Many tenants might fail to report problems out of fear of being evicted.
- Research Fellow, Department of Behavioural and Social Sciences, University of Huddersfield
An expert breaks down the new proposals.
Tenancy law and rent raises are complex - an expert breaks it down.
The new minimum standards for housing are not guaranteed to improve things if not accompanied by broader reforms.
The amount of ‘commercial’ activity on the home sharing platform has increased drastically.
Renting can be more restrictive than you might think.
Not all landlords see their properties purely as investments. As welfare reforms take hold, some are starting to take greater responsibility for the well-being of their tenants.
Housing laws in England can still leave tenants without proper protection, but the latest reforms offer hope for the future.
The right to rent scheme has been found by the high court to breach human rights. What’s more, it doesn’t work, and can prevent society’s most vulnerable from finding a home.
The government has had to rethink its roll-out of Universal Credit – but small tweaks to the system won’t prevent people on housing benefit from being evicted.
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