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HAs and judicial reviews
Housing associations will find it easier to avoid being made subject to judicial reviews after a court today ruled they are not public bodies.…
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Homes exempt from 1% rent cut
The 1% annual rent cut will not apply to households with household income of £60,000 or more, the government has said. The exemption was…
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45,000 jobs to be created
Plans to train 45,000 new housebuilding workers in three years through a new £2.7m initiative were announced today. A partnership between the Construction Industry…
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HCA watching asset register completion
A large number of housing associations are in danger of failing to meet 31st March 2016, deadline for completing a register of assets and liabilities.…
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HCA reconsiders those who might be subect to indepth inspections
Mid-sized housing associations could be exempt from the English social housing regulator’s In-Depth Assessments, under a proposed shake-up of regulation. Accoridng to Inside Housing:…
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RTB funding shortage, might be plugged by developers
Councils could be forced to rely on private developers to replace high-value homes sold to fund the Right to Buy extension. Baroness Susan Williams,…
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London announces 11 Housing Zones
City Hall has announced 11 new Housing Zones in London funded by an additional £200m of the mayor’s housing budget. The announcement brings the…
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Govt exploring ways to get social tenants to buy
The Government has announced it will look at ways of further increasing homeownership levels among social tenants. The Budget document, said: “The government will…
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Garden City prospectus
Local authorities are being encouraged to apply to the government to build garden villages, towns and cities. Local authorities are being encouraged to apply…
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Lenders pressurise fo changes in housing and planning bill
Ministers are set to change the Housing and Planning Bill following concerns that a new system of managing sector insolvencies would lead to lenders…
