Minister for Rough Sleeping and Housing, Eddie Hughes, confirms Social housing residents will be better protected as part of a review to ensure they are listened to. The review on qualifications and professional training will drive up standards by making sure social housing staff are better equipped to support tenants, deal effectively with complaints, and make sure homes are of good quality. The Social Housing White Paper Professionalisation Review will explore the qualificati

I would like to hear other members opinions on HMO room sizes. I understand that national standards for room sizes for singles over 10 years old is 6.51sq m so that should include adults as well. I have two rooms in an HMO which are 7.6sq m and 7.0 sq m respectively and below the minimum room sizes required by the council who have issued my HMO licence and whose room size requirements exceed national standards. Is there anything preventing me from renting both rooms out to one

I am an executor of an estate that includes a property that is currently empty. Probate has been entered, but a caveat has stopped this process. In addition to this, the title deeds are missing, so there could be many months before if and when probate is granted that the house can be sold. In the meantime, may I rent out the property, with the proceeds going into the estate? It would make sense to use a letting agent to keep matters professional. Who would I need permission