A new tool for communities Communities will now have a new way to combat the neighbours from hell who ruin neighbourhoods and cause misery for fellow tenants, Housing Minister Grant Shapps announced today. Landlord-led approach For the first time, social landlords will be able to present their evidence in court through a new type of [...]

9th April 2012 Summary Report on ASB Handling Calls Trials; Theresa May said, It is often easy to overlook the harm that persistent anti-social behaviour can cause. I know that many police forces, councils and housing providers have made great strides over recent years, but we still hear of victims reporting the same problem over and over [...]

On 11th January 2011 Grant Shapps announced plans to implement a new mandatory ground for possession where tenants have perpetrated anti social behaviour and had a detrimental impact on others, this will provide a swifter solution than existing law on possession. Housing providers may welcome this but should take heed that unless other asb tools [...]

One of the biggest challenges facing the police in the next few years is to deal with anti social behaviour more effectively. The HMIC report of Spring 2010 highlighted a lack of understanding of the harm that anti social behaviour can do to victims and communities. One of the most significant difficulties the police have [...]

Since 1998 a myriad of asb tools and powers have been introduced. The amount of asb tools and powers available to  practitioners can be confusing. However, in real and practical terms  they are interchangeable and appropriate at different stages and different levels of anti social behaviour. Maximising the full potential of all the tools and [...]