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Jonathan Corris summarises some of the challenges which follow the Autumn Budget and how housing providers and local authorities can respond.

Housing Associations need to be aware of changes to the N5B form for Accelerated claims for possession when seeking possession of an assured shorthold tenancy.

The government has published a paper on its overarching vision for the Cambridge – Milton Keynes – Oxford corridor to stimulate economic growth in the national interest.

We were promised a budget that would recognise the importance of solving the housing crisis. We got it. Below we set out the announcements that are likely to be of most interest to our housing provider clients. It is worth noting that a further statement is expected from Sajid Javid tomorrow. We will be sending

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One way in which landowners can obtain extra profit is to allow telecoms operators to put masts and other equipment on their land in exchange for rent payments.

With a remarkable sprint to the finishing line, the last piece in the deregulatory measures tapestry, the local authority influence regulations, came in to force today.

The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has revealed that a quarter of SME construction firms have to wait for more than four months for payment from a client or large contractor and less than one third are always paid within 30 days.

Yesterday the Bank of England announced the first interest rate rise in 10 years. The rate has increased from 0.25% to 0.5%.

We are pleased to confirm that the President of the Valuation Tribunal has made a Decision in favour of two Registered Providers ("the Associations"), confirming that both Associations are established for charitable purposes only for the purposes of Class B Council Tax exemption.

This brings together a large number of existing datasets from across government departments, including the Department for Work and Pensions in order to provide “an essential resource in the battle to defeat ethnic injustice”.

Following a Court of Appeal decision in October 2016 (Cardiff County Council v Lee), a landlord seeking to enforce a suspended possession order, as a result of breaches of that order by the tenant, must apply to court for permission before the warrant of possession can be issued.