Renting in UK Law
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A decision support method for internal truck employment
Purpose: – The purpose of this paper is to propose a model that determines the strategy of owning and renting trucks in combinations with internal truck scheduling and storage allocation problems i...... ... University, Hong Kong, Hong KongAbstractPurpose – The purpose of this paper is to propose a model that determines the strategy of owningand renting trucks in combinations with internal truck scheduling and storage allocation problems incontainer terminals.Design/methodology/approach – To deal ... ...
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Comment: A Critical Assessment of Assured Shorthold Tenancies
This article looks at how an assured shorthold tenancy (under the HA 1988, as amended by the HA 1996) is created and can be brought to an end. It critically comments on the extent of security of te...... ... This article is adapted from an assignment for the LLB optional module ‘Renting Homes: Law & Policy’ taught by Dr. Emma Laurie ... Introduction: How an assured shorthold tenancy is created and brought to an end ... ssured ... ...
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Health and Social Needs of People with Low Intelligence
This paper explores the experiences of people with borderline and low intelligence when compared to the general population. The aim was to explore whether people with low intelligence, who are rare...... ... We found that a person with low intelligence was significantly more likely to be a smoker, have problems with paperwork and be renting their home, and a significant subgroup was more likely to be friendless. The pursuit of social justice and social inclusion may require greater ... ...
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Separating owner-occupier and investor demands for housing in the Australian states
Purpose: There has been declining home ownership and increased acceptance of long-term renting in many western countries including Australia; this has created a problem when examining housing marke...... ... , Deakin University, Melbourne, AustraliaAbstractPurpose –There has been declining home ownership and increased acceptance of long-term renting inmany western countries including Australia; this has created a problem when examining housing markets asthere are dual demand and include both ... ...
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State of Knowledge-Intensive Business Services (KIBS) in India
Purpose: – The growing importance of knowledge and innovation in the present era motivated the author to study knowledge-intensive business services (KIBS) in general and the case of India in parti...... ... it is defined as; “business services include services like computer-relatedservices, R&D, accounting services and legal services and renting of machinery in order of importance(shares) as per India’s National Accounts”. An analysis of performance of KIBS in India showsthat among KIBS ... ...
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Privatising land in England
Purpose: This paper aims to analyse the extent to which privatising – or denationalising land – has legal and policy effects. Design/methodology/approach: It applies the law in context scholarship...... ... them asdenationalisations,concluding that the effects are most significant in housing where the differences betweensocial and private renting in relation to rents, the security of tenure and housing quality are striking.Moreover, although other public law restraints on the state-owned ... ...
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Improving Housing Conditions in the Private and Social Rented Sectors: The Homes (Fit for Human Habitation) Act 2018 ‐ Fit for Habitation but Fit for Purpose?
The Homes (Fit for Human Habitation) Act 2018 became law in December 2018 and entered into force on 20 March 2019. This article examines the key provisions of this significant piece of housing legi...... ... examines the key pro visions of this significant piece of housing legislation which has the potential to transform the lives of those renting homes in both the private and social sectors in England. The 2018 Act, through amendment to the Landlord and T enant Act 1985, introduces a new ... ...
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The Privatisation of the Property Services Agency: Risk and Vulnerability in Contract-Related Fraud and Corruption
The Property Services Agency was a ‘hived-off’ government organisation responsible for the design, building, renting and maintenance of government property and associated facilities. Its expenditur...... ... Business School Abstract The Property Services Agency was a 'hived-off' government organisation responsible for the design, building, renting and maintenance of government property and associated facilities. Its expenditure, and delivery of its functions, were criticised for fraud, waste ... ...
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Economic Flexibility and the Private Rented Sector
... ... Yet, bef ore it can be accepted that a significant expansion of private renting, as opposed to a more efficiently operating housing market, would improve economic growth and flexibility, certain f undamentals need to be ... ...
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Land Sales and Rental Markets in Transition: Evidence from Rural Vietnam*
Impact and desirability of land transfers in post‐socialist‐transition economies have been subject of considerable debate. We use data from Vietnam to identify factors conducive to the development ...... ... 2 Households can allocate their labour endowment between farming their own land and off-farm employment at an exogenous wage ( w i ). Renting out or in of land incurs transaction costs ( T in or T out ) that are assumed to be proportional to the amount of land transferred. 3 We also allow ... ...
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