25 June, 2013
25 June, 2013
Joseph Rowntree Foundation looks at what social housing providers can do to help tenants, including undertanding residents' wider circumstances and integrating anti-poverty approach in housing management practice.
24 June, 2013
Five homeless charities and Inside Housing have jointly published 'No Excuses', a report that explores the causes of homelessness amongst 16 and 17 year olds, its long-term impact on young adults and whether they are being effectively looked after by local authorities.
24 June, 2013
'The cost of housing combined with the increasing cost of living, flat lining wages and worries about job security is creating a toxic mix', says Chartered Institute of Housing.
21 June, 2013
Local Government Ombudsman found Daventry District Council, in attempt to save money, failed to deal properly with application to adapt property
21 June, 2013
Issue 312 of Garden Court Chambers' Housing Law Bulletin is now available.
21 June, 2013
20 June, 2013
New CHAIN statistics also show that 75 per cent didn't spend second night on streets, with No Second Night Out initiative making it more likely for rough slepers to be contacted on first night.
19 June, 2013
In a report issued today, the policy network, Future for London, finds 'affordable rent' is unaffordable for many London social housing tenants, and a high-risk proposition for housing providers.
19 June, 2013
Charity has created an online calculator to show how long it takes to save up for a home in different areas of England.
18 June, 2013
ERSA and the National Housing Federation launch joint best practice guide which aims to encourage and support the development of new models of collaborations between the two sectors by highlighting the diverse models already in place.
18 June, 2013
Ombudsman says that council 'left a vulnerable family in cramped, temporary accommodation for 18 months with little contact – then tried to evict them with only nine days’ notice.'
18 June, 2013
Letter highlights that under Allocation of Housing and Homelessness (Eligibility) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 - to come into force on 1 July 2013 when Croatia accedes to EU - provision is made for Croation workers to be exempted from the requirement to be habitually resident if they are working in the UK subject to the relevant worker authorisation scheme.
14 June, 2013
New regulations that add to the list of companies, tenancies granted to students by which, will not fall within the definition of assured tenancy under the Housing Act 1988.
14 June, 2013
In force from 1 July 2013, new regulations set out that Croation workers are to be exempted from the requirement to be habitually resident if they are working in the UK subject to the relevant worker authorisation scheme.
13 June, 2013
New statutory rule adds private sector tenancies which are not protected or statutory tenancies to the descriptions of tenancies included in scheme for paying grants to eligible tenants who are unable or unwilling to occupy their homes as a consequence of acts of violence.
13 June, 2013
Guardian reports on clarification of £15.5bn scheme during this week's Prime Minister's Questions.
13 June, 2013
Measures undertaken by Trust include changing transfer policies to help people affected by 'bedroom tax', setting aside budget to help with cost of moving, promoting social inclusion and the launch of a new video for residents to explain welfare reforms.
12 June, 2013
May update, as published in the Legal Action Magazine, now available from the Garden Court Chambers website.
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