by theEHP | May 11, 2011 | Housing
Research by Savills reveals that 1 in 5 London households will be in the private rented sector by the end of 2016. 24dash.com reported that according to the property group, the cost of market entry for first-time homeowners is preventing many from buying and boosting...
by theEHP | May 11, 2011 | Housing
London mayor Boris Johnson may be forced to water down proposed space standards for new private housing in London, despite a high-profile campaign against new build “hobbit homes” in the capital. Building.co.uk reported that the independent panel report from the...
by theEHP | May 9, 2011 | Housing
A new guide is available on tenancy deposits, disputes and damages. The new guide ‘A Guide to Tenancy Deposits, Disputes and Damages’ published by The Deposit Protection Service, mydeposits.co.uk and The Tenancy Deposit Scheme covers the following topics:...
by theEHP | May 5, 2011 | Housing
A Nuneaton landlord has been given a suspended six-month prison sentence for repeatedly failing to carry out annual gas inspections on one of his properties. The Health & Safety Executive (HSE) reported that in October 2009 it discovered that Mr Boote, a landlord,...
by theEHP | May 4, 2011 | Housing
Welfare minister Lord Freud has admitted that people “may have to move” as a result of housing benefit changes. 24dash.com reported that the admission comes as the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has announced it has commissioned an independent...
by theEHP | Apr 26, 2011 | Housing
A recent survey of chief executives of North West-based social housing providers has revealed the extent of concern at Government plans to pay housing benefit directly to tenants. In the article by 24dash.com, all the chief executives questioned in the survey (carried...
