22 February, 2023
21 February, 2023
New report highlights need for tougher regulation to help protect the more than 1.5 million children in England living in cold, damp or mouldy private rented homes
21 February, 2023
Clarion Housing ordered to pay resident more than £2,000 in compensation and to carry out a review of its repairs processes to identify areas for improvement
20 February, 2023
Correspondence includes call to introduce extended and harmonised financial support as well as appointment of a new Refugees Minister
20 February, 2023
17 February, 2023
DLUHC says that its objective is to ensure that HMOs are valued as a single dwelling other than in exceptional circumstances, helping to ensure that liability for council tax remains with the landlord
17 February, 2023
16 February, 2023
Hammersmith and Fulham Council ordered to pay compensation of £1,050 to resident and complete repairs
16 February, 2023
15 February, 2023
New statutory instrument makes provision relating to replacement of Housing Possession Court Duty Scheme with Housing Loss Prevention Advice Service from August 2023
14 February, 2023
New analysis finds that all but one of councils who have published budget proposals plan to raise council tax, with three in four to raise it by the maximum permitted amount of 4.99 per cent
14 February, 2023
Decisions from three separate cases highlight multiple failings including in relation to repairs systems that left a resident without heating and hot water during winter months
10 February, 2023
New statutory instrument also exempts dwellings solely occupied by people in the UK under certain other resettlement or relocation schemes
10 February, 2023
New report calls on Scottish Government to consider what further urgent measures it can take to support councils in delivering services to homeless people
9 February, 2023
Amendments tabled to the Social Housing Regulation Bill, with the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities set to launch a consultation later in the year
9 February, 2023
MPs maintain that the best way to improve the housing courts system is to create a specialist housing court or, at the very least, significantly increase the courts’ ability to process possession claims quickly and efficiently
9 February, 2023
New DLUHC figures show that the total has jumped by more than 1,300 since September 2022, and that more than two-thirds of affected households include dependent children
9 February, 2023
New MoJ statistics show that claims, orders and warrants volumes have increased by 42 per cent, 135 per cent and 103 per cent respectively, while landlord repossessions in the county courts have risen by 98 per cent
9 February, 2023
Ombudsman orders Believe Housing Association to pay £1,500 compensation to resident for the delayed repairs and to undertake a formal review of how it manages reports of asbestos
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