16 August, 2010
13 August, 2010
Responding to CML reposession figures, Citizens Advice also urges lenders to continue to treat people in arrears fairly.
13 August, 2010
Government publishes new 'Supporting People Quarterly Client Records and Outcomes' statistics.
12 August, 2010
New government research brings together evidence from qualitative interviews with borrowers to inform understanding of the drivers, experiences and outcomes for households giving up home ownership.
12 August, 2010
Decrease in payment problems leads the CML to revise its forecasts for arrears and repossessions in 2010.
10 August, 2010
Reduction in Support for Mortgage Interest payments to bring them into line with the Bank of England average mortgage rate puts people at risk of plunging into arrears, says National Housing Federation.
9 August, 2010
9 August, 2010
Government must take time to discuss proposals with tenant groups and social landlords, says National Housing Federation.
6 August, 2010
New legislation that brings into force specified provisions of the 2010 Act in relation to, for example, homelessness; the activities of housing associations; anti-social behaviour; and possession proceedings.
5 August, 2010
Issue 185 of Garden Court Chambers' Housing Law Bulletin is now available.
5 August, 2010
New regulations that, amongst other measures, assist a tenant whose landlord has not received consent to let from their mortgagee, and the mortgagee has commenced possession proceedings, designed to give the tenant time to find alternative accommodation.
4 August, 2010
Fixed terms for all new council and housing association tenancies lasting as little as five years could be introduced to help increase social mobility.
4 August, 2010
Housing Minister will introduce new National Affordable Home Swap Scheme to allow tenants to see details of other tenants in council and housing association homes looking for a mutual exchange.
3 August, 2010
Wrongly withheld deposits in Scotland may amount to nearly £3.6 million per annum, due to between 8,000 and 11,000 tenants.
30 July, 2010
New regulations that enable applications for help under the Warm Front Scheme to be refused when the scheme's annual budget has already been allocated.
27 July, 2010
Issue 184 of Garden Court Chambers' Housing Law Bulletin is now available.
26 July, 2010
However, there is little consideration of the impact on local councils at a time when they themselves will be facing budget cuts, warns Citizens Advice.
26 July, 2010
New Order that provides the Welsh National Assembly with legislative competence in relation to social housing and meeting the housing needs of vulnerable people.
23 July, 2010
Benefit cuts could lead to the highest number of people ending up homeless in Britain for more than thirty years, says National Housing Federation.
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