Agents and landlords with responsibilities to ensure gas checks are carried out may have more flexibility over timings in the future.  Subject to being approved by Parliament, the Gas Safety (Installation and Use) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 will come into force on 6^th April 2018. Annual gas safety checks will be able to be carried out up to two months before ...

MPs have voted in favour of a Bill that hands more power to tenants and will allow them to sue landlords over poor housing, taking it an important step closer to becoming law. It marks a personal victory for Westminster North Labour MP Karen Buck, who has twice previously tried to introduce a Private Members Bill on the issue without success. Following an announcement last ...

A survey by English Housing shows the number of families with children in the private rented sector (PRS) rose by nearly a million over the last ten years and now represents 38% of all tenancies.  This compares to 35% in social housing.  The PRS remains a vital part of the housing market providing homes to a fifth of the population and nearly 2 million families with ...