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Rented housing

  • Debate Pack

    Opposition Day debate: Housing benefit cuts and supported housing

    Monday, 25 January, 2016

    There will be an Opposition Day debate on Housing Benefit cuts and supported housing on Wednesday 27 January 2016. This Library Debate Pack provides a background briefing, and media and parliamentary coverage.

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

    Housing and Planning Bill: Report on Committee Stage

    Tuesday, 29 December, 2015

    This House of Commons Library Briefing Paper provides information on the Housing and Planning Bill's progress in Public Bill Committee. The paper summarises Government amendments to the Bill and discussion on the Opposition's attempts to amend the Bill.

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

    Immigration Bill 2015-16: Committee Stage Report

    Thursday, 26 November, 2015

    The Immigration Bill is due to have Report and Third Reading in the Commons on 1 December. This briefing summarises the main changes made to the Bill in Public Bill Committee and some of the new clauses proposed for consideration at Report stage.

    • Research Briefing
    • Asylum
    • Housing and planning
    • Immigration
    • Rented housing
    • Roads
    • Work and incomes
  • Research Briefing

    Local Government Finance (Tenure Information) Bill 2015-16

    Thursday, 19 November, 2015

    This page has been prepared by the House of Commons Library to provide information on the Local Government Finance (Tenure Information) Bill 2015-16 which is scheduled to receive its Second Reading on 22 January 2016 (initially 30 October 2015).

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

    Welfare Reform and Work Bill 2015-16 Committee Stage Report

    Monday, 26 October, 2015

    This Commons Library Briefing Paper summarises debate and amendments to the Bill during its committee stage in the House of Commons.

    • Research Briefing
    • Benefits policy
    • Children and families
    • Family benefits
    • Housing and planning
    • Housing benefits
    • Rented housing
    • Work and incomes
    • Working age benefits
  • Research Briefing

    Housing and Planning Bill 2015-16

    Thursday, 22 October, 2015

    This Commons Library briefing paper provides background and comment on the Housing and Planning Bill 2015-16. The Bill was presented on 13 October 2015 and is scheduled to receive its Second Reading on 2 November 2015.

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

    Ending a joint tenancy (England)

    Monday, 12 October, 2015

    This House of Commons Library briefing paper outlines the legal position when a tenant of social housing wants to change a tenancy from joint names to their sole name.

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

    Smoke Alarms, Carbon Monoxide Detectors and Legionella: Landlords’ Responsibilities

    Thursday, 24 September, 2015

    This short briefing paper lays out the requirements on private landlords with reference to smoke alarms, carbon monoxide detectors, and the avoidance of Legionnaires’ Disease (caused by the Legionella bacteria).

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

    Crown Tenancies Bill [Bill 23 of 2015-16]

    Tuesday, 08 September, 2015

    This Private Members Bill will bring most Crown tenancies within the assured tenancy regime under the 1988 Housing Act. The Bill has secured Government support so is more likely be enacted.

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

    Welfare Reform and Work Bill [Bill 51 of 2015-16]

    Thursday, 16 July, 2015

    This House of Commons Briefing Paper provides background to the Welfare Reform and Work Bill’s provisions; summarises the key measures; and includes relevant comment. The Bill is scheduled to receive its Second Reading on 20 July 2015.

    • Research Briefing
    • Benefits policy
    • Children and families
    • Family benefits
    • Home ownership
    • Housing and planning
    • Housing benefits
    • Rented housing
    • Sickness, disability and carers' benefits
    • Work and incomes
    • Working age benefits
  • Debate Pack

    Opposition Day Debate on Housing

    Tuesday, 09 June, 2015

    This page provides Library briefings, statistics and other relevant information for the wide ranging Opposition Day Debate on Housing scheduled for Wednesday 10 June 2015.

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

    Affordable Rents (England)

    Tuesday, 12 May, 2015

    This briefing provides an overview of the affordable rent scheme under which tenancies in England are offered at up to 80% of market rent levels within the local area. It includes a summary of responses on some key associated issues.

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

    The Parties’ housing policy commitments 2015

    Thursday, 19 March, 2015

    This note collates public commitments made on housing policy by the Conservatives, Labour, the Liberal Democrats, UKIP and the Green Party ahead of the publication of the parties' 2015 election manifestos.

    • Research Briefing
    • Benefits policy
    • Elections
    • Housing and planning
    • Housing benefits
    • Planning
    • Rented housing
    • Tax
    • Work and incomes
  • Research Briefing

    Local housing authorities – the self-financing regime: progress and issues

    Wednesday, 11 February, 2015

    This note explains the implications of local housing authorities (with retained stock) moving to a self-financing regime from April 2012. It considers what use authorities are making of their new financial freedoms, the case for some continuing restrictions (borrowing caps) to be lifted and the impact of this on new council house builds. [NOTE: this paper is out of date and will not be updated. For more up to date information see Library paper CBP08963 A new era for social rented housing in England?]

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

    The Affordable Homes Bill 2014-15

    Tuesday, 30 December, 2014

    This note provides background information on the Bill’s provisions and summarises the content of the Bill. The Bill's Committee Stage was adjourned on 29 October 2014 as a money resolution must be passed in order for it to progress any further.

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

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