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A new building safety future?
The Government announced a further range of measures to improve building safety in Higher Risk Residential Buildings (HRRBs), which are now defined as buildings…
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Annual review of social housing – B&S
Health and safety issues are increasingly major concerns for social housing providers after the Grenfell Tower disaster last June 2017. Beever and Struthers’ annual…
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Auditor says there has been an increase in fraud
Baker Tilley for the social housing sector has reported a ‘worrying’ increase in fraud reported by its clients. According to Inside Housing: Baker Tilly,…
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Risk and rewards from community volunteering
As the public services trilemma of growing demand, spending cuts and reduced workforce continues to put pressure on public services, the LGA last week…
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Is it a good idea to lease your roof to telecoms companies?
The increasing competition between telecommunication companies to improve the strength and coverage of their network services and the country wide roll out of 4G…
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Investment Property Databank – what could it do for you?
Housing associations are ‘absolutely hopeless’ at asset management and aren’t taking a broad enough view of what it means, the chief executive of Helena…
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IMF warns government that housing market is a risk to economic recovery
The International Monetary Fund has warned the UK government that the housing market presents a risk to economic recovery Accoridng to Inside Housing: In…
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ICO report on housing
In late February this year the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) released a report entitled “Findings from ICO advisory visits to social housing organisations”. This…
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Latest regulatory judgements
A housing association has had its governance rating downgraded by the regulator after charging 662 households too much rent. According to Inside Housing: Network…
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Landmark ruling on outsourcing and temporary staff
More than 150 workers from Barnet Council have won compensation in a ‘landmark’ ruling that could affect other councils looking to enter into outsourcing…
