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A new government bill to ban letting fees across England is set to save tenants millions of pounds and make the market fairer and more transparent.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
James Brokenshire has today been appointed as Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government.
A government review into rules that require carbon monoxide alarms to be fitted in homes across England has been announced.
Ministers call on industry to embrace the latest innovations to make sure we are building the good quality homes that our country needs.
A statue of Millicent Fawcett has been unveiled in a ceremony attended by the Prime Minister, the Communities Secretary, and the Mayor of London.
Measures to equip councils with powers to bring thousands of long-term empty homes back into use will be debated in Parliament.
Eight British servicemen awarded the Victoria Cross will be remembered by communities in ceremonies across the country.
Barratt Developments to pay for fire safety related costs in a building they developed, relieving the building’s leaseholders of this burden.
The advisory board is supporting the delivery of the UK’s new Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre.
Pubs Minister Jake Berry MP is encouraging people to celebrate the big day with their community first at a street party and later at their local.
Details announced of an independent review of the processes and procedures that underpin the MHCLG's governance of the business rates system.
Consultation will look at restricting or banning the use of ‘desktop studies’ as a way of assessing the fire performance of external cladding systems.
New measures will be introduced to professionalise the estate agent market, driving up standards and bringing an end to ‘rogue managing agents’.
Rogue landlords face being forced out of the sector as new banning orders are brought in and a national database of offenders goes live.
Government review of the law and powers to deal with unauthorised caravan sites and developments has been announced by the Housing Minister.
Homes and businesses across England are set to benefit from better broadband after a new scheme, which exempts new broadband fibre from business rates, began.
Private rented and leasehold sectors will receive stronger protection from unfair rogue letting and managing agents thanks to new government proposals.
Communities Secretary Sajid Javid sets out a bold cross-government plan of action to significantly reduce the number of people sleeping rough.
Businesses will have the option of getting their rates bills recalculated and any savings due backdated.
New legislation to allow councils to charge double the rate of Council Tax on homes left empty for years.
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