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Monday 29 June 2020
Concerns on Fire safety doors
Of more than 100,000 doors in around 2,700 buildings across the UK inspected by the Fire Door Inspection Scheme (FDIS) in 2019, 76% were…
Tagged: Health and Safety
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Monday 29 June 2020
UN concerned cladding in-action may breach their regulations
The United Nations has warned the UK government that its failure to replace dangerous cladding on buildings in the wake of the Grenfell Tower…
Tagged: Health and Safety
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Monday 29 June 2020
Housing Development focus – post Covid
The Prime Minister said today that support for housing developments will form part of the government’s economic coronavirus recovery plan. The PM has informed…
Tagged: Coronavirus Economy House Building
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Monday 29 June 2020
NHF Code of Governance Review
The National Housing Federation announced it is postponing the 3rd wave of its consultation on governance until later in 2020. The NHF remain committed…
Tagged: Goverance Regulation
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Sunday 14 June 2020
3 years on from the terrible tragedy of Grenfell Tower
Today is the third anniversary of the Grenfell Tower fire, in which 72 people lost their lives. This is a helpful timeline from Inside Housing:…
Tagged: Care and Support Health and Safety
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Friday 12 June 2020
Black Lives Matter
This is a helpful contribution from Tracey Gore, CEO at Steve Biko HA, where i am proud to me a member of the Board.…
Tagged: Equality
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Tuesday 26 May 2020
New Homes Quality Board assembled
Ms Elphicke, (MP for Dover and Deal), will Chair the interim board developing the new arbitration service for complaints about building work in new…
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Sunday 24 May 2020
Grenfell Tower – Join our Resident Conference to find what has changed
The Grenfell Tower Inquiry, paused (mid-March) due to the coronavirus crisis. It will not return until July (at the earliest), according to their website.…
Tagged: Community Complaints Digital Health Health and Safety Housing Strategy Regulation Tenant Involvement
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Sunday 24 May 2020
Letter to all Social Housing Tenants
Here is the letter to all Social Housing tenants, which the government has produced. Covid19_Letter_to_social_housing_residents In fact, it is a letter sent to landlords from government…
Tagged: Allocations Coronavirus Health and Safety Older people Repairs
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Sunday 24 May 2020
Quarterly Survey – RSH
The Regulator of Social Housing produces quarterly surveys setting out information such as the amount of borrowing registered providers have taken and where they…
Tagged: Finance House Building Regulation