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Help to buy make shared ownership un-competitive in the north
Providers are not offering shared ownership properties in low-value areas of the north of England, because it is ‘impossible’ to make it competitive against…
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33,000 homes list to RTB since 2012
The country has lost 33,000 of its social homes to the controversial right to buy (RtB) scheme since the coalition ‘reinvigorated’ the policy in…
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Towards whole person care
This paper reviews the case for change in the English health and care system and considers how to move towards a ‘whole person care’…
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Coast and Country host landlord safety meeting
Coast & Country Housing has hosted a meeting of registered social landlords in North East England to discuss best practice in safety standards. According…
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Little progress on Universal Credit say Public Accounts Committee
Little progress has been made on the roll-out of universal credit with just 0.3% of the eligible population receiving it by October last year,…
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Landlords waiting for rent under universal credit
The amount of time landlords have been waiting to receive rent under universal credit has jumped because of government delays in processing payments. According…
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PRS liciensing introduced in Liverpool
Liverpool City Council has introduced a licensing scheme for private landlords. According to Inside Housing: The Labour-led council is now accepting applications from private…
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Regulatory downgrades on VFM
Several landlords penalised for failing to follow value for money rules failed to include key performance data in their self-assessments despite paying consultants to…
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List of landlords downgraded due to gas safety
Three housing associations that missed gas safety checks have been given regulatory downgrades but still comply with the Homes and Communities Agency’s governance standard.…
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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…
