Tag: local authorities
Local Authorities Buying Tenanted Rental Properties from ...
As more private landlords decide to exit the rental market, local authorities across the UK are stepping in with initiatives to purchase...
Council housing crisis looms as authorities call for action
England’s largest council house landlords are raising the alarm about the future of council housing because of a financial crisis...
House prices fall in nearly half of council areas
Despite a national average UK house price rise of 1.8%, research reveals that nearly half (48%) of local authority areas have seen...
Short-term lets are causing misery warns council
A council in London is warning Airbnbs are creating an ‘enforcement nightmare’
Westminster council is calling for new powers to...
Local authorities are using selective licensing as a R...
Lots of councils see selective licensing schemes as a way of improving housing stock in the private rented sector (PRS) and work hard...
Councils have more powers than the police when it comes t...
All tenants have a right to quiet enjoyment, but can councils still inspect a property if a tenant and landlord refuse?
The answer...