Empty Homes Agency calls for public action
To mark next week’s national empty homes week, the Empty Homes Agency (EHA) has launched a new website and called on the public to report run-down and empty homes, to…
Tag: housing management
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Landlords welcome benefit claimants
New research from the Business Development Research Consultants has found that private landlords are increasingly renting to housing benefit claimants even though they are concerned about the upkeep of the…
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Lunchtime news Friday 22 February 2026
Hundreds of buy-to-let investors are being questioned about undeclared income, in a probe launched by Revenue and Customs (HMRC) this week. Five hundred letters have been sent out in the…
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ALMOs discuss decent homes delivery
The UK’s leading arms length management organisations (ALMOs) are meeting to discuss the most effective way of progressing towards the 2012 deadline for all homes to meet the decent homes…
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Forces’ homes in poor condition
A third of armed forces families in Ministry of Defence (MoD) housing are unhappy with their standard of housing, a National Audit Office report has found. In the past two…
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Boost for London housing
Londonâs most run down housing estates are set to receive more than £100 million of funding. Around £77 million in funding has been promised to kick start a programme of…
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Right to manage is causing problems
An increasing number of tenants are choosing the ‘right to manage’ the property they live in, but solicitors involved warn that the time and expense of taking over a building…
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Second household helped with mortgage rescue scheme
The governmentâs £285 million mortgage rescue scheme has helped just two families since it was launched in January. The scheme, where homeowners can sell part or all of their homes…
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Signs of house builders growing optimism
Optimism in the construction industry is at its highest level since the start of the credit crunch in August 2007, a survey of purchasing managers has found. The index from…
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Home maintenance tops list of complaints
Cases against home maintenance traders have topped the list of consumer protection cases in the first year of new consumer legislation, the Office of Fair Trading has revealed. The majority…