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Saturday 3 October 2020
High Speed Broadband – are you there yet?
The govt has committed to bringing “gigabit-capable” broadband to every home in the UK by the end of 2025, mainly through full-fibre broadband, also known as…
Tagged: Digital
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Thursday 1 October 2020
Green Homes Grant Scheme launched
The government has launched its £3bn Green Homes Grant scheme aimed at boosting the energy efficiency of homes, with a £50m pot set aside…
Tagged: Energy Green Agenda House Building
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Tuesday 29 September 2020
Shared ownership to be offered on all new affordable homes built
The Government announced plans for a shared ownership right to buy in October 2019. During the CIH Housing Festival in September, the return of…
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Friday 25 September 2020
RSH Coronavirus survey of Housing Associations
RSH have published a report following responses to their 5th Coronavirus Operational Response Survey. Overall, delivery of services remained stable and backlogs in repairs and health…
Tagged: Coronavirus Regulation Repairs
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Thursday 20 August 2020
New Code of Governance Proposed by NHF
The new draft Code of Governance is out for consultation until 6th September. It beefs up governance assurance, equality, conflicts of interest and tenant engagement…
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Tuesday 28 July 2020
Updated CV19 guide for renters, Local Authorities and landlords
Th government has updated its March guidance for renters under CV19. here is the link: www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-and-renting-guidance-for-landlords-tenants-and-local-authorities…
Tagged: Coronavirus
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Friday 10 July 2020
#HomesAtTheHeart – a new national housing campaign
Representative Housing bodies have collected together to develop a campaign to support housing and the economy post CV19 www.housing.org.uk/our-work/coronavirus/homes-at-the-heart Housing boosts the economy, creates…
Tagged: Coronavirus Economy Housing Strategy
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Friday 10 July 2020
Homelessness concerns and some positive news
Generation Rent, estimates that 45,090 households will become homeless after being evicted from a private tenancy for rent arrears this year, compared with 15,030…
Tagged: Private Sector Housing
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Friday 10 July 2020
Evictions back from 23rd August – Private Renter Arrears
A YouGov Poll, on behalf of a homelessness charity found 227,000 adult private renters (3%) have fallen into arrears since the coronavirus lockdown began. This puts…
Tagged: Arrears
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Wednesday 8 July 2020
New Complaints Code for residents and staff in housing
The Housing Ombudsman produced a new code for improved complaints handling on 7th July. Here are some points of suggested action from his speech…
Tagged: Complaints
