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Housing and planning

  • Research Briefing

    Human Rights Act and planning

    Monday, 21 June, 2010

    This note discusses how the European Convention on Human Rights affects UK planning law

    • Research Briefing
    • Communities
    • Institutions
    • Planning
  • Research Briefing

    Planning under the Labour Government

    Monday, 24 May, 2010

    • Research Briefing
    • Planning
  • Research Briefing

    Transport and Works Act 1992

    Wednesday, 14 April, 2010

    This Note explains why the TWA was introduced and how it works.

    • Research Briefing
    • Planning
    • Rail
    • Roads
  • Research Briefing

    Commencement of the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002

    Wednesday, 07 April, 2010

    This Commons Library briefing paper provides information on the commencement of the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002.

    • Research Briefing
    • Home ownership
  • Research Briefing

    The regulation of sale and rent back agreements

    Thursday, 11 March, 2010

    All firms undertaking sale and rent back agreements now have to be authorised by the FSA, so giving consumers greater protection. A key feature of the full regime will be that all consumers who undertake a sale and rent back agreement will have a guaranteed minimum tenancy of five years.

    • Research Briefing
    • Finance
    • Home ownership
    • Rented housing
  • Research Briefing

    Sustainable Communities Act 2007 (Amendment) Bill [Bill 21 of 2009-10]

    Wednesday, 24 February, 2010

    The Bill seeks to amend the 2007 Act by setting a deadline for the Secretary of State to initiate the next round of proposals for enhancing the sustainability of local communities from local authorities under the Act. It provides for regulations to be made specifying the rules for this process. These are also to cover parish council involvement and the role of local petitioning. There is also provision for greater flexibility in decision-making on proposals.

    • Research Briefing
    • Housing and planning
    • Local government
    • Work and incomes
  • Research Briefing

    Mortgage Repossessions (Protection of Tenants Etc.) Bill: Committee Stage Report

    Monday, 22 February, 2010

    This paper summarises the House of Commons Committee Stage of the Bill. In July 2009 the Government announced that it would legislate to ensure that tenants are given adequate notice to vacate their property if their landlord defaults on their mortgage. Over the summer of 2009, the Government consulted on legislative options to achieve this. On 3 December 2009, Dr Brian Iddon announced that he would introduce a Private Members' Bill to protect private tenants whose landlords default on their mortgage. The Bill has Government support.

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

    Green belt – sales of small plots

    Wednesday, 10 February, 2010

    This note covers green belt sales of small plots without planning consent to those who hope that the planning designation will one day be changed

    • Research Briefing
    • Planning
  • Research Briefing

    Mortgage Repossessions (Protection of Tenants Etc.) Bill Bill 15 of 2009/10

    Monday, 25 January, 2010

    The main purpose of the Bill is to offer protection to tenants of rental properties whose landlord has both defaulted on his mortgage and not notified his lender that the property was being let (an 'unauthorised tenancy'). The Bill gives courts power to postpone the delivery of a possession order, and to stay or suspend the execution of an existing possession order. It also ensures the tenant is given notice of a possession order before its execution.

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

    The decent homes standard: update

    Wednesday, 02 September, 2009

    This Commons Library paper outlines progress in achieving the decent homes standard in the social and private housing sectors under the Labour Governments between 2000 - 2010.

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

    Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill [HL]: Committee Stage Report

    Friday, 24 July, 2009

    This report covers the Committee Stage of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill (HL) 2008-09. The Bill implements a number of community empowerment measuresoutlined in the white paper - Communities in control: real people, real power (Cm 7427). It also implements changes in relation to regional and sub-regional economic development and planning. See also Research Papers 09/45 and 09/46.

    • Research Briefing
    • Housing and planning
    • Industry
    • Local government
  • Research Briefing

    Local Democracy, Economic Development & Construction Bill [HL]: Democracy and involvement aspects (Bill 93 of 2008-09).

    Friday, 15 May, 2009

    This paper covers parts 1 to 3 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill [HL]. The Bill implements a number of community empowerment measures outlined in the white paper - Communities in Control: real people, real power (Cm 7427). Other provisions concern a) tenants' representation, b) audit of entities connected with local authorities, and c) replacement of the Boundary Committee for England with an independent Local Government Boundary Commission for England. See also Library Research Paper 09/46, for coverage of parts 4 to 8 of the Bill which relate to economic and regional matters and construction contracts.

    • Research Briefing
    • Housing and planning
    • Local government
  • Research Briefing

    Planning application by local authority

    Thursday, 16 April, 2009

    This note covers issues arising when a local authority grants planning permission to itself

    • Research Briefing
    • Planning
  • Research Briefing

    Succession rights and privately rented housing

    Friday, 06 March, 2009

    This note explains the rights of certain residents to succeed to a private tenancy on the death of the tenant.

    • Research Briefing
    • Rented housing
  • Research Briefing

    Means-tested benefits: help with mortgage costs (archived)

    Wednesday, 03 December, 2008

    This Commons Library briefing paper has been archived as it no longer offers up-to-date information. However, we have published other papers which may be of interest.

    • Research Briefing
    • Home ownership
    • Housing benefits
    • Sickness, disability and carers' benefits
    • Work and incomes
    • Working age benefits

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