9 August, 2013
8 August, 2013
[2013] EWCA Civ 1005
8 August, 2013
Results of survey by Shelter Cymru and Citizens Advice Cymru reveal that 'alarming numbers of Welsh adults are struggling to cope financially'.
8 August, 2013
New MoJ statistics for first quarter of 2013/2014 also show landlord possession claims increased by 8 per cent over same period.
7 August, 2013
OFT has also written to almost 120 providers in the sector advising them to check that their business practices and contractual terms comply with their legal obligations.
5 August, 2013
Issue 319 of Garden Court Chambers' Housing Law Bulletin is now available.
2 August, 2013
2 August, 2013
Survey of 126 services also shows that 4,863 people sought shelter from the cold during the last winter, a quarter of whom had not approached services for help before.
1 August, 2013
Money, to be used to reduce the number of homeless families unlawfully stuck in B&B accommodation, includes funding for a health and financial support service and a long-term private rental scheme.
31 July, 2013
New statutory instrument contains detailed provision for operation of the procedure which bailiffs must follow when taking control of goods and selling them to recover a sum of money.
31 July, 2013
Press release explains provisions of Taking Control of Goods Regulations 2013 that were laid before parliament yesterday.
31 July, 2013
New Age UK report also finds that nearly 2.8m, or 13 per cent, of those aged 50+ are finding it hard to manage financially.
30 July, 2013
Issue 318 of Garden Court Chambers' Housing Law Bulletin is now available.
30 July, 2013
[2013] EWCA Civ 912
29 July, 2013
[2013] EWHC 2304 (QB)
26 July, 2013
CIH Scotland guidance looks at how it can be made easier for tenants to pay rent, and how landlords can adapt rent collection arrangements.
25 July, 2013
DCLG has published a summary of responses to the consultation, published in June 2012, on its proposals to allow social landlords to charge higher rents to high earners - it also states that the government intends to take steps to allow higher rents to be charged to tenant households with incomes of over £60,000 per year.
23 July, 2013
[2013] EWCA Civ 902
23 July, 2013
In addition to the criteria set out in the Budget 2013, the rules include that borrowers won’t be able to access guaranteed mortgages if their credit history doesn’t meet the FCA ‘impaired credit’ standards, including having a county court judgment over £500 in the past three years.
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