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...
On 9 July, the Regulator of Social Housing published its first judgements on how well individual councils are performing against the new consumer standards. Bristol and Sheffield City Councils and Guildford Borough Council were all given C3 gradings, which imply...
Matthew Pennycook, MP for Greenwich and Woolwich, has been appointed Housing Minister in the Labour Government elected on 4 July. DLUHC will revert to its old name of Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. It will be headed by...
The Labour Party launched its General Election manifesto 'Our Plan to Change Britain' on 13 June. It begins with 'Labour's First Steps', which will aim to: Deliver economic stability Cut NHS waiting times Launch a new Border Security...
As many of you will know from some coverage in the media of horrific incidents involving lithium batteries, many tenants and landlords are not aware of the potential dangers of storing and charging lithium batteries at home. We are aware that the industry...
The LGA webinar with the Housing Ombudsman and Regulator of Social Housing previously advertised for 13 June has been rescheduled for 25 July. Places can be booked here.
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