Sentences with phrase «of social housing»

And his introduction of the hated bedroom tax in 2013 hit hundreds of thousands of social housing tenants — many disabled.

One big cause of the rise is the severe shortage of social housing.

We draw on experience and insight gained from advising providers of social housing services for over 30 years.

The Australian Government sees this approach as representing best practice in the provision of social housing.

These neglect some of the biggest problems within the market: the rising cost of private rental and a severe lack of social housing.

Last year, 9 per cent of social housing properties which were let out were occupied by foreign tenants — up from 6 per cent in the final year of the last Labour government.

The successful candidates will be working on a variety of social housing projects so previous experience in this sector is essential.

He acts in a wide range of social housing disputes, and has particular experience of appearing in judicial reviews.

The supply of social housing is gone, and private landlords can get more money in the market than they can through housing benefit.

There has been a massive drop in levels of social housing building over the last 30 years.

His practice encompasses all areas of social housing law, including welfare reform, housing fraud and advisory work for registered providers.

However, it also means more homes for the middle - class without any consideration of social housing.

So I'll end on a plea to picture editors everywhere — update your image bank of social housing.

The problem is that the scarcity of social housing has allowed a new and more hateful narrative to develop around its purpose.

Although the aims of the campaigns vary, the one thing they have in common is a fight against councils or housing associations to protect the homes and rights of social housing tenants.

She brings to the firm a deep understanding of the social housing lending market and a wealth of specialist experience.

Addressing current infrastructure problems within existing housing projects, especially in the area of social housing repairs, is also another priority.

However, as the court said, the «council can not be blamed for insisting on the rules... where there is an acute shortage of social housing».

With soaring rents and a lack of social housing, this has left many facing homelessness.

In September, Daniel Gardonyi was arrested during a protest against the sell - off of social housing in North London.

«This policy risks depleting the stock of social housing further and therefore increasing the housing benefit bill in the longer term,» the report warned.

Advising a registered provider of social housing on the law surrounding Gas Safety Certificates

The campaigners previously spent around six months occupying empty homes in Sweets Way, North London in a protest against the sell - off of social housing on the estate.

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A sensitive development of social housing in Lambeth combines three new passive houses with six low energy flats delicately constructed inside an old Victorian terrace — and with the emphasis on good indoor air quality, residents are already reporting improvements in health & well - being since moving from their old accommodation.

Hardwicke is called upon by a number of local authorities, social landlords and housing associations to tackle the full range of social housing matters.

Job Title: Repairs Planner / Customer Service Advisor Salary: # 14.93 p / h (Perm Salary offered after probation period) Location: Finsbury Park, London One of our social housing clients is looking for a Planner / Customer Service Advisor to join their team.

He is a member of Social Housing in Action.

While Circle Anglia is committed to delivering our development pipeline of creating over 2,500 new homes, we are acutely aware that building homes alone will not help improve a key issue - the ability of social housing residents to meet their changing housing needs.

«The results of the tests I initiated show that the drinking water in one of the social housing homes has lead concentration levels that are too high,» said Rice.

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Instead of using pictures that perpetuate the myth, I thought I'd showcase some of the best examples of social housing.

Even where he speaks of social housing, it is with the proviso that this be a means towards the more important aim of people eventually acquiring a property themselves.

However, more must be done to find solutions to the housing crisis and it is concerning that the Office for Budget Responsibility predicts there will be 14,000 fewer affordable homes built as a direct result of social housing rent cuts.

Selling off the most expensive fifth of social housing could help cut the waiting list for council homes by as much as 600,000 in five years, a thinktank has claimed.

Years of social housing tenants being demonised by politicians and the media has led to these local authorities believing they can just get away with it.

«If there are two people at the top of the social housing waiting list, do you put the first one in the social rented property and the second one in the 80 % property?»

This is why alongside our Shadow Housing minister John Healey we're launching a review of social housing policy - its building, planning, regulation and management.

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EHRC chairman Trevor Phillips blamed a «failure of social housing supply» for the myth that immigrants were jumping queues.

«Following the general election and the subsequent Tower Hamlets mayoral election, we intend to increase pressure on elected politicians to not just make statements about the dismantlement of social housing but to actively get involved in ensuring it's terminated.»

But it still could mean job losses — most of them women, including two currently on maternity leave — and the council's free newspaper, which keeps residents informed of social housing opportunities and other council services in a borough where many do not have the internet, is also under threat.

He told BBC2's Newsnight that in his North Norfolk constituency he came across «many cases» where people may be willing to move, but the state of the housing market and the shortage of social housing just makes it impossible.

With over a quarter of a million tenants living in overcrowded homes and 2 million on housing waiting lists, we need to end the spare room subsidy and ensure a better use of social housing.

The lack of supply of affordable homes has a detrimental impact on the mobility of social housing tenants - many languish on transfer lists for more than two years.

Our recent research conducted by the Human City Institute investigated the social and economic costs of social housing tenants who want to move but can't.

Mike Weir of the SNP called it «ridiculous» and Green party MP Caroline Lucas branded it «an attempt by the government to get rid of social housing».

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The Welsh Liberal Democrats Housing Spokesperson, Peter Black has said that the Welsh Government must do better after the number of social housing units in Wales increased by just 267 in the last financial year.