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Ending your lease early
Break notices are served when exercising a right to end a lease early. Earlier this year the Court of Appeal gave judgment in an…
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Exploring shared ownership
A national report exploring how an overhaul of shared ownership could double supply to 30,000 homes and help address the UK’s growing affordability crisis…
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New rules for landlords on illegal immigrants
The Home Office has released the final Code of Practice, providing guidance to landlord affected by the introduction of the ‘right to rent immigration…
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Welsh minister pushes for longer term tenancies
The housing minister today unveiled plans to introduce a model tenancy agreement to encourage landlords to offer longer tenancies. According to Inside Housing: Speaking…
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Joint tenancy court case dismissed
A housing case concerning joint tenancies, which reached the Supreme Court last week, has been dismissed. According to Inside Housing: The case, Sims v Dacorum, examined…
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Fixed term tenancies may help housing scarcity
Fixed term tenancies may be a solution to the scarcity of social housing and a fall in relets, according to experts speaking at the…
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Latest AWSIS briefing papers
I always find these useful – so i thought i would share them with members: ABOUT AWICS ‘AWICS’ is an ethical management consultancy and training…
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Report into mental health social work
This report examines the challenges facing mental health social work, and offers a blueprint for a fast-track programme that could better recruit and train…
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UK Housing Award Winners
UK Housing Awards 2014 Shortlist Business transformation of the year Cestria Community Housing – Zero to heroes Circle Housing – Repairs and maintenance Curo…
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4 times as overcrowded if you live in a social home
Proportionally there were almost four times more overcrowded social homes than overcrowded owner-occupied homes in England and Wales, based on information released by the Office for…
