6 May, 2014
1 May, 2014
New report sets out essential reforms to increase the supply of affordable housing and stabilise England’s 'rollercoaster' housing market.
30 April, 2014
Guardian Housing Network article by CIH head of policy and practice provides summary of responses that will be used to inform new report on future of welfare.
30 April, 2014
New DCLG statistics for period April 2013 to March 2014 also show that 87.5 per cent of purchases made by first time buyers.
29 April, 2014
New report from Combined Homelessness and Information Network also highlights that this is on the back of three years of rises in rough sleeping in London representing a 75 per cent increase.
28 April, 2014
New report, written for the JRF by the New Policy Institute, highlights that Scotland’s poorest families are facing higher housing costs as more move into private rented homes.
25 April, 2014
25 April, 2014
New research from Inside Housing shows local authorities have reduced access to waiting lists since introduction of the Localism Act 2011.
24 April, 2014
Scottish government to amend the notice period for Right to Buy from three to two years after the date the Housing (Scotland) Bill receives Royal Assent.
24 April, 2014
Act creates two-tier system of First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal for jurisdictions including private rented housing committee, homeowner housing committee and valuation appeal committee.
24 April, 2014
New report finds that 32 per cent of homeless people ready to move on from hostels and supported accommodation but are unable to.
24 April, 2014
New report from Public Accounts Committee also says that Home Office change to private contracts for delivery of accommodation was poorly planned, badly managed and is unlikely to yield the savings intended.
17 April, 2014
Consultation sought views on proposals to issue new statutory guidance for local authorities to assist them to use the flexibilities in the Localism Act 2011 to meet the needs of local residents and local communities; and to encourage them to be open and transparent about who is applying for and being allocated social housing in their local area.
17 April, 2014
New regulations that make amendments to certain Welsh language forms which are prescribed in the Assured Tenancies and Agricultural Occupancies (Forms) Regulations 1997 to insert references to universal credit.
17 April, 2014
New Official Statistics for 2011 also highlight that overcrowding was most common among rented households, almost four times the proportion among owner occupied households.
15 April, 2014
16,000 enquiries and complaints about sales and letting agents received in 2013, up by 26 per cent on previous year.
15 April, 2014
From October, all letting and property agents will be required to join three approved 'redress schemes' - the Property Ombudsman, Ombudsman Services Property and the Property Redress Scheme.
14 April, 2014
Finding of UK Housing Review 2014, published today, in which CIH urges government to consider new ways to raise standards as number in private rented accommodation overtakes number in social rented housing.
14 April, 2014
New survey also finds that a third of families would not be able to meet next rent or mortgage payment if they lost their job this month.
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