Housing Market: Key Economic Indicators
Data on house prices, mortgage approvals and house-building.
Council tax : empty properties
A briefing paper explaining how council tax is applied to empty properties in England, Scotland and Wales, including the 'empty homes premium'.
A voluntary Right to Buy for housing association tenants
The 2015 Government committed to extending the Right to Buy to housing association tenants. This page outlines what's happened so far.
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Research Briefing
Leasehold high-rise flats: Who pays for fire safety work?
This paper considers who's responsible for paying for fire safety works on blocks of flats in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire.
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Research Briefing
Leasehold and commonhold reform
This paper considers trends in leasehold ownership, ongoing problems associated with the sector, and Government plans for future legislation.
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Data dashboards
Constituency data: house prices
Constituency-level data on house prices and an indicator of the affordability of house prices in each area
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Research Briefing
Mortgage arrears and repossessions in England
An overview of current and past approaches to helping homeowners with mortgage debt, including information on trends in arrears and repossessions.
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Research Briefing
Supported exempt accommodation (England)
An overview of the regulation of supported exempt accommodation and action to improve standards and oversight.
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Research Briefing
The Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Act 2023: debate in parliament
The Act is aimed at improving conditions in exempt supported housing. It came into force on 29 August 2023. This paper covers its progress through parliament.
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Research Briefing
Mobile (park) homes
This paper provides an overview of the rights of residents who live year-round on mobile (park) home sites and proposals to improve protections for residents in England.
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Research Briefing
Mobile (park homes): 10% commission on sales
This paper explains the requirement to pay 10% commission on the sale price of a mobile (park) home to the site owner and provides information on the various reviews of that requirement.
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Constituency casework
Overview of the planning system (England)
This article gives information on the planning system in England, including how applications are decided and whether permission can be overturned.
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Constituency casework
Influencing the planning process (England)
This article gives information on how constituents can get involved in the planning process at various stages, including how to object to planning applications.
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Constituency casework
Can I remove a joint tenant from my social housing tenancy agreement (England)?
An overview of the options when a social housing tenant wants to remove a joint tenant from their tenancy.
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Constituency casework
Help with paying for historical fire safety work: high-rise blocks (England)
An overview of eligibility for leaseholder protections in the Building Safety Act 2022 and what those protections cover.
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