Mar 21, 2022 | Eviction, HHSRS, Other News
21 Mar 2022 The Mirror newspaper has launched a campaign to “make rented homes safer”. It says its campaign – called Safe As Houses – demands a national landlord register where those who let out properties would be forced to prove they met essential safety...
Jan 10, 2022 | Legislation & Regulations, Other News
10 Jan 2022 The government looks set to clamp down on holiday rentals and will this year formally consult on the concept of a mandatory register for England. Housing minister Chris Pincher has pledged that consultation on a Tourist Accommodation Registration Scheme...
Oct 26, 2020 | Legislation & Regulations, Other News
27 Oct 2020 A petition created by the Generation Rent group of activists and seeking a national landlord register appears to be struggling to win signatures. The campaign group – led by Baroness Alicia Kennedy – has been actively promoting the petition for...
May 5, 2020 | Legislation & Regulations, Not Fit and Proper, Other News
05 May 2020 A commission investigating affordable homes in the UK has called for annual private sector rent increases to be limited to a new index of income growth and for landlords to pay tenants’ removal costs in some circumstances. The Affordable...