29 May, 2012
29 May, 2012
New Joseph Rowntree Foundation report assesses choices available to older people, considers why mainstream and specialist housing is not more widely available, and examines 'under-occupation'.
28 May, 2012
Amendments to council tax laws will include giving residents a new legal right to choose to pay their council tax bills in 12 monthly payments, rather than the fixed 10 in the course of a year.
28 May, 2012
New research published by Shelter Cymru also shows that most charges are not well advertised so prospective tenants are often unaware of the true cost of setting up a tenancy.
28 May, 2012
Department of Social Development has confirmed that draft legislation in which tenants' deposits are protected by being paid into a scheme by their landlord will be introduced before the summer, reports bbc.co.uk.
28 May, 2012
New analysis 'Young, Hidden and Homeless' explores experiences and circumstances of young single homeless people aged 18-25 against a backdrop of rising homelessness and youth unemployment.
28 May, 2012
28 May, 2012
Issue 265 of Garden Court Chambers' Housing Law Bulletin is now available.
23 May, 2012
Crisis reports on new Broadway figures that also show a 23 per cent rise in number of people sleeping rough over an extended period of time.
22 May, 2012
Government proposals would also make it easier for landlords to evict tenants if they or any member of their household has previous convictions for anti-social behaviour.
22 May, 2012
Paper sets out legislative changes to tackle homelessness and improve conditions in the private rented sector, and includes a new commitment to end family homelessness in Wales by 2019.
21 May, 2012
New regulations issued in Scotland
21 May, 2012
Government expected to say that rent subsidy will be capped at a household income of £60,000 in consultation paper to be published next month, reports guardian.co.uk.
21 May, 2012
Issue 264 of Garden Court Chambers' Housing Law Bulletin is now available.
18 May, 2012
The Disabilities Trust publishes study that shows that 90 per cent of homeless people who experienced a traumatic brain injury reported that their first injury was sustained prior to becoming homeless.
17 May, 2012
National Housing Federation, Shelter and The Chartered Institute of Housing warn that government is failing to deliver on five out of ten key housing indicators including, affordability of private sector, homelessness and help with housing costs.
17 May, 2012
65 per cent of London boroughs who replied to a BBC information request said they had tried to relocate people to a different borough in the last year, reports bbc.co.uk.
16 May, 2012
Centrepoint publishes report that considers how young people understand the role of family and why some familial relationships break down.
15 May, 2012
New research published by Commission for Rural Communities develops a new understanding for rural areas of the changing levels of rents, migration and the impact of new government policies on affordable housing and housing benefit.
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