New Tenancy Fees Act (Engalnd) comes into force on 1 June – Scotland and Wales have own legislation
New Tenancy Fees Act (Engalnd) comes into force on 1 June – Scotland and Wales have own legislation
Thursday 19 April 2018 For immediate release Commenting on Labour’s plans to build a million ‘genuinely affordable’ properties over 10 years, UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis said: “It’s great to see Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour Party taking the housing crisis so seriously. “A million genuinely affordable homes would be a good start to fixing our broken […]
Local government delegates hear plea for a housing policy which will help people: ‘build, build, build’
UNISON tells London housing associations planning merger that success of plans relies on ‘efforts of dedicated workforce’
New UNISON briefing on government’s Housing and Planning Bill highlights risks and offer advice on what you can do
Union demands a housing policy that works for working people as it publishes a manifesto for a new decade
The conference vowed to “continue to make the case for decent, secure, safe and affordable housing” especially for workers on modest incomes. “It’s almost impossible now […]
Meeting just three-days after Grenfell anniversary, conference calls for safe and affordable housing for all
We need to restore direct investment and subsidy for public housing
Plans to increase the country’s housing stock are welcome, but do nothing to tackle the problems for those on low incomes
The union calls on people to respond to the government’s consultation on it’s new scheme, which will not solve the housing crisis
Plans to abolish ‘no-fault’ evictions are welcome, says union, but more needs to be done for private tenants
Government says it will not press ahead with policy which would have forced council in England to charge market rents to so-called high earners
Director Ken Loach talks about his acclaimed new film, which deals with the ‘conscious cruelty’ of the benefits system, leading people towards food banks and homelessness
UNISON has published a new briefing on the 2016 Housing and Planning Act (England)