by admin | 22 Nov, 2024 | News
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...
by admin | 22 Nov, 2024 | News
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...
by admin | 11 Nov, 2024 | News
Alongside the Budget, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has announced a consultation on a new rent settlement that would cap council and housing association rent increases at CPI + 1% for the five years from 1 April 2026 to 31 March...
by admin | 11 Nov, 2024 | News
The Labour manifesto promised a review of the increased Right to Buy discounts introduced in 2012. The outcome of the review was published alongside the Budget. It notes that, although a one-for-one replacement scheme was introduced alongside the increased...
by admin | 25 Oct, 2024 | News
The Labour Government’s first Budget and Autumn Statement is scheduled for 30 October. It is expected to set out detailed Government spending plans for 2025/26, but may also include longer-term commitments. By the time the next issue of this Bulletin...
by admin | 25 Oct, 2024 | News
Following a scheduled inspection, the Regulator of Social Housing has given LB Newham a C4 grading, indicating “very serious failings” in delivering consumer standards, such that “the landlord must make fundamental changes so that improved outcomes...
