Housing and Community
Charting the housing shortage and the challenges of the private rented sector.
‘When it comes to statutory nuisance, you ARE the expert’
Taking the ‘prejudicial to health’ line isn’t used nearly as much as it could be, says EH doctoral researcher Tim Everett.
London council secures landlord banning orders
Camden now has three of capital’s four orders in place.
Tales from the front line: ‘Our intervention involving tenants really does work’
Camden Council’s Rogue Landlord Taskforce brings together the skills of EHPs and a tenancy relations officer to great effect.
PRS is ‘not fit for families’, says Shelter
Charity calls for landlord register and a consumer regulator for housing.
HHSRS ‘could benefit from a rebrand’
Review of rating system reveals stakeholder suggestions for improvement.
Calls for landlord register backed by coalition
Two years on from government’s pledge to scrap no-fault evictions – and no change in sight.
Social housing sector crying out for electrical safety checks
Mandate electrical checks across all rented housing in the same way as gas safety, urges charity.
Tales from the front line: ‘The old system was clunky’
A new inspection scheme is helping London authorities fulfil their obligation to inspect all temporary accommodation annually.
Ageing population makes poor quality housing an even greater concern
A third of all non-decent homes would cost just £1,000 to repair.
Croydon is latest council in housing scheme limbo
Scheme ‘is about relationship with landlords, not prosecution’, says councillor.