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LGA push for council powers on empty homes
Giving councils the right to seize properties using short-term leases is among a series of proposals put forward by the Local Government Association (LGA)…
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Minister’s response to hard to let homes
The housing minister has dismissed claims that larger social homes are becoming more difficult to let due to welfare reform, saying it ‘won’t be…
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New reasons for hard to let homes under welfare reform
Inside Housing has surveyed organisations on recent DTL homes. this is what they reported today from the CIH: Pressure on social landlords is building…
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Regulator is monitoring landlords with high Voids
The regulator is monitoring landlords which are losing rental income as a result of bedroom-taxed properties becoming hard to let. The Homes and Communities…
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How to help tenants to move to a new Home
Both the social sector size criteria (or ‘bedroom tax’) and the overall benefit cap are driving many tenants to look for alternative accommodation, either…
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Empty homes fund launched
Government funding of £3m is behind the National Empty Homes Loans Fund (NEHLF) which launched yesterday The Fund, first announced in June 2012, is…
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This weeks parliamentary updates
You can read ministerial statements from Eric Pickles and Mark Prisk on re-use of buildings and empty homes respectively, a wide range of written…
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Bedroom tax blamed for increased staffing on empty homes
The Government’s ‘bedroom tax’ has led to an increase in the demand for void professionals as more social housing tenants downsize their property. The…
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Top tips on voids management
Here are somne top tips on void management – a popular scrutiny subject Top tips on void management Thanks to the Guardian newspaper…
