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Number of housing transaction ‘stabilising’
Provisional official estimates of UK residential transactions suggest the number of deals has ‘stabilised’ above their pre-Coronavirus level. The figures, from the Office of National…
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Local authorities lack information about private rented sector
Most local authorities taking part in a Government study of their management of the private rented sector were insufficiently informed about local rental stock. This…
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New deal for renters, tough deal for landlords
Publishing a ’new deal for private renters’, the Government has made clear that when it comes to private rented sector reform, its sympathies are fair…
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Welsh minister acknowledges disruption caused by new rental law
Implementation of the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 has been put back six months. Welsh Minister for Climate Change Julie James said she had made…
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Duty to make ‘reasonable adjustments’ to be extended to common areas
An extension of the requirement for landlords to allow ‘reasonable adjustments’ to their properties for the benefit of disabled tenants has been proposed by the…
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Johnson plots end to ‘generation rent’
Housing association tenants are to be given the right to buy their homes, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced. Currently, council tenants are eligible to…
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NRLA calls for end to housing benefits freeze
Vulnerable renters are facing ‘a perfect cost of living storm’, said the National Residential Landlords Association in a call on the Government to unfreeze housing…
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‘Ofsted-style’ inspections and unlimited fines for failing social landlords
Social housing landlords are to face more stringent regulation under a new proposed law introduced to Parliament this week. The Social Housing Regulation Bill is…
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