Would you consider committing to not paying your energy bill? A campaign called Don’t Pay UK is calling for one million people to stop paying their energy bills from October 1. A group of anonymous activists are behind the campaign, which is a protest against the huge price hikes in energy bills we’ve seen over …
A report has found that more than 100 MPs make significant income from renting out properties that they own. At least 17 percent of MPs own properties that generate a “significant” rental income of more than £10,000, according to new research from an anti-corruption organisation. Transparency International UK has published an analysis of parliamentarians’ parliamentary …
There’s actually quite a lot more legal protection for tenants than most people renting property realise. Over the last few months, the government has announced several measures and plans to try and improve the sector for tenants. Often people are worried about renting after reading horror stories about things going wrong – a leaking washing …
Tomorrow is the fifth anniversary of the Grenfell fire, but are high rises any safer today than they were then? On 14th June 2017, 72 people died in a fire in the Grenfell Tower high rise in North Kensington, West London. A further 74 people suffered non-fatal injuries, 20 of which were seriously injured, while …
As a landlord, your main concern should always be your tenant’s safety in your property, so should you PAT test for additional safety? Legally required certification is designed to ensure that all properties are as safe as, well… houses! Over time, the legal requirements for housing has changed, so as a reminder, here is what …
Originally due to come into force in Wales on 15th July 2022, the Renting Homes Act will now be postponed until 1st December of this year. The five-and-a-half-month delay has been announced by the Welsh government in response to what it described as ‘representations from both private and social landlords’. The ways landlords can evict …
First details of the ‘private rental portal’ revealed in last weeks’ Queen’s Speech have emerged. It is thought the portal will be similar to portals already in use in Wales and Scotland, but more comprehensive. These portals will use the address of each private rented property in England to create a database of homes and …
Prince Charles reveals plan to overhaul housing policy in Queen’s speech Prince Charles has officially delivered the Queen’s Speech and opened Parliament today this week, with plans to overhaul the housing policy were among the 38 bills discussed. The purpose of the Queen’s speech, which she had to ‘reluctantly’ pull out of due to ‘episodic …
The government has announced new plans to revive town centres and landlords with high street shops which have been empty for a year will be forced to rent them out. In the Queen’s Speech today (Tuesday 10th May), it is expected new legislation will be announced, which will allow pubs and restaurants to use pavements …
In a bid to improve home-ownership, Prime Minister Boris Johnson is considering a return of the right-to-buy scheme for housing association tenants Young people today have long struggled to get on the housing ladder, due to rising rents and spiralling house prices. So Boris Johnson is looking at the Thatcher era scheme, to give people …
