by admin | 9 Aug, 2024 | News
In a statement to the House of Commons on 30 July, Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner announced plans to reform national planning policy and a “council house revolution”, including the major reform of the Right to Buy scheme. Under the new...
by admin | 9 Aug, 2024 | News
Following a significant rise in complaints about disrepair, the Housing Ombudsman is calling for evidence from landlords and residents about issues in housing maintenance. Separate online surveys of landlord and resident experiences explore the following: ...
by admin | 26 Jul, 2024 | News
The State Opening of Parliament on 17 July culminated in the longest King’s Speech for many years, setting out the new Government’s legislative programme for the next year. It included 37 Bills or draft Bills, of which four are directly relevant to...
by admin | 26 Jul, 2024 | News
For the many newly elected MPs, the House of Commons Library has published a useful briefing on Affordable Housing in England. It provides definitions of the various types of affordable housing and shows that the proportion of housing for affordable or social rent has...
by admin | 12 Jul, 2024 | News
The Regulator of Social Housing and the Housing Ombudsman have issued an updated Memorandum of Understanding setting out how they will work together following significant changes to the roles of both organisations following enactment of the Social Housing (Regulation)...
by admin | 12 Jul, 2024 | News
Claims harvesters have become increasingly prevalent in the social housing sector over the last few years, targeting households, exploiting tenants, and draining much needed resources from Housing Revenue Accounts. As a result of the easy profits to be made, there are...
