14 October, 2013
14 October, 2013
DCLG proposals include that the new guidance should 'strongly encourage' all local authorities to adopt a two-year residency test as part of their qualification criteria, and that other qualification criteria should also be adopted, alongside a residency test, so that those able to demonstrate a strong association to the local area are not disadvantaged.
10 October, 2013
Provisions, designed to tighten restrictions on those entering the UK, include requirement that landlords inquire about immigration status of prospective tenants.
10 October, 2013
New DCLG figures also show that, of the 16,659 sales, 6,739 were by local authorities (more than double the 2011-2012 figure) and 9,920 were by private registered providers (an increase of 51 per cent compared to 2011-2012).
9 October, 2013
Measures include allocation of £50m to establish new Intermediate Care Fund (designed to allow care recipients to remain in their own homes), continuation of universal benefits like free prescriptions and free school breakfasts and £12.5m to fund job opportunities for young people.
8 October, 2013
Government announces that leading banks, including Natwest, RBS, Halifax and Bank of Scotland, will offer a range of Help to Buy mortgages – up to 95 per cent of the property’s value for homes worth up to £600,000 - from this week.
7 October, 2013
1 October, 2013
Communities Secretary Eric Pickles announces a package of measures so tenants will be able to request longer tenancies, avoid hidden fees when renting a home and demand a fair deal from their landlords and letting agents.
30 September, 2013
Issue 327 of Garden Court Chambers' Housing Law Bulletin is now available.
30 September, 2013
Ministry of Defence announces that service personnel will be able to borrow up to £25,000, interest-free, towards a deposit on their first home.
30 September, 2013
Government announces early start for scheme that was due to commence in January 2014.
27 September, 2013
Scottish Federation of Housing Associations says 'preventing landlords from evicting will ultimately affect more tenants than the bedroom tax.'
27 September, 2013
Scottish Government to provide help to eligible buyers of up to 20 per cent of the purchase price of a new build home from a participating home builder.
27 September, 2013
Whilst statutory government guidance makes clear that 16 and 17 year olds should not be housed overnight in a B&B 'even on an emergency accommodation basis', councils say there is often little alternative.
26 September, 2013
New House of Commons Library briefing paper sets out the current legal position and the case for and against additional regulation, and outlines recent developments.
24 September, 2013
Issue 326 of Garden Court Chambers' Housing Law Bulletin is now available.
24 September, 2013
Local Government Ombudsman finds that failure to avoid the use of B&B accommodation has caused 'real injustice' to families.
23 September, 2013
Housing Minister sets out 'the latest progress for both the affordable and private rented sectors and how this will work in practice after 2015'.
20 September, 2013
However David Orr says government is frightened even to start a conversation about capping, despite 10,000 new housing benefit claims made every month by working households as rents continue to rise and wages to fall.
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