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Michael Gove replaces Robert Jenrick as housing secretary in cabinet reshuffle
Robert Jenrick has been sacked from his post as secretary of state for Housing, Communitie...
Countryside scraps doubling ground rent following CMA probe
Countryside Properties will remove terms from leasehold contracts which cause ground rents...
Government scraps EWS1 forms for buildings under 18 metres
EWS1 forms will no longer be needed on buildings below 18 metres, the housing secretary ha...
Homeowners given 15 years to claim compensation for shoddy new-builds
Homeowners can now claim compensation for shoddy construction or renovation work up to 15 ...
HCLGC asks government to unlock leaseholders caught in ‘Catch 22’ of EWS1 system
Clive Betts MP, chair of the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee (HCLGC) h...
Leaseholders to be given ‘greater control’ through Commonhold Council
A Commonhold Council has been established by housing secretary Robert Jenrick to allow hom...
HM Treasury consults on new housing developer tax
HM Treasury has launched a consultation on the design of a new tax on residential property...
Ground rent scrapped for extended leaseholds in property law reform
Leaseholders who extend their lease by up to 990 years will no longer need to pay ground r...
Housing industry ‘crucial part’ of Covid response says Jenrick
Housing secretary Robert Jenrick has praised the industry for its response to the Covid-19...
Tenant eviction notice period extended by six months in ‘winter truce’
The notice period to evict tenants from their homes has been extended until March next yea...