IHOWZ CAMPAIGNS
Section 21 Abolition: iHowz and THE Parliamentary Meeting
. In the dynamic landscape of the UK rental sector, the changes regarding the proposed Section 21 Abolition may be about to take a turn. iHowz, our Landlord’s Association, has been collaborating closely for some time with Conservative members from both Houses of...
iHowz is working for fairer reform for all Renters.
iHowz Landlord Association were delighted to be able to host a briefing to MPs and Lords, in the House of Commons, to investigate ways of retaining no-fault evictions, to help protect tenants and landlords alike. iHowz is proposing a set of reforms to create a fairer...
Section 21 Notice: The Unintended Consequences of Losing
On Feb 02, 2022, The Government announced its long-awaited Levelling Up White Paper that included news of the intention to abolish the Section 21 Notice. If this happens iHowz believes that there will be serious, if unintended, consequences to landlords in the UK. The...
Proposed Private Rented Sector Landlord Ombudsman
The Government has proposed an Ombudsman scheme, which will be mandatory for all private landlords in England. They have invited views on this and iHowz have submitted their views, which can be seen here Details of the proposal can be seen here, and says: The...
iHowz submission to HMRC in respect of the Spring Budget
iHowz have just submitted a paper to the Treasury in respect of the next Spring Budget. The whole paper can seen here here, and calls for: Rescind Section 24 of the 2015 Finance Act Allow Registered Landlords to reclaim Supplemental 3% SDLT on rental properties....
Additional HMO Licensing scheme for Greenwich
Greenwich had an Additional HMO licensing scheme from 1st October 2017 to 30 Sept 2022. In spite of there being no review, or report of the current scheme, they are they are consulting on a new scheme click here We have written to them requesting the justification...
Letter to Housing Ombudsman Service
We were alarmed to see Richard Blakeway, of the Housing Ombudsman Service state on BBC news that he believed that 1 in 10 houses in the Private Rented Sector (PRS) suffered from mould. He was commenting on the tragic death of a 2 year old boy, who died after...
The White Paper on the Privated Rented Sector.
August 2022 - update We have been asked to present evidence to the Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee. You can see our submission here The Government published its long expected White Paper into the Private Rented Sector (PRS). Entitled A fairer...
Levelling up the Private Rented Sector
The Government recently published a paper on Levelling Up, it can be seen here. Note our comments on this paper In it they have made reference to a separate White Paper on the PRS, to be published sometime this year. This follows a report by the National Audit...
The anticipated standards for the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES)
January 2023 - we have written to the APPG on Climate Change asking them to put pressure on the Government to publish the new EPC and MEES requirements for the PRS. They also sent a copy of their request to Chris Skidmore MP, following the publication this week of his...
Ealing Licensing
On Monday 16 August 2021, iHowz hosted a meeting for landlords who rent properties in the London Borough of Ealing to explain selective and additional licencing and seek landlords' views to the council's proposed new licencing schemes. The meeting was arranged...