29 February, 2024
29 February, 2024
Change follows 'Silent Nightmare' campaign that called for government action to ensure that young children have access to a safe place to sleep and a reduced risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
29 February, 2024
Designed to protect tenants and improve the service they receive, the new standards will come into effect from 1 April 2024
28 February, 2024
Reports today that Ministers are consulting backbench MPs on watering down planned protections in the Renters (Reform) Bill, and that agreement seems to have been reached on nearly all points
27 February, 2024
However, Scottish Government highlights that new statistics show a decrease in the number of households homeless from private rented tenancies, likely due to cost of living legislation that was introduced in October 2022
27 February, 2024
Failure to ensure that everyone in Wales has a safe, sustainable and affordable home 'will cost us billions down the track', says CIH Cymru
23 February, 2024
20 February, 2024
However, annual progress report on implementation of duty in England also finds that local authorities failed to provide support in almost 25,000 cases, with capacity constraints cited as most common reason
20 February, 2024
Special investigation by Housing Ombudsman finds a maladministration rate of almost 90 per cent across 33 cases and makes a series of recommendations into both repair and complaint handling
19 February, 2024
Period of permission granted to new applicants reduced from 36 months to 18 months, and changes introduced to sponsor eligibility criteria, with immediate effect
19 February, 2024
Councils will also be given greater power to control short-term lets by making them subject to the planning process
15 February, 2024
Letter to Scotland's First Minister warns that, without further support, there will be 'disastrous consequences' including increasing evictions, homelessness, and an overall rise in poverty
15 February, 2024
New regime that comes into effect from 1 April 2024 includes greater emphasis on landlords listening to tenants and service users, and clearer guidance on when a landlord is non-compliant
14 February, 2024
New position paper on scheme outlines major reforms needed to address significant housing shortage which has 'pushed council budgets to the brink'
8 February, 2024
Draft policy to remove HMO regulation for landlords in England withdrawn ahead of substantive High Court hearing yesterday
8 February, 2024
Shelter highlights that new MoJ statistics also show that almost 10,000 households were evicted from their homes last year by bailiffs
8 February, 2024
7 February, 2024
Immigration Minister also says that while the first visas issued to those fleeing Russia's invasion will start to expire in March 2025, the government will provide 12 months' notice of any extension arrangements
6 February, 2024
Drawn up in response to evidence heard at the Grenfell inquiry, Minister says new standards will ensure staff are properly trained and qualified to deliver homes that are safe, warm and decent
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