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Repeat referrals for HAs to HCA
Eight housing associations have been reported to the regulator by official bodies more than once over the past five years because of repairs and…
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HCA Deregulation guidance published
The Homes and Communities Agency has published guidance on a package of deregulatory changes for social landlords due to come into force in April.…
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Change of funding for support of homeless people
The government has announced that £402m of funding over the next two years will be targeted at the councils with the greatest homelessness demand.…
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RTB – still no sign of a regional pilot
The government has frozen the work of the RTB initial pilots in favour of waiting for a regional pilot. No news yet on where…
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HA housebuilding 2015/16
Figures on housing association development are not independently recorded by government. The NHF is collecting development figures from members to provide an authoritative update on…
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Shortlisted contenders for the 2017 housing awards
Well done all An outstanding approach to promoting digital inclusion Blackwood Homes and Care Derwentside Homes East Thames Halton Housing Trust Pickering &…
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JRF finds 1/3rd of population on inadequate income
According to the BBC – nearly a third of the population of Britain is living on an “inadequate” income, according to research by the…
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New FRS 102 accounting proposals
The NHF are suporting As by writing to them about some developments which may lead participating employers of the Social Housing Pension Scheme (SHPS)…
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VFM – proposed new sector score card
You may have heard of some HAs working in 2016 on a Sector Scorecard, a new way of benchmarking efficiency across the sector. SomeHAs…
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Dergerulation on 6th April and proposed new tenant consultation requirements
Where are we now? This is a useful summary, we can expect powers for Councils to appoint and use their golden share on HAs…
