2 July, 2015
2 July, 2015
Research carried out my accountancy firm Moore Stephens also shows a large increase in local authorities using charging orders.
2 July, 2015
New House of Commons Library briefing note that explains and compares the legal duties on local authorities (and the Northern Ireland Housing Executive) to assist people presenting as homeless in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
2 July, 2015
New report from Crisis looks at the financial costs of sustained or repeated homelessness and concludes that the longer someone is homeless, or the more often they experience homelessness, the more they will cost the taxpayer.
1 July, 2015
Report from the UK Children's Commissioners recommends that the goverment should urgently address the need for adequate housing for lower-income families and end the use of inappropriate bed-and-breakfast style accommodation for families with children.
30 June, 2015
Scottish Government says that, as well as showing a four per cent fall in homelessness applications in the last year, new statistics recording prevention demonstrate the Housing Options approach has been the reason for homelessness consistently falling.
26 June, 2015
26 June, 2015
New regulations that bring into force various provisions of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2014 including the requirement for landlords to undertake an electrical safety inspection.
26 June, 2015
However, new statistics from the Department for Communities and Local Government show that only 1,903 dwellings were acquired or started on site during the same period.
25 June, 2015
Private Member's BIll, sponsored by Karen Buck MP, is due to have its second reading on Friday 16 October 2015.
24 June, 2015
New statutory instruments in relation to information, periods and fees for registration and licensing and in relation to training requirements.
24 June, 2015
New statistics from the Department for Communities and Local Government also show that, between 1 January and 31 March 2015, 13,520 households were accepted as homeless in England, 8 per cent higher than during the same quarter of 2014.
24 June, 2015
Launching its 'Homeless Health 47' petition, Howard Sinclair, St Mungo's Broadway Chief Executive, highlights - 'Almost twice as many people who use homelessness services have long term physical health problems and mental health diagnoses compared to the general public, and the average age of people who die while homeless is 47'.
24 June, 2015
Strategy sets out six priorities including ensuring that every local area has a personalised, rapid response for people who find themselves sleeping rough, and to promote sustainable housing and employment as the most effective route out of homelessness.
24 June, 2015
New figures from the National Housing Federation also show that, on average, private rented households in the UK spend almost 40 per cent of their income on paying their rent, compared to a European average of 28 per cent.
22 June, 2015
New Chartered Institute for Housing analysis includes that couples with three children would receive £110 a week which is not enough to meet the average rent for a three-bedroom housing association home anywhere in the Midlands or the south of England, and in many areas in the north.
19 June, 2015
In London 7,581 people slept rough over the course of 2014/2015 - a 16 per cent rise on the previous year, and more than double the figure of 3,673 in 2009/2010.
18 June, 2015
New report from Citizens Advice presents a snapshot of local housing challenges from across England and Wales.
17 June, 2015
New House of Commons Library briefing note outlines the legal position and potential remedies available in England where people find themselves living next door to tenants of private landlords or owner-occupiers who exhibit anti-social behaviour.
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