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RTB outstrips social rent
The number of social rented homes sold under Right to Buy annually has now outstripped the number built, new analysis suggests. In inside Housing…
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New affordable homes on hold as the budget puts off landlords
Government-funded plans to build cheap rented homes are being renegotiated in light of the Budget – with many landlords projecting a shift to more…
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Scrutiny.Net meeting on 22nd July 15 at East Durham Homes
Hi everyone. Thanks for supporting the meeting. In a more packed than ever programme for which we thank EDH for hosting…. Here are the…
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How will the change in the benefit cap affect us?
Dawn Foster of the guardian on line has taken a really good look at what this means for britain Here is her analysis – ” Analysis…
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CIH consider rent reduction and RTB impacts
The social housing rent reduction will make it impossible for some councils to fund planned Right to Buy replacement properties, the Chartered Institute of…
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Pay more to stay with £30k income in social housing
Social tenants earning just above the new ‘pay to stay’ threshold are unlikely to be hit by a dramatic increase in their rents, with…
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30th Oct given for HAs to notify regulator of financial issues following the budget
The social housing regulator has set associations a deadline of 30 October to submit fresh information about their finances in the wake of the…
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Getting active citizens involved in health and care
This report argues for giving citizens greater control over their own health and care, so that services are redesigned around their needs and aspirations,…
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JRF suggests planning agreements for new developments
Viability assessment guidelines should be introduced to make it more difficult for developers to reduce affordable housing in planning agreements, a research charity has…
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Concerns over credit rating of houisng organisations
A major credit rating agency has put the sector on a negative outlook following a series of ‘adverse’ government policy decisions, including the social…
