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Saturday 25 February 2017
HA downgraded for probity concerns
The regulator has downgraded a 2,120-home specialist housing association after a large batch of emails was deleted under a previous management team. Habinteg has…
Tagged: Goverance
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Saturday 25 February 2017
Lord Freud answers questions about Universal Credit – 1 in 4 in arrears
Former welfare minister Lord Freud has said around one in four low-income tenants on Universal Credit are falling into rent arrears. Inside Housing reported…
Tagged: Welfare Reform Work
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Saturday 25 February 2017
Two Berkshire HAs consider merger
Two Berkshire housing associations have announced plans to join forces to form a 14,600-home landlord in the county. Bracknell Forest Homes, which owns and…
Tagged: Goverance
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Saturday 25 February 2017
Terms and Conditions for sick pay changes at HA
Inside Housing has reported that the Clarion Housing Group staff will be denied full sick pay for the first three days of any illness…
Tagged: HA Specific Issues Work
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Saturday 25 February 2017
Manchester to increase rents on PFI homes
Manchester City Council will increase rents on properties built under private finance initiatives (PFIs) this year,due to concerns of viability due to rent cuts ”…
Tagged: Rents
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Saturday 25 February 2017
New sector score card for VFM gathers momentum
Housing associations covering more than half of all housing association stock have signed up to a pilot of pioneering efficiency metrics being developed by…
Tagged: Value for Money
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Saturday 25 February 2017
3 x NE HAs merge
Three North East housing associations have announced plans to merge to create a 23,500-home association. Isos Housing, based in Newcastle, is planning to merge…
Tagged: Goverance
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Saturday 25 February 2017
Two HAs under review due to failure to submit financial statements
The HCA has reported that South Mildmay Tenants Co-operative and Addiscombe Catholic Housing Association have both failed to submit financial statements within six months…
Tagged: Finance Goverance Regulation
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Saturday 25 February 2017
MPs consider alarm service for supported living
Ministers have promised to take steps to improve alarm services in social housing, after a man died waiting for an ambulance after contacting a…
Tagged: Care and Support Older people
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Saturday 25 February 2017
Local authorities are increasing service charges
Councils are boosting their income through service charge rises and other fee increases as pressure from the 1% rent cut on Housing Revenue Accounts and…
Tagged: Rents
