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Tuesday 28 November 2017
Leaseholders lose value in homes affected by fire
Leaseholders who survived the Grenfell Tower disaster have warned they will be unable to afford to buy a new home in Kensington and Chelsea…
Tagged: Health and Safety
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Tuesday 28 November 2017
Government wants HAs to build cross tenure
The minister made the comment in response to a question about the purpose of social housing at the Savills Annual Housing Seminar. According to…
Tagged: Government Initiatives House Building Housing Strategy
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Tuesday 28 November 2017
Increase in foodbank usage
Pecan, a foodbank which operates in Southwark, has said it has seen a 179% increase in referrals among families with children and a 94%…
Tagged: Anti-Poverty
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Tuesday 28 November 2017
The future for supported and sheltered housing rents and charges
Whilst the government has shelved LHA to restrict rent for supported and sheltered housing, the Government has announced its plans for the future funding…
Tagged: Care and Support Rents
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Tuesday 28 November 2017
Universal Credit is still a government aim
Despite support for halting Universal credit, the governance is ploughing ahead with its plans for roll out, having used their whip to get people to…
Tagged: Anti-Poverty Welfare Reform
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Tuesday 28 November 2017
LHA is cancelled for social housing tenants
The Prime Minister announced that government will no longer be applying the LHA cap to supported housing or to social housing more widely. The…
Tagged: Welfare Reform
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Tuesday 28 November 2017
Latest HCA downgrades
Yorkshire Coast Homes, which manages around 4,400 homes, was downgraded to a G2 for “a number of weaknesses relating to risk management”. Enham Trust, a 281-home…
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Tuesday 28 November 2017
Procurement Framework for fire safety
Re:allies – as opened up a £160m framework for social landlords seeking to commission fire safety work. It is a collaboration between Procure Plus,…
Tagged: Finance Health and Safety
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Wednesday 22 November 2017
HCA response to Housing Dispatches programme
The HCA has issued a statement due to the many inaccuracies in the recent programme for C4 Here is their response: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/hca-response-to-dispatches-programme…
Tagged: Regulation
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Wednesday 22 November 2017
Assessors and Experts appointed to Grenfell enquiry
Experts have been brought in to help with the enquiry into the fire which we now know killed 71 people. Three assessors have also…
Tagged: Health and Safety
