Newsletter Overview

Today marks another significant moment in UK politics as the former Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham takes over as Leader of the Labour Party. However, he won’t formally become Prime Minister until Monday, when he is expected to be invited by the King to form a government – presumably giving the Downing Street removals team the weekend to get everything boxed up! But, as Parliament has now risen for the summer recess, it could be some time before we see the new Prime Minister setting out the priorities of his government, or making any announcements affecting the housing sector.

In this issue, we share more about what the Burnham government could mean for our sector. Plus, as the summer is keeping you busy with more tenancies than usual, we’re keeping this edition short and sweet.

But with every new tenancy comes the opportunity to introduce Tenants Home Insurance – helping protect tenants and landlords alike, while also earning commission for your agency; read more below.

And finally, in our roundup from across the Hub we’ve a reminder about our office closing early today.

Let’s dive in!