Tag: Housing
Council encourages landlords with its ‘Repair and R...
A council has relaunched its ‘Repair and Rent’ scheme with big improvements to incentivise landlords to bring empty properties...
Call for more PRS enforcement funding in England
A charity is calling for more government funding to help councils enforce housing and health standards in the private rented sector...
Council to buy homes with a REIT to tackle homelessness
A London council has announced it will create a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) to secure homes for housing homeless people and...
Scottish landlords hammer rent cap proposals in governmen...
The Scottish Government has published the results of a public consultation on its New Deal for Tenants proposals and found that, unsurprisingly,
Scottish Greens hit back at landlord claims
A political party has hit back at claims made by the Scottish Association of Landlords which said that 22,000 homes have disappeared...
Housing benefit gap leaves one million renters struggling
One million private renters who depend on Universal Credit are unable to cover their rent with the housing benefit they receive, the...
Chancellor targets holiday lets in £300m tax crackdown
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is expected to announce a £300 million tax crackdown on second-home owners who rent out their properties to...
