26 June, 2013
26 June, 2013
In response to parliamentary question, Baroness Hanham also states that government does 'not support a blanket ban on fees to tenants especially as this is likely to drive up the cost of rents'.
25 June, 2013
Issue 313 of Garden Court Chambers' Housing Law Bulletin is now available.
25 June, 2013
Joseph Rowntree Foundation looks at what social housing providers can do to help tenants, including undertanding residents' wider circumstances and integrating anti-poverty approach in housing management practice.
24 June, 2013
Five homeless charities and Inside Housing have jointly published 'No Excuses', a report that explores the causes of homelessness amongst 16 and 17 year olds, its long-term impact on young adults and whether they are being effectively looked after by local authorities.
24 June, 2013
'The cost of housing combined with the increasing cost of living, flat lining wages and worries about job security is creating a toxic mix', says Chartered Institute of Housing.
21 June, 2013
21 June, 2013
Issue 312 of Garden Court Chambers' Housing Law Bulletin is now available.
21 June, 2013
Investigation by Inside Housing finds 59 per cent of homeless teenagers were still referred straight to housing departments instead of children’s services, despite the Supreme Court's landmark ruling five years ago.
20 June, 2013
[2013] EWCA Civ 731
20 June, 2013
New CHAIN statistics also show that 75 per cent didn't spend second night on streets, with No Second Night Out initiative making it more likely for rough slepers to be contacted on first night.
19 June, 2013
In a report issued today, the policy network, Future for London, finds 'affordable rent' is unaffordable for many London social housing tenants, and a high-risk proposition for housing providers.
19 June, 2013
Charity has created an online calculator to show how long it takes to save up for a home in different areas of England.
18 June, 2013
ERSA and the National Housing Federation launch joint best practice guide which aims to encourage and support the development of new models of collaborations between the two sectors by highlighting the diverse models already in place.
18 June, 2013
Ombudsman says that council 'left a vulnerable family in cramped, temporary accommodation for 18 months with little contact – then tried to evict them with only nine days’ notice.'
18 June, 2013
Letter highlights that under Allocation of Housing and Homelessness (Eligibility) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 - to come into force on 1 July 2013 when Croatia accedes to EU - provision is made for Croation workers to be exempted from the requirement to be habitually resident if they are working in the UK subject to the relevant worker authorisation scheme.
14 June, 2013
[2013] EWCA Civ 669
14 June, 2013
New regulations that add to the list of companies, tenancies granted to students by which, will not fall within the definition of assured tenancy under the Housing Act 1988.
14 June, 2013
In force from 1 July 2013, new regulations set out that Croation workers are to be exempted from the requirement to be habitually resident if they are working in the UK subject to the relevant worker authorisation scheme.
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