The difference between types of residential tenancies depends on when the tenancy was granted and the legislation in force at that time. There are four main types of...
Anti-social behaviour (ASB) ASB is a broad term used to describe day-to-day incidents of crime, nuisance and disorder. ASB includes behaviour such as...
The most commonly referred to definition of ‘affordable home ownership’ is set out in Annex 2 (b–d) of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF).This is the...
Affordable housing is housing provided to those who are struggling with their housing costs and whose housing needs are not met by the market. Affordable housing can take...
The allocation of social housing by local housing authorities (LHAs) in England and Wales is regulated by Pt VI of the Housing Act 1996 (HA 1996). The HA 1996...
Reasonable preference A local housing authority (LHA) must have an allocation scheme for determining priorities and for defining the procedures to be followed for the...
Applications for housing—decisions A local housing authority (LHA) must consider every application for an allocation of accommodation made in accordance with the...
This Practice Note focuses on eligibility for the allocation of housing authorities (LHA) in England and Wales under Part VI of the Housing Act 1996 (HA 1996). All...
This Practice Note explains the powers available to deal with anti-social behaviour in an environmental context, in particular those introduced by the Anti-social...
Reform of anti-social behaviour powers (2014) The Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 (ABCPA 2014) has reformed the tools available for dealing with...
An arms length management organisation (ALMO) is a not-for-profit company that provides housing services on behalf of a local housing authority (LHA). Usually an ALMO is...
Assignment Assignment is the transfer of the interest in the tenancy to another person. Assignment of a secure periodic tenancy is prohibited except in three situations:...
ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained. The Homelessness Reduction Act 2017 (Commencement and Transitional and Savings Provisions)...
This Practice Note explains the criteria for assured tenancies (AT) and assured shorthold tenancies (AST) and the exceptions to those criteria, the main terms of AT and...
This Practice Note: • discusses the development of the large scale private rented sector (PRS) • considers the Government’s incentive package for Build to Rent (BTR) in...
The Approval of Code of Management Practice (Residential Management) (Service Charges) (England) Order 2016, SI 2016/518 approves the Service Charge Residential...
