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Property remains a good 'long-term investment'
25 July, 2019
Although new capital gains tax rules could cost some landlords thousands of pounds when they sell up, property is still a relatively safe long term investment
UK Build to Rent Market Update
25 July, 2019
The Build to Rent (BTR) sector has performed strongly during the second quarter of 2019
Government 'squanders' once-in-a-generation chance to ease housing crisis
24 July, 2019
Key Commons committee says it is unacceptable MHCLG pays so little attention to how the release of public land could deliver social housing
Revealed: the safest BTL investment areas based on crime levels and rental yields
23 July, 2019
Rental yields tend to increase in areas with higher crime rates, according to new research
Use of Discretionary Housing Payments
23 July, 2019
Analysis of end of year returns from Local Authorities
How to solve the United Kingdom's housing crisis
23 July, 2019
IEA Current Controversies papers are designed to promote discussion of economic issues and the role of markets in solving economic and social problems
Inequality and 'affordable' housing
23 July, 2019
How university students have a role to play in the shortage of affordable housing
The Section 21 Consultation
22 July, 2019
Over the weekend the Government published a consultation on plans to axe Section 21-so called 'no fault' repossessions in the private rented sector
New homeless families outnumber new social homes by 8 to 1
22 July, 2019
Analysis of the latest homelessness statistics by the National Housing Federation has found that for every one new social home built in England, eight families are accepted as homeless by their local council
Nearly one in seven Britons could live alone by 2039, study shows
05 April, 2019
ONS also says those already on own are less financially secure than couples without children
New strategy aims to increase supply of housing that's affordable
05 April, 2019
A new strategy to tackle South Cambridgeshire's housing challenges has been approved by the District Council - with an emphasis on providing homes that are affordable for local workers
Study reveals threat of unregulated short-term lets to PRS
04 April, 2019
Analysis suggests that Airbnb alone has over 77,000 lets in Greater London
Peers call for tax relief for rental home improvements
04 April, 2019
Landlords are welcoming calls today by a parliamentary committee for tax incentives for private landlords to improve the quality of their property
The DWP claims it costs too much to confirm UC deaths
03 April, 2019
Commons correspondence has the department ducking behind "disproportionate cost" over death rates
Government to consult on RLA housing court plan
22 June, 2018
Plans to establish a new housing court are moving forward, with a Government consultation into plans to be held later this year
Government debate on rent repayments and mortgages
15 September, 2017
Parliament will debate a call for rent payments to be taken into account when applying for a mortgage.
Universal Credit: government proposal to take account of past earnings in repeat claims
17 October, 2014
A consultation on the proposal to take account of surplus earnings from the prior 6-month period when a person reclaims Universal Credit
Right to Move
11 September, 2014
Government launches consultation to support social tenants who want to work
The Redress Schemes for Lettings Agency work and Property Management Work
19 November, 2013
The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 provided the Secretary of State with the power to require that all letting and property management agents in England are a member of a government approved redress scheme
Re-energising The Green Agenda
09 October, 2013
Report by the All Party Parliamentary Group calls for green deal social landlords consultation
Technical Consultation on the Council Tax Reduction Schemes and Prescribed Requirements (Wales) Regulations 2013
04 September, 2013
This is a technical consultation on the draft Council Tax Reduction Schemes and Prescribed Requirements (Wales) Regulations 2013. Consultation ends 20.9.13.
