4 February, 2013
4 February, 2013
Issue 298 of Garden Court Chambers' Housing Law Bulletin is now available.
1 February, 2013
New Act creates offences and make other provisions relating to sub-letting and parting with possession of social housing; the investigation of social housing fraud; and for connected purposes.
1 February, 2013
Results of survey show that almost two thirds of senior figures believe housing industry will be in worse state in 12 months time.
31 January, 2013
New report argues that, with rents rising by average of £300 per year, many people are unable to save for a deposit to buy a home.
28 January, 2013
New statutory instrument brings into force provisions of Private Rented Housing (Scotland) Act 2011 relating to Tenant Information Packs.
28 January, 2013
28 January, 2013
Issue 297 of Garden Court Chambers' Housing Law Bulletin is now available.
25 January, 2013
Leading organisations issue responses to announcement of government's new rules for bailiffs.
25 January, 2013
Money Advice Trust estimates that this rise is partly down to the increasing use of bailiffs to collect debts owed to local authorities.
25 January, 2013
Government announces that bailiffs will be banned from entering homes when only children are present and at night and new safeguards will prevent them from using force against people who owe money.
24 January, 2013
The energy sector and the UK Government must take immediate action to help Scots facing the hardship of fuel poverty, says Housing and Welfare Minister Margaret Burgess.
24 January, 2013
The Welsh Government announces new funding so Jobcentre Plus can work with Communities First clusters to help workless families and in particular lone parents back into work by providing them with local employment advice services.
22 January, 2013
Department for Communities and Local Government publishes table showing the discounts that are available by area when applying to buy a home through the Right to Acquire scheme.
21 January, 2013
Issue 296 of Garden Court Chambers' Housing Law Bulletin is now available.
18 January, 2013
£326m in rent either late or unpaid, up from £241m in November, according to Guardian report.
18 January, 2013
23 charities to receive their share of £3.6m for work expanding the 'No Second Night Out' principle.
17 January, 2013
New report considers how people’s lives have changed when housing associations and their support workers are involved in aftercare decisions with councils and local hospitals.
17 January, 2013
Homeless Link publishes an analysis of data from Homeless UK that provides an update on the number of homelessness projects and provision of beds for homeless people in England.
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