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A new budget due next month – what is the sector thinking?
The last budget brought some horrid surprises on rent reductions and benefits – so what is it that the sector thinks should happen in…
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Report calls for more subsidy for rented home delivery
A xonservative think tank has urged the government to provide substantial funding for affordable rent after warning Starter Homes will be “inaccessible to the…
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ALMOs say it is hard to get HMRC data to introduce Pay to Stay
Arm’s-length management organisations (ALMOs) are asking for changes to enable them to access tenants’ income data in order to ensure correct rent-setting under Pay to…
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Help to Buy now in London
The new London Help to Buy, an extension of the existing Help to Buy scheme, has now opened. This will allow Londoners to buy…
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Northern cities most deprived
Centre for Cities urges the government to address the geographical divide by continuing to increase investment in regional economies. According ot the report and CIH:…
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NHF updates HAs on activity in support of a secure future
The following uppate was provided to HAs this week by the NHF: LHA cap We fully understand the urgency and the level of concern…
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HCA relax in disposals rules not applicable to charities
Charitable HAs will still have to apply to a government body for permission to dispose of stock, despite ministers’ drive to reduce regulation. The Housing…
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Government intends to buy land for starter homes
The government is planning to buy sites on the open market for new Starter Homes, as well as eventually offering direct grant funding to…
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HAs investigate graduate housing
A group of 20 housing associations in the north of England will commission research looking at how to build homes to appeal to graduates. The…
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Section 106 to have a resolution plan
Proposals to allow a third party to resolve affordable housing disputes could make it more difficult for councils to ensure suitable development. Inside Hosuing…
