{"id":4022721,"date":"2019-01-25T14:10:25","date_gmt":"2019-01-25T14:10:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.buyassociation.co.uk\/?p=4022721"},"modified":"2019-01-25T14:10:25","modified_gmt":"2019-01-25T14:10:25","slug":"top-seven-stories-this-week-in-housing-and-investment-25-january","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/en-gb\/news\/top-seven-stories-this-week-in-housing-and-investment-25-january\/","title":{"rendered":"Top seven stories this week in housing and investment: 25 January"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Here&#8217;s our round-up of the best stories we&#8217;ve posted in the last week.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s some important legislation on the way, rent control for London is mooted, car parks may solve the housing shortage in Manchester, and just where are the online housing snoopers?<\/p>\n<h4>1.Tenant Fees Bill passes final hurdle on way to becoming law<\/h4>\n<p>Major changes in the private rented sector are on the way after the Tenant Fees Bill <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/en-gb\/2019\/01\/24\/tenant-fees-bill-passes-final-hurdle-on-way-to-becoming-law\/\">passed its third and final reading in the House of Commons.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-21466\" src=\"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/09\/cog-wheels-process-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"process\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>2.New Act set to help tackle the scourge of unfit rental properties<\/h4>\n<p>Tenants living in sub-standard rented accommodation will shortly have more powers to tackle irresponsible landlords with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/en-gb\/2019\/01\/22\/new-act-set-to-help-tackle-the-scourge-of-unfit-rental-properties\/\">a new Act of Parliament coming into force.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-16911\" src=\"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/05\/empty-home-2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"empty homes\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>3.Where are the nosiest neighbours in Britain?<\/h4>\n<p>Reading is the town with Britain\u2019s nosiest neighbours, at least <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/en-gb\/2019\/01\/18\/where-are-the-nosiest-neighbours-in-britain\/\">according to figures just released by Zoopla.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-3022638\" src=\"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/01\/man_computer-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"A man with a laptop compute\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>4.Sadiq Khan keen to introduce rent control in London<\/h4>\n<p>Sadiq Khan has pledged to tackle rising rents in London by making the issue a key part of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/en-gb\/2019\/01\/24\/sadiq-khan-keen-to-introduce-rent-control-in-london\/\">his bid to be re-elected as mayor in 2020.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-5767\" src=\"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/09\/london-1081820_1920-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>5.Housing redress reforms on the way, government announces<\/h4>\n<p>Homeowners and tenants will have one place where they can take property complaints after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/en-gb\/2019\/01\/25\/housing-redress-reforms-on-the-way-government-announces\/\">the government revealed they plan to launch a Housing Complaints Resolution Service.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-7427\" src=\"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/11\/iStock-814982910-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Complaints developers\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>6.Car parks: The answer to central Manchester\u2019s housing needs?<\/h4>\n<p>Could redeveloping a number of car parks help add much-needed housing stock to the market in Manchester? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/en-gb\/2019\/01\/23\/car-parks-the-answer-to-manchesters-housing-needs\/\">A new report looks at the issue&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-13930\" src=\"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/03\/Manchester-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Manchester\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>7.Micro-homes: Less is more could help London housing shortage, says report<\/h4>\n<p>Small is beautiful? It might just be what&#8217;s needed argues <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/en-gb\/2019\/01\/22\/micro-homes-less-is-more-could-help-london-housing-shortage-says-report\/\">a report from neoliberal thinktank the Adam Smith Institute.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-3022683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.buyassociationgroup.com\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/01\/modern_homes_weird_angle-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Modern homes from unusual angle\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s our round-up of the best stories we&#8217;ve posted in the last week. 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