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Government to give councils and housing associations the help they need to replace unsafe Grenfell-style cladding.
Comment from Shelter on the Prime Minister’s announcement that the government will fully fund the removal and replacement of dangerous cladding by councils and housing associations. Polly Neate, CEO of Shelter, said: “For more than six months Shelter has been calling on the government to step up to the plate, and today the Prime Minister did. “It’s great…
Read MorePetition launched to reintroduce full mortgage interest relief and to drop the 3% stamp duty surcharge
Petition launched by Mark Homer to UK Government and Parliament. Reintroduce full mortgage interest relief and to drop the 3% stamp duty surcharge. Petition details as shown on Government website: ‘We call on the Government to reintroduce full mortgage interest relief and to drop the 3% stamp duty surcharge which is increasing homelessness by driving…
Read MoreGovernment publishes Tenant Fees Bill to ban letting fees across England
The Government has now published it’s Tenant Fees Bill, which will ban all letting and agents fees charged to tenants by agents and landlords in England. The new government bill to ban letting fees across England is set to save tenants millions of pounds and make the market fairer and more transparent. The Bill will…
Read MoreShelter’s response to government stats showing more than 150 social tower blocks are still covered in Grenfell-style cladding.
More than 150 social tower blocks still covered in Grenfell-style cladding, official figures show Official figures recently released on cladding similar to that used on Grenfell Tower show: Across the country there are currently 297 tower blocks over 18m with similar cladding to that used at Grenfell. 151 of these are social housing buildings. Of the social…
Read MoreGovernment needs to ramp up the supply of low-cost rented homes says JRF
New analysis from the independent Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) shows how nearly 600 additional low-cost rented homes need to be built every week in order to fix the broken housing market and help low-income families escape poverty. JRF is calling on the Government to use its forthcoming Social Housing Green paper to commit to building 78,000…
Read MoreCitizens Advice is backing call by MP’s for greater protection for vulnerable tenants.
Citizens Advice is backing a call by MPs on the housing committee to give greater protection to vulnerable tenants who fear revenge eviction. On Monday this week, Citizens Advice revealed in a report that a quarter of a million households in England put up with shoddy or unsafe homes out of fear of eviction. The…
Read MoreNumber of Build to Rent homes across UK up by 30% according to new research
The British Property Federation (BPF) has published its first set of annual data on the build-to-rent sector’s growth, which shows the total number of build-to-rent homes complete, under construction and in planning across the UK has increased by 30 per cent in the past year. In the UK there are now 117,893 build-to-rent homes –…
Read MoreGovernment takes steps to professionalise the estate agent market
Press release from Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and Sajid Javid MP 8th April 2018 headlined ‘Government to professionalise the estate agent market’. New measures will be introduced to professionalise the estate agent market, driving up standards and bringing an end to ‘rogue managing agents’. Estate agents will now be required to hold…
Read MoreRogue landlords face being forced out of the sector
Announcement today from Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and Heather Wheeler MP. Rogue landlords face being forced out of the sector as new banning orders are brought in and a national database of offenders goes live. Rogue landlords who rent out substandard properties face being forced out of the sector as new banning…
Read MoreShelter’s response to worrying new government stats showing that no social homes with Grenfell-style cladding have had it replaced in the last month.
No social homes with Grenfell-style cladding have had it replaced in the last month, official figures show Official figures released on cladding similar to that used on Grenfell Tower show: Since last month no additional social homes have had Grenfell-style cladding replaced. In total only 7 social housing buildings have fully replaced the unsafe cladding.…
Read MoreShelter response to MHCLGS’s homelessness stats
Shelter response to MHCLGS’s homelessness stats; · In the last 5 years, the number of homeless families living in temporary accommodation has increased by 48%. · Losing a private tenancy remains the single biggest cause of homelessness. 16,320 households became homeless after being evicted from a privately rented home in the last year, accounting for…
Read MoreAlmost £300 million government investment to deliver more homes across England
Government Investment to unlock more homes across England announced yesterday 21st March 2018. Almost £300 million government investment in Greater Manchester, the West of England and Oxfordshire is set to help deliver thousands of much-needed new homes for local communities, Housing Secretary Sajid Javid announced 21 March 2018. Greater Manchester is set to receive £68…
Read MoreCrackdown on those renting out overcrowded and dangerous homes
Measures to improve overcrowded and dangerous living conditions of private tenants in shared homes were laid before Parliament yesterday (15 March 2018) by Housing Minister Heather Wheeler. Councils are being given tough new powers to tackle the small minority of rogue landlords who rent out overcrowded properties and impose fines of up to £30,000 for…
Read MoreFMB responds to PM speech ‘Building a Britain fit for future’
In response to the Prime Minister’s speech, Building a Britain fit for future, Brian Berry Chief Executive of the FMB said: “Small sites tend to deliver more quickly and smaller builders, for whom short term financing is more of a concern, have every incentive to build and sell quickly. More opportunities for these smaller developments…
Read MoreShelter responds to PM speech on housing
Shelter responds to PM speech on housing. Polly Neate, CEO of Shelter, said: “We welcome today’s speech for recognising the scale of our housing emergency and the fact our current housebuilding system is clearly not fit for purpose. “The Prime Minister has shown the government is willing to take on developers and challenge them over…
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