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Queens speech suggest combining funds for building
The government is preparing to launch a £3bn loan fund for housebuilding which will roll up existing schemes into a single pot. According to…
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Landlord regeneration – a success
Entire communities are razed when regeneration follows the standard, developer-led model. Successful projects put the social landlord in charge Rayners Lane Estate in the…
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EU – Brexit and Housing
Here is an interesting summary from Service Matters: EU Referendum Briefing- what could a Brexit mean for Housing-…
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Pilot – Housing Officer based in Hospital to support discharge
The Greater Manchester Housing Providers Group, which includes 27 housing associations, and the combined authority on Friday signed a memorandum of understanding as part…
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Scrutiny.Net Meeting , 26th April 2016
Thanks to Cestria for hosting, we had another great discussion on a packed agenda: Agenda S.Net Tues 26th April We covered how tenants can…
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Big Society update for north of england
More information below on: ● Employer Supported Volunteering – 23 May ● Register to vote ● Understanding mission-led businesses – Call for Evidence ●…
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Prisons and prevention
Devolving responsibility and funding for the management of low-level offenders could empower local services and agencies to work more effectively to prevent crime and…
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HCA reveal regression analysis to look at landlord costs and target IDAs
Homes and Communities Agency research has shown large, unexplained variations in operating costs between different English housing associations, Julian Ashby has revealed. According to…
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DWP will change Universal Credit procedures
The government has pledged to improve Universal Credit procedures this summer, following concerns from social landlords that they are frequently not informed that their…
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Gap between income and rent in the private sector under LHA
New Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) research has found that tenants face an increasingly widening gap between the Local Housing Allowance (LHA) they receive…
