- Written by: Graham Norwood
In a late night announcement it was confirmed by the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities that Lee Rowley MP is to be the new housing minister. ...
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A prominent industry supplier has hit out at what he calls “the merry go round of housing ministers” following yet another new appointment. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
Pressure is growing to amend the 2019 Tenant Fees Act to allow charging additional deposits and insurance to cover pets in private rental accommodation. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
Labour’s candidate for London Mayor wants to control private rents - and he wants the capital to be a template for other big UK cities. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
Kevin Hollinrake, who until recently was the chairman of Hunters, has been named in an article about Tory MPs who have buy to let portfolios yet still claim public handouts for accommodation. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
A Labour Baroness, Alicia Kennedy, has been named as the new director of the fiercely pro-tenant Generation Rent campaign group. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
A Liberal Democrat MP is seeking to amend the Renters’ Reform Bill to make it illegal for tenants to be offered ‘sex-for-rent’ deals. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
Reports from China suggest that property investors from that country - a staple in the buy to let market in many UK cities - are buoyed by the landslide Conservative victory in the General Election. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
The Property Redress Scheme, one of the two government-backed redress operators for the lettings and sales service, has outlined its work in 2018 - and it’s given details of its largest compensation award, against a lettings agent. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
It’s been revealed this morning that there are two legal challenges being mounted against the Right To Rent policy, which obliges agents and landlords to check the legal right of tenants to be in the UK. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
The Private Members’ Bill that has won government backing - and which would give tenants the right to sue landlords over poor property conditions - is to make its next appearance in the Commons on Friday this week. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
In a blog which appears - perhaps surprisingly - to be supportive of Theresa May’s General Election manifesto, campaigning charity Shelter says 1.3m renters who continually struggle to pay their rent fit the Tory template of ‘Just About Managings.’ ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
A senior Labour spokesman has refused to rule out rent controls as a possible manifesto commitment for the June 8 General Election. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
The website of a respected political weekly journal says Right To Rent’s immigration checks provide cover for “buy to let bigots” who want to discriminate against certain types of tenant. ...
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