11 August, 2022 Open access
11 August, 2022
New MoJ statistics highlight that there were more than 18,000 landlord claims and almost 3,500 mortgage claims between April and June 2022
11 August, 2022 Open access
Coronavirus (Recovery and Reform) (Scotland) Bill receives Royal Assent
10 August, 2022
Tenants will no longer have to refer their unresolved complaints to a ‘designated person’ or wait eight weeks after the landlord's final response before the Ombudsman can consider it
4 August, 2022
Those whose energy bills are included in their rent or service charge will be 'at the mercy' of their landlord passing on the support, says housing charity
4 August, 2022
First tranche of £20 million Supported Housing Improvement Programme awarded to Birmingham, Blackburn with Darwen, Blackpool, and Hull
3 August, 2022
1 August, 2022
28 July, 2022
Princess Bell v Lambeth LBC [2022] EWHC 2008
28 July, 2022
New DLUHC statistics show that this is a more than 10 per cent increase compared to the previous quarter
28 July, 2022
DLUHC advises that households should check if payment has been received and, if not, should claim before the deadline of the end of September 2022
27 July, 2022
ZLL, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government [2022] EWCA Civ 1059
26 July, 2022
Resident awarded compensation of £1,250 in case forming part of wider investigation into Clarion
25 July, 2022
Kowalek & Anor v Hassanein Ltd [2022] EWCA Civ 1041
21 July, 2022
Views sought on proposals including the abolition of section 21 'no-fault' evictions, and reforms to possession grounds, speeding up court processes, and to prevent blanket ‘no DSS’ rental practices
20 July, 2022
New Select Committee report calls on government to assess cost of remediating all social housing stock and for Housing Ombudsman to be empowered to award 'far higher' compensation in maladministration cases
19 July, 2022
New group to be tasked with gathering evidence and developing good practice in relation to the links between anti-social behaviour and 'vulnerable perpetrators'
19 July, 2022
Response to report on regulation of sector advises that, instead of making central assessment, government will consider 'new burdens' funding for local authorities who can also use revenue from penalties imposed on landlords to support further enforcement activity
19 July, 2022
Landlord ordered to pay compensation of £800 to resident and to work with Ombudsman in a wider investigation of its handling of complaints and compensation
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