Damp & Mould Investigation Finds Thousands Of Homes Affected
A Government investigation into damp and mould in the social housing sector has disclosed initial findings which show a significant number of homes in the social sector are affected by…
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LICENSING: Tribunals Order Two Landlords To Pay £30,000 In Rent Repayment Orders
Two London landlords have been handed hefty rent repayment orders for letting poorly managed, unlicensed HMOs. Five tenants shared £14,055 after a First Tier Property Tribunal ruled that the shared…
Councils’ Frosty Reception For HMOs Sees Number Decline In Key Regions
England’s HMO market has shrunk by more than 21,000 properties in the last two years as local councils ramp up planning rules and licensing schemes. Numbers were down by -2.4%…
Landlords Are Taking Action As Tax Bills And Refurb Costs Rise Above Rent Yields
The festive period is over, and as we enter the second month of 2023, the year has well and truly begun. For many landlords, 2022 was a mixture of tough…
Capital Gains For Landlords As Tenants Flock Back To London
Landlords with properties in central London saw the highest levels of tenant demand across England and Wales in the last quarter of 2022. After falling out of favour during the…
NEW: Gove Sets Sights On Scrapping Leasehold Ownership
Housing Secretary Michael Gove has promised to scrap most leaseholds in England this year. The government will make it much easier for leaseholders in flats to take over their buildings…
Landlords To Challenge Scottish Rent Control Extension
A coalition of landlords and letting agencies are to seek a legal challenge to the Scottish Government’s rent control and eviction ban legislation and its proposed extension from April. The…
Legal: UK Supreme Court Ruling Favours Landlord In Service Charge Dispute
The case involved Sara & Hossein Asset Holdings Ltd v Blacks Outdoor Retail Ltd and revolved around a service charge certificate (SCC) issued by the landlord (SHAH), and the question…
Minister Told Looming Tenancy Reform Will Reduce Student Housing Supply
The government has been urged to exempt all student housing from its plans for open-ended tenancies or risk making it harder for students to enter higher education. Groups representing universities…
Former Tory Housing Ministers Call For Radical Shake-Up Of Policy
Four former housing ministers have backed a Tory thinktank policy paper that urges a radical rethink of government housebuilding policies. The Centre for Policy Studies report, The Case for Housebuilding,…