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Helping tenants into work
One of the ways in which tenants affected by measures such as the social sector size criteria (or ‘bedroom tax’) and the overall benefit…
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House of Lord debate on bedroom tax
The transcript from the House of Lords debate on the availability of affordable housing and the impact of the ‘bedroom tax’ on Thursday 31 October has…
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LHT tenants get £250 off their energy bills
More than 200 households are set to save up to £250 each on their annual gas and electricity bills – after £2.5m was spent…
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ECO – who pays and who benefits?
ECO is a new programme that aims to improve the energy efficiency of homes in Great Britain. Only a limited number of people will…
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New approaches to market renting
This CIH briefing looks at the potential opportunities and challenges involved in letting homes at a market rent. It looks at the options for…
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How to help tenants to move to a new Home
Both the social sector size criteria (or ‘bedroom tax’) and the overall benefit cap are driving many tenants to look for alternative accommodation, either…
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Survey suggests landlord plans for 80% increase in rent arrears due to welfare reform
Social housing providers are preparing themselves for an 80 per cent rise in rent arrears rates by 2014 due to the impact of welfare…
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Progress Housing Group – community safety week success
Around 300 people played a part in Progress Housing Group’s first Community Safety Week across South Ribble and the Fylde Coast in Lancashire which took…
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Call for rental contracts with rent control on the private sector
The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has published an academic report dismissing Shelter’s call for fixed term private rental contracts and rent controls as superficial solutions to…
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Southway tenant energy champions receive award
The greenest social housing organisations in the UK were celebrated this month at the Sustainable Housing Awards 2013 and Southway Housing, who manages homesacross…
