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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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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…
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Battle over rent reform
Stock transfer associations say new rent regime will cost them millions According to Inside Housing Ministers could face a court battle over proposed rent…
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Councils can raid housing rents if tenants agree
Housemark has suggested that councils should ‘raid’ their housing budgets to save statutory services like social care and child protection as budget cuts push…
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ONS data on residential transactions in February
The number of residential property transactions in the UK were the lowest they have been since April 2013 in February, government statistics reveal today.…
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Landlord to share data to boost tenant credit ratings
Arm’s-length management organisation will pass information to Experian Inside Housing has reported: The first landlord to sign up to a scheme which uses tenants’…
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Rent Increases – and the Government’s new approach to rents
As you prepare for the annual April rent increase letters for 2014, executive teams will no doubt be conscious of the Government’s proposals for…
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Minister to ensure rent gets used by LAs for no other purpose
Housing minister Kris Hopkins intervenes after councils use rent money for other purposes Inside Housing has reported: Councils which transferred rent money to support…
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New Social Housing Policy Rents – consultation
The government has launched a consultation on its proposed social rents policy from April 2015 onwards, consultation closes on 24th December 2014 The policy, which was…
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Call for rental contracts with rent control on the private sector
The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has published an academic report dismissing Shelter’s call for fixed term private rental contracts and rent controls as superficial solutions to…
