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14 July, 2022

Leasehold Reform (Reasonableness of Service Charges) Bill receives first reading in House of Lords

New legislation includes provision to reduce service charges where they do not reflect the landlord’s actual costs of providing goods and services

14 July, 2022

New regulations issued making miscellaneous provision in relation to the implementation of the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016

New statutory instruments laid, including in connection with conversion of certain existing tenancies to 'occupation contracts', ahead of new housing regime commencing in Wales from December 2022

12 July, 2022

Welsh Government launches consultation on reforms to council tax including revaluation of all properties in Wales

Views sought on first phase of plan for system which 'rebalances the tax burden on households, funds services that benefit everyone, and has regular updates to keep the tax fair'

7 July, 2022

Outgoing Prime Minister appoints new Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Appointment of Greg Clark, former Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, follows last night's sacking of Michael Gove

7 July, 2022

English Housing Survey data highlights that more than 3.5 million homes failed to meet the Decent Homes Standard in 2020/2021

Findings from new analysis also show that more than 2 million of these failing homes had at least one ‘Category 1’ safety hazard posing a risk of death or serious injury

6 July, 2022

Housing Ombudsman makes two findings of severe maladministration concerning landlord’s failings in dealing with resident’s report of roof leak

Shepherds Bush Housing Association ordered to pay compensation of £775 in addition to the £1,208 previously offered and carry out remedial works to property to put right water damage caused by leak

4 July, 2022

Government announces package of measures to drive unscrupulous landlords out of the supported housing sector

Reforms will include a new £20 million Supported Housing Improvement Programme, minimum standards for support, and changes to housing benefit regulations

1 July, 2022

Government launches consultation on reforms to funding arrangements for the Homelessness Prevention Grant in England for 2023/2024 onwards

Views sought on proposals including updating the funding formula so that it reflects current pressures on temporary accommodation

30 June, 2022 Open access

29 June, 2022

Scottish Parliament passes Bill to provide for private rented sector eviction grounds to be made discretionary

Coronavirus (Recovery and Reform) (Scotland) Bill makes permanent the temporary changes introduced by the Coronavirus (Scotland) Act 2020

29 June, 2022

Government launches consultation on developing a short-term holiday let registration scheme in England

Consultation seeks evidence on matters including whether the rise in short-term letting is having an adverse effect on the housing market and whether greater regulation of the sector is required

28 June, 2022

Rough sleeping in London dropped by almost a quarter in the last year

However, calling on the government to make 'Everyone In' the norm, Crisis says that new figures are still almost a third higher than ten years ago

24 June, 2022

23 June, 2022

Scottish Parliament votes in favour of motion to consider recovering Energy Bills Support Scheme payments from owners of second homes and long-term empty homes

With MSPs voting for the motion by 89 votes to 29, Scottish Government says that it will work towards 'clawing back' the payments using the council tax system

23 June, 2022

Government publishes statutory guidance for enforcement authorities in England on the Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Act 2022

Guidance sets out detailed advice on procedures for enforcement of Act including recovery of overpaid rent and issuing financial penalties to landlords

23 June, 2022

Ombudsman finds Croydon Council at fault after assessing one bed temporary accommodation as suitable for a family of five

Complaint to Ombudsman results in family being offered larger, suitable accommodation along with compensation

22 June, 2022

Welsh Government announces third tranche of regulations to implement the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016

Regulations include amendments in relation to the conversion of existing tenancies and licences into occupation contracts, tenancies that are excluded from the Act’s provisions, and arrangements for rent variations for housing association tenancies

21 June, 2022

Ombudsman finds severe maladministration in relation to how housing association handled hate-crime incident

Landlord ordered to pay resident £500 compensation, and revises its anti-social behaviour policy and staff training

21 June, 2022

Local authorities face significant barriers to tackling poor conditions in the private rented sector, leading to a reactive rather than proactive service

New research published by the DLUHC finds that few councils have sufficient, comprehensive knowledge of their local private rented stock, and that lack of political or corporate commitment to improving housing conditions can make enforcement difficult