26 April, 2013
26 April, 2013
Initiative would have allowed people to move to avoid benefit cuts or to find work without someone else having to move in the opposite direction.
24 April, 2013
StepChange debt charity reports that, as overall debt increases, households now struggling with 'priority debts'.
24 April, 2013
Housing Minister calls on voluntary sector, social enterprises and homelessness charities to bid for grants of up to £150,000 to invest in innovative ways of preventing and tackling rough sleeping across the country.
24 April, 2013
Government changes position following House of Lords defeat over provisions within Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill abolishing the ECHR general duty to promote equalities and human rights.
23 April, 2013
Charity says that high cost of housing, rising living costs and cuts to housing support leave rising numbers of people struggling to pay for their homes.
22 April, 2013
22 April, 2013
New report on Budget 2013 says that scheme may have unintended consequences and raises questions about the role of the taxpayer as guarantor; the impact of Help to Buy on house prices and the supply response; the temporary nature of Help to Buy; and support for second homes.
18 April, 2013
OFT concerned that some practices might lead to homeowners receiving much less for their property than it is worth, and that people in financial difficulty - including those who have worked up large amounts of debt or are facing repossession - may be at risk.
18 April, 2013
BBC reports Ministers as saying that housing industry has withdrawn support after similar scheme, Help to Buy, announced.
17 April, 2013
Support and training service will 'showcase the very best services across the country and ensure that homelessness remains the last possible option', says Mark Prisk.
17 April, 2013
Announcement by Jo Swinson following amendment to Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill giving Secretary of State power to require letting and managing agents of privately rented and residential leasehold homes to belong to a redress scheme.
15 April, 2013
Issue 306 of Garden Court Chambers' Housing Law Bulletin is now available.
11 April, 2013
New statutory instruments prescribe conditions that must be fulfilled by groups including care workers and severely mentally impaired persons in order to be eligible for a discount.
11 April, 2013
Results of new survey looking at how long people would be able to maintain their rent or mortgage payments if they lost their job.
10 April, 2013
Response to Scottish Government's consultation on alternative to currrent system of court actions in housing cases.
8 April, 2013
Issue 305 of Garden Court Chambers' Housing Law Bulletin is now available.
4 April, 2013
Funds to go to 62 councils for investment in anti fraud measures such as specialist investigation teams and advanced data-matching.
3 April, 2013
March update, as published in the Legal Action Magazine, now available from the Garden Court Chambers website.
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