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Housing And Planning Act 2016
The Housing and Planning Act 2016 (c. 22) is Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom that makes widespread changes to housing policy and the planning system. It introduces legislation to allow the sale of higher value local authority homes, introduce starter homes and " Pay to Stay" and other measures intended to promote home ownership and boost levels of housebuilding. The Act has been subject to a number of criticisms by those opposed to the loss of social housing promoted, the extension of right-to-buy to housing associations and possible work disincentives under "Pay to Stay". Background When the Bill was announced the Government stated that it would kick-start a "national crusade to get 1 million homes built by 2020" and transform "generation rent into generation buy". The Housing and Planning Bill was introduced on 13 October 2015 by Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, the Rt Hon Greg Clark MP. Changes The Act introduces numerous changes to h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Act Of Parliament (UK)
An act of Parliament in the United Kingdom is primary legislation passed by the UK Parliament in Palace of Westminster, Westminster, London. An act of Parliament can be enforced in all four of the Countries of the United Kingdom, UK constituent countries (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland). As a result of Devolution in the United Kingdom, devolution the majority of acts that are passed by Parliament increasingly only apply either to England and Wales only, or England only. Generally acts only relating to Reserved and excepted matters, constitutional and reserved matters now apply to the whole of the United Kingdom. A draft piece of legislation is called a Bill (law), bill. When this is passed by Parliament and given royal assent, it becomes an act and part of statute law. Contents of a bill or act A bill and an Act of Parliament typically include a short title and a long title, a number of clauses and, in many cases, one or more schedules. The ''Erskine May: Parli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fixed Term Tenancy
A secure fixed term tenancy is in the United Kingdom a tenancy existing for a fixed number of years. Fixed term tenancies were introduced in the Housing and Planning Act 2016 replacing the 'lifetime' secure council tenancy for new tenancies issued. The Housing and Planning Act 2016 The Housing and Planning Act 2016 (c. 22) is Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom that makes widespread changes to housing policy and the planning system. It introduces legislation to allow the sale of higher value local authority homes, intr ... allows for ten-year tenancies. References Generally a probationary period of one year and the tenancy reviewed after an initial 9 months. If there are no issues the tenancy is then converted to a fixed term five years. Reviewed in the final year before being beginning a further five years if the tenant(s) still meet the requirements and criteria. However, if the initial probationary term is breached by way of arrears or anti social behaviour the peri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Housing In The United Kingdom
Housing in the United Kingdom represents the largest non-financial asset class in the UK; its overall net value passed the £8 trillion mark in 2023. This reflects a marginal decrease of 0.3% from the previous year, yet it remains £1.585 trillion higher than levels in 2019, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom, COVID-19 pandemic.Savills. "UK housing value dips by a marginal -0.3% to £8.678 trillion." January 30, 2023. (https://www.savills.co.uk/insight-and-opinion/savills-news/356908-0/uk-housing-value-dips-by-a-marginal--0.3--to-%C2%A38.678-trillion) Housing includes modern and traditional styles. About 30% of homes are owned outright by their occupants, and a further 40% are owner-occupied on a mortgage. Around 18% are social housing in the United Kingdom, social housing of some kind, and the remaining 12% are privately rented. The UK ranks in the top half in Europe with regard to rooms per person, amenities and quality of housing. However, the cost of hous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Housing And Planning Act 1986
The Housing and Planning Act 1986 (c. 63) is an act of Parliament in the United Kingdom. It gave councils the option of transferring their housing stock to another landlord, such as a registered social landlord In Ireland and the United Kingdom, housing associations are private, Non-profit organization, non-profit organisations that provide low-cost "Public housing in the United Kingdom, social housing" for people in need of a home. Any budget surpl ... (RSL). References Housing in the United Kingdom {{UK-statute-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giles Peaker
Giles may refer to: People * Giles (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters * Giles (surname), a list of people and fictional characters * Saint Giles (650–710), Christian hermit saint * Giles of Assisi (c. 1190–1262), a companion of St. Francis of Assisi * Giles of Rome (1243–1316), Italian philosopher and Catholic archbishop * Carl Giles (1916–1995), British cartoonist for the ''Daily Express'' known simply as "Giles" Places Australia * Electoral district of Giles, a state electoral district in South Australia * Giles Weather Station near the Western Australian - South Australian border * Giles Land District, a land district (cadastral division) of Western Australia United States * Giles, Mississippi * Giles, Utah, a ghost town * Giles, West Virginia, an unincorporated community * Giles County, Tennessee * Giles County, Virginia Arts and entertainment * ''Giles'' (Buffy comic), a story based on the ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Section 21 Notice
In England and Wales, a section 21 notice, also known as a section 21 notice of possession or a section 21 eviction, is a notice under section 21 of the Housing Act 1988, that a landlord must give to their tenant to begin the process to take possession of a property let on an assured shorthold tenancy without providing a reason for wishing to take possession. The expiry of a section 21 notice does not bring a tenancy to its end. The tenancy would only be ended by a landlord obtaining an order for possession from a court, and then having that order executed by a County Court bailiff or High Court enforcement officer. Such an order for possession may not be made to take effect earlier than six months from the beginning of the first tenancy unless the tenancy is a Demoted tenancy, demoted assured shorthold tenancy. If the court is satisfied that a landlord is entitled to possession, it must make an order for possession, for a date no later than 14 days after the making of the order unle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rent Repayment Order
