Research Briefing
Shared ownership (England): the fourth tenure?
This paper explains how shared ownership housing operates in England and examines the key barriers to extending shared ownership.
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Research Briefing
Rural housing: A reading list
People living in rural areas can face particular housing challenges. This paper provides a selection of publications and articles that examine these challenges and proposals to address them.
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Research Briefing
Building Safety Bill
Second Reading of the Building Safety Bill (Bill 132 of 2021-22) is expected to take place on Wednesday 21 July.
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Debate Pack
Backbench business: Pride Month
A general debate on Pride Month has been scheduled for Thursday 1 July 2021. This debate was selected by the Backbench Business Committee.
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Debate Pack
Estimates Day debate: Building safety
On 29 June 2021 there will be a debate on Building Safety and the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government as part of the Estimates Day debates. This topic was chosen by the Backbench Business Committee.
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Research Briefing
Housing an ageing population: a reading list
The issue of how to house an ageing population now, and in the future, is a critical one. This paper presents a selection of publications on this topic.
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Research Briefing
Race and Ethnic Disparities
This Commons Library briefing paper discusses the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities and provides related statistical and policy analysis.
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Research Briefing
Extending home ownership: Government initiatives
This House of Commons Library Briefing Paper describes the specific Government initiatives which have been developed in order to assist first-time buyers into home ownership and, in some cases, to help existing owners who are seeking to move. The paper includes some comment on these schemes.
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Research Briefing
Preparing for the 2021 census (England and Wales)
A population census takes place in the UK every ten years. This briefing paper explains the plans for the 2021 census in England and Wales.
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Research Briefing
Planning: change of use
Certain changes of use can be done without planning permission, using what are known as permitted development rights (PDRs). This briefing formerly explained use classes and PDRs, examined recent changes and looked in depth at the controversy surrounding the PDR for change of use from office to residential accommodation.
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Insight
Housing: How is need assessed?
This Insight explores proposed changes to the formula used by Local Planning Authorities (LPAs) to use to assess housing need.
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Research Briefing
Applying as homeless from an assured shorthold tenancy (England)
This paper considers how English local authorities deal with private tenants who have been served with a section 21 notice and are about to become homeless.
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Debate Pack
Greater Manchester Spatial Framework and the green belt
This pack has been prepared ahead of the debate to be held in Westminster Hall at 2.30pm on Wednesday 17 March 2020 on the Greater Manchester Spatial Framework and the green belt. The debate will be opened by James Daly MP.
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Research Briefing
Rough sleeping statistics: How reliable are they?
The Government’s rough sleeping statistics received a lot of attention when they were published in February this year.
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Insight
Rough sleeping statistics: How reliable are they?
The Government’s rough sleeping statistics received a lot of attention when they were published in February this year.
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