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HAs agree temporary understanding with lenders over new accountancy rules
Many housing associations are relying on ‘temporary understandings’ with lenders to prevent new accountancy rules leading to re-pricing. Housing associations will publish year-end accounts…
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HCA to review HA operating costs and compare them with other HAs
The HCA is considering carrying out a major exercise to compare housing association operating costs. According to Inside Housing reporting on the regulator’s speech: “The…
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Latest and previous regulatory judgements – all landlords in England
Here is the latest at 16th December 2015 of all regulatory judgements from th HCA: Regulatory_judgements_2015.12.17_ CurrentRegulatory_judgements_2015.12.17_Archived This month’s batch includes 3 new narrative…
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How good are you fraud checks?
More than one in four social landlords are currently approving Right to Buy property purchases without validating applications – while more than half of…
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HAs cut down on development of new homes
Housing associations reduced plans to invest in new homes by £1bn in the months following George Osborne’s rent cut. According to Inside Housing: “In…
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Court could be brought in as administer for HAs in difficulty
The chair of the Homes and Communities Agency regulation committee said the change was being considered as part of a deregulatory package being drawn…
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DCLG agreed a 8% cut a year for the next 4 years
The Department for Communities and Local Government is one of four departments to have agreed to average savings in budgets today. The departments has…
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Government thinks CEOs in HAs should be shared to reuce costs
Housing associations should consider sharing chief executives in order to save cash, Brandon Lewis has said. Speaking to Inside Housing at the Conservative Party…
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MPs investigate viability of HAs due to rent changes – call for evidence
A high-profile committee of MPs investigating the financial viability of housing associations will be flexible over its deadline for evidence, after complaints over timing…
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Can we replace homes sold under the RTB – CIH says no
The Conservative government’s social housing rent reduction will make it impossible for some councils to fund planned Right to Buy replacement properties. The CIH…
