Bristol City Council has published the report of the independent Lessons Learned Review it commissioned following the evacuation of Barton House in 2023, and shared information about the actions it is taking in response.ARCH is urging the government to continue to work with Bristol and wider sector in supporting the long-term management and future consideration of LPS buildings.  

The Regulator of Social Housing has published the outcome of its consultation on revisions to the Transparency, Influence and Accountability standard and a separate Competence and Conduct (C&C) standard.

A new report by Shelter proposes to boost council housebuilding to 34,000 homes a year by the end of this Parliament.

Communities Secretary Steve Reed has announced that the Government plans to reform the Right to Manage, which currently gives council tenants and leaseholders the right to take over certain management functions from their landlord council.

The Social Housing Bill continues its passage in the House of Lords, with Committee stage debate on 15 and 17 June.

The National Audit Office has announced a review of the quality of existing social housing in England. It will examine whether the reforms to the sector, and to the way it is regulated, are financially sustainable and likely to meet government’s aims for the quality of social housing.