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5 June, 2014

Housing (Right to Buy) (Limit on Discount) (England) Order 2014

New statutory instrument prescribes that maximum right to buy discount is £102,700 for dwellings in London authorities and £77,000 for areas outside London.

23 May, 2014

Annual changes in social rent levels to be limited to consumer price index plus one percentage point

New guidance issued, following consultation process, which sets out government’s policy on rents for social housing from April 2015 onwards.

23 May, 2014

Government considering introducing legislation to outlaw ‘retaliatory eviction’ of tenants

New measures would protect tenants who complain to their landlords about poor housing conditions.

23 May, 2014

New Act provides for landlords to be required to check the immigration status of their tenants

Immigration Act 2014, which received Royal Assent on 14 May 2014, also contains measures designed to 'ensure a more robust response to rogue employers who exploit illegal labour'.

22 May, 2014

Hines v London Borough of Lambeth

[2014] EWCA Civ 660

21 May, 2014

More than 4,000 risk losing home each week, according to Shelter

Guardian reports on analysis of possession notices issued over last year which suggests that 215,000 homes in England are at risk of eviction or repossession.

21 May, 2014

One in ten mortgagors risks unaffordable repayments as interest rates rise

Modelling by Resolution Foundation finds that around 770,000 households are at risk of being 'mortgage prisoners' due to a limited ability to switch to better mortgage deals and at risk of payments being at least one third of disposable income by 2018.

13 May, 2014

Letting agents to be required to publish full details of fees charged

Under plans announced today, agents will be required to publish a full tariff of their fees - both on their websites and prominently in their offices - or face a fine.

13 May, 2014

Frontline homelessness advice: bidding prospectus

DCLG launches competitive grant process to find an organisation to deliver specialist support, advice and training to frontline housing and homelessness advice staff covering the period October 2014-March 2016.

12 May, 2014

9 May, 2014

Landlord possession claims up 26 per cent between 2010 and 2013

New Ministry of Justice statistics report a 29 per cent decline in mortgage possession claims over the same period.

8 May, 2014

Best v The Chief Land Registrar & Anor

[2014] EWHC 1370 (Admin)

8 May, 2014

Labour to call vote in House of Commons on banning letting fees to tenants

BBC reports that proposed amendment to Consumer Rights Bill to be tabled next Tuesday.

6 May, 2014

Homelessness figures in Northern Ireland at ‘historically high levels’ since 2005/2006

New report from Crisis warns that numbers could begin to rise further unless Northern Ireland Assembly 'takes action to protect the most vulnerable'.

1 May, 2014

House prices could quadruple if we don’t act, warn KPMG and Shelter

New report sets out essential reforms to increase the supply of affordable housing and stabilise England’s 'rollercoaster' housing market.

30 April, 2014

Chartered Institute of Housing asks housing staff how welfare changes will affect the sector

Guardian Housing Network article by CIH head of policy and practice provides summary of responses that will be used to inform new report on future of welfare.

30 April, 2014

19,494 properties bought with Help to Buy Equity Loan in first 12 months of scheme

New DCLG statistics for period April 2013 to March 2014 also show that 87.5 per cent of purchases made by first time buyers.

29 April, 2014

8 per cent increase in numbers sleeping on the streets of London in the last year

New report from Combined Homelessness and Information Network also highlights that this is on the back of three years of rises in rough sleeping in London representing a 75 per cent increase.

28 April, 2014

Rising private rents threaten Scotland’s poverty record, says Joseph Rowntree Foundation

New report, written for the JRF by the New Policy Institute, highlights that Scotland’s poorest families are facing higher housing costs as more move into private rented homes.