17 June, 2014
11 June, 2014
Housing charity calls for better protection for renters as research shows that calls from people at risk of losing their homes have more than doubled in the past two years.
10 June, 2014
The new guide 'will give tenants the knowledge they need at their fingertips and help raise the game of landlords who may not know what is expected of them', says Kris Hopkins.
10 June, 2014
Government also announces funding in four other programmes aimed at reducing homelessness.
9 June, 2014
New measures 'will end outdated rules from the 1970s', says Eric Pickles
5 June, 2014
New statutory instrument prescribes that maximum right to buy discount is £102,700 for dwellings in London authorities and £77,000 for areas outside London.
23 May, 2014
23 May, 2014
New measures would protect tenants who complain to their landlords about poor housing conditions.
23 May, 2014
Immigration Act 2014, which received Royal Assent on 14 May 2014, also contains measures designed to 'ensure a more robust response to rogue employers who exploit illegal labour'.
21 May, 2014
Guardian reports on analysis of possession notices issued over last year which suggests that 215,000 homes in England are at risk of eviction or repossession.
21 May, 2014
Modelling by Resolution Foundation finds that around 770,000 households are at risk of being 'mortgage prisoners' due to a limited ability to switch to better mortgage deals and at risk of payments being at least one third of disposable income by 2018.
13 May, 2014
Under plans announced today, agents will be required to publish a full tariff of their fees - both on their websites and prominently in their offices - or face a fine.
13 May, 2014
DCLG launches competitive grant process to find an organisation to deliver specialist support, advice and training to frontline housing and homelessness advice staff covering the period October 2014-March 2016.
9 May, 2014
New Ministry of Justice statistics report a 29 per cent decline in mortgage possession claims over the same period.
8 May, 2014
BBC reports that proposed amendment to Consumer Rights Bill to be tabled next Tuesday.
6 May, 2014
New report from Crisis warns that numbers could begin to rise further unless Northern Ireland Assembly 'takes action to protect the most vulnerable'.
1 May, 2014
New report sets out essential reforms to increase the supply of affordable housing and stabilise England’s 'rollercoaster' housing market.
30 April, 2014
Guardian Housing Network article by CIH head of policy and practice provides summary of responses that will be used to inform new report on future of welfare.
30 April, 2014
New DCLG statistics for period April 2013 to March 2014 also show that 87.5 per cent of purchases made by first time buyers.
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