✅ Good news if you rent privately, as your local council can now take stronger action against your landlord if your home is found to have a serious hazard. A new power in the Renters’ Rights Act is now in …
Following UKREiiF last week, there has been widespread coverage leading on a Homes England funding announcement in Leeds, alongside trade coverage on planning reform and the NPPF. There is positive regional and trade coverage of the government-backed Leeds South Village regeneration scheme. BBC …
Millions of flat owners are another step closer to fairer home ownership, as desperately needed leasehold and commonhold reforms head to Parliament. Now the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill has been confirmed in the King’s Speech, plans to overhaul the outdated leasehold system are no longer drafts - they are on their way to becoming real …
Did you know… As the weather warms up, the risk of wildfires can rise. Our advice focuses on preventing fires before they start and knowing exactly what to do if you spot one. 🔥 How to prevent wildfires - are you reducing risks …
Renting in England has changed – and millions of tenants are set to benefit.  When will the Renters' Rights Act come into force? On 1 May 2026, new laws kicked in to give 11 million renters stronger rights, better protections and more security in their homes.   These changes …
Positive coverages features across press this week after MHCLG announced new funding worth over £41 million to support councils across England, as they prepare for their new enforcement duties in the Renters’ Rights Act from 1 May 2026. With the …
In just one month’s time, a major shake‑up of the private rented sector comes into force. From 1 May 2026, the new Renters’ Rights Act will give 11 million renters stronger protections, fairer rules and greater security in their homes. …
There has been inaccurate media reporting suggesting former residents of Spectrum Building in Dagenham are being made to pay for the building’s fire safety works. This is not true. Since the fire in August 2024, the building’s freeholder has gone …
This week we published our response to the independent Rycroft Review, commissioned to look into foreign financial influence and interference in UK democracy. We’re bringing in the recommendations to cap political donations of overseas electors at £100,000 a year and …
Today, the government has published the council tax levels set by local authorities in England for 2026-27. This showed that the increase in the national average council tax will be less than the last three years. The average Band D …
There was significant coverage in the media on our announcements last week to name the areas benefitting through the expanded Pride in Place programme, transform high streets, fund play spaces in deprived communities, and reform the way public bodies work …
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