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Student accommodation providers have many legal obligations relating to the housing they offer to students. Ensuring legal compliance will not only assist in a smooth transition for the student into t...

The Renters (Reform) Bill is progressing in its legislative journey and now, having finished the Committee stage, is awaiting the report stage. The most recent version of the Bill with the latest amen...

A review of the Housing Health and Safety Rating System (“HHSRS”) was published by the government in September. This review, carried out by RH Environmental on behalf of the government looked at w...

What is an improvement notice? An improvement notice under the Housing Act 2004 is a formal instruction by a local authority requiring the person served with the notice to carry out works specified i...

The Housing Act 1988 allows a landlord to obtain possession of a property let to an assured shorthold tenant by first serving a section 8 notice seeking possession. At present, it is one of two routes...

In a significant victory for homeless applicants, the Supreme Court has recently delivered a landmark judgment in the case of R (on the application of Imam) v London Borough of Croydon [2023] UKSC 45....

Once again, we see in the news the detrimental effects of poor housing conditions on the nation’s health which in turn contributes to the already overwhelming pressures on the NHS.   The focus...

As part of Generation Rent’s  Renter’s Rights Awareness week I spoke to renters about their rights to get their landlord to do repairs to their rented property. You can watch the full video here....