DMH Stallard have contributed to Local Government Lawyer's special report on the Localism Act, a radical piece of legislation that Communities Secretary Eric Pickles has billed as delivering "a historic shift in power back to local people".
Localism Act 2011 – The Housing Provisions
The clue is in the title. The idea is to de-centralise regulation, and give power back to “Local” Authorities. Now that the long-awaited Bill has become law, we can look at the mechanics of the legislation and consider the extent to which the Localism Act is likely to do what it says on the tin. In this article we will focus specifically on Part 7 and the housing provisions.
Key topics covered in the article include homelessness, regulation of social housing, allocations, tenure reform and tenancy strategies and the HRA.
The article is available to download as a pdf by clicking here.
For further information in relation to this topic please contact Tina George by emailing tina.george@dmhstallard.com.
DMH Stallard is one of the leading providers of legal services to the public sector in the UK. We work in partnership with local authorities, central government departments and registered providers of social housing, as well as commercial organisations who contract with the public sector.
