28 October, 2022
Senior President of Tribunals issues Practice Statement authorising legal officers to make all decisions that a judge may make, save for those which are 'substantive final decisions'
27 October, 2022
Select Committee calls on government to 'get a grip' on the vast sums it is paying out without effective oversight
27 October, 2022
Updated government figures highlight that an additional 20,000 people have arrived under the scheme since early August 2022
25 October, 2022
New statutory instruments issued in Wales
24 October, 2022
New report on noise complaints also recommends a proactive good neighbourhood management policy, distinct from ASB policies, to improve social landlords' handling of complaints
21 October, 2022
20 October, 2022
Ombudsman also instigates wider investigation into Catalyst Housing Limited's complaint handling in light of other cases raising similar issues
20 October, 2022
13 October, 2022
Onward Homes ordered to pay compensation of £2,175 and consider moving the resident, or offering a rent reduction, until the windows are replaced if the property is found to be uninhabitable
10 October, 2022
Freeholder of 15-storey block given 21-day warning as next step in using new powers to ensure action on building safety
10 October, 2022
Decision taken to use powers to undertake thematic investigation after 13 cases involving damp and mould or pest infestations determined by Ombudsman in first six months of 2022
7 October, 2022
MSPs vote by 89 to 27 in favour of emergency legislation to freeze rents and prevent evictions until at least 31 March 2023
6 October, 2022
New DLUHC figures for period from 24 February to 23 September 2022 also show that two-thirds of households were owed a duty because accommodation arrangements had broken down
5 October, 2022
Shelter Scotland urges MSPs to amend flaws in new Tenant Protection Bill, and calls on the Scottish Government to also tackle the housing emergency over the longer-term
4 October, 2022
New legislation also includes option to extend the measures for two further periods of six months subject to Parliamentary approval
3 October, 2022
New hosts must obtain a licence before accepting any bookings, and anyone already operating as a host must apply before 1 April 2023
30 September, 2022
National Housing Federation restates eviction policy to reassure tenants in light of the cost of living crisis
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