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Bed in shed landlord fails to get planning permission
The landlord had gone to the national Planning Inspectorate to overturn Waltham Forest LBC’s decision to not let the tenant be housed in the…
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Easier to create a parish council
It will be easier to create a new parish council in the future, under new measures announced by local government minister, Don Foster. The…
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MPs slam HCA for lack of transparancy
The Communities and Local Government Committee has published a report querying the Homes and Communities Agency’s regulation of housing associations (private registered providers). Drawing on evidence from…
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A pleasant surprise – tenant wins bedroom tax appeal
A tenant has won one of the first tribunal appeals against the bedroom tax according to Inside Housing. Annie Harrower-Gray had her appeal against…
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Bedroom tax – an alternative to payment
South Liverpool Housing (SLH) have a great idea to support their tenants. SLH is covering bedroom tax shortfalls for tenants to incentivise take-up of…
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Discretionary Housing Payments – latest
There is much confusion and difference in practices between LAs on when discretionary payments will be made to cover the shortfall in housing benefit.…
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Housing standards could drop – Consultation paper
The government has published for consultation its Housing Standards Review. The paper proposes a drastic simplification of standards that apply in England, including the…
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United Nations investigate bedroom tax
Raquel Rolnik, a special rapporteur on housing for the United Nations, is on a two-week tour of British cities to scrutinise the impact of the bedroom…
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National Audit office critisise plans for Universal Credit
The government’s Universal Credit programme has been poorly managed and has had serious IT problems, according to a highly critical report published today by the National…
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How to delvelop local health and care standards
There’s widespread consensus that we’re facing big challenges in providing care and support for our ageing population. Here is a recent publication from CIH…
