11 January, 2023
10 January, 2023
Wandle Housing Association ordered to pay £700 in compensation after maladministration in complaint handling also identified
10 January, 2023
MPs advised that legislation will include measures to protect both new and existing leaseholders, including in relation to valuations for lease extensions, the purchase of freeholds, and freeholders' rights to take control of building management
9 January, 2023
New ONS analysis of housing data also highlights that higher costs are already impacting those with variable-rate mortgages and private renters
9 January, 2023
23 December, 2022
£654 million for 2023 to 2025 will continue supporting homelessness prevention work, particularly in relation to support for vulnerable families and people at risk of rough sleeping
22 December, 2022
22 December, 2022
COSLA confirms that local authority rent increases will average no more than £5 a week, while housing association membership bodies report planned increases averaging 6.1 per cent
21 December, 2022
Writing to Ministers in the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, Committee Chair asks what is being done to prevent a spike in homelessness
21 December, 2022
Minister announces new referral scheme that will enable veterans at risk of homelessness to access supported housing and wrap-around specialist care in health, housing and education
21 December, 2022
19 December, 2022
Letter to Business Secretary says 'unsustainable' rising costs are forcing organisations to scale back homelessness support and, in some cases, will lead to services closing altogether
15 December, 2022
Results include that around a fifth of households live in the private rented sector, where almost a quarter of dwellings fail to meet the Decent Homes Standard
14 December, 2022
Updated package of support will also include £150 million one-off funding to help local authorities across the UK house Ukrainians and others at risk of homelessness, and £500 million for councils in England to acquire housing stock to house people fleeing international conflicts
14 December, 2022
Temporary one-year adjustment to current policy of limiting rent increase to CPI plus 1 per cent imposed due to ‘exceptional circumstances' of higher than expected inflation
14 December, 2022
Private rental statistics also show that London has the highest median monthly rent at £1,475, nearly double the median monthly rent for England, and the North East had the lowest at £525
14 December, 2022
Investigation launched after Ombudsman finds maladministration for poor handling of complaints about damp and mould in four cases over the past year
13 December, 2022
Two-year funding to be provided to enable councils in England to meet their legal duties under the Domestic Abuse Act 2021
13 December, 2022
Independent expert panel also finds power imbalance remains between tenants and landlords that is perpetuating rather than dismantling stigma and discrimination experienced by social housing tenants
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