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Propertymark is demanding equal treatment with the social housing sector. Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove intends to boost standards in social housing...

The letting agents’ trade body Propertymark says one of the UK governments should go further in ensuring the safety of tenants...

New research from lettings agency Hamptons shows that since 2018, average service charges for flats across England and Wales have increased...

The government claims buildings will be made safer under new proposals including compulsory second staircases for new tower blocks. It says this...

A risk management service says agents and landlords must do more to create a culture of safety, particularly around fire. Research released...

Propertymark says one lasting legacy of the Grenfell Tower tragedy is that agents letting properties in high rise blocks must engage...

Agents and landlords are being warned that the Fire Safety Act 2021 will make a huge impact on their responsibilities -...

The government has confirmed that reform of the private rental sector will be a priority for the coming session of Parliament. A...

A block management company owned by the Leaders Romans Group has been awarded over £6.5m in government building safety funds to...

Landlords and managing agents of HMOs could face unlimited fines following new measures being brought in to strengthen fire safety, the...

A buy to let investor has lost possession of his flat after converting it into an Illegal House in Multiple Occupation...

The government has outlined increases in powers it wants to give social housing tenants - but no details of increases in social housing building. The...

All privately-let homes must have electrical installations checked every five years under new rules announced by the Ministry of Housing, Communities...

A trade body is backing a call by a parliamentary committee for the government to fund certain fire safety improvements in...

An electrical testing equipment firm and an MP are setting up a national campaign to demand new laws on appliance testing...

The government’s review into building and fire safety regulations is missing the opportunity to assess fire safety regulations on a wider...

Yet another formal government consultation is under way, this time into smoke and carbon monoxide alarms in the private rental sector...

An industry trade group says residents in high rise blocks of flats are being let down by a system in which...

More than half of buy to let landlords have taken measures to check the fire safety of their properties in the...

A lettings sector trade body is warning that contradictory and outdated fire safety guidance needs updating.    At present, landlords or their agent...

It is being reported that one of the major providers of purpose-built student accommodation to let - Unite - could temporarily...

A minister at the Departrment of Communities and Local Government has set out the government’s position in terms of the fire-related...

The BBC is reporting that the Welsh government is offering private buy to let investors who have properties in high-rise buildings...

The Residential Landlords Association is urging checks on white goods in privately rented homes following the Grenfell Tower tragedy.    The association is...

Two board members of Shelter who have links with the Grenfell Towers fire tragedy have resigned, according to a report in...

A proposed amendment to the government's Housing and Planning Bill which suggests landlords are required to make homes 'fit for human...