12 June, 2013
11 June, 2013
Local Government Ombudsman upholds complaint on basis that long term stay contrary to government policy that B&B accommodation not suitable for families and can only be used for emergency situations and not for more than six weeks, reports Inside Housing.
11 June, 2013
Findings of new research include that 'bedroom tax' is the biggest concern with up to 44,000 social tenants to be affected and limited capacity to help move to smaller accommodation.
10 June, 2013
Communities and Local Government Committee invites submissions on issues including the major risks facing Housing Associations and the social housing sector and the role and effectiveness of the Regulation Committee.
7 June, 2013
The Scottish Government Housing Minister has announced measures affecting tenant's rights and the allocation of social housing likely to be included in a forthcoming Housing Bill.
7 June, 2013
Housing Minister challenges 16 worst-offending councils to test new solutions and learn from best practice.
6 June, 2013
6 June, 2013
The House of Commons library has published a report outlining the current legal position, and the the case for and against additional regulation.
6 June, 2013
New DCLG figures also show that 13,230 applicants were accepted as owed a main homelessness duty between 1 January and 31 March 2013 - less than one per cent greater than the same quarter last year.
3 June, 2013
The Scottish Government today issued guidance on the new duty to provide housing support to unintentionally homeless applicants, that came into force on 1 June 2013
3 June, 2013
Chartered Institute of Housing submission to the government's spending review also calls for measures that directly support the supply of social housing.
3 June, 2013
The House of Commons library has published a report explaining the provisions of the Act, sections of which came into force on 26 May 2013.
31 May, 2013
The Scottish Government has published its strategy to improve and develop the sector.
31 May, 2013
In force from 1 September 2013 in Scotland, the regulations set out the prescribed requirements for a written statement given with respect to an agreement under the Mobile Homes Act 1983.
29 May, 2013
One in five renters say they don’t know if their deposit has been protected, and almost one in ten say they know that their deposit has not been protected.
29 May, 2013
Issue 149 of Garden Court Chambers' Employment Law Bulletin is now available.
29 May, 2013
Labour Party policy review proposes to reform the private rented sector with the introduction of a national landlord register, a new lettings standard, tougher sanctions on bad landlords, and the direct payment of housing benefit to landlords.
29 May, 2013
Two statutory instruments set out the level of fees that come into force on 1 July 2013.
28 May, 2013
Issue 311 of Garden Court Chambers' Housing Law Bulletin is now available.
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