Following a significant rise in complaints about disrepair, the Housing Ombudsman is calling for evidence from landlords and residents about issues in housing maintenance.

The State Opening of Parliament on 17 July culminated in the longest King's Speech for many years, setting out the new Government's legislative programme for the next year.  It included 37 Bills or draft Bills, of which four are directly relevant to housing. A...

For the many newly elected MPs, the House of Commons Library has published a useful briefing on Affordable Housing in England.

The Regulator of Social Housing and the Housing Ombudsman have issued an updated Memorandum of Understanding setting out how they will work together following significant changes to the roles of both organisations following enactment of the Social Housing (Regulation)...

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...