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Accountancy, VFM and Financial Fitness award winners
Congratulations to the 2014 winners of the Housing Association National Accountancy awards Most Effective Financial Risk Management Approach Sponsored by Zurich Municipal Winner CHP…
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Regulatory downgrades – latest news
A Nottingham-based housing association has today had its governance and viability ratings downgraded by the English social housing regulator over its funding arrangements. According…
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CIH summarise the HCA regulatory changes
Following responses to its April 2013 discussion paper, the HCA has now issued a consultation paper on its proposed changes to the regulatory framework. Changes…
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Governance, finance and serious detriment – HA downgrades
Here is some useful insight from Phil Morgan who has done a ” reckie” of the recent downgrading of Housing Associations which i am…
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2/3rd of LAs might be in financial crisis next year
Two thirds of council leaders expect many local authorities to end up in financial crisis next year, according to the latest survey of local…
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Cosmopolitan HA – lessons learnt report
The English social housing regulator could have prevented the Cosmopolitan Housing Group crisis through more effective routine regulation in the 2000s, a report published…
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Latest AWSIS briefing papers
I always find these useful – so i thought i would share them with members: ABOUT AWICS ‘AWICS’ is an ethical management consultancy and training…
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Cosmopolitan report – regulator could have prevented this
The English social housing regulator could have prevented the Cosmopolitan Housing Group crisis through more effective routine regulation in the 2000’s, a report published…
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Regulator controls over more stringent finance
Landlords have warned the regulator against ‘micro-managing’ housing associations, after it set out tighter controls on raising finance in a drive to protect social…
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Government asked to postpone new rent regime until 2016 or risk fewer affordable homes being built
English social landlords are urging the government to delay its new rent regime so they can draw up plans to cope with the hole…
