Leaseholders left high and dry by Labour’s inaction on new law
Sunday 24 November marks six months since the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 was passed in the wash-up before the last general election. However, so far the Labour Party…
Khan to push Labour thanks to Greens
London Mayor Sadiq Khan has said that he is pushing the Labour Party government to include the ability for rent controls in London on private landlords as part of a…
Landlords getting away with slum conditions in half of councils
Data collected from councils around England and Wales highlight a sheer drop in rogue landlords being prosecuted, with more than 100 authorities saying that they have not prosecuted any housing…
Moving house costs inflation surges since Labour took power
Summer has long been the UK’s peak season for moving house, with demand, inflation, and prices, both reaching annual highs. In 2023, the cost of a summer move climbed by…
Housing budget in the UK is subsidising landlords to tune of £26bn
88% of the UK’s housing budget goes into the pockets of landlords, according to the 2024 UK Housing Review. In fact, the UK spent more on housing in recent years…
Carla Denyer tables crucial amendment on Renters’ Rights Bill
Green Party MP and co-leader Carla Denyer has backed Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) positions on licensing in a speech to a committee of MPs scrutinising the Labour Party…
Homelessness fund in budget is just £707 per household
In today’s Budget announcement, Rachel Reeves announced a measly £230m to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping: £230m to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping – #UKBudget — Dina Medland 💙 (@dinamedland)…
Renters’ Rights Bill has flaws around funding, expert warns MPs
A Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) expert member has highlighted key concerns about enforcement and licensing to a committee of MPs scrutinising the Labour Party government’s Renters’ Rights Bill…
new data shows landlord exodus not happened
ACORN – a union representing thousands of renters across England and Wales – welcomes planned reforms to private renting ahead of the second reading of the Renters’ Rights Bill in…
Local housing Allowance chaos ignored by new Labour government
Buried in the latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) housing figures is a damning fact about the current state of private renting for those on benefits. It shows that so…
Corbyn discusses the broader implications of the disaster
Former Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn has pointed out the broader implications of the Grenfell Tower disaster. Grenfell: “market domination” He said the Grenfell fire that killed 72 people in…
Renters’ Rights Bill is a half-baked piece of tinkering at the edges
The Labour Party government has introduced its Renters’ Rights Bill. Supporters of Keir Starmer have hailed the proposed legislation as somehow revelatory. However, in reality much of it is just…