5 November, 2014
5 November, 2014
New regulations that set out circumstances in which a residential tenancy agreement will and will not be treated as being entered into for the purposes of the civil penalty scheme.
5 November, 2014
[2014] UKSC 57
5 November, 2014
Investigation carried out by Shelter finds that homeless families are being exposed to drug and alcohol abuse, fighting, swearing and racist language, and parents report that their children’s mental or emotional health has been affected, including reports of depression and panic attacks.
3 November, 2014
[2014] EWCA Civ 1395
3 November, 2014
Written statement to parliament today sets out powers for newly elected Mayor including control of a £300m Housing Investment Fund and invitation to develop a business plan for the integration of health and social care across Greater Manchester.
30 October, 2014
30 October, 2014
New Commons Library Standard Note considers evidence on why landlords might refuse to let to housing benefit claimants and the extent of the problem.
30 October, 2014
New statistics from the Department for Communities and Local Government also show that the mean purchase price of a property bought under the scheme was £210,429, compared with a mean equity loan of £41,897.
29 October, 2014
New research by housing charity shows that two thirds of private renters in England - the equivalent of five million people - are unable to save towards buying a home.
29 October, 2014
Guardian reports on letter to Housing Minister urging him to ensure that every home sold is replaced on a like-for-like basis.
28 October, 2014
[2014] EWHC 3537 (Admin)
27 October, 2014
[2014] EWCA Civ 1384
24 October, 2014
Manifesto, launched by ERSA and GUAC, calls for action to make it easier for social housing providers to take on publicly funded employment contracts, an increase in the co-ordination and integration of services to support social housing tenants, and support to increase the capacity of social housing providers to provide good quality employment related support to their residents.
24 October, 2014
New report from IPPR North shows that the English housing market is ill-equipped to cope with an aging population and argues that older people are being let down by inadequate choice, with a growing mismatch between older people and appropriate housing stock.
23 October, 2014
Note provides background to the increase in numbers in temporary accommodation and outlines various initiatives to reduce those numbers.
23 October, 2014
Note provides background to government policy on tackling statutory homelessness, i.e. those households for whom local authorities, after receiving an application, have a duty to secure accommodation because they are unintentionally homeless and in a priority need category.
23 October, 2014
New report from the Audit Commission also finds that the number of social homes recovered from tenancy fraudsters increased by 15 per cent in the last year to 3,030, nearly doubling in the last five years.
23 October, 2014
New decision from Scottish Public Services Ombudsman finds that the housing association had failed to properly appreciate the adverse effects the problem had on the tenant and his son and had not taken all reasonable action to help him.
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