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Thursday 17 May 2012
Housing Heros at the UK Housing awards
Congratulations to all of the winners of the UK Housing Awards Follow this link to see who they are: Housing Heroes recognised …
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Thursday 17 May 2012
Housing Report
The government is falling well short in tackling the country’s burgeoning housing crisis, leading housing groups have warned, on the day that new figures…
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Thursday 10 May 2012
Queens Speech
The Queen’s parliamentary address today outlined the government’s priority for stabilising the economy through investment Nothing much in there on housing Measures introduced in…
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Thursday 10 May 2012
Financing new homes
The CLG Select Commmittee have produced a report into financing new housing http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/committees/recent-reports/?Ref=dotmailer&dm_i=YRX,SPTE,50VN0X They suggest large-scale investment from institutions and pension funds changes to…
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Thursday 10 May 2012
New penalties for benefit cheats
From8th May 2012, Ministers will be able to fine benefit cheats up to £2,000, with a minimum penalty of £350 without having to take…
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Thursday 10 May 2012
Briefings on Welfare Reform
Thousands of tenants will start receiving letters from Government for the first time this week warning them they may lose some of their benefits…
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Thursday 10 May 2012
Do your tenants know about welfare reform?
Follow this link to find out that some might not http://aha.adactushousing.co.uk/blog/?p=2534 From this week over 90,000 people will start to hear how they will be affected…
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Saturday 5 May 2012
Can reclassifying a social home as smaller, avoid the bedroom tax?
Landlords risk breaching loan agreements if they reclassify properties to protect their tenants from the ‘bedroom tax’. The possibility that social housing providers could…
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Saturday 5 May 2012
Right to Buy Surge
Right to buy applications have surged following the government’s decision to increase the discount to £75,000 See this Inside Housing article for more details:…
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Saturday 5 May 2012
CCTV and wheelclamping on estates outlawed for HAs
Royal Assent was granted to the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 on 1 May. The main focus of the Act is to limit the…
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