4 September, 2024
3 September, 2024
Consultation response concludes that plans would not have delivered any meaningful improvements and were either unnecessary, unfeasible, risked harming communities, or too costly
2 September, 2024
Scottish Housing Regulator's National Report on standards shows that councils were outperformed on issues including average re-let times, levels of rent arrears and almost all tenant satisfaction indicators
2 September, 2024
30 August, 2024
Crisis says Westminster Government has to address the financial pressures caused by increased use of temporary accommodation by ensuring that the Autumn Budget includes more funding for councils
30 August, 2024
New statutory instrument
16 August, 2024
8 August, 2024
Responding to new official statistics revealing the 'rapidly escalating housing emergency', charity warns that this government must succeed where previous ones have failed
7 August, 2024
Resolution Foundation calls for more large homes to be built in social rented sector, and LHA rates to be increased so that private renters can afford homes that meet their needs
7 August, 2024
Other cabinet appointments include Mark Drakeford as the new Minister for Health and Social Care and the reappointment of Jane Hutt as Minister for Social Justice
5 August, 2024
Housing Minister confirms that a formal response to the consultation on the plans, that included a new ten-year UK connection test and new anti-social behaviour exclusions, will be issued in due course
1 August, 2024
Investigation will also examine the relationships between landlords, contractors and residents, with a particular focus on accountability, roles and responsibilities
1 August, 2024
31 July, 2024
London Borough of Lewisham ordered to pay £14,140 in compensation for the unsuitable accommodation and the distress caused
23 July, 2024
Situation has worsened despite the introduction of the Homelessness Reduction Act 2017, with homelessness numbers at a record level and expected to increase
18 July, 2024
New English Housing Survey 2022/2023 data also shows that, while 4 per cent of private renters had experienced homelessness in the last few years, this figure rose to 8 per cent among social renters
18 July, 2024
Local Government Finance (Wales) Bill will ensure the continuation of a single national Council Tax Reduction Scheme and provide for greater flexibility in council tax bands, discounts and disregards
17 July, 2024
King’s Speech outlines details of plans to give renters much greater security and stability, but also to ensure that private landlords have 'robust' possession grounds to reclaim their properties when they need to
17 July, 2024
Government commits to publishing draft legislation that will also reinvigorate commonhold, restrict sales of new leaseholds and tackle existing ground rents
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