7 April, 2020 Open access
3 April, 2020 Open access
Letter to Prime Minister reports examples of councils denying help to people on basis of not having a local connection or having no recourse to public funds
2 April, 2020 Open access
Measure included in the Coronavirus (Scotland) Bill that was passed unanimously in the Scottish Parliament yesterday
31 March, 2020 Open access
Measure forms part of support for businesses and individuals in the Executive’s 2020/2021 Budget to recognise the impact of COVID-19
31 March, 2020 Open access
New guidance confirms that checks can be carried out through video calls and that tenants can send scanned documents or a photo of documents rather than sending the originals
30 March, 2020 Open access
Constitution Secretary also says Bill will introduce ‘substantial additional emergency powers' to help the justice system, public services and the economy to cope
30 March, 2020 Open access
27 March, 2020 Open access
Minister for Local Government and Homelessness sets out a programme of actions designed to help reduce the impact of coronavirus (COVID-19) on people facing homelessness
27 March, 2020 Open access
Practice Direction confirms that all proceedings for possession, and proceedings seeking to enforce an order for possession by a warrant or writ of possession, are stayed for a period of 90 days from today
27 March, 2020 Open access
Government also confirms that it is working with the Master of Rolls to strengthen the pre-action protocol requirement and extend this to the private rented sector
26 March, 2020 Open access
However, new law does not prevent landlords from serving a notice of intention to possess, nor does it end a tenant's liability for rental payments
25 March, 2020 Open access
Chair of Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee says government must quickly come up with stronger proposals to protect all renters from eviction during the COVID-19 crisis
25 March, 2020 Open access
Minister also tells Scottish Parliament that notice period will be extended to six months for 'majority' of grounds for eviction
25 March, 2020
New regulations extend grace period under which private sector letting agents are not required to be a member of a scheme to 1 April 2021
20 March, 2020
Private Members' Bill seeks to repeal Vagrancy Act 1824 which makes it a crime in England and Wales to beg or to be street homeless
19 March, 2020 Open access
No renter who has lost income due to coronavirus will be forced out of their home, nor will any landlord face unmanageable debts
19 March, 2020
New report says a more progressive system could be achieved with updated property valuations, bills that are more proportional to value, and reform or abolition of the single person discount
19 March, 2020
Measures in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic will initially be in place until 28 May 2020
19 March, 2020
However, new official statistics highlight that number owed main duty is down by more than a quarter compared to period immediately preceding commencement of the Homelessness Reduction Act 2017
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