Squatters face prison sentences
31st August 2012
Squatting has today become a criminal offence in England and Wales, with ministers declaring the move will help protect hard-working homeowners. So-ca...
Workers claim bosses violate overtime laws
30th August 2012
Nearly two-thirds of hourly-paid workers in the UK believe their employers are violating overtime rules, according to a new survey. The Kronos Global ...
Re-building trust in newly built homes
29th August 2012
The housing minister, Grant Shapps, has announced that this autumn a new competition will be open, giving communities a chance to design their own nei...
Cable backs estate agent shake-up
29th August 2012
New plans to revamp the regulation of estate agents could save house sellers £2.9bn per year, according to the Office of Fair Trading (OFT). The plan...
Couple plead guilty to benefit scam
28th August 2012
A couple from a small village in Gloucester claimed over £11,000 in state benefits while earning enough money to privately educate their son. Glouces...
New panel tackles ‘jobsworths’
24th August 2012
Cafes refusing to heat up baby food, summer footwear banned from the workplace and golf buggies prohibited from a golf course are just some of the hea...
Over 700,000 empty homes in England
23rd August 2012
The GMB has called on the Government to look again at the level of tax levied on empty houses after new research showed around 720,000 properties in E...
Firms brand tax reforms ‘ineffective’
22nd August 2012
Firms have branded Government efforts to make the UK more business-friendly “ineffective”, according to a new study. The Coalition has instigated ...
Treasury considering ‘mini-jobs’
21st August 2012
In a bid to tackle the UK’s chronic unemployment problem, Chancellor George Osborne is considering introducing tax-free “mini-jobs”. Modelle...
Ongoing talks over Sunday trading
20th August 2012
The success of longer opening hours during the Olympics has led the Government to consider relaxing Sunday trading laws on a permanent basis. Supermar...
MP calls for Atos contract review
17th August 2012
The Government has been urged to overhaul its contract with a private firm contracted to carry out medical assessments for benefits claims after audit...
London squatter evictions up 16%
16th August 2012
London has witnessed a 16% rise in the number of people squatting in property during the year up to February, according to the latest figures released...
Claim of tragic teacher rejected
15th August 2012
A secondary school teacher who was left paralysed after taking part in a ‘welly wanging’ competition on a school trip has lost his claim f...
Refugee faces eviction from home
14th August 2012
An unemployed refugee on benefits has allegedly wrecked her £1.25million townhouse paid for by the taxpayer while her family has been branded the ...
Mental effect of job cuts may be measured
13th August 2012
Companies which lay off members of staff will have to measure their happiness before and after redundancy under new EU proposals. Businesses will have...
Asbestos still an issue in schools
10th August 2012
Asbestos is still present in around three quarters of council-run schools in Devon, according to new data. The figures were obtained under the Freedom...
UK cannot intervene in baby case
09th August 2012
English judges are not permitted to intervene in the case of a baby boy facing his early life spent as a “shuttlecock” between the UK and Portugal...
Fears on disabled workers’ pensions
08th August 2012
The Government has been accused of “turning the screws” on disabled workers who, unions say, will receive worse pensions when their Remploy factor...
Cheltenham asbestos fines issued
06th August 2012
A building contractor and a retailer have been fined after workers were exposed to asbestos while renovating an empty shop unit on Cheltenham High Str...
Old property law could affect thousands
03rd August 2012
Thousands of households could be stung with substantial bills to repair their local church, after parishes were ordered to enforce an archaic land law...
Call over remand prisoner treatment
02nd August 2012
The Chief Inspector of Prisons has advocated a change in the way defendants are held on remand in prison to ensure places are not used unnecessarily. ...
01st August 2012
A steel company has been fined £500,000 after the horrific death of one of its workers who fell into a stream of super-heated molten liquid. Tata Ste...
