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Junior housing minister Heather Wheeler MP has written to Hull City Council to express her concerns about the authority's controversial accreditation...
03 July 2019
From: Breaking News
The government says thousands of families could benefit from changes to mortgage rules announced by Metro Bank. Currently the bank prevents landlords...
12 June 2019
From: Breaking News
There’s been another call on the government to rethink its plans to change the Section 21 eviction process. The founder of Landlord...
21 May 2019
From: Breaking News
In recent weeks our campaign to replace leasehold with commonhold has continued to gather momentum both in the press and across...
01 May 2019
From: Breaking News
The government has beefed up its support for councils identifying and prosecuting rogue landlords. Yesterday the Ministry of Housing Communities and Local...
10 April 2019
From: Breaking News
A housing minister has pledged that more key reforms for the private rental sector will be revealed soon, despite Brexit political...
03 April 2019
From: Breaking News
The government is back to business attacking the lettings sector with an extraordinary claim by a minister that many students are...
26 March 2019
From: Breaking News
An accreditation scheme has been launched for the fast-growing sector of short lets and home sharing. The UK Short Term Accommodation Association,...
12 March 2019
From: Breaking News
The government says it wants “an immediate change” in the policy of some letting agents and landlords who advertise ‘No DSS’...
04 March 2019
From: Breaking News
The government has announced that over £19.5m is to be spent on paying deposits or paying the first month’s rent for...
04 March 2019
From: Breaking News
New rules are to be introduced to ensure mandatory electrical inspections on private rental properties are carried out by competent and...
30 January 2019
From: Breaking News
More than 50 councils across the country will share nearly £2.4m of extra government funding to crack down on rogue landlords. Among...
15 January 2019
From: Breaking News
The government is to undertake a wide-ranging review of health and safety regulations for the private rental sector. In an announcement this afternoon...
26 October 2018
From: Breaking News
Letting agents have responded with enthusiasm to the government’s announcement over the Easter weekend that the industry would in future have...
03 April 2018
From: Breaking News
The government has this morning - Easter Sunday - announced a crackdown on rogue letting agents in the shape of a...