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6 June, 2013

‘Bedroom Tax: early impacts’ - survey of Scottish social landlords

The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations reports that tenants are, on average, having to find an extra £11 per week.

6 June, 2013

Regulation of private sector letting and managing agents

The House of Commons library has published a report outlining the current legal position, and the the case for and against additional regulation.

6 June, 2013

Statutory homelessness acceptances up by 6 per cent in 2012/2013

New DCLG figures also show that 13,230 applicants were accepted as owed a main homelessness duty between 1 January and 31 March 2013 - less than one per cent greater than the same quarter last year.

3 June, 2013

Housing Support Duty to Homeless Households - Guidance for local authorities

The Scottish Government today issued guidance on the new duty to provide housing support to unintentionally homeless applicants, that came into force on 1 June 2013

3 June, 2013

CIH calls for review of social sector size criteria policy

Chartered Institute of Housing submission to the government's spending review also calls for measures that directly support the supply of social housing.

3 June, 2013

Mobile Homes Act 2013: briefing paper

The House of Commons library has published a report explaining the provisions of the Act, sections of which came into force on 26 May 2013.

31 May, 2013

A Place to Stay, A Place to Call Home: A Strategy for the Private Rented Sector in Scotland

The Scottish Government has published its strategy to improve and develop the sector.

31 May, 2013

Mobile Homes (Written Statement) (Scotland) Regulations 2013

In force from 1 September 2013 in Scotland, the regulations set out the prescribed requirements for a written statement given with respect to an agreement under the Mobile Homes Act 1983.

29 May, 2013

Nearly one in three renters not aware of tenancy deposit rights, says Shelter

One in five renters say they don’t know if their deposit has been protected, and almost one in ten say they know that their deposit has not been protected.

29 May, 2013

Employment law update

Issue 149 of Garden Court Chambers' Employment Law Bulletin is now available.

29 May, 2013

Private Rented Housing: Improving standards for all

Labour Party policy review proposes to reform the private rented sector with the introduction of a national landlord register, a new lettings standard, tougher sanctions on bad landlords, and the direct payment of housing benefit to landlords.

29 May, 2013

Fees payable by users of the Property Chamber and Lands Chamber

Two statutory instruments set out the level of fees that come into force on 1 July 2013.

28 May, 2013

Housing Law Update

Issue 311 of Garden Court Chambers' Housing Law Bulletin is now available.

28 May, 2013

28 May, 2013

Regulations relating to the establishment of the new Property Chamber

Four new statutory instruments set out functions and procedures of the new First-tier tribunal

24 May, 2013

Mobile Homes Act 2013 (Saving Provisions) (England) Order 2013

This Order makes saving provisions so that where prior to 26 May 2013, when section 10 of the Mobile Homes Act 2013 comes into effect, an occupier of a mobile home has served a request on a site owner for the approval of the person to whom the occupier proposes to sell or gift the mobile home, the transaction may proceed (if the occupier so wishes) under the existing statutory provisions.

23 May, 2013

Housing complaints – the role of designated persons

The House of Commons library has published a briefing paper on 'designated persons', a new role for referring complaints to the Housing Ombudsman that was introduced under the Localism Act 2011 on 1 April 2013.

23 May, 2013

22 May, 2013