by ARCH admin | 12 Sep, 2025 | ARCH Policies, News
ARCH has responded to the Government consultation on Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards for social housing. We argue that the consultation is premature, given that important details of the new EPC system have not been finalised, and it is not yet clear what...
by ARCH admin | 12 Sep, 2025 | ARCH Policies, News
ARCH has responded to the MHCLG consultation on revisions to the Decent Homes Standard. We have given qualified support to most of the proposals included, but asked for further discussion on many of the details. We do not support the proposal to require the provision...
by ARCH admin | 27 Aug, 2025 | ARCH Policies, News
ARCH has submitted its response to the MHCLG consultation on How to Implement Rent Convergence. ARCH’s response argues that, where tenants are paying below-formula rents, councils should be permitted to increase them by an additional amount of up to £3 a week...
by admin | 15 Oct, 2024 | ARCH Policies
ARCH, together with the National Federation of ALMOs and the Councils with ALMOs Group, has submitted a joint representation to the Autumn Budget and Spending Review. The submission argues for immediate steps to be included in the Autumn Budget, due on 30 October, and...
