Under occupation cuts ‘would not deliver savings’

Crunching the numbers

Peer in bid to make welfare reform transparent

Crossbench peer Lord Richard Best has tabled a last-ditch amendment aimed at making the impact of controversial welfare reforms more transparent.

Lords called on to amend welfare bill

A housing body has called on the House of Lords to make amendments to the welfare reform bill in a bid to stop thousands of families being hit financially.

Welfare bill to become law as Lord Best backs down

The Welfare Reform Bill has completed its passage through parliament after Lord Freud appeased peers by promising to review the impact of the bedroom tax.

Net call

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

The mental health maze

Landlords seeking to evict tenants with mental disabilities must tread carefully, says Robert Wassall, head of the social housing sector group at Blake Lapthorn

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.

A friend in need

Edinburgh’s Homelessness Prevention Service is making a big difference to vulnerable residents in the city. Sam Thorp finds out how the council-commissioned service works

From conviction to eviction

Proposed changes to possession grounds would be of no practical use, says Jane Plant, associate at Weightmans LLP