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19 November, 2013

Welsh Government publishes Wales’ first Housing Bill

Measures in the Bill include the introduction of a compulsory registration and licensing scheme for private sector landlords and letting and management agents; placing a duty to prevent homelessness on local authorities up to 56 days before an applicant is likely to become homeless; and placing a duty on local authorities to provide sites for gypsies and travellers where a need has been identified.

18 November, 2013

Housing Law Update

Issue 333 of Garden Court Chambers' Housing Law Bulletin is now available.

15 November, 2013

Landlord possession claims in county court increase by 29 per cent since 2010

New MoJ statistics for third quarter of 2013/2014 also show mortgage possession claims have fallen by 60 per cent since they peaked in 2008.

14 November, 2013

The Long Leases (Scotland) Act 2012 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2013

New statutory instrument brings into force provisions of the Long Leases (Scotland) Act 2012, including those which convert the right of lease to the right of ownership on the 'appointed day', and fix the 'appointed day' as 28 November 2015.

14 November, 2013

The Housing (Right to Transfer from a Local Authority Landlord) (England) Regulations 2013

New statutory instrument enables local authority tenants to form tenant group for the purpose of putting forward proposals in a written notice to local authority landlord to dispose of houses described in written notice to a housing association.

14 November, 2013

Lemas & Anor v Williams

[2013] EWCA Civ 1433

13 November, 2013

Date of referendums relating to council tax increases

New statutory instrument specifies 22 May 2014 as day for referendums where billing authority obliged to hold more than one, or latest day on which referendum can be held if only obliged to hold one.

13 November, 2013

Recent developments in housing law

October update, as published in the Legal Action Magazine, now available from the Garden Court Chambers website.

13 November, 2013

Prevention of Social Housing Fraud Act 2013 (Commencement) (Wales) Order 2013

New statutory instrument brought the Act into force in Wales on 5 November 2013 - the provisions of the Act include new criminal offences of unauthorised sub-letting of social housing.

13 November, 2013

Housing Law Update

Issue 332 of Garden Court Chambers' Housing Law Bulletin is now available.

12 November, 2013

‘Housing Transfer Manual: Period to 31 March 2015’

New DCLG guidance for local authorities and tenant groups who are looking to transfer their housing stock to a private registered provider, replaces the 2005 edition of the Manual and its 2006 supplement, and applies (in whole or part) to all housing transfer applications.

12 November, 2013

Guidance to Housing (Right to Transfer from a Local Authority Landlord) (England) Regulations 2013

New DCLG publication provides statutory guidance for tenant groups who wish to explore their right to transfer their social housing stock away from the control of the council and to a private registered provider

8 November, 2013

8 November, 2013

Proposal to make landlords check immigration status of tenants criticised by MPs

In its report 'The work of the UKBA', the Home Affairs Committee says measure in Immigration Bill could produce 'a bonanza for unscrupulous landlords' who already operate outside the law and raise the possibility that private landlords will discriminate against all immigrants regardless of their status.

7 November, 2013

London Borough of Wandsworth v NJ

[2013] EWCA Civ 1373

6 November, 2013

£3.5m awarded in latest round of funding under Homelessness Transition Fund

DCLG announces that 30 projects have been awarded grants to help prevent rough sleeping.

6 November, 2013

Mobile Homes (Wales) Act 2013

The Act includes provision for the licensing of 'protected' mobile home sites and the protection of occupiers against eviction.

5 November, 2013

‘Nowhere to go: The scandal of homeless children in B&Bs’

New Shelter briefing calls on the government to urgently consider exempting homeless households in temporary accommodation from the benefit cap in order make it easier for councils to procure local self-contained accommodation in which to accommodate homeless families until they secure a more settled home.