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Rented housing

  • Research Briefing

    Housing conditions in the private rented sector (England)

    Friday, 18 June, 2021

    This briefing paper covers private rented sector housing conditions. It explains the legislative framework and identifies some of the key issues with it.

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

    Overcrowded housing (England)

    Monday, 14 June, 2021

    This briefing paper explains the statutory overcrowding standard in England, efforts to update the standard, and Government approaches to tackling the problem.

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

    Social rented housing (England): past trends and prospects

    Friday, 28 May, 2021

    This briefing looks at social rented housing, barriers to development, and prospects for a “step change” in supply, including data on need and supply.

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

    Extending home ownership: Government initiatives

    Tuesday, 30 March, 2021

    This House of Commons Library Briefing Paper describes the specific Government initiatives which have been developed in order to assist first-time buyers into home ownership and, in some cases, to help existing owners who are seeking to move. The paper includes some comment on these schemes.

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

    Housing options for serving and ex-military personnel

    Wednesday, 24 March, 2021

    This paper outlines the housing options open to serving and ex-military personnel, it does not cover service accommodation provided by the Ministry of Defence.

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

    A voluntary Right to Buy for housing association tenants in England

    Monday, 01 March, 2021

    The 2015 Conservative Government committed to extend the Right to Buy to assured tenants of housing associations on a voluntary basis. The Conservative Party's 2019 Manifesto said the voluntary Right to Buy scheme would be maintained. No implementation date for full roll-out has been announced. A large regional pilot scheme in the Midlands was launched on 16 August 2018. An evaluation of the findings was published in February 2021. The Government has said that the impact of the pilot scheme will be assessed before decisions are made on the next steps. This paper provides background on the statutory Right to Buy and commentary on progress in developing and extending it to assured housing association tenants as a voluntary scheme.

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

    Stimulating housing supply – Government initiatives (England)

    Thursday, 11 February, 2021

    This briefing paper summarises the main Government initiatives since 2015 aimed at increasing housing supply in England, aside from planning measures. The 2019 Government is continuing, and building on many of these initiatives.

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

    Can private landlords refuse to let to Housing Benefit claimants?

    Wednesday, 14 October, 2020

    This briefing paper considers evidence of private landlords' reluctance to let to prospective tenants in receipt of Housing Benefit/Universal Credit. The paper looks at the reasons behind this reluctance and action being taken to challenge landlords/agents who operate a "no DSS" policy.

    • Research Briefing
    • Housing and planning
    • Housing benefits
    • Rented housing
    • Social security
  • Insight

    Coronavirus: The return of evictions

    Monday, 21 September, 2020

    This Insight explores the response from tenant and landlord bodies as the ban on hearing housing possession cases in courts in England and Wales ends.

    • Insight
    • Diseases
    • Rented housing
    • Covid-19
  • Insight

    Coronavirus: Ban on evictions extended to 20 September

    Monday, 24 August, 2020

    A ban on hearing housing possession cases in courts in England and Wales which was due to be lifted has been extended until 20 September 2020.

    • Insight
    • Diseases
    • Housing and planning
    • Rented housing
    • Covid-19
  • Research Briefing

    Discretionary Housing Payments

    Thursday, 20 August, 2020

    This briefing paper explains the funding position and considers evidence on how Discretionary Housing Payments (DHPs) are allocated by local authorities. DHPs are applied to help with shortfalls between Housing Benefit or the housing element of Universal Credit and the rent due in certain circumstances.

    • Research Briefing
    • Housing and planning
    • Housing benefits
    • Rented housing
    • Social security
  • Research Briefing

    Applying as homeless from an assured shorthold tenancy (England)

    Thursday, 09 July, 2020

    This paper considers how English local authorities deal with private tenants who have been served with a section 21 notice and are about to become homeless. A common response has been to tell tenants in this position to remain in situ until a court order/bailiff’s warrant is obtained. The paper considers changes introduced by the Homelessness Reduction Act 2017 with effect from 3 April 2018.

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

    Renters’ Reform Bill 2019-20

    Friday, 20 December, 2019

    The Renters' Reform Bill 2019-20 was announced in the Queen’s Speech on 19 December 2019. No date is available for presentation of the Bill.

    • Research Briefing
    • Rented housing
  • Research Briefing

    Implementation of the Housing and Planning Act 2016

    Tuesday, 17 December, 2019

    The Housing and Planning Act 2016 (HPA 2016) received Royal Assent on 12 May 2016. This briefing paper outlines progress in implementing the Act's provisions. Several key measures in the Act will not be taken forward, such as 'pay to stay' and mandatory fixed-term tenancies for local authority landlords in England.

    • Research Briefing
    • Home ownership
    • Housing and planning
    • Planning
    • Rented housing
  • Constituency Casework

    Tenancy related fees

    Friday, 13 December, 2019

    An overview of the ban on most letting fees that came into force in June 2019. Letting fee complaints are also explained.

    • Constituency Casework
    • Housing and planning
    • Rented housing

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