The Renters (Reform) Bill has completed its passage through the House of Commons and will now be debated by the House of Lords, although no date has yet been confirmed for its Second Reading (First Reading refers to the presentation of the Bill to the House when it is...
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ARCH responds to consultation on Competence and Conduct Standard
ARCH has responded to the DLUHC consultation proposing a new Competence and Conduct Standard, which closed on 5 April. The Standard would require councils to have a Code of Conduct for housing management staff and require all senior housing managers to be...
ARCH responds to consultation on reform of social housing allocations policy
ARCH has responded to the DLUHC consultation on reform of social housing allocations policy, which closed on 26 March. It argues that the proposed reforms are unnecessary, will have little impact on who is housed in council housing, and are no substitute for...
Migration to Universal Credit: Update
DWP has published a detailed guide to the arrangements for the migration of customers receiving legacy benefits to Universal Credit, which will affect most recipients of legacy benefits this year. They will each receive a Migration Notice informing them that...
Housing Ombudsman consults on Good Practice guidance
Housing Ombudsman consults on Good Practice guidance On 26 March the Housing Ombudsman published a consultation paper on its future approach to publication of Good Practice Guidance. The consultation paper proposes some principles that will guide the...
2025 Council rent increases limited to CPI + 1%
On 3 April, DLUHC issued a press release announcing that the new regulatory regime for social housing had come into force on 1 April and included much of the same information as the Regulator's letter reported in the previous item. However, the release also...
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