Housing seems finally to be getting more attention from our politicians and both Labour and Conservative conferences promised new measures to ease the Housing crisis.   Which is good.

As the Tories are currently in government, their solutions (see the post below) are perhaps more important just now as they are more likely to be implemented. So long as we don’t have an early election of course.  Although if so they may get picked up by the incoming government.

But what happened on the blog last week?

Monday

Has the government Binned Banning Orders?

Ben Reeve Lewis considers why the Government has not acted on enforcing Banning Orders

Tuesday

Feedback from the Department of Communities and Local Government on housing law changes

I give you some updates on proposed legislation following my conversation with a man from the DCLG.

Wednesday

Should law and justice be free? Part 6: Technology Solutions

Can IT solve the problem of excessive legal costs?

Thursday

Letting Agents fees, Foxtons and tenancy administration charges

A new case in the Upper Tribunal on the question of agents fees and compliance with the transparency regs.

Friday

Ben Reeve Lewis Friday Newsround #297

Ben reviews the housing news this week in his Newsround

Further Reading

• ARLA Propertymark issues their autumn statement
• Ministers refusing to pay for fire safety measures after Grenfell
• Pain Smith look at a new pre-action protocol for debt claims
• A really clever mobile home

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