Archive
European Union, and
related matters
2007
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- April 17, IUT endorses EU Andria-report, with two important
amendments.
Voted on by the EU Parliament on May 9-10
- Andria-report (English and "en français"), click here
2011
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FAVIBC International conference on housing policies
When: June 15-18
Where: Barcelona
Organised by: FAVIBC
More info from FAVIBC -
Mietertag (Tenants´ Day ) of the Deutscher Mieterbund, DMB
When: June 16-18
Where: Berlin
More info from: info@mieterbund.de -
NAHT, USA, annual conference
When: June 19-21
Where: Washington D.C., USA
More info from: www.saveourhomes.org/conference2010.php
2009
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Sweden:
"Black market" flat leases sold openly on the Internet, Febr. 3
- England: tenants are facing a rent rise averaging 6.2 per cent, Jan. 31
2008
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UK:
- Minister guarantees housing revenue stream, Financial Times, Nov. 24
- London Mayor Boris Johnson vows to 'jump-start' housing market, Nov. 20
- Social housing policy could result in more ghetto estates, Nov 14
- 'Council homes for life' under threat, Nov 10 -
San Francisco: Housing projects benefit more than just tenants, October
19
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New York: Landlord Group Sues the City Over a Law Meant to Stop the
Harassment of Tenants, NY Times Aug. 20
- Nigeria;
IUT
member calls for support to stop massive demolition of housing, July 15
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New York: Tenants & Neighbours´newsletter July.
- Sweden:
Marker rents, or not? Housing
reform proposal stoke debate,
April 18
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Declaration on ending street
homelessness:
- Written declaration by the EU Parliament, April 10 (endorsed by IUT)
- Press release FEANTSA, April 22
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Switzerland: Tenants profit from subletting, Tribune de Genève, March 28 -
New York Mayor Bloomberg
Vetoes Bill Protecting Section
8 Tenants From Landlord Bias,
NY Times March 1
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Moscow City Hall Pushes
‘Affordable Housing' Program, Moscow Times Jan. 24
- Moscow to Build Almost 25 Million Meters of Housing, Moscow Times, Dec. 20
2007
- USA:
Barred From Public Housing,
Even to See Family, NY Times,
October 1
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Australia:
- Anglicare Australia says housing affordability and rental access will be key underlying issues for many voters in the upcoming federal election. September 5
- Rewards flagged for good public tenants. September 5
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May 17, NAHT, USA, is concerened about the 240 000
flats designated for lower
income households owned by
Investment Management Group
AMICO.
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The Bush administration is
proposing to increase rents
charged to thousands of
poor people who receive
federal housing aid, New York
Times February 11.
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USA: Rent Hikes! What can tenants
do? San Diego
Tenants Update, February 2003
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When landlords decide to leave Mitchell-Lama. New York Times January 26
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Shelter's report, Home truths: the reality behind our housing aspirations, 2005.
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UN ECE Country Profile on the Housing Sector 2005; Russian Federation, pdf
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TPAS, England, information sheets on how to;
- Set up a Tenants´ Association
- Run a Tenants´ Association
- and many more useful information sheets from TPAS
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Structural Factors in the EU
Housing Markets, by the
European Central Bank,
March 2003
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Booklet about the Swedish
Union of Tenants, March 2003
- UN/ECE: Country Profiles on the Housing Sector, Albania. February 2003
2008
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Announcing the new IUT office in Brussels! February, 2008
Reports
National country reports 2003:
Country reports East and Central Europe 2003
IUT conferences for CEE, central and eastern Europe
When: December 3-5, 2004
Where: Ljubljana, Slovenia
Final Report: please click
here for English version
here for Slovene version
When: October 3-6, 2003
When: Zagreb, Croatia
Zagreb Recommendations, from
October 6th, to EU Housing
Ministers meeting in Nov.
When: October 4-6 (7),
2002
Where: Krakow, Poland
Statement,
October 5:
