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Tuesday 31 October 2017
HA to retrofit sprinklers
For Viva housing association will fit sprinklers in all 17 of its tower blocks across the North West at a cost of £5m. It…
Tagged: Health and Safety
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Tuesday 31 October 2017
Ombudsman intervenes, following length of time in temp accom
A London borough has apologised to homeless families after keeping them in hostel and B&B accommodation for eight months. Redbridge Council was subject to…
Tagged: Allocations Homelessness
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Tuesday 31 October 2017
ALMO estate agency under investigation
An Estate agency owned by a London ALMO is being investigated by its own council’s trading standards department. CityWest Residential is a letting agency…
Tagged: Allocations
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Tuesday 31 October 2017
No LHA for social housing
The plans to introduce the LHA cap for both general needs social housing and supported housing will be dropped, Theresa May announced at Prime…
Tagged: Rents Welfare Reform
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Tuesday 31 October 2017
Never Again campaign
Inside Housing are running a campaign which is calling for immediate action to implement the learning from the Lakanal House fire, and a commitment to…
Tagged: Health and Safety Repairs
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Tuesday 17 October 2017
New Rent to Buy CEO comes from the HCA
Steve Collins’, ex HCA ) has been appointed chief executive of a company focused on rent-to-buy homes. His appointment is as head of Rentplus…
Tagged: Government Initiatives House Building Housing Strategy
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Tuesday 17 October 2017
Major cities are failing to deliver RTB replacements
Inside Housing analysis has revealed that major city councils are failing to replace homes sold through the Right to Buy since the government introduced…
Tagged: Right to Buy
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Tuesday 17 October 2017
Social Rents to rise by CPI plus 1% from 2020
The announcement that social landlords will be able to raise rents by Consumer Price Index plus 1% for five years from 2020 was widely…
Tagged: Rents
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Tuesday 17 October 2017
Manchester to invest £10m in 2500 homes over 5 years
According to Inside Housing: “The council’s £2m a year Housing Affordability Fund will pay for homes for social rent, affordable rent, shared ownership, shared equity, rent-to-purchase…
Tagged: House Building
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Tuesday 17 October 2017
Justice for Grenfell
Here are some harrowing stories from those affected by the tragic fire. www.justice4grenfell.org…
Tagged: Health and Safety
