12 December, 2011
12 December, 2011
Issue 244 of Garden Court Chambers' Housing Law Bulletin is now available.
9 December, 2011
National Housing Federation says that cut 'will have disastrous implications' for people including foster carers, grandparents, disabled people and smaller families.
8 December, 2011
Government is 'radically extending direct democracy over big bill increases', says Eric Pickles.
8 December, 2011
New National Statistics on statutory homelessness for July to September 2011 also show slight increase in numbers in temporary accommodation.
7 December, 2011
Estimates suggest nearly half of social tenants in England do not have access to the internet or have never gone online.
6 December, 2011
5 December, 2011
New report published by Homeless Link shows that relationship breakdowns are causing a rise in homelessness among young people.
5 December, 2011
Issue 243 of Garden Court Chambers' Housing Law Bulletin is now available.
1 December, 2011
New report published by Financial Inclusion Centre is designed to help housing associations calculate the value of debt advice in terms of reducing rent arrears.
30 November, 2011
New Local Authority Housing Statistics, England: 2010-11 show that 93 per cent of all social homes now meet the decent standard.
29 November, 2011
Homeless Link publishes guides and calls on communities to ensure they have services in place to cope with the increasing number of people sleeping on the streets.
29 November, 2011
Government publishes Autumn Statement with measures including raising right to buy discounts for social tenants, and launching consultation on the effectiveness of TUPE regulations protecting employees’ rights.
29 November, 2011
Charity highlights importance of maintaining definition of fuel poverty that takes into account not only income and fuel prices, but also the physical condition of people’s homes.
29 November, 2011
Changes, which are included in the Localism Act 2011, will tighten up previous legal loop holes and mean landlords will no longer be able to avoid protecting a tenant’s deposit.
28 November, 2011
Issue 242 of Garden Court Chambers' Housing Law Bulletin is now available.
24 November, 2011
New research from the Local Government Chronicle also highlights that many others said a freeze will lead to higher council tax increases in 2013/2014.
23 November, 2011
Department for Communities and Local Government details the main reforms published in housing strategy.
22 November, 2011
Government publishes summary of responses to July 2011 consultation on proposed draft directions to the social housing regulator under section 197 of the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008.
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