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The hidden dangers of shared ownership
Shared ownership is being positioned by housing charity Shelter and others as the future of home ownership for low- and middle-income households, and as a means to…
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Parliamentary update
After the summer recess…. here is the Guardians weekly briefing. parliamentarybriefingsep5 Eric Pickles’s written ministerial statement contains updates on the number of new homes…
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Regulator progress on HAs which are of serious concern
The social housing regulator has yet to put in place a financial protocol for dealing quickly with housing associations in ‘serious’ trouble – nine…
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Homes being sold to pay for care
Some two million elderly people have been forced to dip into their savings to pay for care costs, a survey by a national insurance…
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Are social housing tenants happy?
Social housing landlords across the country can let out a collective sigh of relief following a recent poll of social housing tenants that reports…
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Empty homes fund launched
Government funding of £3m is behind the National Empty Homes Loans Fund (NEHLF) which launched yesterday The Fund, first announced in June 2012, is…
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Guidance – completing the VFM statement due to the regulator very soon!
The published guidance is in 3 places and there is not much of it, but its a regulatory requirement. What there is can be found…
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Code of Governance for voluntary and community sector
Good Governance: A Code for the Voluntary and Community sector (the Code) second edition is now available. It sets out best practice for governing…
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New National Planning Guidance
Planning minister Nick Boles has launched a test version of new online National Planning Practice Guidance, as recommended in last year’s Taylor review. Taylor recommended that…
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Small to medium sized HAs turn to capital market
Low interest rates prompt private placement deals for Halton and Regenda Small and medium-sized housing associations without credit ratings are turning to capital market…
