16 May, 2013
15 May, 2013
In a new Guardian blog, a policy adviser to the Chartered Institute of Housing questions whether the government's proposal to restrict migrants' access to both the social and privater rented sectors will have any effect.
15 May, 2013
April update, as published in the Legal Action Magazine, now available from the Garden Court Chambers website.
14 May, 2013
Issue 309 of Garden Court Chambers' Housing Law Bulletin is now available.
14 May, 2013
New figures show that 37.3 per cent of people had mortgage in 2008/2010 and that only 13.6 per cent found debt 'a heavy burden'.
14 May, 2013
Crisis will get £1m from the DCLG to develop schemes to work with local landlords to create more rooms for rent and to complete its Private Rented Sector Access Development Programme.
14 May, 2013
14 May, 2013
Part 5 of Bill sets out absolute and discretionary anti-social behaviour grounds in secure and assured tenancies.
13 May, 2013
Bill includes measures relating to the abolition of the Audit Commission and allowing residents to veto excessive council tax rises.
13 May, 2013
Estimated that currently 70% of homeless people are discharged from hospital without their health and housing problems being properly addressed.
10 May, 2013
In a new LAG blog, Andrew Arden QC argues that the reintroduction of fair rents is the best, and fairest, way to cut social security expenditure.
10 May, 2013
Residential Landlords’ Association warns that cost of checking tenants' documents and to cover greater risks to landlords will 'inevitably be borne by tenants paying rents'.
10 May, 2013
New blog from Anthony Gold Solicitors looks at how Immigration Bill provision will work - or if it will work at all - as well as providing tips to landlords on what to do.
10 May, 2013
Measure contained in Immigration Bill could lead to discrimination, 'with landlords opting not to let to anyone with an even vaguely foreign-sounding name', according to charity chief executive.
9 May, 2013
Joint survey with British Gas finds that equivalent of 900,000 tenants had not had an annual gas check organised by their landlord or letting agent.
8 May, 2013
Inside Housing reports that seven homeless charities have entered into a joint venture with the business charity, Business in the Community, aimed at ending youth homelessness.
8 May, 2013
Bill, introduced in today's Queen's Speech, contains provisions that include requiring private landlords to check the immigration status of their tenants.
8 May, 2013
Bill, introduced in today's Queen's Speech, contains provisions that include closing the Audit Commission and allowing residents to veto excessive council tax rises by local 'quangos' such as waste disposal authorities and integrated transport authorities.
8 May, 2013
Bill, introduced in today's Queen's Speech, contains provisions that include reducing qualifying period for Right to Buy from five to three years and removing power from employment tribunals to make wider recommendations in successful discrimination cases.
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