18 September, 2013
16 September, 2013
New statutory instrument introduces single fee remissions system to all court and tribunals, with changes to disposable capital rules, and also introduces fee for judicial review oral hearing.
12 September, 2013
Government providing £400,000 for at least 1,200 tenants to attend training courses in how to set up tenant organisations 'to influence landlords and to lead their communities', says DCLG.
12 September, 2013
New report criticises financial viability ratings of social housing providers published by the sector’s Regulator, Julian Ashby.
11 September, 2013
Issue 324 of Garden Court Chambers' Housing Law Bulletin is now available.
6 September, 2013
Scottish Government today announced that jurisdiction is to be transferred from the sheriff courts as part of forthcoming Housing Bill.
5 September, 2013
5 September, 2013
New DCLG statutory homelessness figures for April to June 2013 in England.
3 September, 2013
Shelter Scotland reports on court decision that landlord should pay tenants three-times their deposit under Scotland’s Tenancy Deposit Scheme regulations which were introduced last year.
2 September, 2013
Issue 323 of Garden Court Chambers' Housing Law Bulletin is now available.
30 August, 2013
BBC Newsnight freedom of information requests reveal that over 100 councils in England illegally placed 16/17 year olds in bed and breakfast hotels last year.
30 August, 2013
New report finds 73 per cent of these families are now unable to afford the mortgage on a local three bedroom home.
27 August, 2013
Government is consulting on whether the level of discount should be 10, 25, 50 (its preferred option) or 100 per cent.
27 August, 2013
Issue 322 of Garden Court Chambers' Housing Law Bulletin is now available.
22 August, 2013
New DCLG figures show that a total of 2,149 properties were sold between April and June this year, nearly five times the 443 sold during the same period in 2012.
22 August, 2013
Jointly published by ALACHO, CIH Scotland, HouseMark Scotland and SHBVN, the revised toolkit provides advice to social landlords in Scotland on how to respond to the challenge of evidencing compliance with Charter outcomes.
21 August, 2013
Homes and Communities Agency's 'Statistical Data Return' for 2012/2013 also shows number of homes managed by private registered providers has increased by 3.7 per cent.
20 August, 2013
Housing Minister writes to Residential Landlords Association following the recent Court of Appeal judgment in Superstrike Ltd v Rodrigues.
20 August, 2013
Issue 321 of Garden Court Chambers' Housing Law Bulletin is now available.
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