Help with anti-social behaviour for social housing tenants

In July 2021 Government published an online document as part of the commitment in the Social Housing White Paper “Charter for Social Housing Residents” to support residents facing anti-social behaviour (ASB) and crime and clarify the different...

Gove indicates possible rethink on cladding costs

Michael Gove MP, Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities appeared before the Housing, Communities & Local Government Select Committee in Parliament on 8 November 2021 to answer questions.   Topic areas for the session included building...

ARCH responds to consultation on Right to Buy reform

ARCH has responded jointly with the National Federation of ALMOs and the Councils with ALMOs Group to the Government’s consultation on reforming the Right to Buy, which closed on 15 January.  Despite the fact that some members of all three organisations would...

Building Assessment Certificates – application criteria

The Building Safety Regulator has announced important updates to the Building Assessment Certification guidance, which can be found here, and has also issued a useful summary of the changes, focusing on the regulator’s core requirements for successful building...

MHCLG Survey – local authority housebuilding plans

You may already have received a survey request from Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) to provide information about your local authority’s plans to provide new affordable housing over the next 5 years and the barriers you face in...