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Penalties for landlords housing illegal immigrants
Landlords that knowingly let homes to illegal immigrants could be sent to prison, the home secretary has announced. The Government has announced the harsher…
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Risk and resilience for LAs
A publication on risk, resilience and scrutiny from CfPS– exploring how scrutiny can help to develop and sustain a positive risk culture in local…
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A northern perspective of BREXIT
We need a Northern Brexit Negotiating Committee to consider and advocate for the type of Brexit that the north of England needs, just as…
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26,000 tenants will be hit by welfare reform proposals
Up to 26,000 new general needs tenants a year would be hit by a proposed welfare cut if current allocations trends continue, National Housing…
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Induction for new to involvement tenants
Thanks to Mark at Trafford Housing Trust for sharing these with members Induction Docs SEPT 2016 INTRODUCTION TO THE QUALITY AND INSIGHT PANEL VS2…
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Policy think tank advcates raised rents to build new homes
The largest housing associations should be allowed to raise rents in exchange for agreeing to build more homes, an influential thinktank has said. A…
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Latest update Housing and Planning Act
Here is a useful summary of where we are from the CIH: SEpt 2016 need-to-know-about-the-housing-and-planning-act-2016…
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HCA warns of need to protect consumers and limit risk under deregulation
The social housing regulator has warned that housing associations risk damaging the reputation of the sector if they sell stock inhabited by social tenants.…
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What else would you do but build homes with your football wage?
Some more footballers are enterig the property market big time – see this artcile in the Guardian about 3 footballers who are developing 1300…
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Latest on LHA freeze for supported housing
The Government has announced an exemption from the Local Housing Allowance (LHA) cap for those tenants living in hostels and supported housing but is…
