Decent Homes Standard
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Regulation & Law
MPs’ inquiry threatens yet more rental property regulation
Parliamentary committee reveals probe to assess whether further rules are required to fix 'crisis' in rental home quality.
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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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Latest property news
Section 21 WILL be abolished as Renters’ Reform Bill finally published
Government introduces landmark reforms to deliver fairer Private Rented Sector for tenants and landlords who will be able to recover their properties more easily from anti-social tenants.
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Latest property news
Propertymark: Councils need more cash to police ‘decent homes’
Local authorities need to be fully resourced for better homes and landlords who do not treat their tenants fairly need to be held accountable.
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Decent homes blueprint for PRS ‘falls short’ says leading industry figure
Safeagent claims the Government plan for a decent homes standard in private homes is too complicated.
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Landlords reject Government plan for decent homes in PRS
The NRLA says new laws are unnecessary as the existing regulations should be enforced first.
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Features
Levelling up the PRS
Nigel Lewis ploughs through 80 pages of the ‘Renters’ Reform Bill’ White Paper and asks the industry what they make of it.
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Latest property news
Beware tenants making dodgy property repair claims, warns legal expert
Property solicitor Carly Jermyn says new legislation has led to surge in claims by tenants, often supported by 'no-win, no-fee' legal firms.
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