27 November, 2013
27 November, 2013
Issue 334 of Garden Court Chambers' Housing Law Bulletin is now available.
26 November, 2013
According to BBC Newsnight many mortgage applications have been instantly declined and credit scores adversely affected after people took out payday loans, whether or not they had difficulties repaying the cash.
25 November, 2013
Debt advice charities and lenders warn that vulnerable homeowners could be in danger of repossession, following GLA announcement of closure of scheme for new applicants.
22 November, 2013
Measures in the Bill are 'intended to enhance housing conditions, retain much needed social housing for the people of Scotland and safeguard social and private tenants'.
22 November, 2013
Scottish Federation of Housing Associations is asking for responses from housing associations and cooperatives in Scotland.
21 November, 2013
21 November, 2013
DCLG says that a discussion paper, to be published next month, will seek views on whether the system of regulation for private rented homes ensures adequate conditions and safety, including on the rules around the installation of carbon monoxide and smoke alarms.
20 November, 2013
Scottish Government publishes homelessness statistics for April - June 2013.
20 November, 2013
New Centre for Social Justice report, 'Maxed out', also finds that average debt repayments within the poorest 10 per cent of UK households amount to nearly half their gross monthly income.
20 November, 2013
Charity also predicts an 'alarming rise' in calls from people struggling to keep their homes this Christmas.
19 November, 2013
Local Government Ombudsman report highlights Birmingham City Council's poor records management, lack of appropriate background checks and lack of action to take possession when they had the chance.
19 November, 2013
New DCLG publication sets out a draft of the conditions that will need to be met by a company or organisation setting up a redress scheme, with the expectation that regulations governing the scheme will come into force in December 2013, subject to parliamentary approval.
19 November, 2013
Measures in the Bill include the introduction of a compulsory registration and licensing scheme for private sector landlords and letting and management agents; placing a duty to prevent homelessness on local authorities up to 56 days before an applicant is likely to become homeless; and placing a duty on local authorities to provide sites for gypsies and travellers where a need has been identified.
18 November, 2013
Issue 333 of Garden Court Chambers' Housing Law Bulletin is now available.
15 November, 2013
New MoJ statistics for third quarter of 2013/2014 also show mortgage possession claims have fallen by 60 per cent since they peaked in 2008.
14 November, 2013
New statutory instrument brings into force provisions of the Long Leases (Scotland) Act 2012, including those which convert the right of lease to the right of ownership on the 'appointed day', and fix the 'appointed day' as 28 November 2015.
14 November, 2013
New statutory instrument enables local authority tenants to form tenant group for the purpose of putting forward proposals in a written notice to local authority landlord to dispose of houses described in written notice to a housing association.
13 November, 2013
New statutory instrument specifies 22 May 2014 as day for referendums where billing authority obliged to hold more than one, or latest day on which referendum can be held if only obliged to hold one.
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