Vagrancy Act criminalising homelessness to be repealed
The UK government has confirmed that it will repeal the Vagrancy Act, the 1824 law that criminalises rough sleeping and…
Gove’s cladding plans are ‘based on lazy and false assumptions’
Government plans to end the cladding scandal are based on lazy and false assumptions that individual landlords are property tycoons,…
Landlords welcome government plan to end cladding injustice
Landlords are welcoming an amendment to new laws that would end the injustice of there being worthy and unworthy leaseholders…
What Airbnb hosts should consider before renting out a property
Health and safety qualification service Phoenix Health & Safety has raised concerns about the lack of processes put in place…
Government UK House Price Index report released for December 2021
UK house prices continue to increase, according to the Government’s latest UK House Price Index. The annual price change is…
Nearly one third of UK tenants have hidden pets for over three years, study shows
A year on from the UK Government introducing changes to its Model Tenancy Agreement to remove the blanket ban on…
Research reveals average house prices on roads with romantic names
Research from property platform Boomin has looked at average house prices on roads with romantic names, just in time for…
Local authorities fail to record private rental sector complaints, says NRLA
Most local authorities in England do not accurately record the number of private rental sector (PRS) tenure complaints that they…
Westminster Council calls for stricter powers to tackle anti-social behaviour caused by short-term lets
Westminster City Council is calling for more regulations and restrictions to target the owners of irresponsibly managed short-term let properties.…
House price growth slowed in January, Halifax data shows
The latest Halifax House Prince Index reports that house price growth in the UK slowed to 0.3% in January. However,…