Devolution White Paper published

On 16 December, the Government published an English Devolution White Paper which, it says, “initiates the biggest transfer of power out of Westminster to England’s regions this century”.  It includes plans to extend the coverage of Strategic...

MHCLG publishes plan to accelerate cladding remediation

On 2 December, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) announced plans to accelerate the remediation of high-rise residential buildings with unsafe cladding to ensure that all affected buildings are fixed by no later than December 2029,...

ARCH wants to hear your views on future council rents

ARCH has been considering how it will respond to the current consultation on future council and housing association rent policy. The Government’s proposals have been discussed by the ARCH Board and a specially-convened meeting of finance specialists, held...

TSM results for 2023/24 published

On 26 November, the Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) published its analysis of the first set of Tenant Satisfaction Measures (TSMs) collected by council and housing association social landlords. The TSMs are a set of questions that landlords need to ask tenants about...

A long-term housing strategy

In her first major statement to the House of Commons on 30 July, Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner said: “In the coming months, the government will publish a long-term housing strategy. For how we will transform the housing market, so it delivers for working...

Reforming the Right to Buy

On 21 November, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) launched a consultation on reforming the Right to Buy scheme. This follows action announced in the Autumn Budget to return the maximum discounts available to purchasers to their...