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Consumer Regulatory Review 2015
Here is the consumer regulatory review 2015: over 800 compliants almost 300 hundred investigated This report is about the 6 downgrades and those cases…
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Homes 2015 for more on repairs and maintenance
This year’s Homes Event has some clear themes including how to deliver value for money, harnessing the power of technology, skills and apprenticeships and…
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FOI requests suggest less than 1% of Council Tower blacks have sprinkler systems
Fewer than 1% of council tower blocks have sprinklers fitted within their homes – despite coroners’ recommendations following fatal flat fires. Accoridng to Inside Housing:…
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Leaseholder charges at risk in LAs
Local authorities that charged leaseholders for improvement works funded by the Community Energy Savings Programme (CESP) could be open to legalchallenges, following an upper…
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New asbestos rules
The HSE is to endorsing new guidance on how housing providers manage asbestos, following concerns that residents are increasingly taking more social landlords to court.…
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Bromford to experiment with optional tenant repairs with glue
A Midlands-based housing association is considering allowing its tenants to fix leaks and other minor repairs themselves using mouldable glue. According to Inside Housing:…
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Circle downgraded to G3 for repair failures
‘Chronic failures’ resulting in ‘exceptionally poor provision of repairs’ has seen one of the UK’s largest social landlords ranked non-compliant by the sector watchdog.…
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Procurement – involving communities
Service matters have produced this guide which you might find useful. Tips on delivering more social value when designing procurement activity: Defining social value…
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Support to end cold homes
Health and housing providers should create a single point of contact to allow a ‘hidden army’ of front line staff to report cold homes,…
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List of landlords downgraded due to gas safety
Three housing associations that missed gas safety checks have been given regulatory downgrades but still comply with the Homes and Communities Agency’s governance standard.…
