Ealing Council is to commence its new additional and selective licensing schemes from April 1st 2022.

The Govt has published a factsheet, in English, Ukrainian and Russian language versions, for individuals and families fleeing from Ukraine to the UK detailing the process to be followed for their entry to the UK.

The Dept for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities has announced a package of measures in line with its wider plans to reform standards and regulation in the rented housing sector that will see stronger enforcement against "failing social landlords".

A husband and wife couple operating an HMO above a shop in Northwood in the London borough of Hillingdon have been found guilty at Uxbridge Magistrates Court of "a string of offences" in breach of housing and building laws.

The LGA is publishing information and best practice guidance for Local Authorities and others seeking to ensure that accommodation provided by sponsors in the UK is suitable and safe for occupation by refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine.

Luton Council's South Ward selective and additional licensing scheme will come into effect on 1st April.

The LGA in its statement responding to Chancellor Rishi Sunak's Spring Statement has said that "The continued model of relying on council tax raising powers to increase councils' core spending power is not sustainable or fair on local taxpayers or those who rely on council services."

Cornwall Council is running a public consultation (which closes on 27th May 2022) on how it enforces against private rented sector landlords as it looks to update its Private Sector Housing Enforcement Policy.

The housing market has gone through phenomenal changes since the millennium. In that time private rented sector households have doubled to 4.4 million, there are now an estimated 1.5 million private landlords, the social housing sector has withered on the vine and – the 2004 Housing Act came into force putting in place a licensing system that Local Authorities could use as part of their private rented housing regulatory toolkit

The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy has published eligibility guidance to support and encourage domestic property owners and owners of small commercial premises commissioning low carbon heating technologies, such as heat pumps, through the Boiler Upgrade Scheme.