Search Results for: Decent Homes Standards
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Regulation & Law
Decent Homes Standard delay sparks furious backlash
MPs and rent campaigners unite in condemnation of “disgraceful” lack of urgency in implementing decent home standard.
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Regulation & Law
WARNING: Landlords to face more ‘mouldy homes’ legal claims
New Decent Homes Standards rules for the PRS are at least 10 years away, but legal firms are gearing up with increased advertising
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Government begins consultation on new Decent Homes Standard
The updated standard, which staggeringly will not be implemented until 2037, will cover the private rented sector and ensure all tenants have a safe, warm and decent home.
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Regulation & Law
Labour confirms plan to stop landlords renting poorly-insulated homes
Energy and Net Zero Secretary Ed Miliband tells Labour Conference he is going to get tough on landlords who rent out 'cold and draughty' homes.
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Regulation & Law
Landlords and agents warned ‘Decent Homes Standard coming soon’
The government will shortly begin consulting on Decent Homes Standard for the private rented sector.
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Rental market
OFFICIAL: Eight in ten private renters ‘happy with their homes’
NRLA welcomes latest government report showing high levels of satisfaction in private rented sector
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Big London council brings 20,000 more rented homes into licensing
With one in four households in Lewisham renting privately, the Council says the new scheme will help it ensure landlords are providing safe and decent quality homes and fair treatment for renters.
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Shocking two-thirds of renters ‘reporting maintenance problems in homes’
Top problems include leaks or problems with plumbing, general repairs, energy supply, repairs not being carried out and damp or mould.
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Surveyors tell next UK government, homes must be ‘greener and cheaper’
Empowering a Sustainable Future is a 10-point roadmap calling for government to create safe, sustainable and affordable homes for all.
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Regulation & Law
Letting agents under told to reduce mould and damp in rented homes
Updated guidance jointly from three Government departments makes it clear Ministers want private rented sector to up its game.
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