Stephen Delahunty

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Two new reports have called for rent control to be introduced at a minimum of 2%, which could save the government £600m on the housing benefit bill

The government set out its legislative agenda at the State Opening of Parliament yesterday, with 37 bills and a number of key changes for the sector. Stephen Delahunty has five key takeaways

The government has promised new protections for social housing stock and reforms to the leasehold system under a Social Housing Renewal Bill laid out in the King’s Speech

The government will face a first-tier tax tribunal hearing early next year over the 20% VAT charge in place on cladding and building safety works

London’s biggest landlords have raised concerns that the move to commonhold at scale could undermine new housing supply unless there is a phased approach

Polls are predicting a tough night for Labour in the capital. Inside Housing speaks to Green Party Hackney mayoral candidate Zoë Garbett to find out what she’s hearing on the doorstep

Housing minister Matthew Pennycook has said he does not see the need for a regulator to oversee service charge reform and that a cap would not work