In a further development today, the government has announced that HMRC's Valuation Office will become responsible for decisions on challenges to rent increases in England, rather than the First-Tier Tribunal.  This is clearly a desperate measure - the government has...

The government's new National Landlord Registration Service (Service - that's the first joke!) goes live in December 2026.  The roll out is across regions over the next few months with the south west due to start on 15 August 2027.  The annual fee at the moment is £65...

BANES has launched its Housing Services Enforcement and Financial Penalty Policy consultation (see link below).  The consultation closes at 5pm on Wednesday 23 September. This is the chance for landlords to comment on the scale of the locally proposed penalties which...