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Monday 5 November 2018
North West HA merger – big and small to merge
Bolton at Home, which manages around 18,200 properties in the Bolton area, and Arcon Housing Group, which has around 1,200 homes across Greater Manchester, …
Tagged: HA Specific Issues
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Monday 5 November 2018
PM announcement on HA house building – press release
Housing associations have a central role to play in building the homes we need and challenging the attitudes that hold us back, Rt Hon…
Tagged: House Building
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Monday 5 November 2018
Chair and Vice Chair – – new at the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH)
Vice president Jim Strang steps up to become president – taking over from Alison Inman – while Aileen Evans becomes vice president. Their new…
Tagged: Awards
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Monday 29 October 2018
997,000 non decent homes in the north of England
The report, The Hidden Costs of Poor Quality Housing in the North, found that there are 997,000 non-decent owner-occupied homes in the North of England,…
Tagged: Repairs
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Thursday 13 September 2018
The great get together 2018 and plans for 2019 – Jo Cox Foundation
The second Great Get Together was held this year on what would have been Jo’s 44th birthday in June 2018 and proved the lasting…
Tagged: Community Tenant Involvement
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Thursday 13 September 2018
Rethinking Social Housing
This report is the culmination of the CIH major project to influence government direction in housing.. This included 200 workshops which more than 3,000…
Tagged: Housing Strategy
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Thursday 13 September 2018
Private renters – benefit freeze – gaps of up to £1000 a year between benefit and cheapest rents
A CIH report suggests even the lowest private rents are now out of reach for people on low incomes – putting thousands at increased…
Tagged: Homelessness Welfare Reform
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Thursday 6 September 2018
A Voice for tenants AV4T- Steering Group – survey
We encourage you to to complete this survey which is being supported by a group of residents campaigning for a national voice for tenants…
Tagged: Health and Safety Tenant Involvement
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Thursday 6 September 2018
FOI shows £1b spend on temp accom last year
Councils across England spent nearly £1bn on temporary accommodation last year alone. The annual bill rocketed 56% in the past five years, up from…
Tagged: Allocations Homelessness Housing Strategy
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Thursday 6 September 2018
Council closes ALMO – A1 Housing
Homes are being taken back into management by Bassetlaw District Council, in the Midlands, despite just one in five tenants and leaseholders voting in…
Tagged: LA Specific Issues Tenant Involvement
