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Data Protection – the do’s and dont’s
How can housing organisations use data to prevent and detect social housing fraud while making sure they abide by the laws of the Data…
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Company secretary update
Thanks to our friends at Anthony Collins for this information: They say: Welcome to our ‘Company Secretary update’, which we publish every quarter outlining…
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HACT support new start ups
This the the content of a flyer which came our way from HACT: We are pleased to announce that HACT and the Community Development Finance Association (CDFA) are…
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Government to probe how Housing can reduce the NHS bill
The government will examine whether improving housing can reduce costs to the National Health Service. According to Inside Housing: The Budget document, said the…
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HCA warns HAs to provide good data
Housing associations are facing regulatory downgrades for providing poor or misleading data to the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA). According to Inside Housing: This…
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The 2015 budget as it applies to Housing
The Chancellor’s budget on 18 March included measures that have implications for the housing sector. There are a number of opinions on the strengths…
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Adhering to the relevant law – new requirements
The revised Governance and Financial Viability Standard comes into force on 1 April 2015. Our friends at Anthony Collins have some tips for you:…
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Asset and Liabilities registers
Our friends at Anthony Collins have some more advice for you. They say: We included an article on what we anticipated Asset and Liabilities…
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Good morning – let the stress begin! Stress testing
Here are some thoughts from our friends at Anthony Collins solicitors. Stress testing (according to Wikipedia!) is sometimes also called torture testing and is…
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London councils push models for running work programmes
Devolving Work Programme commissioning to London councils would spark greater take-up of the scheme by social landlords, sector figures have said. According to Inside…