An open letter has today been sent to Prime Minister
Boris Johnson outlining calls to end the creation of homes through
office-to-residential conversions. In 2013, the introduction of Permitted
Development Rights (PDR) has allowed office buildings to be converted to
housing without requiring “normal” planning permission. According to the
letter, authored by architects Levitt Bernstein, almost 42,000 “tiny and
inaccessible” homes have been created since the policy’s introduction. A recent
report also highlights that some windowless rooms aren’t just used for
sleeping, but are also used as spaces to cook, eat and socialise. Read more on
24housing.
England’s housing courts at breaking point as renters battle no-fault
evictions
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Courts said to be ‘overloaded’ as landlords sell properties and tenants
with nowhere to go try to delay evictions
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