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Spurious compensation claims drain council budgets
Council leaders are warning that ‘no-win no-fee’ compensation claims are threatening their ability to deliver vital public services. According to LG News: The Local…
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Changes to Homeloss payments from 1st Oct 2014
From 1 October 2014 new Regulations mean that home loss payments will increase, the previous amounts having being in force for several years now.…
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NHF share learning from Universal Credit pilots – one year on
Shared learning from housing associations and their tenants where Universal Credit has been introduced from the NHF: The Federation is working closely with the…
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New directions on service charge costs from government
The Government has introduced new Directions that cap the amount social housing landlords in England can recover through service charges for the cost of…
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Defamation Act 2013 an serious harm
As of 1 January 2014, the Defamation Act 2013 (the “Act”) introduced a “serious harm” threshold to determine whether a statement is defamatory. The…
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Universal Credit arrears help on test
Assessments and guidance aim to prevent tenants falling into arrears are being trialed. According to Inside Housing: Universal credit scheme trialled to help tenants…
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Landlord rapped by CQC
Housing association Midland Heart has been forced to improve a hospital facility after the Care Quality Commission (CQC) found it was not meeting ‘essential…
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Trial Drones
Two housing associations have become the first to purchase drones – flying camera-installed devices – to try to reduce the costs of managing their…
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Social impact bonds
Social Impact Bonds (SIBs) have caused a lot of excitement – and scepticism – since the first one was launched in 2010 at Peterborough…
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Call for LEP shake up
A major shake up of Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) must take place to address ‘widespread confusion’ surrounding their role, groups have warned. According to…
