30 July, 2013
26 July, 2013
CIH Scotland guidance looks at how it can be made easier for tenants to pay rent, and how landlords can adapt rent collection arrangements.
25 July, 2013
DCLG has published a summary of responses to the consultation, published in June 2012, on its proposals to allow social landlords to charge higher rents to high earners - it also states that the government intends to take steps to allow higher rents to be charged to tenant households with incomes of over £60,000 per year.
23 July, 2013
In addition to the criteria set out in the Budget 2013, the rules include that borrowers won’t be able to access guaranteed mortgages if their credit history doesn’t meet the FCA ‘impaired credit’ standards, including having a county court judgment over £500 in the past three years.
23 July, 2013
In force from 10 July 2013, the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (Commencement No. 3 and Transitional, Transitory and Saving Provisions) (Wales) Order 2013 replicates the provisions that came into force in England on 30 April 2011.
22 July, 2013
DCLG has published a summary of responses to the consultation, published in March 2012, on its proposals to make it easier for council tenants to take over responsibility for managing housing services, or to explore options for transfer from their local authority - it also states that the government intends to lay regulations before parliament this autumn.
22 July, 2013
22 July, 2013
Issue 317 of Garden Court Chambers' Housing Law Bulletin is now available.
19 July, 2013
Councils will be able to bid for share of up to £3 million to tackle irresponsible landlords in their area.
18 July, 2013
New Select Committee report proposes bringing regulation for letting agents up to the level of that for estate agents, giving the Office of Fair Trading the power to ban agents who act improperly, and putting in place new rules to ensure the safe treatment of landlords’ and tenants’ money.
17 July, 2013
June update, as published in the Legal Action Magazine, now available from the Garden Court Chambers website.
17 July, 2013
The First Minister of the Welsh Assembly says that the Bill - to help ensure everyone in Wales has a decent place to live by tackling homelessness and empty homes, improving standards in the private rented sector, and increasing the supply of housing - will be introduced in 2013/2014.
17 July, 2013
Response to yesterday's figures showing that, from 31 December 2012, all Scottish local authorities met the 2012 homelessness commitment to assist all homeless households (including the 65 per cent of applications coming from single people).
16 July, 2013
New Scottish Government figures also show that there were 3,177 applicants with children in temporary accommodation - seven per cent less than the previous year.
16 July, 2013
In force from 31 August 2013, new regulations set out that Croation workers will be eligible for an allocation of housing accommodation or for homelessness assistance in Northern Ireland if they are working in the UK subject to the relevant worker authorisation scheme.
15 July, 2013
Report, published today, sets out assessment of where less affluent families can reasonably afford to live.
15 July, 2013
Issue 316 of Garden Court Chambers' Housing Law Bulletin is now available.
12 July, 2013
Local Government Ombudsman’s investigation finds that the council's failure went beyond the individual complainant's case, and meant it is denying people the legal right to seek an internal review or appeal in court.
11 July, 2013
A Chartered Institute of Housing and Circle Housing Group survey finds two-thirds of landlords are unable to help more than 20 per cent of affected tenants to downsize.
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