12 October, 2023
10 October, 2023
Changes designed to extend fairness to residents who experience poor practice without the landlord taking action to solve systemic issues
10 October, 2023
Views sought on proposals including abolition of 'priority need' and 'intentionality' tests, and broadening of exemptions to 'local connection' test
5 October, 2023
Recommendations from Expert Panel include extension of prevention duty from 56 days to six months, and for homelessness support services to be made more inclusive and 'trauma-informed'
2 October, 2023
Suggested reforms include introducing more rent controls in the private sector, and giving greater protections during the eviction process in both the private and social sector
2 October, 2023
28 September, 2023
28 September, 2023
New Practice Direction advises that requirement applies to proceedings that are started in the Tribunal on or after 4 October 2023
27 September, 2023
Developed in collaboration with the Scottish Refugee Council and COSLA, priorities include reducing the use of temporary accommodation, boosting access to settled housing, and keeping human rights at the heart of all integration efforts
27 September, 2023
DLUHC exercise, that will run for eight weeks, follows Social Housing (Regulation) Act 2023 having been passed earlier this year
26 September, 2023
New statutory instrument extends period that provisions limiting the private sector rent cap and pausing enforcement of evictions for all tenants apply for a further six months
25 September, 2023
Kerslake Commission highlights that the latest national official figures show a 26 per cent increase in rough sleeping and the highest rates of people living in temporary accommodation on record
21 September, 2023
On their own, the government's proposed reforms will fail to prevent the most financially vulnerable tenants from losing their homes, says debt charity
21 September, 2023
MSPs vote for extension of period that 3 per cent cap on private sector rent increases and additional eviction protections remain in force until March 2024
20 September, 2023
Update follows Home Office issuing notice to quit to the 8,000 people who remained in hotels in July 2023
19 September, 2023
New report highlights that delay continues despite commitments from Ministers that response would be published alongside the introduction of the Renters (Reform) Bill in May 2023
19 September, 2023
Housing Ombudsman reports that more than a third of the orders issued to landlords between April and June 2023 were not complied with
18 September, 2023
New statutory instrument
15 September, 2023
Labour Party and Shelter highlight failure to include second reading of the Bill in the forthcoming business of the House of Commons as the current parliamentary session enters its final weeks
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