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Sunday 20 January 2013
Can a new Bill protect vulnerable PRS tenants?
Changes to the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill could help protect vulnerable tenants in the private rented sector (PRS), according to the Chartered Institute…
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Sunday 20 January 2013
MPs agree – closing the Audit Commission signal problems
Coalition plans to localise town hall audit arrangements will not deliver savings and risk undermining 150 years of financial accountability, a group of senior…
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Sunday 20 January 2013
Should large and small HAs partner up?
The social housing regulator should force larger associations to partner with smaller providers, a report due to be published on Monday will say. The…
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Sunday 20 January 2013
You Gov survey on housing costs and stress
Housing costs are causing emotional difficulties for millions of families as prices continue to rise, a YouGov survey suggests. According to the research from…
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Sunday 20 January 2013
New welfare limit of 1% increase will leads to more child poverty
Benefit and tax credit cuts will push an additional 200,000 children into poverty, the Government has confirmed. Following Whitehall decisions to limit many welfare…
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Sunday 20 January 2013
A reduction in the level of councillors?
Town halls could reduce the number of councillors representing their authority, following an agreement brokered between the Local Government Boundary Commission and ministers. Local…
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Tuesday 15 January 2013
Green Homes cashback scheme launched
The government has annouced the government’s £125 million – Green Deal Cashback Scheme. Green Deal Cashback is a first-come, first-served, limited offer where householders…
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Friday 11 January 2013
Rent increases for 2013
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has announced that the country’s key inflation measure, the Retail Price Index (RPI) will retained.The RPI measures the…
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Friday 11 January 2013
Councillors allowances
The cross party Communities and Local Government Select Committee, chaired by Labour’s Clive Betts, has just published its report into into the role councillors…
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Friday 11 January 2013
Extension to single homeless support to access the PRS
A scheme that helps single homeless people find accommodation in the private rented sector is to be expanded. The private rented sector access development…
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