SFHA call for evidence
14 August, 2013
The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations is currently gathering evidence on the ability of under occupying tenants to move to smaller homes
Support for housing costs in the reformed welfare system
01 August, 2013
The Government has asked landlords, Local Authorities and claimants to submit written evidence into an inquiry into how support for housing costs should work
DWP to launch Personal Independence Payment mobility consultation
18 June, 2013
DWP announces a further consultation on the mobility component of Personal Independence Payment to be launched late June 2013
Extending labour market interventions to in-work claimants - call for ideas
25 January, 2013
DWP call for ideas seeks views on how DWP can support people in work and in receipt of UC to help them: Increase their earnings, Develop their skills and qualifications and Achieve financial independence
People and households claiming Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment and other benefits
23 January, 2013
Department for Work and Pensions Official Statistics Consultation
Discretionary Housing Payments
17 December, 2012
DWP response to the consultation on the Discretionary Housing Payments guidance manual
Government response to the DLA reform and Personal Independence Payment
14 December, 2012
The Government published its response to this consultation on 13 December 2012
Government launches consultation for better measurements of child poverty
16 November, 2012
A consultation is being launched by the Government, to call for a better measurement of child poverty that reflects the reality in the UK today
CLG Committee to hold inquiry on the on the implementation of welfare reform by local authorities
02 November, 2012
Consultation closing date 14.12.12
Consultation on production and dissemination of Claimant Count statistics following the introduction of Universal Credit
04 October, 2012
Consultation closing date 33rd November 2012
Housing bodies dismiss 'pay to stay'
13 September, 2012
Housing groups have poured cold water on government plans to charge higher earning social tenants more rent
Localising support for council tax - Council tax base and funding for local precepting authorities: Consultation
30 August, 2012
This consultation sets out the Government's proposals to provide certainty to local precepting authorities by allowing the council tax base for those areas to be calculated excluding localised council tax support reductions. Consultation closing date 9.10.12
Consultation on a strategy for the Scottish private rented sector
14 August, 2012
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation's response to the Scottish Government's consultation on a strategy for the Scottish private rented sector
Social Security Advisory Committee's call for evidence on the Universal Credit regulations
09 August, 2012
Council of Mortgage Lenders response (part 1) to the SSAC: Universal Credit and related regulations
Social Security Advisory Committee's call for evidence on the Universal Credit regulations
09 August, 2012
Council of Mortgage Lenders response (part 2) to the SSAC: Universal Credit and related regulations
DHPs - Public Consultation
02 August, 2012
Consultation seeking views on the Discretionary Housing Payments guidance manual. Consultation closing date 31.8.12
Social Security Advisory Committee's call for evidence on the Universal Credit regulations
01 August, 2012
Crisis response to the SSAC consultation on Universal Credit
Social Security Advisory Committee's call for evidence on the Universal Credit regulations
01 August, 2012
St Mungo's response to the SSAC: Universal Credit and related regulations
Social Security Advisory Committee's call for evidence on the Universal Credit regulations
31 July, 2012
NHF response to the SSAC: Universal Credit and related regulations
Social Security Advisory Committee's call for evidence on the Universal Credit regulations
31 July, 2012
CIH response response to the SSAC: Universal Credit and related regulations
Bereavement Benefit for the 21st Century
11 July, 2012
New proposals for better supporting people on benefits after the loss of a spouse or civil partner have been set out by Lord Freud
Proposals for a Better Private Rented Sector in Wales
10 July, 2012
The Welsh Government has published proposals for a national mandatory registration and licensing scheme for private sector landlords
Relaxation of planning rules for change of use from commercial to residential
04 July, 2012
Summary of consultation responses and the Government's response to the consultation
DWP DLA Reform and Personal Independence Payment
03 July, 2012
Disability Benefits Consortium response - June 2012
Pay to stay?
