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Michael Gove’s Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities hit back overnight at critics of the government’s Renters Reform Bill. The Bill...

Sharpened rules to double council tax on long term empty properties will come into force from April 1, says the government.  A...

Ukrainians who came to the UK following the Russian invasion will be able to apply for 18-month extensions to their visas,...

The Liberal Democrats have called on the government to bring in an emergency ban on no fault evictions and banks repossessing people’s homes...

A row has broken out over Section 21 between Michael Gove’s Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, and an all-party...

The new Housing Minister is Lee Rowley - who was a former housing minister during the short lived premiership of Liz Truss. Rowley...

The government is considering five different options for ground rent as the reform process for the sector begins. The government is committed...

PropTech supplier Lettspay has launched a new client account banking service for letting agents and property managers in partnership with Griffin...

The National Audit Office says the government will soon have to take hard decisions on the future for the Homes For...

The Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities says a new How To Rent guide will be issued today, October 2. Letting...

The Select Committee that shadows the work of Michael Gove’s Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities is complaining that its...

Automated client accounting platform Lettspay is set to launch a new client account banking product for letting agents. The supplier has worked...

Rental sector organisations have been given an indication by the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities that a new How...

It appears that a “wider range of behaviours” are likely to be taken into account in future when tenants are considered...

The Renters Reform Bill is being discussed by MPs this afternoon - although not as part of its long-running passage through...

In a surprise move, Housing Secretary Michael Gove has given the stand-in leader of activist group Generation Rent a prime role...

New government figures show how overdue the government's reform of private renting is, claims campaigning charity Shelter. The charity says the figures...

The government has indicated that the delayed publication of the latest How To Rent document is to be Friday March 24. The...

The government has delayed publication of the latest How To Rent document - it had been expected today.  The How to Rent...

It appears likely that Rachel Maclean is set to become the sixth housing minister in 12 months, replacing Lucy Frazer. In the...

Propertymark has given its backing to a clampdown by Housing Secretary Michael Gove on private landlords - although landlords themselves appear...

Propertymark backs government plans to introduce a social housing-style Decent Homes Standard in the private sector.   But it says there must be...

Labour’s new housing spokesperson, Matthew Pennycook, says his party would go further than the government on the subject of private rental...

As the Rishi Sunak government’s lower ranks finally take shape, the junior ministers working with Housing Secretary Michael Gove have been...

There seems to be an industry-wide sigh of relief that Rishi Sunak has become Prime Minister. His coronation marks the end of...

The Advertising Standards Authority has banned advertorial material issued by the government department responsible for rental reform and housing. Two Labour MPs...

In a late night announcement it was confirmed by the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities that Lee Rowley MP...

The National Audit Office has made scathing criticisms of government efforts to build more affordable housing. The public spending watchdog says the...

Two new ministers have been appointed to the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities - but at this stage it’s...

The government is intervening further in the running of Liverpool council, which operates a controversial private rental sector licensing scheme. Housing Secretary...

It’s been confirmed that the controversial Renters Reform Bill will still be introduced by the end of this session of Parliament,...

The National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team has published fresh guidance to help letting agents meet new requirements regarding...

The Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has been packed with MPs loyal to outgoing Prime Minister Boris Johnson, as...

If housing really is seen by Prime Minister Boris Johnson as one of his key policy goals, there must be uncertainty...

Speculation in national newspapers suggests that the government is considering giving local mayors some powers over parts of the private rented...

The government has released more details of the powers being given to local authorities to levy additional taxes on second homes.  The...

The government is admitting that its rental reform agenda is aimed primarily at the north of England - which just happens...

Agents are being urged to prepare for  changes to the Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm Regulations which may come in this...

Private rental property conditions and the enforcement of regulations by councils and government have all been in the firing line from...

A trade body says letting agents are receiving growing numbers of contracts from tenants wanting to take part in the Homes...

A major holiday let company in one of the country’s prime tourist destinations says more affordable homes should be built to...

Owners of second homes who abuse a tax loophole by claiming their often-empty properties are holiday lets will be forced to...

The government is clamping down - at least a little - on unvaccinated tenants in some specific circumstances.  New guidelines issued by...

Propertymark is telling its letting agent members that they have a role in helping solve the Afghan refugee crisis. It says some...

The government has announced that carbon monoxide alarms must be fitted in all private rental properties with fixed appliances such as...

The Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities says the long-awaited Rental Reform White Paper will now not be published until...