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A council is asking landlords to sign a document declaring they are letting safe and compliant properties. Dorset council has launched the...
23 February 2024
From: Breaking News
A building society says it is considering ending its policy of lending to buyers of holiday lets. Martese Carton, the director of...
09 January 2024
From: Breaking News
There have been several examples of local councils asking private landlords to help find accommodation for refugees - but now the...
18 July 2023
From: Breaking News
Housing Secretary Michael Gove says the long-awaited Renters Reform Bill, first promised in 2019, will finally be introduced into Parliament next...
05 May 2023
From: Breaking News
A pilot scheme described as helping “tenants threatened with eviction to stay in their homes” has been extended after Cornwall Council...
11 August 2022
From: Breaking News
A new rent-to-own scheme means some tenants can save a slice of their rent to help build a deposit to buy. Financial...
27 July 2022
From: Breaking News
The architects of the Fairer Private Rented Sector White Paper have been housing minister Eddie Hughes MP, Housing Secretary Michael Gove...
18 June 2022
From: Rental Reform
Gedling council in Nottinghamshire is the latest local authority to resume consultations on Selective Licensing after putting initial proposals on ice...
03 May 2022
From: Breaking News
An innovative pilot project aiming to reduce evictions by providing free mediation between private landlords and tenants has been launched in...
09 November 2021
From: Breaking News
A fire and rescue service is asking landlords who own or manage HMOs to get involved in a pilot scheme. Over the...
28 October 2021
From: Breaking News
Welsh Nationalist politicians are complaining about a finance company which identified part of Wales as having attractive yields for buy to...
21 July 2021
From: Breaking News
Since the eviction ban was lifted on May 31, landlords are once again able to move forward with eviction proceedings. However,...
25 June 2021
From: Property Investment & Strategy
There appears to be no evidence yet as to the effectiveness or otherwise of the government’s mediation scheme, introduced ahead of...
07 June 2021
From: Breaking News
A local council has let it be known that it’s in a pilot mediation scheme set up by the government -...
03 March 2021
From: Breaking News
A council has launched a pilot scheme involving private landlords willing to lease their properties to the authority for five years. Cardiff...
10 February 2021
From: Breaking News
The controversial Right to Rent scheme, which requires landlords in England to check the immigration status of their tenants, often leads...
22 April 2020
From: Breaking News
Private landlords will have a major say in a court case considering the future of the government’s Right to Rent scheme. The...
10 July 2019
From: Rental Reform
The two candidates for Conservative leader are being urged to make a public commitment to abolishing the controversial Right to Rent...
24 June 2019
From: Breaking News
The Home Office has announced that it plans to reassess its Right to Rent scheme that requires landlords in England to...
07 March 2019
From: Breaking News
The government’s decision to launch a £200m pilot scheme last week to extend Right to Buy to housing association tenants -...
20 August 2018
From: Breaking News
A pilot scheme has been launched with a view to improving property standards, increasing awareness, boosting engagement and increasing housing supply...