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Landlords consider demolition of large homes
Social landlords have warned the bedroom tax could lead to the demolition of homes as larger properties become increasingly hard to let in some…
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A round up of the CIH conference
Here are the slides from the conference, they will keep you busy Tuesday 25 June 10:30-11:30 – State of the nation Jonathan Portes, director,…
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Shelter Calculator on how quickly young people can buy
Careful – this makes depressing reading……. Single people in London face an average of 30 years of saving for a deposit to buy a…
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European parliament calls for minimunm social housing quotas
The European Parliament has called for minimum social housing quotas in areas of high demand. In a resolution on social housing, adopted on 11…
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Night Centre closures – call for advice and guidance
Peers have called for guidance to be issued to local authorities and charities to stop night shelters closing because of confusion over benefits. In…
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House of Lords discuss unmet housing need
A recent House of Lords debate asked peers to ‘take note’ of Lord Dubs’s view that, “Far too many of our people are badly housed, homeless…
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Housing Policy review – last report from IPPR
IPPR’s ongoing fundamental review of housing policy has shown that English housing is unfit for purpose. In this final report, they bring together a…
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Visit the CIH exhibition in Manchester
Tenants and staff, you can visit the exhibition for free and there will be some free seminars. You can Network with over 7,600 housing…
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Briefing papers – something for everyone
Here are some useful free briefings. They are mainly aimed at officers in the LA sector, but you might them useful, in particular those…
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24 years to rehouse everyone affected by the bedroom tax in East of England
It would take 24 years to rehouse everyone hit by the bedroom tax in the east of England who needs a one bedroom home…
