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Monday 11 April 2016
3% drop in new home registrations
New homes registered by social landlords have decreased 3% in a year, figures released today reveal. The figures show 8,118 ‘public sector homes’, which…
Tagged: House Building Housing Strategy
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Monday 11 April 2016
Oxford sets up housing company at Council
A Labour council hopes its new housing company will be allowed to buy the authority’s own vacant ‘high-value’ stock, preventing loss of homes to…
Tagged: Housing Strategy
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Monday 11 April 2016
Tower Hamlets downgraded
The Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) downgraded Tower Hamlets Community Housing’s (THCH) governance rating to a non-compliant ‘G3’. The grading means that THCH is…
Tagged: Regulation
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Monday 11 April 2016
Temporary HCA chief appointed
The Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) has appointed former retail boss Mark Hodgkinson as its interim chief executive. The HCA today announced that Mr…
Tagged: Regulation
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Monday 11 April 2016
New ISA for under 40’s to start borrowing to buy
George Osborne has announced a new government-backed ‘Lifetime ISA’ which can be used by younger people to buy homes. Under the scheme, people under…
Tagged: Housing Strategy
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Monday 11 April 2016
Government plans to build mansions!
The government is planning to transfer £4.4bn of housing grant into its new programme of affordable Starter Mansions. The Department for Communities and Local…
Tagged: Housing Strategy
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Monday 11 April 2016
Former Guinness HA CEO joins HCA regulation committee
The former chief executive of one of England’s largest housing associations has been appointed to the Homes and Communities Agency’s regulation committee. Simon Dow,…
Tagged: Regulation
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Monday 11 April 2016
Under 23’s to be barred from starter homes discount
First-time buyers under the age of 23 will not qualify for Starter Homes, under a change to the government’s proposals. An amendment to the…
Tagged: House Building Housing Strategy
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Monday 11 April 2016
3 landlords in biggest ever merger
Three of London’s largest housing associations are planning to form a 135,000-home social landlord capable of building 100,000 homes in 10 years, ccording to…
Tagged: HA Specific Issues Housing Strategy
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Monday 11 April 2016
Equality and Human Rights Commisison to review welfare reform
In its business plan for 2016/17, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) says it will commission an assessment to determine how welfare changes…
Tagged: Equality Welfare Reform
