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Mental Health Issues and the Private Rental Sector
Problems with mental health have probably existed forever. The Bible has Jesus curing people with ‘evil spirits’, other people suffered from what we recognise as…
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Article in the Guardian 10th September 2018
We all live busy lives, so I hope you will forgive my reporting on an article in The Guardian from 10th September this year. I…
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Andy Burnham Makes Pronouncement on Asylum Seekers
Mayor of Manchester Andy Burnham’s latest pronouncement has been made on the subject of asylum seekers. Does he have a point? Since Mr Burnham became…
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Improved Protection for Private Sector Tenants
‘Improved protection for private sector tenants’ read the headline in the Manchester Weekly News (18th October 2018) in a column written by the Citizens Advice Bureau. …
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Housing Associations Praised by the Prime Minister
It is about 3 years since the then Prime Minister, David Cameron, blasted Housing Associations for inefficiency; he was supported in this by George Osborne,…
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The Chartered Institute of Housing
The Chartered Institute of Housing has its roots in the work of Octavia Hill, who sought to address the problems of poor housing. It has…
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Another Month Another Housing Minister
A new month and with it, a new housing minister. But is a new housing minister a compliment to the sector? It is not surprising…
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Bill to Force Landlords to Fix Safety Issues
The above was a recent headline in ‘Inside Housing’. Landlords forced to fix safety issues? Which landlords are those? No good landlord need be forced…
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After the General Election
After what feels like months of campaigning towards the General Election. Party political broadcasts and television debates, followed by discussions about what has been said,…
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General Election in June – Talk to your Candidates
Having repeatedly said that an early election was not envisaged, the Prime Minister, Teresa May, shocked everyone by announcing that there would be a general…
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The Housing White Paper 2017
The Housing White Paper was finally launched on 6th February, under the ambitious (possibly optimistic?) title of ‘Fixing our Broken Housing Market’. The document is…
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Social Landlords Cut Repair Budgets
A recent survey of 100 social landlord associations by Inside Housing, the trade magazine of the housing profession, has found that social landlords are cutting…
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The New Housing and Planning Act 2016
The New Housing and Planning Act 2016 has introduced yet more legislation for landlords to wrestle with as they manage their portfolios. With the buzz-words…
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A Seasonal Story
All over the country, seasonal lights are festooned along our high streets, supposedly in memory of a birth 2000 years ago. Whether it is believed…
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Housing and Planning Not Enough for New Minister
As reported last week, the housing sector welcomed a new Minister, Gavin Barwell. A fairly youthful 41, he had already impressed private sector landlords by…
