Tag: housing policy
Political parties take different paths on housing policy
With the party conference season now over for another year, a property firm says the main political parties are taking different approaches...
Labour announces major overhaul of homebuying system to c...
The Labour government has announced the biggest shake-up to the homebuying system in decades.
Under the proposals, which aim to cut...
Pet charity warns landlords may reject pets after insuran...
A pet charity has warned a government amendment to remove the right for landlords to require pet damage insurance will mean fewer landlords...
Deputy PM Angela Rayner admits to underpaying stamp duty ...
Angela Rayner, the deputy prime minister and housing secretary, has confessed to underpaying stamp duty on a Hove flat purchase, saying...
Think tank calls for crackdown on landlords profiting fro...
A left-wing think tank is calling for councils to be granted new powers to prevent landlords from profiting from Right to Buy.
As previously...
Court delays leave landlords waiting eight months to recl...
Landlords face the longest wait for possession in over two years, according to figures published by the Ministry of Justice.
The average...
Council under fire over immediate HMO rule change
A legal expert has accused a council of “abuse of power” over its failure to give prior warning before introducing new rules for...
