Birmingham is to introduce a city-wide Article 4 Direction from June this year, ensuring a planning application must be submitted to convert family houses to HMOs.
Student Policy News
Lecturers are to be balloted by Scotland's largest teaching union on industrial action in a row over pay.
The Office for Students' annual report has warned universities against sales tactics such as financial inducements or "unconditional" exam-grade offers to recruit new students.
Announced in yesterday's Queen Speech, the government is planning to introduce a Renters' Reform Bill that will lead to the removal of section 21 of the Housing Act 1988.
Trinity College Dublin Students' Union's (TCDSU) has passed two motions that will see it take a more active stance on lobbying for lower rents and building more publicly funded student accommodation.
Last year, Nottingham council decided to extend the existing licensing regime to cover 90% of the city's private rental properties, adding an estimated 32,000 homes to the scheme. This made it the largest of its kind outside of London.
Members of the University and College Union (UCU) are to strike for eight days in disputes over pay and pensions.
Trinity College Dublin Students' Union (TCDSU) has voted against adopting a stance that would see it support rent strikes by student activists.
Wales' housing minister Julie James has suggested that student flats should be big enough for social housing tenants to live in if they cannot be filled by students.
The Home Office has announced that international students will be allowed to stay in the UK for two years after graduation to find a job.
