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Renting reform
Wales is set to go where England failed to tread on tenancy reform under plans put forward this week. The Renting Homes white paper published by the Welsh Government is an updated version of the Law C… more →
Jules Birch
Renting reform
wrote 4 hours ago: Wales is set to go where England failed to tread on tenancy reform under plans put forward this week … more →
Squeezed out
wrote 5 days ago: Here are some thoughts on an event I’ve just chaired for the Resolution Foundation yesterday on the … more →
Dead cert
wrote 1 week ago: So, three years after it was pronounced dead, can anything stop buy to let squeezing out owner-occup … more →
Learning lessons
wrote 3 weeks ago: The plight of families with children highlighted in a report out today from Shelter illustrates yet … more →
Letting go
wrote 3 weeks ago: Things are slowly changing for the better for tenants in the private rented sector. It’s about time. … more →
Taking the strain
wrote 1 month ago: If the housing legacy of Margaret Thatcher Mark I was about dismantling much of what had gone before … more →
Bedroom Tax
wrote 1 month ago: BEDROOM TAX ** if you are affected by the bedroom tax and fear forced eviction, please send us a pri … more →
Waiting game
wrote 1 month ago: This week’s move by Prudential into the private rented sector one is highly significant for reasons … more →
The rise of the property-owning plutocracy
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wrote 2 months ago: If you had to think of one article of faith for the Conservative Party, a property-owning democracy … more →
Dynamic duo
wrote 2 months ago: So will the next big housing announcement from David Cameron and Nick Clegg amount to any more than … more →
Owning fall-out
wrote 2 months ago: Should we simply be accepting the continuing shift from home ownership to private renting as somehow … more →
One-way street
wrote 3 months ago: Repossessions are at their lowest and loans to first-time buyers are at their highest since 2007. Ha … more →
Growing pains
wrote 3 months ago: If you drive a car, you need a license, an MOT and insurance. Why should it be any different to rent … more →
Changing the culture
wrote 3 months ago: As a new report from Shelter shows that private rents continue to rise, politicians are starting to … more →
How renters will pay to keep mortgages low
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wrote 3 months ago: One of the first things that any child learns is that 1+1 = 2. Not any more it seems. In the world o … more →
Housing ideas for Local Authorities in tough times
wrote 4 months ago: Local Authorities wishing to tackle major problems relating to housing find themselves in a tough si … more →
10 things about 2012: part 1
wrote 4 months ago: The first of a two-part look back at the issues and people that I was blogging about in a momentous … more →
A housing timebomb
wrote 5 months ago: The big shift from owning to renting revealed in the Census has potentially massive implications for … more →
A nation divided by housing tenure
wrote 5 months ago: This week’s Census reveals a historic shift from owning to renting as the nation adjusts to new hous … more →
