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LAs invited to bid for property efficiencies programme
Up to fifteen local authorities stand to gain £40,000 each in resources to help drive property efficiencies from a programme jointly run by the…
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Making economies matter
Labour’s former treasury and housing minister has called for a radical and accelerated devolution of power to Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs). According to LG…
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HA downgrades due to whistleblowing?
It looks as though whistleblowers reporting landlords to the regulator have played a big part in this latest spate of downgrades, and we can…
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Report into mental health social work
This report examines the challenges facing mental health social work, and offers a blueprint for a fast-track programme that could better recruit and train…
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Refugee council warms of delays in asylum seeker judgements
The Refugee Council warns that newly granted refugees are facing homelessness and destitution due to administrative delays and errors. According to Housemark: A new report highlights…
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Small HAs could build 1230 extra homes a year
Smaller English housing associations could build around 1,230 extra homes a year by using spare capacity, a report has found. According to Inside Housing:…
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Where is housing headed?
It’s two years since the UK government published its housing strategy Laying the Foundations, and we are now 18 months ahead of the General Election.…
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Boom in taking in Lodgers
The number of 55-64 year olds taking in lodgers has soared by 93% in just two years, research has revealed According to 24 –…
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Troubled Families unit – a success?
The Prime Minister on 1 May 2014 welcomed the news that the government’s Troubled Families programme has now turned around the lives of almost…
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New regulations – tougher rules on bailiffs seizing goods
New Regulations came into force on 6 April 2014 which now govern the procedure bailiffs (now known as Enforcement Agents) must follow when taking…
