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Government plan to consolidate housing standards
A government plan to cut red tape by consolidating housing standards into Building Regulations is an environmental ‘step back’, sector bodies have warned. In…
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Council Housing Supply review
A Treasury-commissioned review of council housing supply will initially focus on four key areas, it has been announced. According to Inside Housing: Natalie Elphicke,…
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Surge in Board Member Pay
More than half of housing associations now pay their board members According to Inside Housing: More than half of housing associations now pay their…
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Digital technology and LA resistance
Council leaders must overcome their ‘cultural resistance’ to digital technology. LG News has reported that according to a new report from a think tank: Smart…
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Regulator says that HAs are financially robust
The Homes and Community Agency (HCA) has today published its financial overview of the social housing sector based on its analysis of housing providers’…
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Tenant Insight – what to do
This new CIH briefing supports landlords in adapting their approaches to tenant insight to focus on current issues and challenges. The briefing covers: why…
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The Government Housing Strategy – what progress?
It’s two years since the UK government published its “ambitious” housing strategy Laying the Foundations, and we are now 18 months ahead of the General…
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The new ASB Injunction
Here is another useful briefing note from the CIH: What you need to know about the new injunction to tackle ASB …
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1/3 of young people could be out of work by 2018
A third of young people could be out of work or underemployed by 2018 if councils are not given stronger powers, a report claims.…
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LAs to work together to tackle social inequality
Leaders of local authorities across the country have pledged to work together to tackle social inequality. LG News reports: Fifteen councils have signed theBirmingham…
