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Rents up
Average rents in the UK reached £937 per month in July as the pace of increases took a significant step up amid a shortage…
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Politcal Voice and Influence
Britain’s democracy has become increasingly divided in terms of who has political voice and influence. This report asks how and why this has happened,…
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MPs investigate viability of HAs due to rent changes – call for evidence
A high-profile committee of MPs investigating the financial viability of housing associations will be flexible over its deadline for evidence, after complaints over timing…
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Homes 2015 for more on repairs and maintenance
This year’s Homes Event has some clear themes including how to deliver value for money, harnessing the power of technology, skills and apprenticeships and…
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RBS Inspiring Enterprise funds open for applications
RBS new Skills & Opportunities Fund launched in May this year. We were overwhelmed with responses, and received over 1000 applications. After taking 88 organisations…
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Can we replace homes sold under the RTB – CIH says no
The Conservative government’s social housing rent reduction will make it impossible for some councils to fund planned Right to Buy replacement properties. The CIH…
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Summer budget – a view from the north
There are many summaries of the briefing – we think this is a useful summary from the NHC on the summer budget below: Preamble…
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Universal Credit – some pilots to last longer
Eleven partnerships were formally selected as universal support trials and went live from September 2014. In June 2015 DWP announced that six of the eleven were to…
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HCA calls for HAs to rescue other HAs who will fail due to rent reduction
The English social housing regulator is seeking out associations which would be willing and able to take over other landlords if they struggle due…
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Ombudsman struggles to cope with complaints surge
The Housing Ombudsman has warned it may not be able to manage its casework following a surge in enquiries and complaints about social landlords…
