Forum Brief: Tenancy deposits
Policy Consultation 15 October 2003
Tenants should be given greater protection by the government from being ripped off by private landlords, a Labour MP has said.
Forum Brief: Housing Report
Policy Consultation 28 August 2003
Housing poverty is "the most extreme form of social inequality in Britain" according to a report published on Wednesday by the IPPR.
Forum Brief: Housing tenancy
Policy Consultation 20 August 2003
The government is facing calls to include a mandatory tenancy deposit scheme in its forthcoming housing legislation.
Forum Brief: Housing
Policy Consultation 18 August 2003
A "housing underclass" is being created as a result of the government's failure to invest in social housing, a report published by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has warned.
Forum Brief: Housing information packs
Policy Consultation 22 July 2003
MPs have said that the government's plans for home information packs may not have been properly piloted.
Forum Brief: Heritage protection
Policy Consultation 18 July 2003
The government has announced proposals to reform the 120-year old laws governing historic buildings and other heritage sites.
Forum Brief: Stamp duty
Policy Consultation 4 July 2003
Chief secretary to the Treasury Paul Boateng has admitted the rules over stamp duty on commercial properties will have to change.
Forum Brief: Planning
Policy Consultation 19 June 2003
A spokesman for the ODPM told ePolitix.com "The planning reform agenda is all about encouraging greater public engagement in the planning system. Planning is a positive tool and it is
Forum Brief: Stamp duty
Policy Consultation 17 June 2003
Planned reforms of stamp duty should not be rushed by the government, peers have warned.
Forum Brief: Planning
Policy Consultation 12 June 2003
Targets for the Planning Inspectorate to deal with appeals, enforcements, call ins and development plans have been announced by planning minister Tony McNulty.
Forum Brief: New homes
Policy Consultation 30 May 2003
Local councils have been urged to be more creative in redeveloping land in a bid to increase the number of new homes built.
Liz Peace - chief executive of the British Property Federation
Stakeholder Interview 22 May 2003
Question: You've been chief executive of the BPF since March 2002, how have you found the role so far?
Forum Brief: Housing shortages
Policy Consultation 20 May 2003
Younger earners in their 20s and 30s find it harder to set foot on the home ownership ladder in the South West than any other English region, according to new
Forum Brief: Housing
Policy Consultation 7 May 2003
Thousands of people are risking health problems because of the substandard housing in which they live, the British Medical Association has warned.
Forum Brief: Housing plan
Policy Consultation 29 April 2003
A plan to build thousands of homes in the South East has serious faults, a committee of MPs has warned.
