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ONS threat to viability of HAs
Government policies risk pushing housing associations’ £60bn of debt onto the public balance sheet, the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has warned. According to…
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Impact of the Benefit Gap
Social tenants across England are facing dramatic losses in income when the government reduces the benefit cap to £20,000 outside London, housing sector figures…
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Managing Void Homes
The CIH has produced another useful document on managing void homes. Thanks CIH How to effectively manage void properties…
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Small £50m scheme for small builders
The government has announced it is going to provide £50m in match funding to boost a scheme designed to help small builders. According to…
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NHF warns about Young being priced out of rural areas
Young people and families will be priced out of rural areas, turning parts of the country into ‘pensioner pockets’, the National Housing Federation has…
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Housing Heros 2015
Here is the the list of winners and finalists – well done everyone Housing Heros 2015…
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Budget – views on what it means for Housing
Yesterdays budget gives us information on how the government will roll out its manifesto. Here are the veiws of some published expertview on what…
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Diversity update
Here is the lastest news from HDN Have you looked at their tenant mentoring into work programme or their equality assessment and accredittaion yet?…
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Affordable housing – ready?
The Affordable Housing sector is undergoing one of the most profound periods of change in its history, catalysed by the economic downturn and exacerbated by the…
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Northern Powerhouse
This paper looks at the emergence of the ‘northern powerhouse’ concept, and in particular at the response of northern businesses to it. Here is…
