On 11 December, the Government launched its National Plan to End Homelessness.  The Plan aims (1) to halve rough sleeping within 3 years; (2) to end the use of bed and breakfast as temporary accommodation for families with children beyond the statutory limit of 6 weeks and (3) prevent more households from becoming homeless in the first place.  It is backed by £3.5 billion of public investment over the next three years.

The Regulator of Social Housing announced gradings for three more councils during November. North West Leicestershire DC and the London Borough of Ealing were both given C2 grades. Oldham MBC received a C3 grading

Rachel Reeves’ second Budget, delivered on 26 November, included significant changes to the tax and welfare systems but said relatively little about housing.

The Renters Rights Act has completed its journey through Parliament and received Royal Assent on 2 October.  It has important implications for the private rented sector, for housing associations and for local authorities in relation to non-HRA homes they have let on assured shorthand tenancies.

The Regulator of Social Housing has published details of the Tenant Satisfaction Measures information collected for 2024/25 by local authorities and other registered providers with more than 1000 homes, together with an analysis of the main findings.