The government’s Renters (Reform) Bill will fail without proper financial support of local authorities to deliver it, MPs have warned.
The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for the Private Rented Sector has published a report on the Bill which…
News this week that the rent cap in Scotland has led to higher rents will be a story ignored by the likes of Shelter, Generation Rent and Acorn.
But my first thought was, who’d have thunk it?
Capping rents at a time when landlords are seeing their over…
The number of children living in temporary accommodation in England has reached a new record high, according to government figures.
It says that nearly 139,000 children are homeless and living in hostels, B&Bs or other places, an increase of 14% co…
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More than 815,000 private renters are under threat of eviction this winter, according to new research by Shelter.
The housing charity reveals private renters in England are fearing the worst, with 3.5 million tenants (43%) saying they are now worried …
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s cabinet reshuffle has seen Rachel Maclean sacked after just nine months in the job and replaced with Lee Rowley.
Mr Rowley has become the 7th housing minister since 2020 and the 16th over the last 13 years.
Section 21 court proceedings have reached a record record-breaking seven-year high, according to new research.
In figures released by the Ministry of Justice, between July and September this year, 8,399 landlords in England started Section 21 no-fault …
King Charles has delivered his first King’s Speech as monarch, setting out the government’s legislative agenda for the year ahead.
The speech outlined 21 bills that ministers aim to pass in the next Parliamentary session, which will last un…
Homeless charity Shelter has hit out at the prospect of charities being fined for dishing out tents to homeless people under government plans – which could be revealed in tomorrow’s King’s Speech, the Sunday Times reveals.
The paper q…
Hi, I’m sure a lot of us landlords watched the BBC programme about the housing market, which disappointingly stopped short of looking at the directly associated PRS problems in detail and the reasons behind the quagmire successive governments whi…
Hello, Landlords are beset with so many problems now that the question must be asked – is it worth it? Consider the looming Renters (Reform) Bill, which effectively removes control of a property from the landlord and presents it to the sitting te…
The government will proceed with the Renters (Reform) Bill with a second reading scheduled for Monday, the Financial Times reveals.
The Bill, which aims to end no-fault evictions and make renting safer and fairer for millions of people in England
A coalition of 30 charities and non-profit organisations has called on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to deliver the Renters (Reform) Bill and end Section 21 ‘no-fault’ evictions.
The group, led by homeless charity Shelter, say that the current…
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