26 June, 2015
26 June, 2015
New regulations that bring into force various provisions of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2014 including the requirement for landlords to undertake an electrical safety inspection.
26 June, 2015
However, new statistics from the Department for Communities and Local Government show that only 1,903 dwellings were acquired or started on site during the same period.
25 June, 2015
Private Member's BIll, sponsored by Karen Buck MP, is due to have its second reading on Friday 16 October 2015.
24 June, 2015
New statutory instruments in relation to information, periods and fees for registration and licensing and in relation to training requirements.
24 June, 2015
New statistics from the Department for Communities and Local Government also show that, between 1 January and 31 March 2015, 13,520 households were accepted as homeless in England, 8 per cent higher than during the same quarter of 2014.
24 June, 2015
24 June, 2015
Strategy sets out six priorities including ensuring that every local area has a personalised, rapid response for people who find themselves sleeping rough, and to promote sustainable housing and employment as the most effective route out of homelessness.
24 June, 2015
New figures from the National Housing Federation also show that, on average, private rented households in the UK spend almost 40 per cent of their income on paying their rent, compared to a European average of 28 per cent.
22 June, 2015
[2015] EWHC 1765 (Admin)
22 June, 2015
New Chartered Institute for Housing analysis includes that couples with three children would receive £110 a week which is not enough to meet the average rent for a three-bedroom housing association home anywhere in the Midlands or the south of England, and in many areas in the north.
19 June, 2015
In London 7,581 people slept rough over the course of 2014/2015 - a 16 per cent rise on the previous year, and more than double the figure of 3,673 in 2009/2010.
18 June, 2015
New report from Citizens Advice presents a snapshot of local housing challenges from across England and Wales.
17 June, 2015
New House of Commons Library briefing note outlines the legal position and potential remedies available in England where people find themselves living next door to tenants of private landlords or owner-occupiers who exhibit anti-social behaviour.
11 June, 2015
New National Audit Office report on New Burdens Doctrine also find that DCLG needs to use intelligence better, to improve its understanding of the pressures affecting local authorities’ financial sustainability.
11 June, 2015
Figures include that billing authorities collected 97.2 per cent of council tax billed, an increase of 0.1 of a percentage point and the highest collection rate since the introduction of council tax.
10 June, 2015
New report from the Commission on Housing and Wellbeing also finds that more than 60,000 households are classed as living in overcrowded homes, and more than 150,000 households are currently waiting for social housing.
10 June, 2015
In new judgment, Supreme Court considers whether landlord of chalets in leisure park had correctly interpreted provision in leases relating to service charge increases.
10 June, 2015
New note explains the Government's proposal to extend the Right to Buy to assured tenants of housing associations which requires primary legislation and will be included in a forthcoming Housing Bill.
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