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Lenders say new regulatory proposals are not tough enough
Lenders have called for new regulatory proposals requiring landlords to draw up ‘living wills’ to be strengthened. England’s social housing regulator drew up the…
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Government claims on welfare statistics questioned
UK Statistics Authority Chair Andrew Dilnot has corrected Conservative Party chairman Grant Shapps after misleading benefit figures appeared in the media. The former housing minister tweeted that “878,300…
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NHF raises concerns about direction of HCA on regulation
Measures to limit non-social housing activity carried out on the main balance sheet of associations risk being unduly restrictive, the National Housing Federation has…
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Labour Housing Policy consultation document
The Labour Housing Group has published a consultation document of 50 ‘One Nation Housing Policies’ to discuss at its annual conference in June. The group, which is…
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10 lessons shared about the bedroom tax
Lesson 1: Communicate with tenants We have clients who have still not had any communication from their landlord about how many bedrooms they are considered…
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LA Scrutiny Awards Shortlist
The Centre for Public Scrutiny Good Scrutiny Awards celebrate and gain recognition for the inspired and innovative work being carried out by those striving…
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Faith and spirituality – a report from lemos and crane
Lost and Found: faith and spirituality in the lives of homeless people is the latest publication from Lemos&Crane building on its pioneering work over the last…
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Public Sector pay rises
Public sector employers are less likely to increase spending on pay budgets than their private sector counterparts, according to research. Results of the CIPD Reward…
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Showing the Rainbow Flag
Northwards Housing has flown the rainbow flag to show its support for lesbian, gay, bisexual employees and tenants in north Manchester. The flag-raising was…
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Parliamentary update
Iain Duncan Smith defended the housing benefit cap and was pressed on how long the discretionary housing payments would last for tenants struggling with…
