Tag: housing standards
Homes left unmortgageable due to spray foam insulation
Spray foam insulation has made many houses unsellable and unmortgageable, despite a government eco scheme encouraging homeowners and...
Council inspects 500 PRS homes – and finds 2,000 is...
A council that launched its selective licensing scheme for private rented sector homes in March claims to have inspected 500 properties...
Council reintroduces its selective licensing scheme
Gedling Borough Council is set to reintroduce a selective licensing scheme in Netherfield, Nottingham, aiming, it says, to enhance...
Two-thirds of landlords lack EPC C rating as many plan re...
Two-thirds of landlords currently own at least one property that does not have an EPC C rating, according to Foundation Home Loans.
London council to expand its selective licensing scheme
A London council is looking at a significant expansion of its selective licensing scheme which will cost landlords £923.
After being...
Professional body pushes for licensing schemes to be doub...
Selective licensing schemes should DOUBLE from five to ten years, says professional body.
The Chartered Institute of Environmental...
Private providers lead social housing growth but challeng...
Despite an increase in affordable housing, only 700 social homes were built in England last year, according to the Regulator of Social...
