4 November, 2015
4 November, 2015
Funding for 'Open Market Shared Equity Scheme' to be increased by £10m, taking total spending for 2015/2016 to £80m.
3 November, 2015
New briefing outlines the assistance available to long leaseholders of social landlord in blocks of flats, in relation to service charge demands for major works.
3 November, 2015
Briefing discusses background to the Bill - which seeks to introduce a new tenancy for the private rented sector in Scotland to supersede the short assured tenancy and assured tenancy created under the Housing (Scotland) Act 1988 - and considers the main provisions.
3 November, 2015
Bill includes provision for a voluntary right to buy for housing association tenants, measures to tackle 'rogue' landlords, and 'pay to stay' - higher rents for high income social tenants.
2 November, 2015
New statutory instrument makes further provision about the making and determination of applications by tenants to the private rented housing panel under section 22(1) of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2006 and of applications by third party applicants under section 22(1A) of that Act.
30 October, 2015
30 October, 2015
[2015] EWCA Civ 1111
30 October, 2015
Following a review, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has concluded that private registered providers of social housing are public, market producers and as such they will be reclassified to the Public Non-Financial Corporations sub-sector for the purpose of national accounts and other ONS economic statistics with effect from 22 July 2008.
29 October, 2015
New statutory instrument brings into force provisions relating to the requirement for landlords of dwellings let, or to be let, under domestic tenancies, to register with the designated licensing authority.
28 October, 2015
New statutory instrument replaces the amount of the maximum discount in Wales in the prescribed form to be used by a secure tenant claiming to exercise the right to buy.
28 October, 2015
[2015] EWCA Civ 1051
23 October, 2015
New briefing provides background and comment on the Housing and Planning Bill 2015/2016 which was presented on 13 October 2015 and is scheduled to receive its second reading on 2 November 2015.
21 October, 2015
[2015] ECHR 924
20 October, 2015
New research from the Home Office reports on a ‘mystery shopping’ exercise to assess if Black and Minority Ethnic individuals received different and detrimental treatment compared with White British shoppers as a result of the Right to Rent scheme.
20 October, 2015
New report from the Home Office reports on the impact of phase one of the Right to Rent scheme and also includes content on the process of its implementation.
20 October, 2015
Press release from the Home Office advises that under the new rules - introduced in the Immigration Act 2014 - private landlords, including those who sub-let or take in lodgers, must check the right of prospective tenants to be in the country to avoid being hit with a penalty of up to £3,000 per tenant.
20 October, 2015
New report from the Cambridge Centre for Housing and Planning Research seeks to explore how landlords might respond to different types of rent stabilisation and controls and changes to security of tenure, with a particular focus on differences between different types of landlords, such as those who let to low income tenants or families.
19 October, 2015
House of Commons debate on Private Member's Bill introduced by Karen Buck expected to be resumed on 29 January 2016.
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