22 November, 2011
22 November, 2011
Leading organisations issue responses to publication of government's housing strategy.
21 November, 2011
Issue 241 of Garden Court Chambers' Housing Law Bulletin is now available.
21 November, 2011
Department for Communities and Local Government tables provide the latest housing and homelessness data, including by geographical location.
21 November, 2011
Government's housing strategy sets out package of reforms which also include increasing 'right to buy' discounts to up to half the value of properties for social tenants wanting to own their home.
17 November, 2011
Significant increase in past three years in proportion of people across Wales building up mortgage arrears, reports bbc.co.uk.
17 November, 2011
16 November, 2011
Department for Communities and Local Government update guide which describes main measures of Localism Act including detailing changes that ensure decisions about housing are taken locally.
15 November, 2011
Act makes provision, at Part 7, in relation to powers to discharge homeless duties, tenure reform for social housing, housing ombudsman complaints, and the abolition of the Tenant Services Authority.
14 November, 2011
Government publishes estimates of grant that every council would receive if they commit to freezing or reducing average band D council tax for a second year.
11 November, 2011
However more than 27,000 loans still have arrears of more than 10% of the outstanding balance.
10 November, 2011
New Audit Commission report says that local authorities have detected fraud worth £185m - in areas including social housing, benefits and council tax discounts - but that this is 'only the tip of the iceberg'
7 November, 2011
Scottish government announces extra £400,000 for Universal Home Insulation Scheme which offers interest free loans for insulation measures including renewables and boiler replacement to improve energy efficiency.
7 November, 2011
Issue 240 of Garden Court Chambers' Housing Law Bulletin is now available.
4 November, 2011
New Family Mosaic research examines the challenges that the changes to allocation of lifetime tenancies would present.
3 November, 2011
New survey published by National Landlords Association shows that 77 per cent of landlords are considering reducing their involvement in local housing allowance market.
2 November, 2011
Homeless people are more likely to have poor physical and mental health, yet they are often overlooked in decision making processes which inform health commissioning, says Homeless Link.
2 November, 2011
September and October updates, as published in the Legal Action Magazine, now available from the Garden Court Chambers website.
1 November, 2011
New measures include making extra £10m available to support existing schemes for those at risk of fuel poverty, and creating new £20m fund, supported by Age UK, to address cold housing.
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