Deputy PM Angela Rayner announces plans as she presents £350m funding increase for affordable housingRogue landlords in England will face curbs on how much housing benefit they can receive if their properties are...
Read MoreThinktank suggests ministers’ failure to raise LHA will push 90,000 more families into hardship in the next yearNearly 1 million children in the UK are at risk of falling into poverty or will face financial hardship as a...
Read MoreAngela Rayner amends renters’ rights bill to limit rent that can be charged in advance, as MPs prepare to debate billLandlords in England and Wales would be banned from charging more than a month’s rent upfront under...
Read MoreConsultation launched on increasing socially rented housing stock by limiting criteria allowing tenants to buy Ministers will make it harder for tenants in England to buy their own council homes under changes designed to...
Read MoreExclusive: Letter from union leaders and renters’ groups urges government to tackle root cause of unaffordable rentsUnions are calling on ministers to undo “years of damage to the housing sector” by the...
Read MoreExclusive: Failure to extend funding risks biggest setback to ending homelessness ‘in recent history’, Rachel Reeves toldRough sleeping is heading back to record highs unless Labour fills a looming £1bn...
Read MoreRenters’ rights bill goes further than expected to ensure tenants pay no more than advertised priceLandlords in England and Wales will be banned from renting out their properties for more than the advertised price under...
Read MorePrivate rental sector reforms ‘could lead to Airbnb Lite’, says landlords’ association before plan unveiled in parliamentLandlords are warning they may raise asking rents in high demand areas if long-awaited...
Read MoreExclusive: renters’ rights bill including ban on section 21 evictions to have its first Commons reading next weekLandlords will soon be banned from removing tenants without cause as the government prepares to launch a...
Read MorePrime minister says accusations against Jas Athwal are unacceptable and Athwal is ‘taking action to put it right’Keir Starmer has criticised a Labour MP who has been accused of renting out flats with black mould and...
Read MoreJas Athwal, the Ilford South MP, denies allegation from tenants that ‘ants are everywhere’ in his propertiesA newly elected Labour MP has been accused of renting out flats with black mould and ant infestations.Jas...
Read MoreRachel Reeves works on plan for 10-year formula to give councils and housing associations certaintySocial housing rents will rise by more than inflation over the next decade as part of UK government plans to boost affordable...
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