21 March 2019, Katie Coyne
Council referrals for modern day slavery have increased by 70% in the last year, according to the latest National Crime Agency statistics.
24 January 2019, Katie Coyne
Selective licensing schemes improve housing conditions and can reduce anti-social behaviour, according to a report from CIEH and Chartered Institute of Housing.
10 January 2019, Katie Coyne
A long-awaited taskforce to help local authorities identify and remove combustible cladding similar to that used on the Grenfell tower is finally being set up.
10 January 2019, Katie Coyne
Standards of residential accommodation should be boosted as the Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018 has passed into legislation.
06 December 2018, Katie Coyne
Local authorities have hit back at ‘nonsense’ claims that housing licensing schemes don’t improve standards and simply penalise good landlords.