The Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) has sent "a clear message to social landlords that they must deal with damp and mould as the serious hazards that they are, treat tenants with respect, and take their concerns seriously".

Shropshire Council says it has seen an increase in households approaching it for housing assistance and so is appealing to private rented sector landlords to get in touch if they think they can offer a tenancy to someone in housing need.

Homelessness charity Crisis and landlord association the NRLA have announced their "innovative" partnership aimed at reducing homelessness in the UK by improving access to the private rented sector (PRS).

The consultation also covers the Private Rented Sector Offer process carried out by local authorities which will become irrelevant once assured shorthold tenancies and fixed term tenancies as well as s.21 notices are abolished.

Reported in Property Investor Post, the research by the National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) suggests that of private rented sector (PRS) landlords who have served a repossession notice "at some point", over half had done so due to anti-social behaviour or criminal activity on the part of the tenant.

DLUHC has announced it is to make over £8 million available to local authorities to "bolster" their enforcement activity against owners and developers of high rise residential properties requiring repairs to be made to cladding post the Grenfell fire tragedy.

In a letter covering the state of the private rented sector to Parliament's Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee, Housing Minister Felicity Buchan MP advised that there appear to be 260,000 fewer PRS households today than 5 years ago. She also advised the committee that, in relation to selective licensing, the Government doesn't collect data on the income derived by local authorities from housing enforcement activity.

If the proposed additional licensing scheme for smaller HMO properties is approved by the council it is set to commence in April 2023. The previous additional licensing scheme ended in September this year.

A landlord who failed to licence a house in multiple occupation (HMO) under Haringey Council's boroughwide additional licensing scheme must repay over £10,000 of rent to 4 tenants under a rent repayment order (RRO).

An extra £50 million of funding is being made available for councils this winter to help the most vulnerable households to pay off rent arrears or find new accommodation if they are being evicted.