A new action plan to tackle issues around HMOs is being drawn up by a Midlands council next week. West Northamptonshire council’s...
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The Labour-run London Assembly says it is concerned about government plans to allow landlords to house asylum seekers for two years without...
28 June 2023
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A council is offering free training to letting agents, via online courses starting next Monday. Dorset council says it wants to work...
01 June 2021
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The vast majority of tenants would pay more if rental properties better suited their needs, a prominent lettings agency claims. Manchester-based Ascend...
17 March 2021
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A London council describes two new licensing schemes as ‘making renting fairer’ - even though they are launched during the pandemic. Islington’s Labour...
17 February 2021
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A Labour councillor on Islington council - which is controlled by the party and has Jeremy Corbyn as a local member...
17 September 2019
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There’s been a broad welcome from the industry to new guidance on room sizes on rented homes. The guidance was released just...
02 January 2019
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In an announcement made just hours before much of the industry started its Christmas break, the government has clarified its guidance...
24 December 2018
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It is now just three weeks until licensing of Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) is extended. The new rules, which will require...
10 September 2018
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A buy to let mortgage firm says it’s likely that there will be a spike in refinancing enquiries as landlords meet...
02 July 2018
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Letting agents and others in the private rental sector have responded to the latest government intervention - a review into how...
21 June 2018
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The government has announced a review to assess how selective licensing is used and find out how well it is working...
20 June 2018
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The Residential Landlords’ Association is upset at the government’s confirmation that the extension of mandatory HMO licensing will come into force...
02 March 2018
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The government has announced new minimum space requirements for private lettings in a bid to reduce problems of overcrowding. In addition to...
02 January 2018
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The Association of Residential Letting Agents and other trade bodies have not yet responded to the government’s announcement over the holiday...
02 January 2018
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The government has released more details on long-discussed proposals to tighten up licensing in the private rental sector. It wants landlords in...
28 December 2017
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The Association of Residential Letting Agents is warning that proposals to enforce minimum room sizes in HMOs in the privste rental...