Sentences with phrase «council house rents»

[3] However the Conservatives were hoping to gain at least two seats in the election and raised increases in council house rents and controversy over disability benefits as issues where they could benefit from.

Not exact matches

Seattle's City Council on Friday released new draft legislation that would tax large employers in order to raise $ 75 million next year to counter the effects of rising rents and house prices.

In his closing speech at this week's Labour conference, Mr Corbyn pledged to curb rents in the private sector and said any redevelopment of a housing estate under a Labour government would have to be backed by a council ballot of residents.

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«That's potentially 200 families who will be turning up at Lewisham council's housing office, saying we can't afford to pay the rent where we are at the moment,» Bullock warned.

And I deal with tearful constituents every week who are being told the council can no longer provide the sufficient housing benefit to cover the rent because it takes them over the cap so therefore they have to move, to Barking, to Luton, and it's dreadful... I will absolutely oppose it and I was disappointed my colleagues didn't.»

«In 2012, the government reformed the HRA subsidy system so councils keep all the rents they collect from their homes, and receipts from sales of houses or land, giving them the freedom to invest them in building new homes.»

Staying housed, battling bailiffs, fighting councils for housing, sorting out benefit sanctions and paying rent arrears, fines and DWP loans really is a full time job.

By constantly raising rents, councils have created housing that the working poor can not afford.

David Cameron is probed on council house tenants, the Housing Bill, private renting costs and starter homes #PMQs https://t.co/KjKaUnwjEU

But at the same time, in those places where they're working but can't afford to live, there are people on salaries of # 40, # 60, # 80,000 paying sub-market rents and living in council houses.

At 10 a.m., Housing Rights Initiative and NYC Council Oversight & Investigations Committee Chair Ritchie Torres announce an investigation into Kushner Companies for falsifying permits with the NYC Department of Buildings and the impact it had on reducing the number of rent - stabilized apartments across the city, Kushner Companies Headquarters, 666 Fifth Ave., Manhattan.

House rent # 2.95 Council tax # 3.58 Labour removed these two items and are no longer counted for rises in benefits.

None of them will do anything to tackle the massive shortage of council houses, indeed some may well make it worse, and none will address the rising cost of private rent.

Since 2011 more of us pay rent to a private landlord than to a council or housing association combined.

As Chair of the Council's Housing and Buildings Committee, I am thrilled that the Rent Guidelines Board (RGB) has for the first time in its history voted to freeze rent for 1.2 million rent stabilized tenants,» said Williams, who represents the 45th Council District in BrookRent Guidelines Board (RGB) has for the first time in its history voted to freeze rent for 1.2 million rent stabilized tenants,» said Williams, who represents the 45th Council District in Brookrent for 1.2 million rent stabilized tenants,» said Williams, who represents the 45th Council District in Brookrent stabilized tenants,» said Williams, who represents the 45th Council District in Brooklyn.

His commitment that a future Labour Government would build council houses and regulate private sector rents struck a chord with millions affected by the housing crisis.

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Mr. Hollobone: Council tenants in the borough of Kettering pay # 12 million a year in council rent, # 3 million of which goes into the Treasury coffers and is not reinvested in council housing in KetCouncil tenants in the borough of Kettering pay # 12 million a year in council rent, # 3 million of which goes into the Treasury coffers and is not reinvested in council housing in Ketcouncil rent, # 3 million of which goes into the Treasury coffers and is not reinvested in council housing in Ketcouncil housing in Kettering.

The Council is crafting a bill that would require online home - sharing companies to provide the Mayor's Office of Special Enforcement with the addresses of their listings — a potential blow to Airbnb if its users are revealed to be turning rent - regulated apartments into business enterprises in a city starved for more housing.

The day of the rally, the City Council voted to declare that a housing emergency is still in effect in New York, a move that sets the stage for renewal of rent regulations.

«Laissez - faire, mon derriere,» exclaimed Riverdale resident Anita Romm, 71, of the Metropolitan Council on Housing, who asked for zero rent increases.

«A past conviction should never prevent someone from being able to put food on the table or pay their rent,» said Council Member Jumaane D. Williams, Deputy Leader and Chair of the Housing and Buildings Committee.

But that does not mean we will not renew the laws,» said Mario Mazzoni, director of the Metropolitan Council on Housing, which has been one of the participants in the REAL Rent Reform Campaign.

Private renting fell steadily in the UK during most of the 20th century — in inverse proportion to the rise of council housing — and settled at around eight per cent.

Tony Blair's explicit support for the private rented sector in the mid-1990s marked an important milestone as it «constructed a symbolic distance from «old» Labour's preoccupation with council housing and distaste for private landlords».

[52] Becoming active in the politics of the London Borough of Camden, Livingstone was elected Chair of Camden's Housing Committee; putting forward radical reforms, he democratised council housing meetings by welcoming local people, froze rents for a year, reformed the rate collection system, changed rent arrears procedures and implemented further compulsory purchase orders to increase council hHousing Committee; putting forward radical reforms, he democratised council housing meetings by welcoming local people, froze rents for a year, reformed the rate collection system, changed rent arrears procedures and implemented further compulsory purchase orders to increase council hhousing meetings by welcoming local people, froze rents for a year, reformed the rate collection system, changed rent arrears procedures and implemented further compulsory purchase orders to increase council housinghousing.

