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Thursday 4 April 2013
Bedroom Tax – Home Truths
The ‘bedroom tax’ will fail to solve overcrowding and could even boost the benefit bill, not cut it, says a report out from the…
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Monday 25 March 2013
Immigration rule changes
The government is to impose tougher rules on councils to stop social housing being let to immigrants, the prime minister announced today. In a…
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Friday 22 March 2013
New Equity Loans – how will they work?
The big news for prospective homebuyers in this week’s budget was the launch of the new help to buy scheme. It is aimed at…
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Thursday 21 March 2013
The Spring Budget announcements as they relate to Housing
Here is the detailed budget from the Treasury: The entier budget Budget 2013 document (PDF 3.2MB) and parts of it Individual chapters Contents…
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Thursday 21 March 2013
Housing dominates Sunday Times top company list
Housing organisations have dominated the Sunday Times’ list of the best not for profit employers. Sixty of the list of 100 organisations compiled by…
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Tuesday 19 March 2013
Social care reforms not well thought through?
The government has not fully thought through the implications of social care reforms, according to a group of MPs. The joint committee scrutinising the…
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Tuesday 19 March 2013
Government accepts most of single growth fund recommendations
The government has accepted most of former deputy prime minister Lord Heseltine’s plan to create a single funding pot for local economic growth, including…
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Monday 18 March 2013
£1 billion in tenancy fraud detected
Over £1bn in potential fraud has been avoided since the launch of the National Fraud Initiative (NFI), according to new figures released today. The…
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Monday 18 March 2013
Average rent increases by 5.1% by Councils
According to a survey carried out by Inside Housing last week councils are set to increase rents by an average of 5.1 per cent…
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Wednesday 13 March 2013
Charity calls for spare rooms for homeless young people
A charity is calling on UK households with spare rooms to offer them to homeless young people. Depaul UK’s spare room campaign is targeting…
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