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HAs surplus slow down
The overall annual surplus for England’s largest housing associations will not break £2 billion as had been expected, ending a trend of successive rapid…
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ASB Bill amended for residential lettings
New anti-social behaviour legislation will be amended to allow injunctions to be gained for behaviour causing ‘nuisance and annoyance’ in residential settings only. Norman…
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New Homes Bonus – annual report
Housing Minister Kris Hopkins has published the final allocations for this year’s New Homes Bonus payments, totalling over £900 million, to be shared among England’s 353…
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Government respond to UN on welfare and housing
Housing Minister Kris Hopkins has responded to the United Nations Special Rapporteur Raquel Rolnik report on UK housing, according to Housemark Kris Hopkins said he was “disappointed that…
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Local communities offered up to £150k for their own renewable energy
Local communities will be offered up to £150,000 each to create their own renewable energy through solar panels or wind turbines and take on…
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Poor VFM may equal penalty in bidding for grants for new build homes
The Homes and Communities Agency has hinted providers that fail to meet value for money rules may be penalised when bidding for grant under…
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New audit guidance for HAs
Auditors should take account of the business risks posed by housing associations’ increasingly commercial activities, according to a new practice note issued today. The…
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LGA push for council powers on empty homes
Giving councils the right to seize properties using short-term leases is among a series of proposals put forward by the Local Government Association (LGA)…
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Defining bedrooms
Gareth Morgan, has posted on Linked in, the following useful information on defining bedrooms under welfare reform changes from the upper tribunal (UT): “I…
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Government review into how more social homes can be built
Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander and the Communities Secretary Eric Pickles have today announced details of review into how more social homes can be…
