28 May, 2013
24 May, 2013
This Order makes saving provisions so that where prior to 26 May 2013, when section 10 of the Mobile Homes Act 2013 comes into effect, an occupier of a mobile home has served a request on a site owner for the approval of the person to whom the occupier proposes to sell or gift the mobile home, the transaction may proceed (if the occupier so wishes) under the existing statutory provisions.
23 May, 2013
The House of Commons library has published a briefing paper on 'designated persons', a new role for referring complaints to the Housing Ombudsman that was introduced under the Localism Act 2011 on 1 April 2013.
21 May, 2013
New statutory instruments make changes following introduction of armed forces independence payment.
21 May, 2013
The Welsh Government has published a white paper, 'Renting Homes, A better way for Wales', which proposes making most tenancy agreements to be one of two types.
20 May, 2013
Issue 310 of Garden Court Chambers' Housing Law Bulletin is now available.
20 May, 2013
16 May, 2013
New research, reported by Guardian, shows interaction between shortage of private rented accommodation and earnings squeeze.
16 May, 2013
New Department for Communities and Local Government figures show that number of homes sold between April 2012 and April 2013 totalled 5,942, more than double the number sold in the previous year.
15 May, 2013
In a new Guardian blog, a policy adviser to the Chartered Institute of Housing questions whether the government's proposal to restrict migrants' access to both the social and privater rented sectors will have any effect.
15 May, 2013
April update, as published in the Legal Action Magazine, now available from the Garden Court Chambers website.
14 May, 2013
Issue 309 of Garden Court Chambers' Housing Law Bulletin is now available.
14 May, 2013
New figures show that 37.3 per cent of people had mortgage in 2008/2010 and that only 13.6 per cent found debt 'a heavy burden'.
14 May, 2013
Crisis will get £1m from the DCLG to develop schemes to work with local landlords to create more rooms for rent and to complete its Private Rented Sector Access Development Programme.
14 May, 2013
One in nine renters say their landlord’s failure to carry out repairs or deal with poor conditions in their home has affected their health.
14 May, 2013
Part 5 of Bill sets out absolute and discretionary anti-social behaviour grounds in secure and assured tenancies.
13 May, 2013
Bill includes measures relating to the abolition of the Audit Commission and allowing residents to veto excessive council tax rises.
13 May, 2013
Estimated that currently 70% of homeless people are discharged from hospital without their health and housing problems being properly addressed.
10 May, 2013
In a new LAG blog, Andrew Arden QC argues that the reintroduction of fair rents is the best, and fairest, way to cut social security expenditure.
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