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Where do the parties stand on climate change?
With the manifestos published and the general election campaign entering its final stages, IPPR presents an assessment of where each of the main political…
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Landlord winners at the UK Housing Awards
Well done to all concerned. This is what happened: 1. Outstanding landlord of the year Winner Poplar HARCA – Making Poplar a great place…
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Housing Persons who lack capacity
The High Court has dismissed a claim for judicial review and ruled that a local housing authority was entitled to refuse to allocate public…
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Fire investigations shifting to care Homes
Fire safety inspectors in London are proportionately focusing more resources on investigating care homes as the safety of tower blocks improves. According to Inside…
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HAs to bid for large contracts
Social landlords have joined forces in a bid to compete with the biggest companies for major public contracts. According to Inside Housing: Ten housing…
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Housing Ombudsman merger
Plans to merge the functions of the Housing Ombudsman Service with those of other bodies to create a new ‘Public Service Ombudsman’ have been…
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Measuring social value
Here are the reports for you to consider social value. HACT also provide a free calculator on their site The Social Impact of Housing…
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New regulatory standards 2015
The Homes and Communities Agency have refreshed their web pages relating to the governance standard which came out on 30th January 2015 and at…
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Helping get young people into work
This report looks at five critical elements of the school-to-work transition for young people – the role of employers, vocational education, apprenticeships, careers guidance,…
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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:…
