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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
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Wednesday 22 November 2017
Home office are challenged on deporting rough sleepers
The Public Interest Law Unit at Lambeth Law Centre has brought the legal challenge, which will be made up of three cases between the…
Tagged: Equality Homelessness
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Wednesday 22 November 2017
Could UC be cut from payments at 6 weeks – to 31 days today?
Ahead of the Autumn Budget today there have been widespread reports that the government will cut the waiting period for a first UC payment…
Tagged: Anti-Poverty Welfare Reform
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Tuesday 14 November 2017
Valuation of tower blocks
Inside Housing have reported post the fire at Grenfell Tower “There has been widespread uncertainty over what value tower blocks should be considered to…
Tagged: Economy Health and Safety
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Tuesday 14 November 2017
Honours to housing professionals
CIH vice president and tenant Alison Inman and governing board vice chair Geraldine Howley have both been awarded an OBE in the Queen’s birthday…
Tagged: Awards
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Tuesday 14 November 2017
HCA comments on importance of public and private partnerships
Commenting on a report from Trowers and Hamlins, he commented in favour of such partnerships to support new build housing: “There is growing recognition…
Tagged: HA Specific Issues House Building Housing Strategy LA Specific Issues