02 July, 2012
In 'High Income Social Tenants: Pay to Stay', the government proposes a dramatic increase in rent payable by some social housing tenants - LAG response
Allocation of accommodation: Guidance for local housing authorities in England
02 July, 2012
Summary of responses
Universal Credit and related regulations - a call for evidence
20 June, 2012
The closing date for responses is 27 July 2012
Pay to stay: consultation is first step to ghettoisation
19 June, 2012
Housing minister Grant Shapps plans to make social housing part of the welfare and benefits system - qualify or you're out
High Income Social Tenants: Pay to Stay consultation
13 June, 2012
This consultation proposes to introduce a 'Pay to Stay' scheme whereby L/Ls could charge a fair rent to tenants on high incomes. Closing date 12 Sep 2012
Mandatory consideration of revision before appeal
13 June, 2012
Government interim response to public consultation
Homelessness (Suitability of Accommodation) (England) Order 2012
31 May, 2012
Consultation closing date 26 July 2012
New council tax help for hard-working families and pensioners
28 May, 2012
Following a consultation, the Government confirmed plans to amend council tax rules so councils have greater local flexibility to help residents
Strengthening Powers of Possession for Anti-Social Behaviour
23 May, 2012
Summary of responses to consultation and next steps
Welsh Government Bill on Tenancy Reform - A White Paper for Better Lives and Communities
22 May, 2012
This White Paper sets out proposals for new legislation and other, non-legislative, action. Consultation end date 17 August 2012
Localising Support for Council Tax: Funding arrangements consultation
17 May, 2012
Consultation closing date 12 July 2012
Council faces tenancy agreements court threat
13 April, 2012
Tenants are planning to take Hackney Council to the High Court in a bid to halt changes to their tenancy agreements
Consultation on reforms to the real estate investment trust (REIT) regime
05 April, 2012
Consultation closing date 27.6.12
Tribunal Procedure Committee Open Consultations
03 April, 2012
Consultation closing date 15 June 2012
Fixed-term tenancies: from starter home to security of tenure
27 March, 2012
How are social landlords responding to government plans to scrap lifetime contracts for social tenants?
DLA reform and Personal Independence Payment - completing the detailed design
27 March, 2012
Consultation closing date 30.6.12.
Giving Tenants Control: Right to Transfer and Right to Manage Regulations
15 March, 2012
Consultation closing date 23 may 2012
Reinvigorating Right to Buy and One for One Replacement: Consultation - Summary of Responses, and Government response to consultation
13 March, 2012
Summary of responses to the Reinvigorating Right to Buy and One for One Replacement consultation published on 22.12.11 and closed on 2.2.12
Mandatory consideration of revision before appeal
09 February, 2012
DWP consultation - issues relevant to the implementation and operation of the appeals reform provisions in the Welfare Reform Bill - consultation closes 4.5.12
Personal Independence Payment: assessment thresholds and consultation
17 January, 2012
DWP consultation closing date 30.4.12
Allocation of accommodation: Guidance for local housing authorities in England - Consultation
05 January, 2012
CLG consultation on new draft statutory guidance on social housing allocations for local authorities in England. Consultation closing date 30.3.12
Revitalised Right to Buy will unleash a new generation of home ownership
22 December, 2011
CLG consultation - closing date 2nd February 2012
Bereavement Benefit for the 21st Century
12 December, 2011
This consultation seeks views on how bereavement benefits payments should support future working-age widows, widowers and widowed civil partners.
Child Support Maintenance Calculation Regulations 2012: technical consultation
05 December, 2011
Consultation closing date 23 February 2012
A revised regulatory framework for social housing in England from April 2012
22 November, 2011
This consultation document sets out proposals for a revised regulatory framework to take effect from 1 April 2012. Responses required by 10.2.12
Implementing Social Housing Reform: Directions to the Social Housing Regulator
21 November, 2011
Consultation: Summary of responses
Landlords face double tax whammy on empty homes
01 November, 2011
Technical reforms of council tax. Consultation closing date 29th December 2011
Localising support for council tax in England
02 August, 2011
Local government consultation. Closing date 14th October 2011
Housing Benefit Reform - Supported Housing
19 July, 2011
DWP consultation on proposals to change how HB helps those living in supported housing in the social and voluntary sector with their rent
Review of the provision of passported benefits under Universal Credit
22 June, 2011
DWP consultation on possible approaches. Consultation start date: 15 June 2011. Consultation end date: 22 July 2011
Relaxation of planning rules for change of use from commercial to residential
08 April, 2011
CLG Consultation runs from 8.4.11 to 30.6.11
Welfare Reform Bill 2011
16 February, 2011
On 16 February 2011 the Welfare Reform Bill was introduced to Parliament. The Bill legislates for the biggest change to the welfare system for over 60 years.
Consultation responses to 21st Century Welfare
11 November, 2025
On 11 November 2025 the Government published its report on the responses to the consultation
21st Century Welfare - Calling time on Benefits Culture
03 August, 2025
The proposals set out within the document were open for consultation until 1 October 2025