Smart meter rollout delayed for four years The government has delayed the deadline for smart energy meters to be rolled out from 2020 to 2024. Customers can decline having a smart meter fitted, but energy firms must have offered them to all UK households by the end of 2024. Three year enquiry into violation of […]
Plans to allow renters to access to the Rogue Landlords Database The Rogue Landlords Database, launched in 2018, contains information about private landlords and letting agents who have been prosecuted or fined. At the moment there are only ten names on the database. The list is only available to local authorities, but government plans would […]
Competition and Markets Authority to investigate fairness of leasehold contracts The CMA has launched an investigation into leasehold contracts after MPs and consumer groups raised concerns about costly fees, leaseholds being sold by developers to investors and the high costs to buy the freehold, resulting in some householders unable to sell their homes. A freeholder […]