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Could the government support housing factories?
In a report, Localis called on the government to make it easier for councils to re-designate green belt land to encourage more housing, start…
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Can we continue to build homes under the LHA rent cap?
A thinktank found that if the new Local Housing Allowance (LHA) cap was introduced today, the number of social tenants whose rents are not covered…
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Local Housing Companies: report
The latest report from the Smith Institute makes a case for more investment in Local Housing Companies. They say “This report attempts to capture…
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Sector Risk Profile
Here is the latest risk profile form the HCA. It picks up some issues following Grenfell on H&S in the consumer standard, but also…
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Are we ready for full roll out of Universal Credit
The ‘full service’ version of universal credit is on its way – so what do social landlords need to be doing differently to support…
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Housing – what do you need to find out?
CIH have completed a briefing aimed at housing research. Here is their briefing: What you need to know about research It is aimed at…
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Fixed term tenure – here to stay?
The CIH and others have done some sterling work to understand the process of this form of tenure. Here is their briefing: Sector Showcase…
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3rd sector – trends in the NW
This from IPPR report presents groundbreaking new evidence on the state of the third sector in the north of England in 2017. Here is…
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Increasing the number of female councillors
A new generation of young women is ready and willing to participate in politics, says IPPR They have researched and reported on the need…
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Uk Housing Review
This was covered on the front page of the Independent newspaper. The CIH are calling for government to shift some of it’s investment in…
