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New immigration rules on tenancy checks from 1st Feb 2016
Thqe guradian say that 7 in 10 landlords do not understand the immigration rules – the new “right to rent” rules that oblige them to…
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Lifetime tenancies to continue for transferring tenants – update
Local authorities will still in some cases be able to offer lifetime tenancies to existing secure tenants who have opted to move to another…
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Pay to stay coudl generate £1b a year in extra housebuilding
The government’s Pay to Stay policy could generate more than £1bn in extra rental income a year by 2020/21, according to an impact assessment…
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Government plans to scrap lifetime tenancies
The government is planning to scrap lifetime tenancies for new social housing tenants in favour of fixed-term contracts. Inside Housing has revealed that under government…
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S 21 notices
From 1 October 2015 the Deregulation Act 2015, together with related regulations bring in a raft of changes for housing providers. These include significant…
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New S 21 notices
From 1 October 2015 the Deregulation Act 2015, together with related regulations bring in a raft of changes for housing providers. These include tenancy…
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Social landords support for health, crime agencies and worklessness
Inside Housing has shown MPs how social landlords provide health services, cut crime and help people into work, as part of its Housing Benefits…
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Million Homes, Million Lives author wants to restrict lifetime tenancies
Lifetime tenancies should be limited to those with ‘long-term high housing’ needs, such as the ‘highly disabled’ and people in ‘extreme old age’. Accoridng…
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Pay to stay rules for all landlords
New rules forcing social tenants earning higher incomes to pay market rent to stay in their homes will be compulsory for all social landlords…
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Goernment to liit lifetime tenancies
The government will seek to limit the use of lifetime tenancies. Accoridng to Insie Housing: The Budget documents show that the government will again review…
