The Home Office has published the latest versions of its right to rent Codes of Practice for landlords, agents and homeowners.

Pointing out that the UK has the oldest housing stock in Europe (for example, 22% built pre-1919 and 11% built interwar between 1919 and 1944) the CIH (Chartered Institute of Housing) says that it's 2022 Housing Review (30th edition, to be published on 28th March 2022) will point out that faster progress is needed if the Govt wishes to meet either its short or long term energy efficiency and decarbonisation targets.

The estate and letting agent professional body Propertymark has marked the start of National Empty Homes Week (28th February to 6th March) by writing to the Levelling Up Secretary, Michael Gove MP, calling on him to provide incentives to owners and landlords of vacant dwellings for bring the empty homes back into use.

Research carried out for Direct Line business insurance appears to show that 24% of private rented sector landlords don't feel on top of and suffer stress brought on by the pace of regulatory change in the sector.

A private sector landlord in Ilford has been fined $45,000 and ordered to pay council costs of almost £14,500 with the District Judge at Stratford Magistrates Court stating that the landlord had caused a "significant degree of harm" to his tenants.

The Dept for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities is urging households to prepare for receiving the £150 portion of their energy bill rebate designed to help with the rise in cost of energy bills from April.

46% of private rented sector tenants are unsure of the energy performance rating of the home that they live in according to a survey of 2,048 tenants carried out on behalf of the NRLA.

The Home Office has announced that the end date for the temporary adjusted right to rent check process put in place due to the pandemic...

Camden Council has secured banning orders against 4 rogue landlords operating an unlicensed and unsafe HMO in the Kilburn area of the borough.

The CIEH and the CTSI (Chartered Trading Standards Institute) have jointly written to Minister of State at DLUHC, Kemi Badenoch MP warning that a shortfall of qualified officers could critically affect frontline Local Authority regulatory services that protect the public and ensure safe housing food and products for consumers as well as providing environmental protection.