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The ten most recent legislation and policy documents published on the housing site.

• The Home Information Pack (No.2) Regulations 2007 (as amended) Procedural Guidance

  This (amended) guidance provides a commentary on The Home Information Pack Regulations 2007 and is intended to assist those compiling home information packs

  • Added:  19 June 2009
  • Site: Housing
  • Type(s): Good practice and guidance; Legislation and policy

• The Housing Revenue Account Subsidy Determination 2009-2010 Amending Determination 2009

  The Housing Revenue Account Subsidy Determination 2009-2010 - Amending Determination 2009, together with supporting documentation.

  • Added:  20 May 2009
  • Site: Housing
  • Type(s): Consultation responses; Legislation and policy

• Home Information Packs - Sample forms and documentation

  Under the Home Information Pack Regulations ("The Regulations"), you need to include these forms in your Home Information Pack.

  • Added:  6 April 2009
  • Site: Housing
  • Type(s): Good practice and guidance; Legislation and policy

• Home buying and selling - A guide to Home Information Packs

  From 6 April 2009, changes are being made to Home Information Packs so that more and better information is available from the first day a property is put up for sale.

  • Added:  26 March 2009
  • Site: Housing
  • Type(s): Good practice and guidance; Legislation and policy

• Homelessness Legislation: Commencement of Section 314 of, and Schedule 15 to, the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008

  This letter informs local housing authorities in England that the Government intends to commence section 314 of, and Schedule 15 to, the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 on 2 March 2009.

  • Added:  5 March 2009
  • Site: Housing
  • Type(s): Circular and official letters; Legislation and policy

• Financial viability study of the eco-towns programme

  This study was prepared with input from an external team of advisers to assess whether, on the basis of an initial high level assessment, an eco-town could be economically viable in the locations listed.

  • Added:  5 March 2009
  • Site: Housing
  • Type(s): Consultation documents; Legislation and policy

• Local choice, local control: Statutory guidance on tenant management for local authorities and local authority tenants

  This is the statutory guidance under the Housing (Right to Manage) Regulations 2008. This replaces Volume 8: Preparing to Manage which was part of the Right to Manage Guidance issued in 2005.

  • Added:  1 October 2008
  • Site: Housing
  • Type(s): Good practice and guidance; Legislation and policy

• Government Response to the Communities and Local Government Committee's report: The Supply of Rented Housing

  A report of the Government's reponses to 66 recommendations made by the Communities and Local Government Select Committee.

  • Added:  18 September 2008
  • Site: Housing
  • Type(s): Legislation and policy; Reports and summaries

• Facing the housing challenge: Action today, innovation for tomorrow

  This document describes how Communities and Local Government will show greater flexibility and imagination in delivering its priorities faced with the combination of difficult market challenges and the long-term needs for housing.

  • Added:  16 July 2008
  • Site: Housing
  • Type(s): Legislation and policy; Reports and summaries

• Housing and Regeneration Bill - Impact Assessment

  Details the impact of the provisions within the Housing and Regeneration Bill.

  • Added:  16 November 2007
  • Site: Housing
  • Type(s): Impact assessments; Legislation and policy