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Government refuses to reveal impact test of Renters Rights Bill on courts

2 weeks ago | landlordtoday.co.uk | Graham Norwood

A lettings industry supplier claims the government has refused to publish the Justice Impact Test for the Renters’ Rights Bill – a document the Bill’s impact on the courts and tribunals system. Reapit has been in correspondence with the government regarding the Renters’ Rights Bill and requested access to the relevant Justice Impact Tests.
Government in no rush to progress Renters Rights Bill

2 weeks ago | landlordtoday.co.uk | Graham Norwood

The government appears to be in no rush to make progress with the Renters Rights Bill – no space has been made for it in the House of Lords this week. The Bill completed its committee stage in the Lords on May 15, almost four weeks ago. The parliamentary process is that it then moves on to the Report stage: this is when all members of the Lords have a further opportunity to review and amend the Bill after it’s been amended at the committee stage.
Miliband says solar panels to be mandatory on all new-build homes - Landlord Today

2 weeks ago | landlordtoday.co.uk | Graham Norwood

Energy Secretary Ed Miliband says the “vast majority” of new homes in England will have to carry rooftop solar panels from 2027. Details are to be released in the autumn. Speaking to the BBC, Miliband says the initiative is “just common sense” and the panels will save the typical household £500 a year on energy bills.
Council prosecutes two rogue landlords - one for illegal eviction - Landlord Today

2 weeks ago | landlordtoday.co.uk | Graham Norwood

A council has prosecuted two rogue landlords. A Peterborough based landlord was prosecuted and ordered to pay a total of £10,126 (including costs) for illegally evicting a tenant from a property in Cambridge. The city council received a complaint about an alleged illegal eviction and upon investigation discovered evidence that the tenant had been illegally evicted from an HMO.
Latest house price dip shows fragility of the market - Landlord Today

2 weeks ago | landlordtoday.co.uk | Graham Norwood

Average UK house prices fell by -0.4% in May – a drop of around £1,150 for a typical home – following a modest rise in April. Over the past 12 months, prices have grown by +2.5%, adding just over £7,000 to the value of a typical home, which now stands at £296,648.
Message to Rachel Reeves - don’t slam more taxes on landlords

3 weeks ago | landlordtoday.co.uk | Graham Norwood

A high profile figure in the private rental sector has given a simple message to Chancellor Rachel Reeves as she ponders the contents of next week’s financial statement – don’t slam more taxes on landlords.
MP’s Facebook attack on short lets backfires - Landlord Today

3 weeks ago | landlordtoday.co.uk | Graham Norwood

The Liberal Democrat MP for North Cornwall has launched a Private Members’ Bill aimed at curbing landlords letting out by Airbnb or other short lets. Ben Maguire seeks to close what he regards as a loophole that currently allows second home owners to use their properties as holiday lets without planning consent. He claims this fuels housing shortages and undermines council tax obligations.
New mortgage for HMOs based on licensing and EPC rating

3 weeks ago | landlordtoday.co.uk | Graham Norwood

Specialist mortgage lender Pepper Money has launched its new product for Houses of Multiple Occupation. It will enable limited companies and landlords with at least 12 months of homeownership experience to mortgage or remortgage on new and existing HMO houses of up to six bedrooms, provided the property is appropriately licensed at the time of completion. Pepper says it’s responding to a gap in the specialist lending market for landlords looking to expand and diversify their portfolios.
Licensing scheme “protects tenants’ fundamental rights” - claim

3 weeks ago | landlordtoday.co.uk | Graham Norwood

Councils often claim that landlord licensing schemes improve housing standards or weed out rogue landlords – but a London council says such a scheme is “protecting their [tenants] fundamental rights.” Labour-controlled Wandsworth council says borough-wide landlord licensing will apply from July 1 to HMOs with three or more people from different households, as well as a further scheme for all private rented homes in four parts of the borough – Furzedown, South Balham, Tooting Bec and Tooting...
Room rental sector so far unaffected by Renters Rights Bill threat - Landlord Today

3 weeks ago | landlordtoday.co.uk | Graham Norwood

So far, supply in the room rental market remains largely unaffected by the Renters’ Rights Bill, according to flatshare website SpareRoom, with January 2025 the highest month for flatshare ads in four years. Between Jan-Apr 2025 inclusive, both the number of landlords using the site, and the number of ads placed by landlords, were up 11% on the previous year. Supply has been trending upwards since early 2022.