by ARCH admin | 17 Dec, 2025 | News
The Government has published a Guide to the Fire Safety (Residential Evacuation Plans) (England) Regulations 2025 which require landlords of relevant residential properties to prepare Personal Emergency Evacuation Plans (PEEPs) for residents who may not be able to...
by ARCH admin | 17 Dec, 2025 | News
In his latest summary of lessons from severe maladministration reports, Richard Blakeway, the Housing Ombudsman, has urged landlords to see the person behind the repair. He points out that, with Awaab’s Law, there will be a greater focus on connecting the household’s...
by ARCH admin | 17 Dec, 2025 | News
The House of Lords Industry and Regulators Committee has issued a report on delays in scheme approvals that is sharply critical of the Building Safety Regulator. Whilst welcoming the increased scrutiny the Building Safety Regulator has brought to the design,...
by ARCH admin | 17 Dec, 2025 | News
Homes England has published its Strategic Plan for the next 5 years. Charged by the Government with administering the £396 billion Social and Affordable Homes Programme announced at the Spending Review last June, as well as the new National Housing Bank, it says it...
by ARCH admin | 17 Dec, 2025 | ARCH Research, News
“No Access”’ is the shorthand phrase a landlord traditionally records when a tenant doesn’t give permission or doesn’t respond to reasonable requests for entry to their home. New research commissioned from the Housing Quality Network by ARCH with sector...
by ARCH admin | 17 Dec, 2025 | News
On 11 December, the Government launched its National Plan to End Homelessness. The Plan aims (1) to halve rough sleeping within 3 years; (2) to end the use of bed and breakfast as temporary accommodation for families with children beyond the statutory limit of 6...
