20 March, 2013
20 March, 2013
Government announces package of measures designed to increase the supply of low-deposit mortgages for credit-worthy households.
15 March, 2013
New survey considers impact of rising rents on family life.
13 March, 2013
Figures supplied by Housing Minister in response to written parliamentary question on the 'bedroom tax' and its effect on homelessness.
13 March, 2013
DCLG reported by Guardian to be working on package, to be unveiled before next week's budget, to assist those struggling to buy a home from first time buyers.
11 March, 2013
Issue 303 of Garden Court Chambers' Housing Law Bulletin is now available.
7 March, 2013
6 March, 2013
New analysis shows numbers affected, and by how much, at constituency level.
6 March, 2013
New Law Centres Network report considers whether local authority protocols ensure that young people are not passed from 'pillar to post' between social work and housing departments.
4 March, 2013
Issue 302 of Garden Court Chambers' Housing Law Bulletin is now available.
4 March, 2013
New research finds that, if discretionary housing payments distributed between all disability benefit claimants, would give them £2.51 per week compared to average loss of £14 per week.
1 March, 2013
New report highlights that, after taking into account housing costs, 5 per cent more of population pushed into poverty.
28 February, 2013
New regulations issued in Scotland in relation to making the landlord registration regime more effective, helping local authorities to identify unregistered landlords and providing additional protection for tenants.
27 February, 2013
New regulations substitute the wording to be used in the council tax referendum question, and also make amendments to the ballot paper to be used in the referendum to reflect this revised wording.
27 February, 2013
Homeless Link sets out measures to prevent and tackle homelessness, including a new system that regulates private landlords to guarantee minimum quality standards, increase security and length of tenure, and safeguard against excessive rents.
26 February, 2013
Department for Communities and Local Government figures show that Right to Buy sales doubled from 1,041 between July and September 2012, to 2,010 in third quarter of 2012 to 2013.
25 February, 2013
New analysis finds that, due to shortage of one bedroom flats in social rented sector, 'bedroom tax' will force claimants to seek private rented accommodation with higher rent leading to higher payment of housing benefit.
25 February, 2013
January update, as published in the Legal Action Magazine, now available from the Garden Court Chambers website.
25 February, 2013
Issue 301 of Garden Court Chambers' Housing Law Bulletin is now available.
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