News Archive

January

• New 'How to Rent' booklet issued

  Posted: 19.01.2018

February

• Homeless Code of Guidance & regulations issued

  Posted: 23.02.2018

• Regulations bringing the Homelessness Reduction Act 2017 into force

  Posted: 08.02.2018

• What do you want?

  Posted: 02.02.2018

March

• Free templates: avoiding the relief duty by seeking a referral on local connection grounds

  Posted: 29.03.2018

• Problems with downloading free documents?

  Posted: 28.03.2018

• Free HRA 2017 templates: a housing plan & notifying the initial s.189A homelessness assessment

  Posted: 28.03.2018

• HRA 2017 template letters: ineligible and not homeless decisions

  Posted: 27.03.2018

• First contact housing advice & homelessness template letters

  Posted: 26.03.2018

• Homelessness Code of Guidance now available as pdf

  Posted: 01.03.2018

April

• Section 21 checker tool updated

  Posted: 08.04.2018

• Notifying a homeless applicant that the prevention duty has ended and the relief duty is owed

  Posted: 05.04.2018

• Free HRA letters - inferring an application has been withdrawn when no contact

  Posted: 04.04.2018

• Letters & forms: reviewing the initial homelessness assessment and plan

  Posted: 03.04.2018

May

• Letters for ending the homeless relief duty

  Posted: 29.05.2018

• Local connection referral procedures updated

  Posted: 23.05.2018

• Refusing to apply the sanction? Some thoughts on non-cooperation (and some letters)

  Posted: 21.05.2018

• Letters for ending the homelessness prevention duty

  Posted: 15.05.2018

June

• 'How to Rent' guide revised

  Posted: 27.06.2018

• Local connection referral letters

  Posted: 26.06.2018

• Homelessness Code of Guidance revised (ever so slightly)

  Posted: 24.06.2018

• Letters for ending the main housing duty

  Posted: 22.06.2018

• New edition of 'Homelessness and Allocations' published

  Posted: 18.06.2018

• Homeless inquiry letters

  Posted: 11.06.2018

• Non-cooperation procedure

  Posted: 04.06.2018

July

• Letters for ending the non-cooperation accommodation duty

  Posted: 30.07.2018

• Section 202 homeless review resources

  Posted: 19.07.2018

• Section 202 reviews, Reg 7(2) and explaining the substance of homeless applicants' rights

  Posted: 16.07.2018

August

• Welsh homelessness letters - free to download for councils

  Posted: 31.08.2018

• New edition of 'Housing Allocation and Homelessness: Law and Practice'

  Posted: 22.08.2018

• Offer of accommodation letters - and some issues to be aware of when making offers

  Posted: 15.08.2018

• New guides to housing benefit & universal credit housing costs

  Posted: 15.08.2018

September

• Guide for public authorities on the duty to refer

  Posted: 24.09.2018

• Homeless applications - letters for housing advisers

  Posted: 19.09.2018

• Section 213B referral letters

  Posted: 17.09.2018

October

• Possession procedure, HMOs and section 21 notices

  Posted: 01.10.2018

November

• New guidance on domestic abuse and allocations

  Posted: 11.11.2018

• Housing Law Handbook - 4th edition

  Posted: 05.11.2018

• Homelessness guidance updated

  Posted: 05.11.2018