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New inspections of Care include mystery shoppers and hidden cameras
Outlining her priorities for the Care Quality Commission (CQC), chief inspector of adult social care Andrea Sutcliffe said more would be done to involve members of…
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Report suggests returns could be lucrative from buy to rent
Build to rent could offer institutional investors 4.7 per cent returns and provide affordable accommodation for families earning as little as £22,000, an economic…
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Help to Buy defended and PRS regulation details provided
The guardian have published this week’s parliamentary briefing includes a defence of the Help to Buy scheme by David Cameron and a written ministerial…
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First case of serious detriment on consumer regulation
The first landlord to breach the social housing regulator’s ‘serious detriment’ threshold for consumer complaints awarded its last chief executive a six figure payoff…
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Informing tenants about Welfare Reform
Here is a useful guide to what you need to inform tenants about on Welfare reform from the CIH How do I tell tenants…
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Tenancy Fraud
Here is a useful summary from the CIH website on the act and the requirements What you need to know about the Prevention of…
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Buy back in London Councils
Here are 2 new inititiaves to bring to your attention this week: Southwark will offer to buy back council properties where leaseholders cannot afford…
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Have DWP over estimated savings in introducing the bedroom tax
University and social landlord collaborative research has found the Department of Work and Pensions may have significantly over-estimated the savings from the bedroom tax.…
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Perpetrators of ASB in private sector might soon be excluded from homes
Private tenants who commit anti-social behaviour could face exclusion from their homes, after a government U-turn last week. The Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing…
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Investigation as 3 Councils transfer housing revenue cash to general funds
Government launches investigation as three councils transfer housing revenue account cash into their general funds The government has launched an investigation into a spate…
