NHF attacks vote on 'unfair' welfare reforms

Lords amendments to Welfare Reform Bill beaten

The government has succeeded in overturning a series of crucial amendments made by the Lords to the Welfare Reform Bill.

Lords hand government new 'bedroom tax' defeat

The government has suffered a fresh defeat over its plans for a ‘bedroom tax’ for underoccupying social housing tenants.

Fed warns bedroom tax vote will increase poverty

The government’s rejection of proposals to protect vulnerable people from the bedroom tax risks pushing thousands of families in social housing into poverty, it has been warned.

Small mercies

MPs urged to support bedroom tax amendment

MPs have come under pressure to accept an amendment to the government’s plan for a ‘bedroom tax’.

Going spare

The government’s contentious ‘bedroom tax’ on under-occupying tenants is set to become law this month. Alex Turner looks at the disproportionate effect it’s likely to have in the north

Calling in the movers

The ‘bedroom tax’ is meant to encourage tenants to downsize if they are under-occupying their homes. But, especially in the north of England, social landlords say there are simply not enough smaller houses and flats to move tenants into.

The order of importance

The Localism Act allows councils to decide who they allocate homes to, but beware of discrimination, warns Samantha Hall, senior associate at Trowers & Hamlins

Fielding opposition

Proposed legislation on registration of village greens would reduce risk to developers. Eollyn Ives, solicitor in the property team at Devonshires Solicitors, explains

Missing contractual targets

Housing benefit caps could put landlords providing rent collection services at financial risk says, David Isaacson, director at Cobbetts