Government and Parliamentary Update
Housing and Planning Bill
The Housing and Planning Bill was published on 13th October. The Bill can be found at the following link:
http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2015-16/housingandplanning.html
| The Second Reading of the Bill took place yesterday. A link to the debate can be found here: |
Bill Briefing Notes
- Local Government Association Housing and Planning Bill. LGA Briefing
- National Housing Federation NHF Federation briefing
- Crisis blog
Homes (Fitness for Habitation) Bill: House of Commons Library Note
DCLG recent reports
| Retaliatory Eviction and the Deregulation Act 2015. A guidance note on the changes coming into force on 1 October 2015 | |
| How to rent: the checklist for renting in England [updated version] | |
| Model agreement for a short hold assured tenancy | |
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Recent Partner Reports
Care and Repair England Annual Report: Happy at Home
http://careandrepair-england.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Review-15.pdf
GLA Conservative Group: Renters Paradise?
http://glaconservatives.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/renters-paradise.pdf
UK Green Building Council study on healthy homes
http://www.ukgbc.org/news/uk-gbc-members-launch-study-healthy-homes
LGA: Integrated Approaches to housing and care