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A Labour council in London admits that 24% of its social housing fails the sector’s Decent Homes Standard. The industry norm for...

A landlord law expert has criticised four social housing providers for avoiding serious financial penalties themselves, while simultaneously levying big fines...

The Housing Ombudsman has launched a special investigation into a Labour council after 16 ‘severe Maladministration’ cases in a year and...

A move by one London council to refer itself to the Regulator of Social Housing should be seen as a 'national...

A housing analyst says student rent increases should be capped in the same way as social housing rents are. Rory Hughes, writing...

A council that is often outspoken in its criticism of rogue private landlords has been slammed for literally thousands of health...

The Regulator of Social Housing has warned landlords in that sector to take immediate action over damp and mould. And the regulator...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has made an announcement overnight that “the government will always act to protect tenants.” The claim comes as...

Shelter - for so long an outspoken critic of private rental landlords and letting agencies - has now turned its fire...

Failing social housing landlords could face unlimited fines and Ofsted-style inspections, under the Social Housing (Regulation) Bill being introduced into Parliament...

The Regulator of Social Housing has named and shamed a London council for its failure to provide assurance that it consistently...

The government says it’s going to name and shame what it considers to be bad social landlords, using social media to...