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Extensions of the right to buy to housing associations in England
Posted: 15/07/2022
At the height of an earlier government crisis in June 2022, there were three related policy announcements concerning the extension of right to buy to housing associations’ tenants; allowing those on universal credit to use housing benefits to meet mortgage payments; and a general review of the residential mortgage market......>>
Estate charges on freehold properties
Posted: 23/12/2021
When housing associations acquire dwellings on new build estates, it is essential that they obtain a full understanding of the likely amount of the estate charge. The estate charge covers the expense of maintaining communal areas, landscaped and planted areas, open spaces, play areas, unadopted private roads footpaths and paved areas......>>
Home warranty certificates – are they worth the paper they are written on?
Posted: 08/10/2021
Where a new home is being constructed, it is essential for it to be constructed under a new home warranty scheme that will be acceptable to a registered provider and their lender, and any lender to a shared ownership purchaser. NHBC offers new home warranties for around 80 per cent of the new completions, but other providers are entering the market......>>
New model tenancy agreement allows tenants to keep pets
Posted: 04/02/2021
Last month, Robert Jenrick, the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, urged landlords to allow their tenants to keep well-behaved pets. The Government has now updated its model tenancy agreement to make it easier for tenants with pets to find rented accommodation...…>>

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