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Empty Homes – let us get them back on the market
Despite our national housing crisis, there remain a large number of homes in England that have nobody living in them. This briefing looks at…
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Start of a major court case on homlessness
The Supreme Court case into how councils assess the vulnerability of homeless people – which could be the most major homelessness case in years…
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Fall in nominations in specific groups
The proportion of properties going to older people in the east of England has fallen by 18.8% and the proportion going to multi-adult households…
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Implication of immigration
Immigration checks on new lettings are required by the Immigration Act 2014, initially in parts of the West Midlands from 1st December 2014 but…
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Making the most of your allocations schemes and policies
This briefing, from CIHs looks at how housing providers can make the most of the opportunities available to develop allocations schemes and policies which…
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50,000 less social households predicted in next 5 years
The number of social renters in England and Wales could drop by 50,000 households and the number of private renters could increase by 1.2m…
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Young people forced to live in unsafe housing
Young people leaving care are forced to live in ‘unsafe housing’ where they feel ‘lonely and scared’ and are at increased risk of homelessness,…
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Homeless households 6% higher than 2013
The number of households accepted as homeless by English councils dropped by 2% this year, official figures reveal. According to Inside Housing: Statistics from…
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Grand multi landlord plan for meeting Manchester’s housing needs
The 10 local authorities in Greater Manchester are consulting the public on a multi-council plan to work together to support housing and employment growth.…
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Creating sustainable tenancies
Housing providers are now thinking about how they deliver front line services in the face of the changes resulting from welfare reform. How to…
