17 July, 2014
14 July, 2014
Fund will also be available for councils wishing to transfer their stock, with proposals that provide good value for money and have the support of residents, says Housing Minister.
10 July, 2014
New statutory instrument introduces new form of notice (the 'RTB1') to be used by a tenant claiming to exercise the right to buy his or her dwelling-house in accordance with section 122 of the Housing Act 1985.
10 July, 2014
Bringing the Bill before the Chamber, Carl Sergeant, Minister for Housing and Regeneration, said, 'The issues that we are addressing through the Bill—the private rented sector and homelessness, for example—are not problems unique to Wales, but, unlike England, we are doing something about them ...'
9 July, 2014
New research from Homeless Link shows that proportion of homeless people in England reporting some form of physical and mental health problem is at least double that of general population, and that many are not getting the right help.
8 July, 2014
Tenants have a right to know how to complain if they get a poor service from their social landlord, says Housing Minister Kris Hopkins.
7 July, 2014
2 July, 2014
New briefing paper gives an overview of the statutory rights of occupiers of social housing in England and Wales to succeed to a tenancy on the death of the previous sole or joint tenant.
30 June, 2014
New report highlights 'huge problems being created by our failing housing market that need to be fixed', including high rents, costly deposits and fees to agents and quality of accommodation.
27 June, 2014
First reading of bill that changes the law on unfair tenancy terms and makes letting agents publish their fees.
27 June, 2014
Other measures recommended in a new report from an all-party parliamentary group include the introduction of a national licence for landlords, more training for those letting properties, a requirement for landlords to provide details of the utility bills associated with the property they are renting, and development of a single guide for tenants on renting a property which includes a checklist of questions they should ask.
26 June, 2014
BBC reports on yesterday's vote in Scottish Parliament which means that tenants have two years to apply to buy homes before Right to Buy scrapped in 2016.
26 June, 2014
UK Housing Review Briefing from Chartered Institute of Housing also reports a five per cent increase in people sleeping rough and a six per cent increase in the number of households in temporary accommodation over the last year.
24 June, 2014
New post sets out effects of provisions to deal with the 'Superstrike' position of a new tenancy (and requirement to re-protect the deposit and re-serve the prescribed information) arising when a fixed term ends and a statutory period tenancy begins.
24 June, 2014
New briefing paper provides information on regulation in England including requirement for agents to sign up to redress schemes and amendment to Consumer Rights Bill which will require them to publish full tariff of fees.
19 June, 2014
New DCLG figures show that, during the 2013/2014 financial year, there were 52,260 acceptances - a decrease of 3 per cent from 53,770 in 2012/2013.
18 June, 2014
New Commons Library standard note provides an overview of the rights of persons from abroad (countries outside the EEA) to access social housing in England, including UK nationals returning from living abroad.
18 June, 2014
New Commons Library standard note gives an overview of EU migrants' eligibility to apply for social housing in England and considers the question of whether these people have preferential access and can 'jump the housing queue'.
18 June, 2014
New research from the University of Cambridge also finds that 'only 19 per cent of households losing housing benefit (under the bedroom tax) could be considered to have more space than they needed.
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