National Issues in 2008

Launch of National HMO Lobby Publication

2008-04-18 16:56:39 :: NATIONAL ISSUES

The Nottingham conference on the 13th of May 2008 saw the launch of the National HMO Lobby's publication :

Balanced Communities & Studentification - Problems and Solutions

This sees studentification from the established residents' viewpoint.

This report can be downloaded below.

Private Rented Sector Review 2008

2008-04-18 16:34:56 :: NATIONAL ISSUES
Conducted for Communities & Local Government by Dr Julie Rugg & Dr David Rhodes presented to the Policy Round Table on Student Housing, with Dr Rugg in London on 4 March 2008.
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Government To Consult On HMOs And Planning Legislation

2008-04-18 14:08:44 :: NATIONAL ISSUES
During 2008 the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) will be issuing a consultation paper inviting comments on potential changes to the current Use Classes Order, particularly in relation to a possible change to the Use Class Order for dwellings (Class C3) and the current definitions of what constitutes an HMO.
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National HMO Lobby Report On HMO Seminar

2008-04-18 13:49:13 :: NATIONAL ISSUES
On 9 April 2008 in London, the Department for Communities & Local Government (CLG) held an 'HMOs Seminar'.  This Seminar was the final phase of the preliminaries to a HMO Review and a consultation on the Use Classes Order (UCO). 
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New Review To Help People Living In Houses In Multiple Occupation

2008-04-18 13:43:48 :: NATIONAL ISSUES

Department for communities and local government press release :
New Review To Help People Living In Houses In Multiple Occupation

Published 9 April 2008

Leeds Shared Housing Action Plan

Sustaining Balanced Communities - Leeds Shared Housing Action Plan

2008-01-03 17:48:14 :: NATIONAL ISSUES

Following on from a series of consultation meetings in November and December, 2005, Nottingham’s first ‘Student Housing Action Plan (SHAP)’ was launched at the Council House in September, 2006. A follow-up series of consultation events was held in June and July, 2007, and a revised and up-dated SHAP is under development.