Research Briefing
What is affordable housing?
This briefing explains how affordable housing is defined, and looks at trends in housing affordability and the supply of affordable housing.
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Research Briefing
Allocating social housing (England)
This paper explains the framework within which local authorities allocate their housing stock.
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Research Briefing
Coronavirus: Support for landlords and tenants
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.
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Research Briefing
Shared ownership (England): the fourth tenure?
This paper explains how shared ownership housing operates in England and examines the key barriers to extending shared ownership.
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Insight
Who has the highest and lowest household incomes?
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?
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Constituency Casework
Can I add a relative to my social housing tenancy agreement?
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.
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Research Briefing
The rent safety net: changes since 2010
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.
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Research Briefing
Stamp duty land tax on residential property
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.
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Research Briefing
Housing conditions in the private rented sector (England)
This briefing paper covers private rented sector housing conditions. It explains the legislative framework and identifies some of the key issues with it.
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Research Briefing
Overcrowded housing (England)
This briefing paper explains the statutory overcrowding standard in England, efforts to update the standard, and Government approaches to tackling the problem.
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Research Briefing
Extending home ownership: Government initiatives
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.
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Research Briefing
Housing options for serving and ex-military personnel
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.
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Research Briefing
Stimulating housing supply – Government initiatives (England)
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.
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Insight
Coronavirus: The return of evictions
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.
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Insight
Coronavirus: Ban on evictions extended to 20 September
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.
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