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18 April, 2013

New Buy scheme in Wales abandoned

BBC reports Ministers as saying that housing industry has withdrawn support after similar scheme, Help to Buy, announced.

17 April, 2013

Government launches £1.7m ‘Gold Standard’ for homelessness services

Support and training service will 'showcase the very best services across the country and ensure that homelessness remains the last possible option', says Mark Prisk.

17 April, 2013

Government to consult on rogue landlords redress scheme

Announcement by Jo Swinson following amendment to Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill giving Secretary of State power to require letting and managing agents of privately rented and residential leasehold homes to belong to a redress scheme.

15 April, 2013

Housing Law Update

Issue 306 of Garden Court Chambers' Housing Law Bulletin is now available.

12 April, 2013

11 April, 2013

Council tax disregards in Wales

New statutory instruments prescribe conditions that must be fulfilled by groups including care workers and severely mentally impaired persons in order to be eligible for a discount.

11 April, 2013

8 million people ‘one paycheque away from losing their home’, says Shelter

Results of new survey looking at how long people would be able to maintain their rent or mortgage payments if they lost their job.

10 April, 2013

Housing Panel is the right way forward, says Chartered Institute of Housing Scotland

Response to Scottish Government's consultation on alternative to currrent system of court actions in housing cases.

8 April, 2013

Housing Law Update

Issue 305 of Garden Court Chambers' Housing Law Bulletin is now available.

4 April, 2013

Government to provide £9.5m to assist councils in combating social housing fraud

Funds to go to 62 councils for investment in anti fraud measures such as specialist investigation teams and advanced data-matching.

3 April, 2013

Recent developments in housing law

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

28 March, 2013

4 out of 10 families cut back on food to stay in their homes

Shelter’s YouGov poll of 4,000 people also found that more than one in four (27%) had cut back on gas and electricity bills to help meet their rent or mortgage costs.

28 March, 2013

Councils across England to receive a share of £180 million Disabled Facilities Grant

Funding will help support people through disability and provide the help they need to live independently for as long as possible, says Housing Minister.

28 March, 2013

Housing ombudsman and the Localism Act 2011

New regulations bring into force, in relation to England, sections 180 to 182 of the 2011 Act that relate to housing complaints and the transfer of functions to the housing ombudsman.

28 March, 2013

New council tax ‘discount disregards’ regulations

New regulations prescribe requirements which must be fulfilled by care workers and various persons of other descriptions in order for them to be disregarded for the purposes of council tax discounts.

28 March, 2013

Government disbands its team of expert homelessness advisers

Team has provided councils with expert consultancy guidance on how they should meet their statutory homelessness duties - a service described as ‘valuable’ by council bodies - since 2007.

28 March, 2013

Mobile Homes Act 2013 receives Royal Assent

New legislation follows the Communities and Local Government Select Committee having found “widespread malpractice” in the sector and concluded that the existing legislative framework is “inadequate.”

28 March, 2013

Contracting Out of Tax Billing, Collection and Enforcement Functions) (Amendment) (Wales) Order 2013

New regulations in Wales in relation to the contracting out of the administration of the collection of council tax

27 March, 2013

Housing Renewal Grants in Wales

New regulations amend the means test used for assessing entitlement to a grant to take account of welfare reform changes.