Housing associations that perform poorly on development could face tough sanctions from the Housing Corporation, reports Inside Housing. The government is considering basing Communities England in the north of England, reports Inside Housing. An overwhelming 86% of tenants in Mole Valley have backed a stock transfer with a turnout of 72%. Papers including The Times
Gordon Brown is preparing to sweep planning controls in villages and market towns aside to allow the biggest rural house building programme for a generation. The government has concluded that protecting the environment should no longer be the overriding consideration when decisions are made in areas where locals are struggling to afford homes. Local authorities
The number of people seeking help after falling behind on their mortgages has increased by 5o per cent in the past year. In the three months to the end of September Citizens Advice saw a steep increase in the number of inquiries about mortgage arrears. There was also a 10 per cent increase in the
Several newspapers have been looking at yesterday’s Court of Appeal ruling where an ex-wife who received a share in her marital home after her divorce 20 years ago now faces being evicted from her home as her former husband faces bankruptcy. The judge ruled that regardless of the terms of the couple’s divorce agreement, the