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Call for priority to be given to help move home for work from DHP
Unemployed social tenants who are willing to move for work should be prioritised for discretionary housing payments, a report by the think tank that…
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House price is 11 times higher than wages in rural areas
The average house price in rural areas is 11 times higher than the average wage in what has been dubbed an ‘unaffordability crisis’. According…
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Low mortgage approvals
The number of mortgage approvals in May was the lowest since June 2013, according to Bank Of England figures revealed today. According to Inside…
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Private rented sector and housing benefit row
It is ‘not appropriate’ for private landlords to evict tenants because they are on housing benefit, Kris Hopkins has warned. According to Inside Housing:…
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Duty of Candour
As complaints over standards of adult care double, John Turner, Regulatory Law Lead at Anthony Collins Solicitors examines the new “Duty of Candour” for…
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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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Housing Hero’s annouced
In a fitting celebration of the hard working, passionate staff in the housing sector, the winners of the 2014 Housing Heroes Awards were announced…
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Shared services – the future
The notion of sharing has become fundamental to the UK Government’s strategy to cut costs. While shared services is far from a new concept…
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Bring homes back into use by removing Council Tax exemption
The decision to remove council tax exemption for empty homes has helped generate £777,000 of extra revenue for Birmingham City Council. According to LG…
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Payment by results debt collection
Enfield Council has signed a new debt recovery agreement in a bid to collect historic council tax debt previously considered as un-collectable. According to…
