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15 June, 2012

London Borough of Southwark v Ofogba

[2012] EWHC 1620 (QB)

14 June, 2012

14 June, 2012

Homelessness services lose almost 4,000 bed spaces in past six months

New Homeless Link report also shows that more than half of local authorities no longer provide hostel accommodation for homeless people.

14 June, 2012

‘On the Pulse: housing routes to better health outcomes for older people’

New National Housing Federation report examines how housing associations can work with health and social care commissioners to enable older people to manage changes in their health, help people live independently and reduce need for more costly care.

14 June, 2012

Social landlords could be given flexibility to increase rents for high-income households

Housing Minister Grant Shapps publishes consultation that includes proposals that would see high-income tenants potentially paying up to market rents to continue living in taxpayer-subsidised housing.

14 June, 2012

UK Housing Review - 2012 Briefing Paper

Chartered Institute of Housing publishes research that shows that to stimulate economic growth across the UK investment is needed in the housing sector.

13 June, 2012

Housing options and solutions for young people in 2020

Joseph Rowntree Foundation report shows that an extra 1.5 million 18 to 30-year-olds will be forced into private renting in eight years' time, with an extra half a million forced to stay with parents.

12 June, 2012

Rise in council tax arrears

New Consumer Credit Counselling Service report shows a 27 per cent increase in the number of people needing help with council tax arrears despite council tax freeze.

11 June, 2012

Record number of households to be pushed into private rented accommodation

New report by the Resolution Foundation and Shelter from Cambridge University considers how the housing market will change if current economic trends continue, including low levels of house building, constrained mortgage finance and low income growth.

11 June, 2012

Housing Law Update

Issue 267 of Garden Court Chambers' Housing Law Bulletin is now available.

8 June, 2012

Scottish right to buy consultation

Scottish Government publishes proposed changes that would cut the discounts available to those who wish to purchase their home through right to buy and place greater restrictions on where it would be available.

7 June, 2012

Low interest rates helping young homeowners

New figures from Consumer Credit Counselling Service show that fewer homeowners in their twenties are seeking the charity’s help, and the number of homeowners in mortgage arrears has almost halved in two years.

7 June, 2012

Mortgage rescue scheme information

Department for Communities and Local Government publishes leaflet that provides general information on the scheme.

6 June, 2012

Homeowner Housing Panel (Applications and Decisions) (Scotland) Regulations 2012

New regulations make provision about the making and determination of applications by homeowners to the homeowner housing panel under the Property Factors (Scotland) Act 2011.

6 June, 2012

Property Factors (Registration) (Scotland) Regulations 2012

New regulations prescribe additional information that a person must provide, and make provision for the fees that a person must pay, in relation to an application for entry in the register of property factors.

6 June, 2012

300,000 families could benefit from plans to remove council tax for ‘granny flats’

Communities Secretary Eric Pickles told the Daily Telegraph that government is 'keen to remove tax and other regulatory obstacles to families having a live-in annexe for immediate relations', reports bbc.co.uk.

6 June, 2012

Housing Law Update

Issue 266 of Garden Court Chambers' Housing Law Bulletin is now available.

1 June, 2012

Losing and Finding a Home: homelessness, multiple exclusion and everyday lives

New report published by the University of Salford examines the roles that different factors play in people's lives and whether these factors have an impact on homelessness.

1 June, 2012