The long-promised renters’ (reform) bill will be published later today almost three-and-a-half years after the government was elected on a manifesto promising to end “no-fault” evictions. Among the new proposals, no-fault, or Section 21, evictions which currently allow landlords to take back possession from tenants without giving a reason will be scrapped, » Read More
In a statement to the House of Commons, housing under-secretary Eddie Hughes announced to MPs the government’s intended white paper to introduce a fairer private rented sector. Hughes lorded the plans as “the biggest set of reforms in a generation”. Labour welcomed the move, but shadow minister Matthew Pennycook was cautious given that the government…
The Housing secretary Michael Gove will today announce plans to overhaul the government’s previous proposals for tackling the cladding crisis. Following the Grenfell Tower fire in 2017 in which 72 people died, recommendations from phase 1 of the Grenfell inquiry has led to major changes in fire safety standards. But the Fire Safety Act 2021…
It has become something of a joke that planning permission in the UK takes forever to attain. The government is trying to address this, as well as issues around affordable homes, with a drastic overhaul to planning rules. “The current planning system in the UK is highly discretionary,” explained Anthony Breach, a senior analyst for…
Several leading figures in UK housing have advised ministers that a “radical rethink” on housing delivery is needed if the government is to succeed in levelling up the country, as new research suggests that over the next two decades as many as 140,000 homes will be required every year particularly in the North and the…
