4 January, 2016
22 December, 2015
New regulations that provide billing authorities in Wales (which are the county and county borough councils) with the discretion to increase the council tax payable on long-term empty dwellings in their areas, and also to increase the council tax payable on dwellings occupied periodically in their areas (second homes).
22 December, 2015
Grants - which are awarded to over 60 projects - designed to improve hostel accommodation and facilities and to provide shared rented accommodation for young people aged 18 to 24 who are at risk of homelessness.
18 December, 2015
Government announcement follows consultation exercise that found broad support for the inclusion of the Parliamentary, Health Service and Local Government Ombudsmen services in a new Public Service Ombudsman, but concerns about the inclusion of the Housing Ombudsman.
17 December, 2015
Committee will also examine the approach taken by national and local government to preventing and tackling homelessness.
17 December, 2015
New regulations that bring into force various provisions of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2014 and amend the Tenant Information Packs (Assured Tenancies) (Scotland) Order 2013 in consequence of sections 22 (carbon monoxide alarms), 23 (electrical safety inspections) and 25 (third party application in respect of the repairing standard) of the Act.
17 December, 2015
17 December, 2015
New DCLG homelessness statistics for third quarter of 2015/2016 also show 4 per cent rise in household acceptances.
17 December, 2015
Housing Minister Lesley Griffiths also announces an additional £21.7m to help housing associations increase the availability of affordable housing in Wales.
16 December, 2015
Research by Homeless Link shows that 44 per cent of young people in homelessness services could be affected by proposal to remove automatic entitlement to housing benefit for 18-21 year olds.
16 December, 2015
New analysis by Shelter reports that this is a rise of almost 46 per cent since 2009/2010.
15 December, 2015
Local Government Ombudsman says that second critical report within two years highlights the importance of learning lessons from complaints.
14 December, 2015
In final report, published today, Commission sets out alternatives and says that any replacement must be 'fairer, more progressive and locally empowering'.
14 December, 2015
New report finds that rogue landlords are making billions of pounds from 700,000 private rented homes in England with a category 1 hazard which can include rat infestations, unsafe electrics and cold and damp.
11 December, 2015
Statistics produced by the Department for Communities and Local Government do not meet standards of trustworthiness, quality and value, says UK Statistics Authority.
11 December, 2015
Charity calls for reform of how benefit sanctions work for the most vulnerable as new research reveals how the regime is leaving people homeless, hungry and destitute and making it even harder for them to find work.
10 December, 2015
Guardian reports on government amendment to Housing and Planning Bill 2015/2016
10 December, 2015
New paper discusses the challenges around providing housing for older people in the midst of both a growing population and a still recovering housing market.
9 December, 2015
New research funded by the Legal Education Foundation highlights that people living in rented accommodation are twice as likely to experience some kinds of non-housing-related legal problems as those living in other types of housing.
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