Showing posts with label Assured Tenant. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Assured Tenant. Show all posts

Thursday, 13 September 2018

Vulnerable Tenants Stranded As Charity Landlord Evicts Them So It Can Build Homes


An education charity has left tenants in its housing stock stranded after handing them eviction notices so it can build more homes. The Dame Alice Owen’s Foundation is adding a fourth storey to two blocks. As a result, those living on the first and second floors have been told to pack their bags. Some who have been there for decades have assured tenancies, and are moving to empty ground floor flats while work is carried out above them. But others, who don’t have the protection of an assured tenancy, have been told to find somewhere else to live. Read more on the Islington Gazette website.

Thursday, 27 August 2015

Extending the Right to Buy (England)

This briefing explains the Government's proposal to extend the Right to Buy to assured tenants of housing associations. The measure, which is proving to be controversial, requires primary legislation and will be included in a forthcoming Housing Bill. Download the Commons Briefing Paper from the Parliament website.