On 13 December 2023, DLUHC launched a consultation on plans for achieving the Future Homes Standard and Future Buildings Standard, which will require that new homes will meet much more stringent requirements on energy use.
The Home Energy Conservation Act requires all local authorities to provide and publish information on the energy conservation measures they have adopted to improve the energy efficiency of residential accommodation in their area.
The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) is consulting on heat network zoning.
In his Autumn Statement 2023, Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt announced that, from April 2024, Local Housing Allowance rates would be raised to the 30th percentile of local private market rents.
The Chief Officers Conference, jointly organised by ARCH, NFA and Housemark, at the University of Warwick is the only national conference dedicated to the role of the stock-retained sector.
On 4 January the Regulator of Social Housing published an update to its Rent Standard to confirm details of the rent increase limit that will apply to council and housing association rent increases in 2024/25.
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