24 August, 2015
19 August, 2015
New paper provides information on the ‘pay to stay’ scheme in England under which social landlords can charge tenants with an income of over £60,000 market or near market rents.
17 August, 2015
New paper sets out obligations for private sector landlords and letting agents, considers some of the concerns raised by landlord associations, sets out details of the ‘pilot’ testing of the policy and examines the further right to rent measures to be included in the forthcoming Immigration Bill.
14 August, 2015
However, new Ministry of Justice statistics show that proportion of landlord possession claims that are accelerated claims has risen sharply from 7 per cent in 1999 to 28 per cent in the second quarter of 2015.
14 August, 2015
New investigation by the Local Government Ombudsman finds that placing homeless young people in bed and breakfast accommodation – even in an emergency – breaches statutory guidance, which exists to ensure vulnerable young people are not left to cope unsupported, alone and at risk of exploitation.
13 August, 2015
New briefing provides statistics on statutory homelessness and explains local authorities' duties to assist homeless households. It also includes an overview of, and comment on, recent government policy in this area.
13 August, 2015
11 August, 2015
New report from Crisis welcomes new Welsh legislation but warns that that welfare reforms could risk undermining any progress achieved and that the Renting Homes (Wales) Bill could significantly weaken the security of Welsh renters.
10 August, 2015
Association proposes that those who provide at least an hour of unpaid care a week should be entitled to a reduction of £100 a year, estimating that a fully subscribed discount fund of £25m would support at least 250,000 hours of unpaid care per week, saving up to £220m a year.
7 August, 2015
Only seven landlords have been penalised in the nine months since the trial commenced in the West Midlands according to figures obtained by the Economist.
7 August, 2015
New academic review published by the Commission on Local Tax Reform, established jointly by the Scottish Government and the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities.
4 August, 2015
Increase in volume is 'testament to our accessibility but brings its own challenges', says Ombudsman in 2014/2015 annual report.
3 August, 2015
Government issues consultation on proposals, including a blacklist of rogue landlords and letting agents, tougher penalties for the worst offenders, extending rent repayment orders, introducing fixed penalty notices, and tackling the problem of abandonment where a tenant disappears leaving the landlord uncertain over their right to possess.
3 August, 2015
New measures, to 'make Britain an even harder place for illegal migrants to operate', will also require landlords to conduct 'Right to Rent' checks on their tenants’ immigration status before offering a tenancy agreement.
31 July, 2015
Letter follows similar to large housing providers setting out the steps the Regulator expects them to take following the Budget 'to give an assurance that they are adapting to the changed operating environment'.
30 July, 2015
New report from Crisis also finds that there is a high level of inconsistency in the level of support provided depending on which council a person goes to for help.
30 July, 2015
New report from the London Boroughs' Fraud Investigators' Group finds that detected cases of right to buy fraud have more than doubled to 300 in 2014/2015 and analysis suggests that at least 3 per cent of right to buy applications in London are fraudulent.
29 July, 2015
Views sought, by 28 August 2015, on impact of issues including government proposals to extend Right to Buy, reduce rents and cut housing benefit for young people.
23 July, 2015
New research from Inclusion and the National Housing Federation suggests that, by investing £285m nationwide to get the most disadvantaged housing association tenants into work, the government could save at least £355m from the public purse, and help 42,000 residents into work whilst simultaneously creating 7,000 new jobs.
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