31 May, 2012
31 May, 2012
Government publishes bi-annual count of gypsy and traveller caravans that records number of caravans on both authorised and unauthorised sites across England.
30 May, 2012
Consumer Credit Counselling Service figures show a 27 per cent increase on previous year in number of requests for help from people with rent arrears.
30 May, 2012
April update, as published in the Legal Action Magazine, now available from the Garden Court Chambers website.
29 May, 2012
Department for Communities and Local Government publishes response to consultation paper on options in relation to council tax liabilities of second home owners, and of owners of empty properties, in England.
29 May, 2012
New Joseph Rowntree Foundation report assesses choices available to older people, considers why mainstream and specialist housing is not more widely available, and examines 'under-occupation'.
28 May, 2012
28 May, 2012
New research published by Shelter Cymru also shows that most charges are not well advertised so prospective tenants are often unaware of the true cost of setting up a tenancy.
28 May, 2012
Department of Social Development has confirmed that draft legislation in which tenants' deposits are protected by being paid into a scheme by their landlord will be introduced before the summer, reports bbc.co.uk.
28 May, 2012
New analysis 'Young, Hidden and Homeless' explores experiences and circumstances of young single homeless people aged 18-25 against a backdrop of rising homelessness and youth unemployment.
28 May, 2012
New Homeless Link and St Mungo’s report shows that NHS staff can improve health outcomes for homeless people by ensuring all patients have somewhere to stay when they are discharged from hospital.
28 May, 2012
Issue 265 of Garden Court Chambers' Housing Law Bulletin is now available.
23 May, 2012
Crisis reports on new Broadway figures that also show a 23 per cent rise in number of people sleeping rough over an extended period of time.
22 May, 2012
Government proposals would also make it easier for landlords to evict tenants if they or any member of their household has previous convictions for anti-social behaviour.
22 May, 2012
Paper sets out legislative changes to tackle homelessness and improve conditions in the private rented sector, and includes a new commitment to end family homelessness in Wales by 2019.
21 May, 2012
[2012] EWCA Civ 666
21 May, 2012
New regulations issued in Scotland
21 May, 2012
Government expected to say that rent subsidy will be capped at a household income of £60,000 in consultation paper to be published next month, reports guardian.co.uk.
21 May, 2012
Issue 264 of Garden Court Chambers' Housing Law Bulletin is now available.
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