1+ hour, 32+ min ago   (430+ words) A group of MPs has warned that residents living in housing association properties are being “failed” and is calling on the government to introduce further legislation. In a letter to Housing Minister Matthew Pennycook, the MPs claim that while recent…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (421+ words) The government has claimed the Renters’ Rights Act cracks down on rental discrimination in the private rented sector. In a parliamentary written answer, housing minister Matthew Pennycook claimed the act addresses overt discriminatory practices. Under the Renters’ Rights Act, it…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (328+ words) The government has claimed, despite not setting a specific target for the number of affordable homes to be built, it remains committed to “delivering the biggest increase in social and affordable housebuilding in a generation”. In answer to a written…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (373+ words) The government has announced new planning reforms aimed at making it easier to build homes near train stations. Under the government’s new National Planning Policy Framework, there will be a default ‘yes’ for homes within a reasonable walking distance of…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (313+ words) Social housing landlords already have strong powers to deal with anti-social behaviour, the government has claimed. In a parliamentary written answer, Labour’s Baroness Taylor of Stevenage said the Crime and Policing Act had strengthened the powers available to police to…...

2+ week, 1+ hour ago   (1209+ words) This article, ‘Why Labour needs a rogue tenant database to protect decent tenants‘ by Landlord Crusader, just demonstrated the Government’s extraordinary disregard for the interests of property owners. The underlying philosophy appeared much simpler: one group possesses an asset that…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (313+ words) London Mayor Sadiq Khan has announced £400,000 in funding to help tenants challenge rogue landlords. The Mayor’s Renters’ Rights Enforcement Fund will provide two organisations with funding to help tenants understand their rights and challenge rogue landlords. The remaining funding will…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (416+ words) The government has admitted it does not collect data on how enforcement action against landlords has changed over the past five years. In a written parliamentary answer, Housing Minister Baroness Taylor of Stevenage confirmed the government will require councils to…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (604+ words) Commonhold was first introduced in England and Wales in 2002 but failed to take off due to a lack of industry support. Even now, not all lenders will lend on commonhold, and many estate agents, conveyancers and managing agents do not…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (327+ words) Rural landlords are at the centre of a political row over claims that the Renters’ Rights Act is driving them to sell up and reducing the number of homes to rent. Northumberland County Council’s Conservative cabinet member for public safety,…...