7 March, 2013
7 March, 2013
Ruling makes clear that advertisers must include all compulsory fees and charges upfront in the price quoted.
6 March, 2013
New analysis shows numbers affected, and by how much, at constituency level.
6 March, 2013
6 March, 2013
New Law Centres Network report considers whether local authority protocols ensure that young people are not passed from 'pillar to post' between social work and housing departments.
4 March, 2013
Issue 302 of Garden Court Chambers' Housing Law Bulletin is now available.
4 March, 2013
1 March, 2013
New report highlights that, after taking into account housing costs, 5 per cent more of population pushed into poverty.
28 February, 2013
New regulations issued in Scotland in relation to making the landlord registration regime more effective, helping local authorities to identify unregistered landlords and providing additional protection for tenants.
27 February, 2013
New regulations substitute the wording to be used in the council tax referendum question, and also make amendments to the ballot paper to be used in the referendum to reflect this revised wording.
27 February, 2013
Homeless Link sets out measures to prevent and tackle homelessness, including a new system that regulates private landlords to guarantee minimum quality standards, increase security and length of tenure, and safeguard against excessive rents.
26 February, 2013
Department for Communities and Local Government figures show that Right to Buy sales doubled from 1,041 between July and September 2012, to 2,010 in third quarter of 2012 to 2013.
25 February, 2013
New analysis finds that, due to shortage of one bedroom flats in social rented sector, 'bedroom tax' will force claimants to seek private rented accommodation with higher rent leading to higher payment of housing benefit.
25 February, 2013
January update, as published in the Legal Action Magazine, now available from the Garden Court Chambers website.
25 February, 2013
Issue 301 of Garden Court Chambers' Housing Law Bulletin is now available.
22 February, 2013
New figures show that 219 councils are intending to accept the government’s grant offer and freeze their Council Tax for 2013 to 2014.
21 February, 2013
[2013] UKSC 10
21 February, 2013
Department for Communities and Local Government publishes figures that show local authority revenue income and expenditure on social housing in England.
20 February, 2013
Department for Communities and Local Government publishes guidance on the choices available to current social tenants, including Right to Buy, HomeSwap Direct and Right to Manage.
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