As mentioned in my last post, the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) has now published a report and consultation on housing benefit. The paper sets out the departments thinking on Local Housing … [Read more...]
Where next for the Private Rented Sector?
At the recent CLT Conference I attended, there was an excellent talk by Professor Martin Partington OBE (former Law Commissioner) on possible future developments in the Private Rented Sector (PRS). I … [Read more...]
Fool’s Gold by Gillian Tett
Having been impressed by seeing Gillian Tett on Bremner Bird and Fortune a while back, and being curious as to the cause of the recent global financial crisis, I recently bought her book, Fool's … [Read more...]
The Rugg Report – the governments response
The government published a consultation paper yesterday in response to the recent Rugg Report and the other various reports that have been published over the past few years. Supporters of the Law … [Read more...]
Responsible Renting – have your say
I have already mentioned in previous posts that the Law Commission are undertaking a massive review of housing law and practice. This started with their Renting Homes project, now completed, and … [Read more...]
Or what?
Of course it could all be part of a plan. "Getting a bit expensive to pay all those solicitors. Why not make it really difficult for them. Death of a thousand cuts. No-one will believe them when … [Read more...]