A Rent Repayment Order (RRO) is an order in the United Kingdom that allows a tenant or local authority to reclaim rent or housing benefit where a landlord rents out an unlicensed property such as a House in multiple occupation (HMO). Rent Repayment Orders are not obtained through the court's system but through a Residential Property Tribunal. Housing academic David Cowan writing in ''Housing Law and Policy'' cites the case '' Newham London Borough Council v Ring'' to demonstrate that a local authority can use a rent repayment order to reclaim housing benefit. Local authorities can only apply for a Rent Repayment Order where occupiers pay their rent with the assistance of housing benefit or the housing element of Universal Credit. The Housing and Planning Act 2016 changed when Rent Repayment Orders can be granted to include the following situations: *Breaches of improvement orders and prohibition notices and of licensing requirements under the Housing Act 2004. *Violent entry under ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Local Plan (planning)
A development plan sets out a local authority's policies and proposals for land use in their area. The term is usually used in the United Kingdom. A local plan is one type of development plan. The development plan guides and shapes day-to-day decisions as to whether or not planning permission should be granted, under the system known as ''development control'' ('' development management'' in Scotland). In order to ensure that these decisions are rational and consistent, they must be considered against the development plan adopted by the authority, after public consultation and having proper regard for other material factors. Section 38(6) of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (replacing Section 25 of Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 and Section 54A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990) requires that decisions made should be in accordance with the development plan unless material considerations indicate otherwise. Although development plans do not have ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Housing Federation
The National Housing Federation (NHF) is a trade association for member housing associations in England. Function The National Housing Federation (NHF) is a trade or industry body representing providers of social housing in England. The Federation head office is situated near Holborn tube station in London with a second office in Bristol. It represents the work of member housing associations and campaigns on a range of housing and social policy issues. The Federation's members provide approximately two and a half million homes for more than five million people. Each year they invest in a diverse range of neighbourhood projects that help create strong, vibrant communities. In 2010, the NHF was one of a number of organisations to successfully campaign to prevent energy companies charging pre-pay meter customers more than quarterly billed customers. Members of the Federation possess approximately two million five hundred thousand residences. Areas of activity The Federation cam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Guardian
''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in Manchester in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'' and changed its name in 1959, followed by a move to London. Along with its sister paper, ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardian'' is part of the Guardian Media Group, owned by the Scott Trust Limited. The trust was created in 1936 to "secure the financial and editorial independence of ''The Guardian'' in perpetuity and to safeguard the journalistic freedom and liberal values of ''The Guardian'' free from commercial or political interference". The trust was converted into a limited company in 2008, with a constitution written so as to maintain for ''The Guardian'' the same protections as were built into the structure of the Scott Trust by its creators. Profits are reinvested in its journalism rather than distributed to owners or shareholders. It is considered a newspaper of record in the UK. The editor-in-chief Katharine Viner succeeded Alan Rusbridger in 2015. S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Right To Buy
The Right to Buy scheme is a policy in the United Kingdom, with the exception of Scotland since 1 August 2016 and Wales from 26 January 2019, which gives Secure tenancy, secure tenants of Council house, councils and some housing associations the Natural rights and legal rights, legal right to buy, at a large discount, the council house they are living in. There is also a Right to Acquire for Assured tenancy, assured tenants of housing association dwellings built with public subsidy after 1997, at a smaller discount. By 1997, over 1,700,000 dwellings in the UK had been sold under the scheme since its introduction in 1980, with the scheme being cited as one of the major factors in the drastic reduction in the amount of social housing in the UK, which has fallen from nearly 6.5 million units in 1979 to roughly 2 million units in 2017, while also being credited as the main driver of the 15% rise in home ownership, which rose from 55% of householders in 1979 to a peak of 71% in 2003; thi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Succession Rights In The United Kingdom (housing Law)
Succession rights in the United Kingdom is an area of housing law concerning the ability to pass on their tenancy when they die something known as a succession. Council properties A council house can only have one succession unless a tenancy document grants more. If an inherited council house is too large for an individual's needs, then a tenant can also be evicted for under-occupation, although the council would have to provide suitable alternative accommodation. The right of succession was granted by the Housing Act 1985. The Localism Act 2011 amended the succession rights of tenancies created after this date and limits them to the spouse or partner of the deceased. Housing association properties If you are a housing association tenant, then the right to a succession depends upon whether you are an assured tenant, assured shorthold tenant or a secure tenant. Housing and Planning Bill The Housing and Planning Bill proposes that secure council tenancies will be replaced by tena ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
