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Saturday 25 May 2013
Planning rules for change – offices for residential use
A property investment company has voiced support for amended change of use regulations set for introduction at the end of the month. According to Consensus…
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Saturday 25 May 2013
Unoccupied Town Centre shops at all time high
The number of unoccupied town centre shops has reached a record high, according to research by the British Retail Consortium (BRC). Findings show the national…
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Saturday 25 May 2013
Families challenge Benefit Cap
Four families have launched a legal challenge against the government’s benefit cap on the grounds it is ‘discriminatory and unreasonable’. The families have issued…
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Friday 24 May 2013
Concerns over Help to Buy
The government’s controversial Help to Buy scheme has been under attack this week, from parties as diverse as the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Bank of…
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Friday 17 May 2013
Court asked to rule against bedroom tax
The High Court was asked 0n 15th May to declare that the government’s so-called ‘bedroom tax’ unlawfully discriminates against disabled people in social housing.…
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Friday 17 May 2013
Government extends direct payment schemes of Housing Benefit
The direct payment demonstration pilots, in which housing benefit is paid directly to tenants instead of landlords, has been extended by six months by the Department for Work…
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Monday 6 May 2013
Spring 2013 – Scrutiny and Empowerment Newsletter
Here is the fabulous Scrutiny and Empowerment Partners quarterly newsletter. You can subscribe to this at the bottom of the homepage www.tenantadvisor.net to make…
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Monday 6 May 2013
The guardian newspaper view of the Queens speech
Ahead of the Queen’s Speech on Wednesday 8 May the Guardian has outlined what it expects to be included. It is likely that this will be…
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Thursday 2 May 2013
Welfare cashcard bill has been axed
Legislation that would have limited how welfare claimants can spend their benefits has fallen by the wayside as the parliamentary session ended. The end…
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Wednesday 1 May 2013
Trade Unions champion living wage
Trade unions have pledged to champion living wage agreements and continue opposition to outsourcing before the next general election. Announcing its campaign priorities for…
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