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The Shelter Viewpoint May Be Changing
I am not slow to criticise Shelter; professionally in a past life, I experienced their inflexible attitude towards landlords, many of whom had behaved with…
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Brexit and the Private Rental Sector
I have deliberately not made reference to the results of the Brexit Referendum on 16th June 2016; I don’t really feel my own politics should…
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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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Private Landlords – Here We Go Again
The recent release of ‘Mamma Mia – here we go again’, the sequel/prequel (it’s a bit of both) to ‘Mamma Mia’ brought to my mind…
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Summer Days and Checking Tenant Ways
The long, hot summer days continue and whilst many tenants may decide to ‘staycation’ because of the heat, there are a few things landlords and…
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Mandatory Electrical Safety Checks
Mandatory electrical safety checks are to be introduced. It has been tossed into the ether many times over the years, but it has taken the…
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Right to Rent going to Judicial Review
It has been announced that the Right to Rent legislation is to go to Judicial Review at the High Court, as the worth of the…
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Minimum Room Sizes for Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs)
Minimum room sizes are to be introduced for houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) from October, to ensure that rooms are suitable for adult habitation. Houses…
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The Changing Names at the Ministry of Housing
Ever visited an historic house and traced the changing architectural styles so often seen as owners adapt the properties to meet the changing needs of…
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Universal Credit is Not Good Value for Money
It is finally official. Universal Credit is not good value for money and probably never will be. It has taken a good few years, but…
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Mayor of Manchester Andy Burnham Responds
Last month, I promised I would write to the Mayor of Manchester, Andy Burnham, about his jumping on the bandwagon of fighting the ‘Rogue Landlord’. …
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Tenant Fee Charges Abolished in Wales
It seems a very long time since I was warning that Shelter had adopted the issue of the tenant fee charges tenants had to pay…
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First sitting of the Tenants Fees Bill Legislation
June 5th saw the first sitting of the Tenants Fees Bill. Despite there having been legislation required for Agents for over 2 years around transparency of…
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Tenant Training at Last
It seems that the charity Crisis has finally seen the benefit of tenant training to help vulnerable people to secure a home to live in….
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A letter to Andy Burnham
I am sure I cannot be the only one who believes that when a politician such as Andy Burnham wants to make a stand, wants…
