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Worry over HA finance
A 46% surge in financial commitments since 2012 could leave landlords struggling to raise the necessary finance without breaching covenants. According to inside Housing:…
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Competition for the best Housing Development
Inside Housing has launched a new award to find the top 60 developments built by the housing sector to celebrate the contributions it is…
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Government plans to help councils build homes
Civil servants are drawing up plans to ensure technical accountancy rules do not prevent councils building new homes. According to Inside Housing: Council finance…
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Landlords exposed to clawback for late deliver of homes
2,000 homes apparently missed the ‘drop dead’ date completions under the Affordable Homes Programme (AHP) in London, leaving landlords exposed to millions in grant…
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Welsh HA project to save £1m for NHS
Social landlords in Wales claim they will save £1.7m in the next year, through a project that cares for patients with mental illness or learning…
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tenant satisfaction
Tenant satisfaction has remained consistent year-on-year, with 86% of housing association customers happy with their overall service, says Inside Housing. They say: Data from…
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What are the political parties promising for Housing?
Don’t forget to vote! This is a useful article from the Guardian on line: Five major political manifestos were unveiled this week and we…
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Councils struggling to replace homes sold under RTB
Councils are struggling to replace homes sold under the right to buy scheme, according to a new survey carried out by the Chartered Institute…
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Political inequality and falling political participation
Growing levels of electoral inequality by age and class, falling political participation rates and low levels of belief in the efficacy of democracy all…
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New forensic regulatory tests
The Homes and Communities Agency’s (HCA) new forensic assessments involve ‘intense’ scrutiny of audit trails and governance documents. According to Inside Housing: Under the…