Nigel Lewis is a property writer and editor with a 27-year track record working for national newspapers, magazines, websites and also leading content media agencies and portals. He has worked on a variety of titles including the Daily Mail and also edited Channel 4’s A Place in the Sun and Location, Location, Location magazines. Other roles have included being Head of Content at both PrimeLocation.com and Zoopla.co.uk, and he has appeared many times on TV and radio shows including the BBC’s One Show, LBC, Radio 5 Five Live and Talkradio stations. As well as editing LandlordNEWS he also writes estate agency websites, news platforms and leading property portals as well as for Phil Spencer’s MoveIQ platform. He also has one of the larger property industry followings in Twitter.
A critical report on the performance of Welsh landlord and agent regulator Rent Smart Wales has been welcomed after it highlighted both uneven enforcement levels and its ‘abrasive’ communication style.
Tenants' campaigning group Generation Rent has slammed the NRLA for pushing the government to include one and two-person student shares in the new possession ground under the Renters’ Rights Bill.
Estate agents have urged the government to reduce its proposed £15,000 cost cap for landlords to make EPC upgrades to £5,000.
A retrofit firm boss has warned that ill thought-out EPC reforms risk misclassifying millions of homes, misdirecting public funds and delaying action on cold, inefficient homes.
Mansfield is the latest major district council to give the green light to selective licensing within its borders following a consultation last year.
Labouir's promise to build more homes including those for renters is in jeapordy as Rayner and the Chancellor battle it out over money.
