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Tuesday 17 October 2017
HMRC may force landlords to pay VAT for Allpay services
Payments company Allpay has taken Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) to court over a recent ruling, when HMRC told the company it would…
Tagged: Finance
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Monday 2 October 2017
New VFM standard from the HCA is out to consultation
This proposed approach is more financial calculation than consumer standard. the former requirement for customer consultation is silent and left to the cross cut…
Tagged: Value for Money
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Friday 15 September 2017
Increase in evictions – more than 100 a day
A record number of renters are being evicted from their homes, with more than 100 tenants a day losing the roof over their head.…
Tagged: Homelessness
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Friday 15 September 2017
LGA review children in temporary accommodation
The LGA (reported in 24 Housing) have shown councils in England are now providing temporary housing for over 120,500 children – a figure it says is…
Tagged: Homelessness
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Friday 15 September 2017
Leasehold houses for sale to be banned
The government has said it will be preventing builders from selling houses as leasehold in England and ground rents on flats could be cut…
Tagged: Tenure
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Friday 15 September 2017
NHF launch and request support for their 5 star rural housing plan
NHF have developed a 5-star plan for rural housing in consultation with housing associations. The rural housing 5-star plan challenges the sector to increase…
Tagged: Rural Communities
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Friday 15 September 2017
NAO critical of Govt Homelessness approach – new report
The National Audit Office criticised government ‘light touch’ for costs taxpayers more than £1bn a year. The Guardian has reported: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/sep/13/government-rebuked-for-failing-to-address-homelessness-crisis?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other “The number of…
Tagged: Homelessness
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Thursday 14 September 2017
2 HAs – Gentoo and Central & Cecil under grading review
The Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) is reviewing the governance ratings of Gentoo and Central & Cecil (C&C) Housing Trust – both of which…
Tagged: Regulation
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Thursday 14 September 2017
HCA writes to tenant orgs post Grenfell
The social housing regulator has written to tenants’ groups to explain its role in the sector, following the Grenfell Tower disaster. Fiona MacGregor, executive…
Tagged: Health and Safety Tenant Involvement
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Thursday 14 September 2017
New terms of reference – review of building regs – post Grenfell (and update)
The government has published the terms of reference for its upcoming review of building regulations following the Grenfell Tower fire. They promise a sufficiently…
Tagged: Health and Safety
