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Credit agency concerns over risk from welfare reform
The social housing sector is facing pressure from welfare reform and more exposure to risk, a credit rating agency has warned. According to CIH:…
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New Governance and financial requirements – regulator enter
The regulator issued a new set of governance and financial viability regulations under a decision instrument – the social housing regulatory standards will be…
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Landlords postpone risk concerns over Universal credit
Social landlords are downgrading the threat posed by welfare reform in their business plans, following delays with the implementation of universal credit, auditor Baker…
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New public sector anti fraud code of practice
A new code of practice designed to protect councils and others in the public sector from fraud has been launched. According to LG News:…
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Defamation Act 2013 an serious harm
As of 1 January 2014, the Defamation Act 2013 (the “Act”) introduced a “serious harm” threshold to determine whether a statement is defamatory. The…
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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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Regulatory standards
This might be useful to you. It is the summary from our friends at Anthony Collins solicitors – their take on the new regulatory standards…
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Fraud, error and risk in the benefits system
Although the Government, ‘has a good understanding of the fraud and error risks in the benefits system and has allocated considerable resources to fraud…
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Waltham Forest ALMO expose council to risk
Arm’s-length management organisation was unable to monitor repairs spend According to Inside Housing: An arm’s-length management organisation exposed a council to ‘serious financial risk’…
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HA downgrades due to whistleblowing?
It looks as though whistleblowers reporting landlords to the regulator have played a big part in this latest spate of downgrades, and we can…
