Housing: Share your housing horror stories with Ken
Ken Livingstone has launched a new housing campaign for the large number of Londoners who are consistently ignored in the housing debate – those living in private rented accommodation.
Housing: Housing support cuts will put vulnerable people at risk
New research has been published by the local democracy think tank, Local Government Information Unit (LGiU), which has found that almost 9 out of 10 local authorities say that cuts to housing support ‘will put vulnerable people at risk’ and ‘will create more costs elsewhere in the system’.
Housing: Cherwell Council prosecutes HMO landlord
Cherwell District Council has successfully prosecuted Mr Sikander Hayat, the manager of a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) at 22 Glamis Place, in Banbury, for failing to comply with HMO management regulations.
Housing: City of York Private Sector Landlord fined £10,000
A private sector landlord has been fined £10,000 by city magistrates for renting an unsafe house in multiple occupation.
Housing: Increasing number of tenants defending eviction cases
Landlord Action, a company specialising in tenant eviction, report that a rise in rent arrears cases has been followed by an increasing number of tenants defending eviction cases at court and appealing judges’ decisions. Defended cases have risen from 9% in 2010 to an all time high of 13%, so far in 2011.
Housing: New ‘Housing Report’ rates Government progress
A new report from leading housing groups warns the Government is failing to deliver on its promises to boost housing supply and protect the vulnerable.
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