4 March, 2024
1 March, 2024
New DLUHC figures also show that almost 70,000 of the 109,000 households who were in temporary accommodation included children
1 March, 2024
Waltham Forest Council agrees to apologise to the family and pay them £6,000 compensation for the time they spent without interim accommodation
1 March, 2024
29 February, 2024
New data highlights that the number sleeping rough has risen by 27 per cent since 2022, and that rough sleeping has increased in every region of England
29 February, 2024
Change follows 'Silent Nightmare' campaign that called for government action to ensure that young children have access to a safe place to sleep and a reduced risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
29 February, 2024
28 February, 2024
Reports today that Ministers are consulting backbench MPs on watering down planned protections in the Renters (Reform) Bill, and that agreement seems to have been reached on nearly all points
27 February, 2024
However, Scottish Government highlights that new statistics show a decrease in the number of households homeless from private rented tenancies, likely due to cost of living legislation that was introduced in October 2022
27 February, 2024
Failure to ensure that everyone in Wales has a safe, sustainable and affordable home 'will cost us billions down the track', says CIH Cymru
23 February, 2024
Public Accounts Committee also confirms that it is asking government for further information on whether recent changes to visa provisions for Ukrainian nationals will include options for permanent settlement
20 February, 2024
However, annual progress report on implementation of duty in England also finds that local authorities failed to provide support in almost 25,000 cases, with capacity constraints cited as most common reason
20 February, 2024
Special investigation by Housing Ombudsman finds a maladministration rate of almost 90 per cent across 33 cases and makes a series of recommendations into both repair and complaint handling
19 February, 2024
Period of permission granted to new applicants reduced from 36 months to 18 months, and changes introduced to sponsor eligibility criteria, with immediate effect
19 February, 2024
Councils will also be given greater power to control short-term lets by making them subject to the planning process
15 February, 2024
Letter to Scotland's First Minister warns that, without further support, there will be 'disastrous consequences' including increasing evictions, homelessness, and an overall rise in poverty
15 February, 2024
New regime that comes into effect from 1 April 2024 includes greater emphasis on landlords listening to tenants and service users, and clearer guidance on when a landlord is non-compliant
14 February, 2024
New position paper on scheme outlines major reforms needed to address significant housing shortage which has 'pushed council budgets to the brink'
8 February, 2024
Draft policy to remove HMO regulation for landlords in England withdrawn ahead of substantive High Court hearing yesterday
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