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The Queens Speech 2016
Here is a useful summary of the queens speech from the CIH – very helpful. What you need to know about the Queen’s speech…
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Links of poor housing to poor health
The government is set to investigate the extent to which people’s health is negatively affected by poor housing, in a review led by the…
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Housing and Planning Act 2016
This is a very helpful publication from the CIH which you may wish to read – its a great summary of the new act:…
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Planning bill revealed
The government will legislate to weaken town halls’ ability to impose some planning restrictions on developments, in a new bill announced in the Queen’s…
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Portable discounts and the new voluntary RTB
A lack of detail surrounding plans for portable discounts could slow the introduction of the government’s flagship extension of the Right to Buy to…
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Lifetime Homes will not impact on protected groups
The phasing out of lifetime tenancies will not negatively impact protected demographic groups overall, the government has said. According to Inside Housing: “The government…
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HAs seek to deregister as Charities
Housing associations are considering changing their legal status to avoid Charity Commission rules in the wake of the government’s deregulation drive. According to Inside…
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Housing and Planning Bill Update
This update is in April 2016 from the CIH. Always useful. What you need to know about the progress of the Housing and Planning…
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CEO from HDN retires
Read Clifton’s farewell message here: HDN-eBriefing-April-2016…
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Civil Society in the north
This briefing paper considers why and how civil society has changed in the north of England, considers how we can best understand ‘civil society’…