occupancy agreements
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New local authority powers of nomination
On 28 September, the Government announced its intention to give local authorities new powers to refer homeless households to private...
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Service charge reform
The long-awaited Government response to last year's consultation on service charges and strengthening ‘leaseholder’ (but also covering...
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Renters’ Rights Act 2025 – RPs and shared owners
Another day, another Renters' Rights Act 2025 update! All private registered providers (PRPs) should have received a letter from Matthew...
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Renters’ Rights Act – setting PRP customers’ expectations
As 1 May 2026 and the introduction of tenure changes under the Renters' Rights Act 2025 for ‘private landlords’ fast approaches, one of...
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Renters’ Rights Act 2025 and social housing
We now have more certainty about when the Government intends for the Renters' Rights Act 2025 to apply to the social rented sector....
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Rent convergence confirmed (finally!)
Two months later than originally expected, we now have the Government's decision regarding rent convergence. It has been confirmed that...
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Renters Rights’ Bill – timescale update
We now know that the Renters' Rights Bill (the Bill) will not be finalised before the summer recess, with the next stage of its...
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Rent settlement: Sector views heard
Today's Spending Review announcements in respect of the rent settlement are going to be significantly welcomed by the sector. They...
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Renters’ Rights Bill Hub
As the Renters' Rights Bill (the Bill) continues its journey through Parliament, scheduled for Committee Stage in the House of Lords on...
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Healthy Homes and Buildings
Last night I attended the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Healthy Homes and Buildings roundtable debate discussing why building...
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Solving the housing crisis: every little helps
We have a housing crisis. There is no doubt about it. There are not enough homes, and most definitely not enough affordable ones. The...
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Rents reviews: extension of rent settlement
It was all change for social housing providers whilst I was away last week, with the new consumer regulation regime coming into force...
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