22 March, 2013
22 March, 2013
New LAG housing law post by Arden Chambers considers section 144 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act and the possibility of its extension to commercial premises.
21 March, 2013
Discussion of measures including extended right to buy, mortgage assistance and encouragement to build new homes.
20 March, 2013
Government to allow social landlords to charge market rents to those with incomes of more than £60,000 (Paragraph 1.113)
20 March, 2013
Government gives give more social tenants the opportunity of home ownership by reducing the qualifying period for Right to Buy from five years to three years and raising the maximum discount cash cap in London to £100,000 (Paragraph 1.105)
20 March, 2013
Government announces package of measures designed to increase the supply of low-deposit mortgages for credit-worthy households.
15 March, 2013
13 March, 2013
Figures supplied by Housing Minister in response to written parliamentary question on the 'bedroom tax' and its effect on homelessness.
13 March, 2013
DCLG reported by Guardian to be working on package, to be unveiled before next week's budget, to assist those struggling to buy a home from first time buyers.
11 March, 2013
Issue 303 of Garden Court Chambers' Housing Law Bulletin is now available.
7 March, 2013
Ruling makes clear that advertisers must include all compulsory fees and charges upfront in the price quoted.
6 March, 2013
New analysis shows numbers affected, and by how much, at constituency level.
6 March, 2013
New Law Centres Network report considers whether local authority protocols ensure that young people are not passed from 'pillar to post' between social work and housing departments.
4 March, 2013
Issue 302 of Garden Court Chambers' Housing Law Bulletin is now available.
4 March, 2013
New research finds that, if discretionary housing payments distributed between all disability benefit claimants, would give them £2.51 per week compared to average loss of £14 per week.
1 March, 2013
New report highlights that, after taking into account housing costs, 5 per cent more of population pushed into poverty.
28 February, 2013
New regulations issued in Scotland in relation to making the landlord registration regime more effective, helping local authorities to identify unregistered landlords and providing additional protection for tenants.
27 February, 2013
New regulations substitute the wording to be used in the council tax referendum question, and also make amendments to the ballot paper to be used in the referendum to reflect this revised wording.
27 February, 2013
Homeless Link sets out measures to prevent and tackle homelessness, including a new system that regulates private landlords to guarantee minimum quality standards, increase security and length of tenure, and safeguard against excessive rents.
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