2 May, 2013
2 May, 2013
BBC reports that the Financial Conduct Authority estimates that nearly half of homeowners with interest-only mortgages will not be able to pay off the loan when their mortgage matures, and that the average shortfall is £71,000.
1 May, 2013
New statutory instrument sets out the detail of the procedures for the selling and gifting of mobile homes, under provisions inserted into the Mobile Homes Act 1983 by the Mobile Homes Act 2013.
1 May, 2013
Charity calls for longer tenancy agreements as its new report, ‘Growing up renting’, shows that families with children are bearing the brunt of the insecure tenancies, high rents, and constant moves that are standard in today’s market.
1 May, 2013
[2013] EWHC 1068 (Ch)
29 April, 2013
Issue 308 of Garden Court Chambers' Housing Law Bulletin is now available.
26 April, 2013
26 April, 2013
Initiative would have allowed people to move to avoid benefit cuts or to find work without someone else having to move in the opposite direction.
24 April, 2013
StepChange debt charity reports that, as overall debt increases, households now struggling with 'priority debts'.
24 April, 2013
Housing Minister calls on voluntary sector, social enterprises and homelessness charities to bid for grants of up to £150,000 to invest in innovative ways of preventing and tackling rough sleeping across the country.
24 April, 2013
[2013] EWCA Civ 415
24 April, 2013
Government changes position following House of Lords defeat over provisions within Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill abolishing the ECHR general duty to promote equalities and human rights.
23 April, 2013
Charity says that high cost of housing, rising living costs and cuts to housing support leave rising numbers of people struggling to pay for their homes.
23 April, 2013
[2013] EWHC 961 (Admin)
22 April, 2013
Issue 307 of Garden Court Chambers' Housing Law Bulletin is now available.
22 April, 2013
New report on Budget 2013 says that scheme may have unintended consequences and raises questions about the role of the taxpayer as guarantor; the impact of Help to Buy on house prices and the supply response; the temporary nature of Help to Buy; and support for second homes.
18 April, 2013
OFT concerned that some practices might lead to homeowners receiving much less for their property than it is worth, and that people in financial difficulty - including those who have worked up large amounts of debt or are facing repossession - may be at risk.
18 April, 2013
BBC reports Ministers as saying that housing industry has withdrawn support after similar scheme, Help to Buy, announced.
17 April, 2013
Support and training service will 'showcase the very best services across the country and ensure that homelessness remains the last possible option', says Mark Prisk.
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