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Rent controls and the abolition of Section 21 repossessions are outlined in the Green Party manifesto, released today. In relation to housing it calls for: Rent controls on private tenancies “which reflect average local income rates and the cost of maintenance.” An end to “no-fault evictions”. Measures to make it “easier to set up community-led housing […]

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A manifesto calling for a mandatory landlord register has been issued by the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH). The manifesto calls for the introduction of a mandatory national registration scheme for landlords and agents in England and for political parties to make energy efficiency a priority in housing across all UK nations. It says: “A quarter […]

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A report published over the weekend suggests Labour has dropped its controversial plan to offer tenants the right to buy their privately rented homes. The Financial Times reported the party has decided to abandon the plan amid fears the policy was ‘not workable’. It attributes the claims to “party figures familiar with its UK election […]

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A landlord licensing scheme in Nottingham has so far managed to issue full licences to fewer than three per cent of the applications received. In August 2018, Nottingham City Council introduced a Selective Licensing Scheme across many parts of the city as a key part of its efforts to address the quality and management of […]

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Electrical Safety Awareness Week, organised by Electrical Safety First and run in conjunction with the Home Office, aims to promote electrical fire safety in the home. According to Electrical Safety First, more than half of all accidental fires in the home are caused by electricity. The RLA has a wide range of resources on its […]

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New figures showing that landlords face a growing amount of time in getting judgement on repossession cases from the courts are boosting calls for the urgent need for dedicated housing courts to be established. Government statistics published today show that it now takes private landlords an average of 22.6 weeks from making a claim to […]

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Proposals by the Mayor of London to introduce rent controls have been dealt a critical blow as figures show rents across the capital falling in real terms. According to Office for National Statistics data published today, in the 12 months to October 2019 private sector rents in the capital increased by an average of 0.9 per cent. […]

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The Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick MP told the Housing, Communities and Local Government select committee last week that he is ‘not in favour’ of rent controls. Giving evidence to the select committee on the topic of possession reform, Mr Jenrick said: “I am not in favour of rent controls. As I said, that has proven […]

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Right to rent checks have been a source of confusion for some landlords since they were introduced in 2016. To protect landlords, the RLA supported a case against the right to rent legislation earlier this year led by the JCWI, where Justice Spencer made clear that the law was incompatible with human rights and should […]

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Rent controls, lifelong tenancies, a public landlord database and an end to Section 21 are among the calls in a report by the New Economics Foundation. The left-wing think tank has outlined a number of proposals it wants political parties to adopt in order to reform what it describes as the “broken economy”. It proposes: […]

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