NLA Briefing: Housing White Paper February 2017
The Government has recently published its long-awaited Housing White Paper
Saturday, 11 February 2017
From the NLA website:
The Housing White Paper included a section on providing a fairer deal for renters. However, no new initiatives were announced for the PRS that will impact on private residential landlords.
Banning letting agent fees – A continued commitment to bring forward a consultation “early this year” on the banning of fees to tenants, ahead of bringing forward legislation “as soon as Parliamentary time allows”.
Implementing Housing and Planning Act 2016 – A repeated pledge to implement the measures passed last year in the Act to improve standards in the sector.
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