A Private Members Bill which would allow tenants to sue landlords if their accommodation is not fit for human habitation is to have a second reading in the Commons early next year. The Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Bill is being proposed by the Labour MP for Westminster North, Karen Buck. Ms Buck says “Why is a change in the law necessary after all this time? Quite ...

The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) have said that removing tax relief for landlords will restrict the supply of rental properties which will make life much harder for tenants. Measures that discourage investment in the PRS will only push rents up. IMLA further said that the removal of the higher rate tax relief would push some investors into losses. Whilst ...

Local Councils are being urged to drop landlord licensing schemes following measures in the new Housing and Planning Bill which makes it clear that local authorities can use council tax registration forms to ask tenants for details of a property and its landlord. Under the Bill, local authorities also have the power to use information that is held by the tenant deposit schemes ...