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HA tenants – plea for Right to Buy
The Institute for Public Policy and Research has published a briefing document calling for a change in legislation to give housing association tenants the…
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£200m outreach for troubled families
The Department for Work and Pensions has just announced a £200m outreach service to help troubled families overcome barriers to employment. The money, which…
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CLG get an appraisal
Last week the Communitiesand Local Government Select Committee carried out a review of DCLG performance over the year and questioned its future direction of…
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Investigation into private rented sector
The government has confirmed that Sir Adrian Montague will lead an independent review of barriers to investment in rented homes and has published its…
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The right to manage (RTM) – more or just different to scrutiny?
Chris Simpson, CEO of Belle Isle Tenant Management Organisation explained the route that his group took to consider the pottential to manage housing and…
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Complaints – the latest
Rafael Runco, Deputy Ombudsman updated the National Tenant Panel conference in November wiht the following views on the lastest on complaints. SEP can help…
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Guidance for ALMOs for involving tenants if they are thinking of winding up
Communities Minister Andrew Stunell has written updated guidance for councils reviewing the future of arms length managementorganisations (ALMOs) managing their council housing. A copy…
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Mentoring and Coaching for tenant panels
This is becoming more and more important for tenants and landlords and keeps you fixed on the task at hand and also can help develop…
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Do you work across landlord or local authority boundaries – read on
Panels need to agree on a solution and there can be many different priorities of landlords and tenants in one area, let alone across landlords and local authority…
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Hints and tips to those new to scrutiny
Linda Levin, Director at SEP and the team of tenants and landlord at Bernicia Homes explain their hints and tips and do’s and donts:…
