23 July, 2024
18 July, 2024
New English Housing Survey 2022/2023 data also shows that, while 4 per cent of private renters had experienced homelessness in the last few years, this figure rose to 8 per cent among social renters
18 July, 2024
Local Government Finance (Wales) Bill will ensure the continuation of a single national Council Tax Reduction Scheme and provide for greater flexibility in council tax bands, discounts and disregards
17 July, 2024
King’s Speech outlines details of plans to give renters much greater security and stability, but also to ensure that private landlords have 'robust' possession grounds to reclaim their properties when they need to
17 July, 2024
Government commits to publishing draft legislation that will also reinvigorate commonhold, restrict sales of new leaseholds and tackle existing ground rents
16 July, 2024
Writing to Vaughan Gething, Julie James says there is no real route to agreeing the passage of the government's radical, transformational homelessness reforms 'which will obviously need cross party support'
15 July, 2024
12 July, 2024
Matthew Pennycook is new Housing Minister, while Stephen Kinnock is new Minister of State for Care
12 July, 2024
London Borough of Tower Hamlets agrees to draw up action plan to reduce delays and deal with housing register applications within eight weeks
11 July, 2024
Fertre v Vale of White Horse District Council [2024] EWHC 1754 (KB)
11 July, 2024
In an open letter to Chief Executives, Ombudsman sets out four core themes to help identify actions that landlords should be taking
10 July, 2024
First Minister also confirms that legislative programme includes measures on building safety and implementing leasehold reform in the Welsh context
9 July, 2024
Announcing his new shadow cabinet, Rishi Sunak also confirms that Mel Stride retains the work and pensions brief
1 July, 2024
27 June, 2024
Highlighting that this represents a 19 per cent increase on the previous year, Homeless Link calls on the next government to 'act decisively' to address the crisis
25 June, 2024
Provisions contained in the Housing (Scotland) Bill include the expansion of the definition of domestic abuse, and requiring social landlords to comply with pre-action requirements before starting eviction proceedings
21 June, 2024 Open access
Recommendations to leaders of main political parties include provision of long-term ring-fenced funding and adoption of cross-government strategy to be led by new taskforce
21 June, 2024
Setting out a plan of action in response to the housing emergency in Scotland, Minister highlights local authorities' concerns about introducing new duties at a time when they are experiencing 'other pressures'
20 June, 2024
29 Buckland Crescent Management Company Limited v White [2024] EWHC 1480 (Ch)
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