10 February, 2016
9 February, 2016
Department for Communities and Local Government highlights that up to £2bn will come from a 2 per cent social care precept in council tax - the equivalent of £23 a year on an average Band D home in 2016/2017 – to provide dedicated caring for the growing elderly population.
9 February, 2016
[2016] EWHC 173 (Admin)
4 February, 2016
New report from the IPPR puts forward recommendations for local but system-wide changes designed to empower tenants to have more control over their own journey, and to have a positive impact on the health and wellbeing of the people who live in unsupported temporary accommodation.
3 February, 2016
1 February, 2016
New rules, introduced under the Immigration Act 2014, mean that landlords - and those who are subletting their property or taking in lodgers - need to carry out checks on all new adult tenants to make sure they have the right to rent property in the country.
29 January, 2016
New analysis from the Local Government Association estimates that 80,000 of the 88,000 homes sold under Right to Buy by 2020 will not be replaced as a result of new housing measures, such as the loss of £2.2bn from council housing budgets by 2020 due to social housing rent cuts.
28 January, 2016
New report from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation and Crisis finds that a majority of councils support an approach similar to that introduced in Wales, where help must be provided to anyone faced with the loss of their home and not just those deemed a ‘priority’, such as families with children.
28 January, 2016
Tenant Participation Strategy 2015-2020 sets out what social landlords, including the Northern Ireland Housing Executive and Housing Associations, should do in order to give tenants the opportunity and choice to participate in the decisions that affect them, and additionally sets out how government will help.
28 January, 2016
Minister for Housing and Planning Brandon Lewis confirms in House of Commons debate yesterday that Lord Freud has written to all interested parties outlining agreement.
27 January, 2016
View sought on services that enable people with disabilities to remain at home and enhance their independence within their local community.
27 January, 2016
[2016] UKSC 1
27 January, 2016
Local Government Ombudsman reports that it upheld 42 per cent of cases where it carried out a detailed investigation, with common complaints including delay in dealing with applications or a change in circumstances, decisions not in line with allocation schemes, failure to consider relevant information, and not notifying people of their right to request a review of a decision.
26 January, 2016
[2016] EWHC 77 (Admin)
25 January, 2016
Pilot will help inform the design and implementation of the main scheme before it is rolled out across the country following the passage of the Housing and Planning Bill.
22 January, 2016
Government says funding will allow local authorities 'to carry out more raids, increase inspections of property, issue more statutory notices, survey more streets and demolish sheds and prohibited buildings'.
21 January, 2016
Parliamentary written statement confirms that the five housing associations involved will be compensated for their administrative costs up to the point of sale and, once the Housing and Planning Bill receives Royal Assent, willl be compensated in full for the cost of the discounts.
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