New research from lettings agency Hamptons shows that since 2018, average service charges for flats across England and Wales have increased...
26 June 2023
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The government claims buildings will be made safer under new proposals including compulsory second staircases for new tower blocks. It says this...
28 December 2022
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A risk management service says agents and landlords must do more to create a culture of safety, particularly around fire. Research released...
03 November 2022
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Propertymark says one lasting legacy of the Grenfell Tower tragedy is that agents letting properties in high rise blocks must engage...
06 May 2022
From: Breaking News
The government’s new Levelling Up White Paper, revealed this morning, includes a radical reshaping of the private rental sector. Section 21 eviction...
02 February 2022
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Agents and landlords are being warned that the Fire Safety Act 2021 will make a huge impact on their responsibilities -...
13 August 2021
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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
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A block management company owned by the Leaders Romans Group has been awarded over £6.5m in government building safety funds to...
27 April 2021
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Landlords and managing agents of HMOs could face unlimited fines following new measures being brought in to strengthen fire safety, the...
18 March 2021
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A buy to let investor has lost possession of his flat after converting it into an Illegal House in Multiple Occupation...
22 January 2019
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The government has outlined increases in powers it wants to give social housing tenants - but no details of increases in social housing building. The...
14 August 2018
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All privately-let homes must have electrical installations checked every five years under new rules announced by the Ministry of Housing, Communities...
20 July 2018
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A trade body is backing a call by a parliamentary committee for the government to fund certain fire safety improvements in...
19 July 2018
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An electrical testing equipment firm and an MP are setting up a national campaign to demand new laws on appliance testing...
06 June 2018
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The government’s review into building and fire safety regulations is missing the opportunity to assess fire safety regulations on a wider...
09 April 2018
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Yet another formal government consultation is under way, this time into smoke and carbon monoxide alarms in the private rental sector...
09 November 2017
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An industry trade group says residents in high rise blocks of flats are being let down by a system in which...
07 November 2017
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More than half of buy to let landlords have taken measures to check the fire safety of their properties in the...
28 July 2017
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A lettings sector trade body is warning that contradictory and outdated fire safety guidance needs updating. At present, landlords or their agent...
27 July 2017
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It is being reported that one of the major providers of purpose-built student accommodation to let - Unite - could temporarily...
27 July 2017
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A minister at the Departrment of Communities and Local Government has set out the government’s position in terms of the fire-related...
05 July 2017
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The BBC is reporting that the Welsh government is offering private buy to let investors who have properties in high-rise buildings...
04 July 2017
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The Residential Landlords Association is urging checks on white goods in privately rented homes following the Grenfell Tower tragedy. The association is...
29 June 2017
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Two board members of Shelter who have links with the Grenfell Towers fire tragedy have resigned, according to a report in...
26 June 2017
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A proposed amendment to the government's Housing and Planning Bill which suggests landlords are required to make homes 'fit for human...