10 March, 2014
7 March, 2014
[2014] EWCA Civ 227
7 March, 2014
New Commons Library briefing providing background on the 'Rents for social housing from 2015 to 2016' policy, and information on progress to date.
6 March, 2014
New homelessness statistics show 52,910 acceptances in 2013, compared to 53,450 in 2012, and also show 5 per cent fall in number of acceptances for October-December 2013 compared to same quarter in 2012.
5 March, 2014
New statutory instrument makes amendments that include provision for certain Afghan nationals employed by UK Government in Afghanistan who have been granted limited leave to remain in the UK to be eligible for allocation of social housing and homelessness assistance if they are habitually resident.
5 March, 2014
New statutory instrument prescribes the detail of how local authorities shall exercise their discretion when deciding whether or not to issue or consent to the transfer of a site licence in respect of a relevant protected site.
5 March, 2014
5 March, 2014
Report, published today, says that a progressive property value tax would reduce median council tax bills by £279 a year.
4 March, 2014
Government publishes summary of responses to the 'Future funding of the Housing Ombudsman' consultation paper that was published on 19 December 2013.
3 March, 2014
New regulations issued that update the explanatory notes which must be provided with demand notices under the Council Tax and Non-Domestic Rating (Demand Notices) (England) Regulations 2003.
3 March, 2014
Guide looks at new provisions - including changes to the procedures and penalties for enforcement of site licence conditions on residential parks - introduced from 1 April 2014 by the Mobile Homes Act 2013.
3 March, 2014
From 1 April 2014, councils will have powers to take action requiring poor site conditions or inadequate services to be addressed by site owners, with threat of court action and substantial fines for those who don't comply.
3 March, 2014
Issue 346 of Garden Court Chambers' Housing Law Bulletin is now available.
3 March, 2014
New survey from Citizens Advice Cymru and Shelter Cymru also highlights that 28 per cent of working adults do not have sufficient savings or insurance protection products to enable them to continue to make housing payments for more than 1 month if they were to lose their source of income.
3 March, 2014
Three-year investigation reveals serious failings in private renting for formerly homeless people.
26 February, 2014
Guardian reports on joint investigation following 128 households over 19 months which highlights problems with private rented accommodation provided to homeless families as alternative to local authority housing.
26 February, 2014
Guardian reports on decision refusing permission for judicial review on basis that Hammersmith and Fulham had wide powers to disqualify people in priority need from the housing list.
26 February, 2014
Findings include that 3 per cent of households overcrowded, although proportion of overcrowding in social rented sector fell from 7 per cent to 6 per cent.
25 February, 2014
Issue 345 of Garden Court Chambers' Housing Law Bulletin is now available.
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