7 August, 2014
7 August, 2014
Analysis of Freedom of Information requests by Shelter also suggests that around one in four households subject to the benefit cap in London are in temporary accommodation.
6 August, 2014
New Home Office guide to new rules that will mean that, from late autumn 2014, landlords in some areas will need to check that tenants have a right to rent in the UK before letting a property to them.
6 August, 2014
Nearly Legal reports that permission to appeal in Aster Communities Ltd v Akerman-Livingstone was granted by the Supreme Court the day after the Court of Appeal's decision.
5 August, 2014
New legislation that makes provision about housing in Scotland, including in relation to the abolition of the right to buy, social housing, the law affecting private housing, the regulation of letting agents and the licensing of sites for mobile homes.
5 August, 2014
New maximum discount caps mean that tenants can now benefit from up to £77,000 off the value of their home outside London, and £102,700 in the capital.
31 July, 2014
29 July, 2014
10 per cent reductions should be offered to 'community heroes' who improve life in their areas by giving up their time to do things like help run local libraries, museums and leisure centres, says LGA.
28 July, 2014
New regulations that make detailed provision in relation to the selling and gifting of mobile homes and the assignment of agreements under provisions in Part 4 of the Mobile Homes (Wales) Act 2013.
24 July, 2014
New DCLG statistics include that a total of 227,800 cases of homelessness prevention or relief are estimated to have taken place outside the statutory homelessness framework in England and that, of these cases, 209,300 (92 per cent) were preventions and 18,500 (8 per cent) were cases of relief.
21 July, 2014
New statutory instrument transfers into the unified tribunal structure further jurisdiction conferred on a residential property tribunal in England by the Mobile Homes Act 2013 and makes consequential amendments relating to the transfer.
21 July, 2014
New statutory instrument amends the First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal (Chambers) Order 2010 to reflect the conferral of further jurisdiction relating to mobile homes and new jurisdiction relating to caravan sites.
21 July, 2014
New statutory instrument prescribes the maximum percentage discount on the price of a dwelling for people exercising right to buy as 70 per cent.
18 July, 2014
New regulations that prescribe the form of the document that must accompany a pitch fee review notice which proposes an increase in the pitch fee.
18 July, 2014
New regulations which specify what information should be contained in the written statement which site owners must give to proposed occupiers prior to an agreement that they may occupy their mobile home as their only or main residence, and in addition sets out the main provisions required within the agreement.
18 July, 2014
New regulations which correct a mistake in the Housing (Right to Buy) (Limit on Discount) (England) Order 2014 which had revoked the Housing (Right to Buy) (Limit on Discount) (England) Order 2012 in its entirety instead of just Article 3.
18 July, 2014
New regulations that allow for First-tier Tribunals to hear appeals relating to mobile homes and licensing of caravan sites, and for the Tax and Chancery Chamber of the Upper Tribunal to determine references from or appeals against decisions of the regulatory authorities that replaced the Financial Services Authority.
18 July, 2014
New regulations that transfer certain jurisdiction on mobile homes from magistrate's courts to residential property tribunals, and amend the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) Fees Order 2013 to prescribe fees payable for applications to the Property Chamber of the First-tier Tribunal.
17 July, 2014
Amends the Housing Renewal Grants Regulations 1996 to provide that the new maternity allowance for women who participate in the work of their self-employed spouse or civil partner without pay should be taken into account when assessing income for Disabled Facilities Capital Grants.
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