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Housing and planning

  • Debate Pack

    Product safety and fire risk in residential premises

    Tuesday, 31 October, 2017

    This pack has been prepared ahead of the debate to be held in Westminster Hall on Wednesday 1 November from 2.30-4pm on product safety and fire risk in residential premises. The debate will be opened by Jim Fitzpatrick MP.

    • Debate Pack
    • Communities
    • Housing and planning
    • Institutions
  • Insight

    Empty homes and overseas buyers: what do we know?

    Monday, 23 October, 2017

    • Insight
    • Housing and planning
  • Debate Pack

    Rent payments and mortgage acceptance: Commons Debate Pack

    Wednesday, 18 October, 2017

    Getting a mortgage is very difficult. High house prices and more restrictive lending conditions make qualifying for a mortgage difficult, especially for first time buyers. An e- Petition which attracted over 147,000 signatures calls on lenders to include an applicant's history of rent payments in their lending decision process. The Debate will be led by Paul Scully MP.

    • Debate Pack
    • Home ownership
    • Rented housing
    • Work and incomes
  • Research Briefing

    Housing support for ex-offenders (England and Wales)

    Wednesday, 18 October, 2017

    Finding accommodation when leaving prison can be difficult. This note outlines the support available to people leaving prison and the relevant duties of local authorities. It also considers how a prison sentence affects a person's ability to receive Housing Benefit.

    • Research Briefing
    • Housing and planning
    • Rented housing
    • Homelessness
  • Debate Pack

    Unauthorised encampments

    Tuesday, 10 October, 2017

    A Westminster Hall debate on Unauthorised encampments is scheduled for Thursday 12 October 2017 at 1.30pm. The Member leading the debate is Wendy Morton MP.

    • Debate Pack
    • Communities
    • Planning
    • Police
  • Debate Pack

    New housing design

    Wednesday, 30 August, 2017

    MPs will debate new housing design in Westminster Hall on Tuesday 5 September 2017 from 11.30am to 1pm . The debate will be opened by Neil Parish MP. This House of Commons Library debate pack outlines design policy and issues and provides some of the media and parliamentary coverage.

    • Debate Pack
    • Housing and planning
    • Planning
  • Research Briefing

    Grenfell Tower fire: Response and tackling fire risk in high rise blocks

    Tuesday, 01 August, 2017

    Following the fire at Grenfell Tower, this paper sets out the events and commentary around the fire, the relevant building regulations, fire safety laws and housing standards, the Government response to the fire, the responsibilities around re-housing, and previous concerns raised with fire regulations.

    • Research Briefing
    • Housing and planning
    • Rented housing
  • Research Briefing

    The New Homes Bonus Scheme (England)

    Monday, 24 July, 2017

    This House of Commons Library briefing paper explains how the New Homes Bonus works and provides comment on its impact. The New Homes Bonus is a Government scheme which is aimed at encouraging local authorities to grant planning permissions for the building of new homes in return for additional revenue.

    • Research Briefing
    • Housing and planning
  • Insight

    Local Plan Intervention: a question of MP influence

    Monday, 24 July, 2017

    • Insight
    • Government
    • Housing and planning
    • Local government
    • Planning
  • Research Briefing

    Foreign Investment in UK Residential Property

    Monday, 17 July, 2017

    This short House of Commons Library briefing paper considers the extent to which foreign ownership of residential property should be considered an issue for the UK housing market.

    • Research Briefing
    • Home ownership
    • Housing and planning
    • Rented housing
  • Research Briefing

    Houses in multiple occupation & planning restrictions

    Saturday, 15 July, 2017

    This House of Commons Library briefing paper explains the powers English and Welsh local authorities have to use the planning system to limit the development of new houses in multiple occupation (HMOs).

    • Research Briefing
    • Housing and planning
    • Planning
    • Rented housing
  • Research Briefing

    Planning Reform Proposals

    Wednesday, 12 July, 2017

    A series of wide-ranging planning reforms were announced by the previous Government before the general election in its February 2017 Housing White Paper. The new Government will have the job of deciding if/how to take these forward. This paper sets out what is proposed alongside other reforms contained in legislation and previous consultations.

    • Research Briefing
    • Housing and planning
    • Planning
  • Debate Pack

    Challenges facing new towns

    Monday, 10 July, 2017

    This pack has been prepared ahead of the debate to be held in Westminster Hall on Wednesday 12 July 2017 from 2.30-4pm on the challenges facing new towns. The debate will be opened by Lucy Allan MP.

    • Debate Pack
    • Housing and planning
    • Planning
  • Research Briefing

    Garden cities, towns and villages

    Monday, 10 July, 2017

    New garden cities, towns and villages have been proposed as one way to meet the housing shortfall. A new garden city is under development at Ebbsfleet and the Government has offered support for a number of further garden town and village sites across the country. A number of studies propose different models for delivering garden cities. This note sets out further information about the differing views on garden settlements and government support and policies in relation to them.

    • Research Briefing
    • Housing and planning
    • Planning
  • Research Briefing

    Key Issues 2017

    Monday, 26 June, 2017

    Key Issues 2017 is a series of short briefings on the topics that will take centre stage in UK and international politics in the new Parliament. Written by impartial Commons Library specialists, these articles are designed to help the reader get up to speed quickly on issues such as; Brexit, the housing crisis, the future of devolution and much more.

    • Research Briefing
    • Armed forces
    • Asylum
    • Business
    • Community care
    • Consumers
    • Crime
    • Criminal law
    • Defence policy
    • Economic policy
    • Economy
    • Energy
    • Environment
    • EU institutions
    • EU law and treaties
    • Farming and fishing
    • Government
    • Health
    • Health services
    • Housing and planning
    • Immigration
    • Industry
    • Institutions
    • International trade
    • Justice
    • Local government
    • Nationality
    • Prisons
    • Schools
    • Security
    • Tax
    • Technology
    • The EU
    • Work and incomes
    • Working age benefits

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