From April, working - age people renting from councils or housing associations face losing up to a quarter of their housing benefit if officials decide they have more bedrooms than they need.

About two weeks after the budget passed, Cuomo had a meeting with several legislators and advocates of rent control expansion, including representatives from Housing Here and Now, the Metropolitan Council on Housing, and the Working Families Party.

He increased the number of compulsory purchase orders for private - rented properties, converting them to council housing.

This includes 18,670 homes for social rent - 93 % of the 20,000 social rent target, and within that 4643 council homes - 93 % of the 5000 council house target.

As such, the arrangements grew to be highly complex, and were consolidated for council tenants in 1972 under the National Rent Rebate Scheme, and for private and housing association tenants in 1973 under the parallel Rent Allowance Scheme.

We will encourage councils as well as housing associations to bid for this money and provide certainty over future rent levels.

The think tank Policy in Practice told the committee that the benefit cap more than doubles the average gap between housing benefit and rent for families in temporary housing, leaving councils to plug the gap.

4.10 pm Communities and Local Government Subject: Private rented sector Witness (es): Cllr Simon Blackburn, Leader, Blackpool Borough Council, Tom Gilchrist, Service Manager, Private Housing Sector, Bristol City Council and Cllr Jonathan Glanz, Cabinet Member for Housing and Property, Westminster City Council Location: The Wilson Room, Portcullis House

«I deal with tearful constituents every week who are being told the council can no longer provide the sufficient housing benefit to cover the rent because it takes them over the cap, so therefore they have to move... and it's dreadful.»

Council housing is now on sale to tenants at a 75 % discount: once sold, many homes are snapped up by rack - renting landlords for multi-occupying itinerant workers who destabilise the community.

The Metropolitan Council on Housing is hoping to eliminate loop holes like that one that drive up tenants rent.

Then director of The Metropolitan Council on Housing, he needed a way to get regular New Yorkers interested in the backroom dealing that he saw as having continually allowed the real estate industry power to weaken rent laws every time they were up for renewal.

Councils fear this would increase housing waiting lists and push more people into the more expensive private rented sector.»

The officials — including Borough President Scott Stringer, State Sen. Daniel Squadron and Council Speaker Christine Quinn — recently filed court documents arguing that the 1,331 - unit complex, which was built as affordable housing but now commands luxury rents, should be rent - stabilized because owner Laurence Gluck received a tax break.

The attack on Rent Rebates, has not made Landlords lower their rents.I have seen no sign of it anyway.The fair way, would have been a fair rents cap.Not a bedroom tax, because the Tories sold all the housing stock they could.Most ex council houses are now in the hands of private landlords.You should have tackled those who have more than one home, its obscene that someone can buy a holiday home in a village, and villagers have to move out.

«This money greases the wheels for the tax breaks and weaker rent laws that hurt tenants and taxpayers,» said Ava Farkas, executive director of the Metropolitan Council on Housing.

Indeed, yesterday's Budget cuts to Housing Benefit are a sideshow to the big issue in housing, which is that spending has shifted dramatically towards supporting individuals with housing costs - rather than investing in bricks and mortar over the last twenty or so years since rent controls were abolished and local authorities were made to stop building council Housing Benefit are a sideshow to the big issue in housing, which is that spending has shifted dramatically towards supporting individuals with housing costs - rather than investing in bricks and mortar over the last twenty or so years since rent controls were abolished and local authorities were made to stop building council housing, which is that spending has shifted dramatically towards supporting individuals with housing costs - rather than investing in bricks and mortar over the last twenty or so years since rent controls were abolished and local authorities were made to stop building council housing costs - rather than investing in bricks and mortar over the last twenty or so years since rent controls were abolished and local authorities were made to stop building council houses.

Inside Housing said only 36 out of 204 councils contacted reported any rent reductions following changes by the Department For Work And Pensions in April 2011 which allow direct payment of local housing allowances (LHA) to lanHousing said only 36 out of 204 councils contacted reported any rent reductions following changes by the Department For Work And Pensions in April 2011 which allow direct payment of local housing allowances (LHA) to lanhousing allowances (LHA) to landlords.

«Throughout her career on the City Council and continuing into the Congress, Carolyn Maloney has been an effective proponent for, and defender of, affordable housing, rent regulation and tenant protection,» the spokesperson said.

Williams, who is currently focused on running for City Council speaker, said as Cuomo helped resurrect a lucrative affordable housing tax credit for rich developers, the city and state have lost thousands of rent - regulated apartments.

According to Jaron Benjamin, executive director of the Metropolitan Council on Housing, the future of the entire rent control system hangs in the balance.

Total 2001 Population: 94207 Male: 49 % Female: 51 % Under 18: 20.9 % Over 60: 17.7 % Born outside UK: 7.8 % White: 95.9 % Black: 0.5 % Asian: 1.9 % Mixed: 0.5 % Other: 1.2 % Christian: 55.5 % Muslim: 1.6 % Graduates 16 - 74: 28.8 % No Qualifications 16 - 74: 23.6 % Owner - Occupied: 67.1 % Social Housing: 18.9 % (Council: 11.7 %, Housing Ass.: 7.1 %) Privately Rented: 11.7 % Homes without central heating and / or private bathroom: 14.1 %

With rent regulation and the expiration of the rent laws also at stake, Jaron Benjamin, executive director of the Metropolitan Council on Housing, told Capital the Republican majority in the Senate was discouraging.