4/8/2026 9:57:35 AM Renters' Rights Act 2025 and social housing By Emma Hardman We now have more certainty about when the Government intends for the Renters' Rights Act 2025 to apply to the social rented sector....
1/29/2026 8:54:58 AM Rent convergence confirmed (finally!) By Emma Hardman Two months later than originally expected, we now have the Government's decision regarding rent convergence. It has been confirmed that...
7/22/2025 1:13:28 PM Renters Rights' Bill - timescale update By Emma Hardman We now know that the Renters' Rights Bill (the Bill) will not be finalised before the summer recess, with the next stage of its...
6/11/2025 1:14:53 PM Rent settlement: Sector views heard By Emma Hardman Today's Spending Review announcements in respect of the rent settlement are going to be significantly welcomed by the sector. They...
4/14/2025 9:02:35 AM Renters' Rights Bill Hub By Emma Hardman As the Renters' Rights Bill (the Bill) continues its journey through Parliament, scheduled for Committee Stage in the House of Lords on...
12/11/2024 9:18:22 AM Healthy Homes and Buildings By Emma Hardman Last night I attended the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Healthy Homes and Buildings roundtable debate discussing why building...
5/9/2024 8:53:59 AM Solving the housing crisis: every little helps By Emma Hardman We have a housing crisis. There is no doubt about it. There are not enough homes, and most definitely not enough affordable ones. The...
4/8/2024 2:38:33 PM Rents reviews: extension of rent settlement By Emma Hardman It was all change for social housing providers whilst I was away last week, with the new consumer regulation regime coming into force...
10/11/2023 2:01:47 PM Updated 'how to rent' guide By Penny Bournes On 2 October 2023, the Government updated the how to rent guide to provide advice to tenants on how to access legal aid services, advice...
7/10/2023 12:29:05 PM A focus on supported housing By Emma Hardman Over the past couple of weeks, there have been various publications regarding supported housing, that I thought would be helpful to...
7/3/2023 8:16:36 AM Reflections from Housing 2023: Balance By Emma Hardman I spent last week at Housing 2023 attending the Women in Housing and Housing Heroes awards through to the closing address from the CIH...
5/19/2023 1:07:36 PM Renters Reform is (nearly) here By Emma Hardman After many years of discussion and consultation, the Renters (Reform) Bill was finally published yesterday. The fact that the publication...