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Sunday 26 February 2012
Money to bring empty homes back into use
Boost to breathe lifeback into empty homes Communities Minister Andrew Stunell has announced £50m funding, to be matched by councils, to bring clusters of…
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Thursday 23 February 2012
Co-regulatory champions sponsor Inside Housing special edition
Congratulations to the co-regulatory champiosn for sharing their expertise with us all, in this summary of the lessons learnt Housing practice Tenant scrutiny Feb…
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Wednesday 22 February 2012
Latest news on Welfare Reform Bill
The government used a parliamentary mechanism AGAIN to prevent further attempts by the House of Lords to change the Welfare Reform Bill. This week, Lord…
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Tuesday 21 February 2012
New TSA Board appointed
Secretary of State Eric Pickles has announced the names of four non-executives members to the Homes and Communities Agency’s new Regulation Committee. – follow…
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Tuesday 7 February 2012
Tenant and landlord Accreditation scheme for Scrutiny
Congratulations to the Scrutiny Partnerhips between landlords and tenants – Soha Housing in Oxfordshire and Salix Homes in Salford for being the first 2…
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Monday 6 February 2012
Tough times ahead
A report launched by the Northern Area Social Housing Forum (a group of housing associations in Staffordshire), and backed by the National Housing Federation,…
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Sunday 5 February 2012
TSA standards – whats new?
So what has changed in the standards and what might we expect to consult our tenants about? Here are some slides which we debated…
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Sunday 5 February 2012
Consultation on Social Housing Fraud
Social Housing Fraud Consultation Social housing is an extremely valuable asset. It provides millions of people with a stable, low cost home to help…
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Sunday 5 February 2012
Will right to buy provide homes as replacements?
The government’s attempt to re-ignite right to buy sales by increasing the discounts available to tenants will fail to deliver the promise of one…
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Sunday 5 February 2012
TSA to scrap landlord right of appeal
The social housing regulator is planning to scrap landlords’ right to appeal against its most serious decisions – forcing any challenges to the High…
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