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Serious detriment actions for gas safety
Your Housing Group failed to carry out gas safety checks on around 60 properties. According to Inside Housing: The landlord has today hinted for…
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Latest regulatory results
A Gloucestershire housing association has had its governance rating downgraded by the regulator after its board failed to challenge a payment to its chief…
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HAs surplus slow down
The overall annual surplus for England’s largest housing associations will not break £2 billion as had been expected, ending a trend of successive rapid…
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No further review of social housing regulation planned
Eric Pickles has rejected calls from MPs for a further review of social housing regulation, saying such a move would undermine lender confidence. Mr…
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Regulator to review accounting rules for HAs
The social housing regulator is to carry out research to measure the impact of controversial accounting rule proposals. The Homes and Communities Agency is…
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IPPR 2013 Policy Impact 2013
IPPR have published their policy impact in 2013 Here it is: On energy policy – rarely out of the news this year – IPPR…
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Review of safety in the Private Rented Sector
A review starting next month on the condition of homes in the private rented sector will also consider whether or not new rules are…
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Changes afoot on EU procurement directives
The EU has been working on three new procurement Directives (for utilities, public sector procurement, and concessions). This has been a lengthy process but…
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Regulator is monitoring landlords with high Voids
The regulator is monitoring landlords which are losing rental income as a result of bedroom-taxed properties becoming hard to let. The Homes and Communities…
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Feedback on regulatory changes – HCA initial report
The regulator of social housing providers, the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA), has published its analysis of the sector’s initial response to a discussion…
