5 June, 2014
23 May, 2014
New guidance issued, following consultation process, which sets out government’s policy on rents for social housing from April 2015 onwards.
23 May, 2014
New measures would protect tenants who complain to their landlords about poor housing conditions.
23 May, 2014
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
[2014] EWCA Civ 660
21 May, 2014
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
13 May, 2014
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
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
[2014] EWCA Civ 571
9 May, 2014
New Ministry of Justice statistics report a 29 per cent decline in mortgage possession claims over the same period.
8 May, 2014
[2014] EWHC 1370 (Admin)
8 May, 2014
BBC reports that proposed amendment to Consumer Rights Bill to be tabled next Tuesday.
6 May, 2014
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
New report sets out essential reforms to increase the supply of affordable housing and stabilise England’s 'rollercoaster' housing market.
30 April, 2014
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
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
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
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.
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