Research Briefing
Can private landlords refuse to let to Housing Benefit claimants?
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.
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Research Briefing
Disabled adaptations in leasehold flats and common parts
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.
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Constituency Casework
Can my landlord prevent me from keeping a pet?
An explanation of the rules on pet ownership in rented properties
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Research Briefing
A voluntary Right to Buy for housing association tenants in England
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.
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Research Briefing
Social Housing Reform in England: What Next?
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.
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Debate Pack
Social housing and building safety
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.
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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
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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