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The Housing Act 2004 (c. 34) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It introduced Home Information Packs , which have since been abandoned. It also significantly extends the regulation of houses in multiple occupation by requiring some HMOs to be licensed by local authorities .
Under Part 3 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2006, a person who is responsible for marketing a house must provide a Home Report to any prospective purchasers. To do this you will need to commission a Chartered Surveyor (or approved provider) to carry out the Single Survey and Energy Report. You must also complete a Property Questionnaire. [35]
Text of the Housing Act 2004 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. Empty Dwelling Management Orders: Guidance for residential property owners. Department for Communities and Local Government, October 2006. Empty Dwellings Management Orders, The Facts, 2006, Empty Homes Agency
The Housing Act 1985 was a consolidating act. The definition of HMO in section 345 HA85 was from section 129(1) of the Housing Act 1974 . The Housing Act 2004 introduced mandatory licensing for large HMOs which were defined in the Act as properties with five or more tenants forming more than one household sharing facilities such as kitchen ...
The policy recommendations outlined in the report were: For government to set a goal for improved market affordability. Between £1.2 and £1.6 billion of additional funding per annum to meet predicted social housing needs. Implementation of a planning gain supplement to capture some of the benefits of development for the community.
An Act to make provision about housing conditions; to regulate houses in multiple occupation and certain other residential accommodation; to make provision for home information packs in connection with the sale of residential properties; to make provision about secure tenants and the right to buy; to make provision about mobile homes and the ...
The Decent Homes Standard is a technical standard for public housing introduced in 2006 by the United Kingdom government. [1] It underpinned the Decent Homes Programme brought in by the Blair ministry (Labour party) which aimed to provide a minimum standard of housing conditions for those housed in the public sector - i.e. in council housing or by housing associations.
The report's key figure, the "Housing Wage," reveals the hourly earnings necessary for full-time workers to afford fair market rental homes without exceeding 30% of their incomes. Nationally, the 2023 Housing Wage is $28.58 per hour for a modest two-bedroom home and $23.67 per hour for a one-bedroom home.