The relationship between councils and private sector landlords is set to become a major scandal, akin to the Post Office controversy, according to Des Taylor,…
It seems odd that for years I have been saying that legislation to give tenants better security in the private rental sector is not needed,…
Just when you feel that there is nothing else the government, or prospective government, can do to make it harder for a private sector landlord…
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,…
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…
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…
The English Housing Survey Report covering the year 2016/2017 was published on 12th July 2018. The report outlines the characteristics and circumstances of social renters…
The horrors of the terrorist attacks in Manchester and London were still fresh in our minds when a tragedy, almost certain to eclipse both, befell the…
The changes that have come thick and fast over the last 18 months are confusing for even the most experienced landlords. How difficult is it,…
The English Housing Survey and Professor Michael Ball of Reading University, (shortly to publish a report on regulation in the private sector) are the brave…