11 December, 2020
11 December, 2020 Open access
11 December, 2020
However, Minister says that local authorities will have until April 2022 to establish a scheme, and existing hosts will have until April 2023 to apply for a license
10 December, 2020
Minister says that unintended problem has come to light for certain assured shorthold tenants with 'starter tenancies', 'market rent tenancies' or tenancies for supported accommodation
10 December, 2020 Open access
New statutory instrument
8 December, 2020
Chartered Institute of Housing calls for courts to be given more flexibility to grant extended Protection Orders beyond proposed three-month maximum
7 December, 2020 Open access
4 December, 2020
However, new report finds there is more to do if approach is to become viable and accessible to all those who need it
3 December, 2020
New funding is in addition to the £505 million paid to councils in May 2020
3 December, 2020 Open access
However, Housing Minister advises that evictions may still proceed in cases of serious anti-social or criminal behaviour, including in cases of domestic abuse
3 December, 2020
Letter to chief executives advises that the guidance should be considered pending updates to the Allocation Guidance and Homelessness Code of Guidance
1 December, 2020 Open access
Homelessness is 'neither inevitable nor an insolvable problem', says Everyone Home Collective
27 November, 2020 Open access
Letter to Lord Chancellor asks if government will legislate to limit evictions in Tier 2 and Tier 3 areas when current stay expires, and seeks clarity on exception to stay where rent arrears accrued before March 2020
25 November, 2020
Consultation launched further to proposals outlined in the social housing white paper published earlier this month
24 November, 2020
Housing Minister confirms that her Department will move forward to implement all of the report's recommendations together with those in the Group's previous two reports
24 November, 2020 Open access
New report highlights that some councils face a choice between leaving people sleeping rough, or using night shelters which risk spreading COVID-19
20 November, 2020
Ending of physical proof is in line with government's 'wider direction of travel' to make its products and services 'digital by default', says Minister
20 November, 2020
Public Accounts Committee report on early stages of new service contracts finds Department’s lack of preparation and failure to share data meant elements of new services were ‘set up to fail’
20 November, 2020
Bill would require developers to disclose intention to use dwelling as supported accommodation, establish suitability test for proposed accommodation, and introduce fitness test for landlords
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