18 October, 2012
18 October, 2012
New bill is designed to ensure that sites are safe and properly managed and that residents are better able to exercise their rights.
17 October, 2012
New regulations make certain persons from abroad ineligible for an allocation of housing accommodation under Part 6, and for homelessness assistance under Part 7 of the Housing Act 1996.
15 October, 2012
Shelter findings also show that 35 per cent of those living at home say they feel embarrassed to admit they live with their parents, and 59 per cent say that developing new relationships is harder because of their living situation.
15 October, 2012
Issue 284 of Garden Court Chambers' Housing Law Bulletin is now available.
12 October, 2012
New statutory rule makes provision for the functions and responsibilities of the tenancy deposit scheme administrator and obligations placed on private landlords in relation to such schemes.
11 October, 2012
11 October, 2012
'Better Homes for Britain' plan includes helping private landlords meet the statutory minimum standard for private rented homes and improve living conditions for one million British households.
11 October, 2012
New Homeless Link analysis also shows that almost half of those helped by cold weather services in their community during the winter are known rough sleepers.
11 October, 2012
New proposals would remove restrictions for councils to use Temporary Stop Notices for caravans parked without planning permission.
8 October, 2012
Chancellor of the Exchequer announces extra £450 million to help freeze council tax bills in England which could save households up to £72 on a five per cent rise in council tax.
8 October, 2012
Scottish parliament committee has found that homeless young people are being failed by a lack of support in overcoming inadequate life skills, reports bbc.co.uk.
8 October, 2012
Issue 283 of Garden Court Chambers' Housing Law Bulletin is now available.
5 October, 2012
New regulations make supplementary provision to allow material about individuals directly concerned with the control or governance of property factors to be excluded from the register of property factors when the register is made available to the public.
5 October, 2012
BBC Newsnight discovers that councils are flouting the law by keeping children in B&Bs for more than six weeks.
4 October, 2012
Shelter investigation also shows that 62 per cent of complaints were about serious and life-threatening hazards.
4 October, 2012
Courts granted 1,125 repossession orders to Welsh landlords between January and April this year - up from 975 for the last four months of 2011, reports bbc.co.uk.
4 October, 2012
New regulations clarify the definition of ‘premium’ in the Rent (Scotland) Act 1984 to mean any fine, sum or pecuniary consideration, other than the rent, and includes any service or administration fee or charge.
3 October, 2012
New Scottish Government figures show a 13 per cent drop in applications for homelessness assistance in the quarter to June 2012, compared to same period in 2011.
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