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5 March, 2014

Allocation of Housing and Homelessness (Eligibility) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2014

New statutory instrument makes amendments that include provision for certain Afghan nationals employed by UK Government in Afghanistan who have been granted limited leave to remain in the UK to be eligible for allocation of social housing and homelessness assistance if they are habitually resident.

5 March, 2014

Mobile Homes (Site Licensing) (England) Regulations 2014

New statutory instrument prescribes the detail of how local authorities shall exercise their discretion when deciding whether or not to issue or consent to the transfer of a site licence in respect of a relevant protected site.

5 March, 2014

OFT launches market study into residential property management services

Study to look at whether the residential property management services market is working well for leaseholders and freeholders,

5 March, 2014

Joseph Rowntree Foundation suggest fundamental reform of council tax

Report, published today, says that a progressive property value tax would reduce median council tax bills by £279 a year.

4 March, 2014

Future funding of the Housing Ombudsman

Government publishes summary of responses to the 'Future funding of the Housing Ombudsman' consultation paper that was published on 19 December 2013.

3 March, 2014

Council Tax and Non-Domestic Rating (Demand Notices) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2014

New regulations issued that update the explanatory notes which must be provided with demand notices under the Council Tax and Non-Domestic Rating (Demand Notices) (England) Regulations 2003.

3 March, 2014

DCLG publishes guide for park home site owners on new licensing powers of local authorities

Guide looks at new provisions - including changes to the procedures and penalties for enforcement of site licence conditions on residential parks - introduced from 1 April 2014 by the Mobile Homes Act 2013.

3 March, 2014

Councils to get new powers to protect park home residents from rogue site owners

From 1 April 2014, councils will have powers to take action requiring poor site conditions or inadequate services to be addressed by site owners, with threat of court action and substantial fines for those who don't comply.

3 March, 2014

Housing Law Update

Issue 346 of Garden Court Chambers' Housing Law Bulletin is now available.

3 March, 2014

Nearly half of Welsh adults who pay rent or a mortgage are struggling to keep up with payments

New survey from Citizens Advice Cymru and Shelter Cymru also highlights that 28 per cent of working adults do not have sufficient savings or insurance protection products to enable them to continue to make housing payments for more than 1 month if they were to lose their source of income.

3 March, 2014

Shelter and Crisis call on the government to make urgent reforms to private renting

Three-year investigation reveals serious failings in private renting for formerly homeless people.

26 February, 2014

Formerly homeless living in homes riddled wth damp and infested with rodents, say Shelter and Crisis

Guardian reports on joint investigation following 128 households over 19 months which highlights problems with private rented accommodation provided to homeless families as alternative to local authority housing.

26 February, 2014

High Court upholds local authority decison to remove single homeless mother from waiting list

Guardian reports on decision refusing permission for judicial review on basis that Hammersmith and Fulham had wide powers to disqualify people in priority need from the housing list.

26 February, 2014

DCLG publishes English Housing Survey 2012/2013

Findings include that 3 per cent of households overcrowded, although proportion of overcrowding in social rented sector fell from 7 per cent to 6 per cent.

25 February, 2014

Housing Law Update

Issue 345 of Garden Court Chambers' Housing Law Bulletin is now available.

25 February, 2014

Crisis Private Rented Sector Access development Programme extended for further two years

Housing Minister confirms £2m for Crisis to continue scheme helping single homeless people into private rented sector housing.

25 February, 2014

Landlord Registration Scheme introduced in Northern Ireland

All new private landlords who let residential property required to register from today, with existing landlords given twelve months to comply.

21 February, 2014

Scottish Government announces seventh annual council tax freeze

Funding for continuation of the freeze to be paid through the £10.6 billion MSPs have approved to deliver local services across Scotland in 2014/2015.

21 February, 2014

Urgent action needed to increase availability of affordable homes, says Citizens Advice

Government's changes to housing benefit cannot be done safely without first sorting out our woeful stock of affordable housing, says Citizens Advice Chief Executive, Gillian Guy.