Archive of: Housing and Planning Bill

• Call for Housing Bill to include measures tackling problem tenants

  26 April 2016

  A leading trade body has called for the Housing and Planning Bill now going through parliament to be widened to include measures tackling problem tenants.

• Tory MP landlords named after voting down proposal to outlaw unfit homes

  15 January 2016

  At least 72 of the Tory MPs who voted against an amendment to ensure their rental homes are fit for human habitation are themselves private landlords.

• Councils want 'rogues database' to deter dodgy landlords

  14 December 2015

  An organisation representing councils wants a government database covering all housing-related convictions to deter rogue landlords switching from one area to another to avoid being licensed.

• Calls mount for ministers to make Client Money Protection mandatory for agents

  25 November 2015

  Pressure is mounting on the Government to make Client Money Protection a mandatory requirement for all letting agents.

• New government cash to combat Beds In Sheds scandal

  12 November 2015

  New funding will help up to 65 councils tackle rogue landlords who let out substandard homes including the hated Beds In Sheds, says Communities Secretary Greg Clark.