13 March, 2012
12 March, 2012
New statutory instrument prescribes the maximum right to buy discount as £75,000 and also specifies the period of time used in the calculation of costs as ten years for dwelling-houses acquired by the landlord prior to 2nd April 2012 and fifteen years for dwelling-houses acquired by the landlord on or after 2nd April 2012.
12 March, 2012
Schemes will allow access to mortgages with only 5 per cent deposit and up to £75,000 right to buy discount.
9 March, 2012
Migrants often find accommodation informally and may find it difficult to report high rents or poor conditions, reports guardian.co.uk.
8 March, 2012
New regulations set out descriptions of assured shorthold tenancies that are excluded from tenancy transfer under section 158 of the Localism Act 2011 and the right to acquire under sections 180 to 185 of the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008.
8 March, 2012
New regulations make provision about the procedure to be followed in conducting reviews in cases where, in opinion of prospective tenant, length of term in flexible tenancy offered by landlord does not accord with policy of landlord as to the length of terms of the flexible tenancies it grants.
8 March, 2012
8 March, 2012
Homeless link launches campaign to encourage NHS, council, criminal justice and other professionals to join charities in drive to prevent people sleeping out.
8 March, 2012
New shelter figures also show that 65 per cent of people don't think that they will ever be able to afford to buy in London.
8 March, 2012
Department for Communities and Local Government publishes new National Statistics on Statutory Homelessness for October to December 2011.
7 March, 2012
Three new statutory instruments include measures relating to flexible tenancies, and to the Office for Tenants and Social Landlords.
7 March, 2012
New regulations make provision consequential on the introduction, under the Localism Act 2011, of council tax referendums in England.
7 March, 2012
Charities will receive share of government funding and will be measured against criteria including, reducing proportion of regular rough sleepers returning to London's streets and increasing number of rough sleepers in settled accommodation and employment.
6 March, 2012
Lack of development and investment in council housing has led to an increase in homeless waiting lists, reports guardian.co.uk.
6 March, 2012
Housing Minister announces that social tenants could have opportunity of basic training to develop their DIY skills and earn up to £500 a year.
6 March, 2012
Northern Ireland's Housing Minister says a local scheme would be too expensive to run and not help enough people.
5 March, 2012
Analysis of possession order claims by Sweet & Maxwell shows that 14,895 were launched in county courts in 2011 compared to 12,686 in 2008, reports guardian.co.uk.
5 March, 2012
Issue 254 of Garden Court Chambers' Housing Law Bulletin is now available.
27 February, 2012
Issue 253 of Garden Court Chambers' Housing Law Bulletin is now available.
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