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Assets and liabilities records – meeting the latest regulatory requirement
Here is the latest thinking from a variety of experts on the new regulatory requirement. According to Inside Housing: A housing association is a…
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Fuel Poverty on the increase
The number of families living in fuel poverty remains ‘broadly unchanged’ since 2012, despite government promises to tackle the problem. According to Inside Housing:…
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Regulator Takeover code
Housing associations have welcomed proposals for a City-style ‘takeover code’ to combat the impression that mergers are driven by chief executive retirement dates. According…
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Generation rent
This is a useful interview which sums up the housing crisis for young people in an article from Hannah Fearn at the Guardian, thanks…
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The Queen’s Speech – Policy for the next 12 months
Here is a useful summary from the CIH of what we have in store on housing, welfare, devolution, equality and devolution over the next…
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New accountancy standard – the pilot
A pilot scheme to devise a method of reducing the impact of new accountancy regulations on housing associaitons has completed. Accordng to Inside Housing:…
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Wrong to Buy or Right to Buy?
Civil servants have blocked the release of a secret document detailing the economic consequences of extending the Right to Buy to housing association tenants.…
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Devolving housing powers to Cities
Chancellor George Osborne has pledged to devolve powers including over housing to English cities so long as they elect their own mayor. According to…
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11.400 tenants likely to be hit by removal of HB
Around 11,400 social housing tenants are likely to be hit by the government’s planned removal of housing benefit for young jobseekers. According to analysis…
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Ian Duncan Smith – more time to sort out UC
The guardian have shared the views of Hannah, their editor as follows: “The collective groan that went up when Iain Duncan Smith was reappointed…
