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The 14th January saw the Renters’ Rights Bill receive it’s 3rd Reading, the Bill now progresses into the House of Lords. Several further amendments have

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New research among tenants has found that nearly 10% of rented homes with gas appliances don’t have a carbon monoxide alarm fitted, leaving the landlords

The Government is to make it unlawful for landlords and agents to ask prospective tenants for more than one months’ rent in advance, housing minister

The UK Government has published details of their Warm Homes Plan to upgrade five million homes in England to ‘EPC C’ over the next five

The SWLA Office have been busy with meetings this month. We met with Rebecca Smith (Conservative MP for South West Devon), Fred Thomas (Labour MP

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More social housing tenants could be stopped from buying their own homes as part of a shake up of Right to Buy policy. Under the

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Rebecca Smith MP for South West Devon is a long term supporter of the SWLA and has attended the SWLA Landlord Accreditation course. In Parliament

Why are EPCs being upgraded? The way the rating in the Energy Performance Certificates (EPC) is currently calculated, based on standardised data, leads to anomalies

A Hastings landlord has been fined £10,000 after failing to provide a satisfactory Electrical Installation Condition Report (EICR) to Hastings Borough Council. The council had

A summary of the measures in the Renters’ Rights Bill which was introduced to Parliament on 11 September 2024. The Renters’ Rights Bill will: Abolish

Gas Safety Week: Every check counts- Landlords’ legal responsibilities   We are proud to be supporting Gas Safety Week 2024, taking place 9th-15th September. Gas

Labour has confirmed plans for all rented properties to achieve a minimum Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) grade C by 2030. This initiative was confirmed by

The Housing Minister (Matthew Pennycook) has ruled out the introduction of rent controls in England. The comments were made in a written response to a

The Bank of England has cut interest rates from 5.25% to 5%, the first drop since the onset of the pandemic in March 2020. Home

Over 40 Bills were announced at the State Opening of Parliament (in the King’s speech) on 17th July, including the Renters’ Rights Bill. Commentary about

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It was great to see members old and new attend our open office event! We all had a lovely time catching up with everyone (and

Angela Rayner has been made Deputy Prime Minister and Secretary of State for the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. The department, which has

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