5 March, 2014
5 March, 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
Study to look at whether the residential property management services market is working well for leaseholders and freeholders,
5 March, 2014
Report, published today, says that a progressive property value tax would reduce median council tax bills by £279 a year.
4 March, 2014
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
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
3 March, 2014
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
Issue 346 of Garden Court Chambers' Housing Law Bulletin is now available.
3 March, 2014
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
Three-year investigation reveals serious failings in private renting for formerly homeless people.
26 February, 2014
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
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
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
Issue 345 of Garden Court Chambers' Housing Law Bulletin is now available.
25 February, 2014
Housing Minister confirms £2m for Crisis to continue scheme helping single homeless people into private rented sector housing.
25 February, 2014
All new private landlords who let residential property required to register from today, with existing landlords given twelve months to comply.
21 February, 2014
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
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.
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