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£11billion tax cuts to hit the poor
Tax cuts proposed by the main political parties will cost billions and still fail to help low income working families, according a report released…
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Empty homes and council tax explained
Housing associations win case against London boroughs charging tax According to Inside Housing: A tribunal has ordered local authorities to stop charging housing associations…
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Refugee lets at all time low
Proportion of refugees living in social housing falls to an all-time low According to Inside Housing The proportion of social homes let to refugees…
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Landlords work together to tackle one night lets
Capitals’ boroughs unite to stop private landlords driving up nightly prices According to Inside Housing: London’s boroughs have come together to form an agreement…
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Survey shows more robust action on evictions
Survey shows landlords protecting income by dealing with arrears more robustly According to Inside Housing: Social landlords are increasingly taking eviction action against tenants…
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£65 million of support for homeless people
The UK Government has released additional funding to extend support for homeless people. Over £65 million is on offer to councils and other organisations. Housing Minister,…
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Beds in shed are a fire risk
Firefighters have warned of the ‘tragedy’ of vulnerable people living in sheds and outhouses, who are at far greater risks of dying in a…
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54% increase in use of food banks
The number of meals given to people in food poverty in 2013/14 has risen by 54 per cent from the previous year, according to…
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Cosmopolitan HA – lessons learnt report
The English social housing regulator could have prevented the Cosmopolitan Housing Group crisis through more effective routine regulation in the 2000s, a report published…
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Leaked government documents predict house building decrease
Leaked government documents have shown that the government is exploring emergency measures to boost house building as the number of new build homes are…
