Housing and Community
Charting the housing shortage and the challenges of the private rented sector.
East London rent-to-rent scammers handed £187K fine
Fine issued after couple fail to license six HMOs
Government chastised over Green Homes Grant scheme
Longer-term approach sought as NAO labels the failed initiative overly complex and unsatisfactory
Civil penalties can be applied separately to both companies and individuals
Where it is possible to apply housing civil penalties, ‘this is the route to go’
Enfield selective licensing housing scheme goes live
One in three children live in poverty across the north London borough: ‘without a doubt linked to the quality of housing’
‘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.