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Rented housing

  • Research Briefing

    Can private landlords refuse to let to Housing Benefit claimants?

    Monday, 18 July, 2022

    The Government intends to make landlords’ blanket bans on letting to people in receipt of benefits illegal. This paper explains the issues behind ‘No DSS’ adverts.

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

    Disabled adaptations in leasehold flats and common parts

    Sunday, 03 July, 2022

    This paper covers how leaseholders in flats can gain consent to home adaptations. It covers the issue of adaptations in the common parts of residential buildings.

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

    Can my landlord prevent me from keeping a pet?

    Tuesday, 21 June, 2022

    An explanation of the rules on pet ownership in rented properties

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

    A voluntary Right to Buy for housing association tenants in England

    Wednesday, 15 June, 2022

    This paper covers the commitment to extend the Right to Buy to housing association tenants. There’s no implementation date. The Government intends to work with associations to develop the scheme.

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

    Social Housing Reform in England: What Next?

    Wednesday, 15 June, 2022

    This briefing outlines the measures set out in the Government’s social housing white paper, stakeholder reaction and the next steps for social housing reform.

    • Research Briefing
    • Rented housing
  • Debate Pack

    Social housing and building safety

    Wednesday, 01 June, 2022

    There will be a general debate on social housing and building safety in the House of Commons chamber on 9 June 2022. This debate pack provides background information.

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

    What is affordable housing?

    Saturday, 26 March, 2022

    This briefing explains how affordable housing is defined, and looks at trends in housing affordability and the supply of affordable housing.

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

    Allocating social housing (England)

    Thursday, 17 February, 2022

    This paper explains the framework within which local authorities allocate their housing stock.

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

    Coronavirus: Support for landlords and tenants

    Monday, 20 December, 2021

    This briefing explains measures taken during the coronavirus outbreak to help renting households retain their homes. It covers calls for more assistance to prevent evictions and homelessness.

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

    Shared ownership (England): the fourth tenure?

    Tuesday, 14 December, 2021

    This paper explains how shared ownership housing operates in England and examines the key barriers to extending shared ownership.

    • Research Briefing
    • Home ownership
    • Rented housing
  • Insight

    Who has the highest and lowest household incomes?

    Tuesday, 07 December, 2021

    Which groups have the most and least household income based on their ethnic group, region, if they are a home-owner and their disability status?

    • Insight
    • Consumers
    • Home ownership
    • Rented housing
    • Work and incomes
  • Constituency Casework

    Can I add a relative to my social housing tenancy agreement?

    Wednesday, 03 November, 2021

    Find out if council and housing association tenants can add people to their tenancy agreements to enable them to inherit the tenancies if the tenant dies.

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

    The rent safety net: changes since 2010

    Tuesday, 17 August, 2021

    This briefing paper brings together details of the main changes to the rent safety net announced since 2010. It covers the savings achieved through changes to Housing Benefit and the Universal Credit housing costs element, as well as the impact of these policies, and the debate that surrounds them.

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

    Stamp duty land tax on residential property

    Tuesday, 10 August, 2021

    This Commons Library paper discusses the way that sales of residential property are taxed, and a series of reforms that have been introduced to stamp duty land tax in recent years.

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

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