Roger joined Shelter in 2010 before becoming director of communications, policy and campaigns in 2013. Before that he was Senior Policy & Public Affairs Manager at the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
Last week Chancellor of the Exchequer, Phillip Hammond, announced in his Autumn Statement that the government would be banning letting agent fees for tenants. Just a week before, few would have predicted this. For years the idea of a ban faced political reluctance and very vocal opposition from industry. So how did we get from there […]