16 December, 2014
16 December, 2014
New report from Coram Voice says that, if local authorities complied with duties under the Children Act, most of the problems related to teenage homelessness would be avoided.
16 December, 2014
New statistics include that broad upward trend in social housing lettings by private registered providers continued, with a 5% increase in lettings to 270,659, and local authority lettings also increased to 126,238, a reversal of their long-term trend.
11 December, 2014
New DCLG figures also show that between April 2013 and April 2014, the amount of council housing stock reduced by 0.8 per cent.
11 December, 2014
New DCLG figures also show that on 30 September 2014 there were 60,940 households in temporary accommodation, 6 per cent higher than at the same date in 2013.
11 December, 2014
Bill that reduces stamp duty for 98 per cent of those buying a property unopposed in House of Commons
9 December, 2014
4 December, 2014
New statutory instrument brings into force provisions in the Housing (Wales) Act 2014 from 1 December 2014 including allowing the Welsh Ministers to set standards for social housing, allowing fully mutual housing associations to grant assured tenancies and allowing notices to be signed on behalf of tenants.
4 December, 2014
Housing Minister Margaret Burgess said, 'These new homes will not only give families ownership of affordable homes where they can be safe and warm, but they will boost the economy by creating a demand for small, local contractors to build homes'.
3 December, 2014
Today's Autumn Statement 2014 (paragraph 2.121 onwards) sets out reforms including that portion of the transaction value up to £125,000 is charged at 0 per cent; portion between £125,001 and £250,000 is charged at 2 per cent; and portion between £250,001and £925,000 is charged at 5 per cent.
2 December, 2014
Response to consultation, published today, makes recommendations aimed at improving prospective purchasers’ awareness of leaseholders’ obligations; disclosure, transparency and communication between property managers and leaseholders; and leaseholders’ access to appropriate forms of redress.
1 December, 2014
BBC highlights new requirement for landlords to check immigration status of tenants.
1 December, 2014
New report from Leonard Cheshire Disability calls on councils to take steps to ensure houses in their area are suitable for all the people who live there, including disabled people, and on government to insist that all housing developers make future homes disabled-friendly.
28 November, 2014
Bill, which would amend the law on notices requiring possession relating to assured shorthold tenancies in order to protect tenants against retaliatory eviction, had its second reading debate adjourned - it is expected to resume its second reading debate on 5 December 2014.
28 November, 2014
New statistics from DCLG also show that 94 per cent of completions are outside London and 81 per cent of sales are to first-time buyers.
26 November, 2014
Policy and legislative priorities include an independent commission to report on fairer alternatives to the council tax by Autumn 2015; and more power for carers over the services that affect them through the Carers Bill.
25 November, 2014
Bill, which is intended to protect tenants against retaliatory eviction, is expected to have its second reading debate on 28 November 2014.
20 November, 2014
New amending regulations that alter the requirements to be met in order to bring an appeal under regulation 10 of the Mobile Homes (Site Rules) (England) Regulations 2014 to make it consistent with the wording contained within the prescribed form in Schedule 2 to the Regulations, which also sets out the requirements in order to bring an appeal.
20 November, 2014
New statistics also show that the average receipt per dwelling in the second quarter of 2014/2015 was £74,000 compared to £63,000 in the same quarter of 2013/2014.
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