The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee decided to raise the Bank Rate by 0.5 percentage points to 4% in February 2023; this is the 10th successive rate increase.
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by Patrick Garratt - 9th February 2023 Both the new Additional and Selective Licencing schemes being introduced by Birmingham City Council are due to start on June 5, 2023. The council have issued an update on their website about when they expect applications to be made.
Read more … by Patrick Garratt - 8th February 2023 Birmingham City Council Cabinet approve city wide additional licencing scheme starting 5th June 2023.
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The original implementation date for Birmingham City Council's(BCC) additional licencing scheme was 1st April 2023. BCC have recently published a revised implementation date of 5th June 2023.
Read more … by Patrick Garratt - 16th December 2022 
Back in September, we wrote a response to the governments Renters' Reform white paper, to which we have now received a response.
Read more … by Patrick Garratt - 3rd November 2022 A research paper entitled 'The end of 'no fault' section 21 evictions (England)' was published by the Government on 24th October.
Read more … by Patrick Garratt - 1st November 2022 The new prime minister Rishi Sunak brought back Mr Gove as the secretary of state for the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities as part of his recent cabinet reshuffle.
Read more … by Patrick Garratt - 1st November 2022 
No sooner than I had published this article, Liz Truss announced in PMQ’s that she would be going ahead with ‘no fault’ housing evictions.
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The Times political editor had made claims that the government may shelve plans to abolish Section 21 evictions.
by Patrick Garratt - 12th October 2022 The Renters' Reform White Paper outlines was in which landlords will be able to evict tenants when section 21 notices are abolished.
Read more … by Patrick Garratt - 23rd September 2022 The Renters' Reform White Paper published by the government last month will have serious consequences for landlords and tenants, particularly in the student market.
Read more … by Patrick Garratt - 16th September 2022 