A private member’s bill which would make it a legal requirement to install a functioning carbon monoxide detector in every rental and new build property has had its second reading in the House of...
Endorsed and commissioned by the UK Government, a new code has been published for the private rented sector. While parts of the code relate to mandatory legislation, most of the code sets out a...
The UK housing minister, Brandon Lewis, will today unveil a new code for the private rented sector designed to provide guidance on how to achieve high standards. Aimed particularly at new and inexperienced landlords,...
Nick Raynsford, the Labour MP for Woolwich and Greenwich, and former housing minister, has repeated his call for smoke alarms to be installed in all PRS homes. The call comes after a smoke alarm...
A new study from the Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA) has found that almost two-thirds of renters do not check if their letting agent or landlord is licenced. This simply isn’t a consideration...
SAFEagent has called on the government to make Client Monday Protection a legal requirement within the Consumer Rights Bill currently going through the Lords. Currently, no recompense is available if an agent if not...
The government has announced that the pilot area for landlords and agents to conduct immigration checks on migrant tenants will be the West Midlands, with Wolverhampton and Birmingham being the core centres of the...
Research from HSBC shows that although a property in perfect condition costs on average 43% more than one requiring renovation, this is the preferred option for two out of three landlords when expanding their...
The latest annual report from Accommodation for Students shows that the average rental value (ARV) in the student sector has fallen from £79.64pw per bedroom in 2013 to £79.27 in 2014. Unsurprisingly, London remains...
A joint report from the Chartered Institute of Housing and the Resolution Foundation has called on letting agents’ fees to tenants to be banned. In an effort to raise the minimum standards in the...
