23 July, 2020 Open access
23 July, 2020
More collaborative, integrated and innovative approaches needed, with all public bodies flexing their work and pulling in the same direction for the greater good
23 July, 2020
'Good Home Inquiry' responds to data that shows that around 1.8 million adults are living in damp and/or cold housing, with many living with health conditions potentially caused or exacerbated by poor housing
21 July, 2020 Open access
Provisions relate to the resumption of proceedings following lifting of the stay, and to new cases issued after the stay has ceased
21 July, 2020
Commission says reforms ‘will lay the foundations for future home ownership to be freehold’ and tackle ‘key issues’ that existing residential leaseholders currently face
20 July, 2020 Open access
Housing Secretary says funding will ensure vulnerable people and rough sleepers continue to have a roof over their heads and are helped into longer-term accommodation
20 July, 2020 Open access
17 July, 2020 Open access
New legislation issued in support of temporary arrangements to be put in place until 28 March 2021
17 July, 2020 Open access
Organisations call on government to provide funding for 16,500 Housing First tenancies in England and ensure that there is an adequate supply of suitable homes
15 July, 2020
Disabled Facilities Grants (Review) Bill 2019-21 includes provision for annual increases in the cap on grants, last set in 2008 at £30,000 in England
15 July, 2020
Delays, inadequate communication and poor practice have led to people being left homeless for longer than they should have been
14 July, 2020
Landmark ruling confirms that refusing to rent to people claiming housing benefit is contrary to the Equality Act
10 July, 2020
MHCLG survey findings include that almost 30 per cent of private renters find it difficult to pay their rent, and more than 60 per cent have no savings to fall back on
9 July, 2020
Haringey Council should have taken action as soon as it was aware that the family was at risk of becoming homeless, says Ombudsman
8 July, 2020
Vale of Aylesbury Housing Trust Ltd v Richens [2020] EWHC 685 (Ch)
8 July, 2020
Jarvis v Evans & Anor [2020] EWCA Civ 854
8 July, 2020
Response to consultation proposes to make it a criminal offence to operate a mobile home site without having a 'fit and proper person' in place
7 July, 2020 Open access
Shelter says that even some small changes in the law would give judges the power to ensure that no renter is automatically evicted, and the impact of coronavirus is always considered
3 July, 2020
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