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
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
8 February, 2023
MP for Redditch and former Minister of State at the Ministry of Justice becomes new Housing Minister following yesterday's Cabinet reshuffle
8 February, 2023
Council ordered to pay compensation of £500 after failing to accept homelessness application from woman who had moved to area on advice of police
8 February, 2023
Protocol describes the behaviour the County Court will normally expect of landlords and tenants prior to the commencement of a possession claim
3 February, 2023
28 local authorities will receive a share of funding to test the impact of providing additional housing support such as specialist caseworkers to support accessing and maintaining safe and suitable housing
2 February, 2023
Regulator of Social Housing says that, going forward, it will take appropriate regulatory action against providers that are not compliant with its standards, and introduce more active consumer regulation of social housing from April 2024
2 February, 2023
New statutory instrument also amends second adult discount rules for apprentices
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