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Wednesday 19 December 2012
When do landlords need to consult tenants and stakeholders on VFM?
The requirement for the self assessment is set out in the HCAs new accounting direction which applies for accounting periods starting on or after…
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Wednesday 19 December 2012
Homeless people gaining employment may lose income
A report from homelessness charity Broadway suggests homeless people may be financially worse off after moving into employment. The interim report from a study…
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Wednesday 19 December 2012
Private Members Bill proposes limits to expenditure for those on benefits
Conservative backbench MP Alec Shelbrooke has proposed through a Private Member’s Bill, to introduce a ‘welfare cash card’ that would restrict access to claimants’ spending.Only priority…
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Wednesday 19 December 2012
Government publishes guidance on Community Infrastructure Levy
Guidance on the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) has been issued, intending to clarify its relationship with other types of developer funding such as Section…
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Wednesday 19 December 2012
Landlords sign up to Igloo
Three more housing associations have joined an insurance business designed to save money on their premiums. Bromford Group, Merlin Housing Society and Notting Hill…
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Sunday 16 December 2012
Draft Anti Social Behaviour Bill published
The Government has published its long-awaited draft Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) Bill for pre-legislative scrutiny The Bill follows the government’s ASB white paper published in…
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Saturday 15 December 2012
Winners and losers in Universal Credit
The Department of Work and Pensions has updated its impact assessment of Universal Credit, and now predicts that an additional 800,000 claimants will lose…
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Saturday 15 December 2012
Housebuilding report
A long-awaited report, written by an expert advisory group led by Tony Pidgley, the group chair of house builder Berkeley, has implied a starring…
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Saturday 15 December 2012
London Mayor launches private sector improvements
The mayor of London has set out proposals to improve conditions in the private rented sector through self-regulation. Boris Johnson has published plans for…
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Saturday 15 December 2012
Housing Association buys leisure provider
One of the UK’s largest housing associations has bought a leisure provider in one of the largest scale examples of a housing provider buying…
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