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Saturday 29 August 2015
Street bank – for good neighbours
This is worth checking out if you are prepare to lend to a neighbour, or maybe offer something www.streetbank.com “Streetbank is here to help…
Tagged: Community Tenant Involvement
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Thursday 6 August 2015
Latest diversity news
Here is the latest diversity news. Have you thought of look at tenant mentoring into work as a route to get more volunteers in…
Tagged: Equality
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Thursday 6 August 2015
HCA writes to landlords to ask them about viability post election
Smaller housing associations have been told to notify the regulator immediately if they think they cannot cope with the changes announced in the Budget.…
Tagged: Finance Viability Regulation
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Thursday 6 August 2015
Mps launch inqiry into financial viability of HAs
A committee of MPs has launched an inquiry into the financial viability and sustainability of housing associations. Uncertainty around the extension of the Right…
Tagged: Finance Viability Government Initiatives Housing Strategy
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Thursday 6 August 2015
North launch probe into housing
A high-profile team of ‘commissioners’ who will carry out a review of housing policy for the north of England have been announced. The Northern…
Tagged: Housing Strategy
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Tuesday 4 August 2015
Scrutiny Live – final feedback
Well done to all involved for this work. Here is a message from Nic Bliss: Hello – the Scrutiny Live report was launched yesterday…
Tagged: Community Tenant Involvement
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Friday 24 July 2015
18th November will be Housing Day 2015
#HousingDay will link up and be part of Community Impact Week from 16–22 November organised by the National Federation of Housing, kicking off a…
Tagged: HA Specific Issues LA Specific Issues
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Friday 24 July 2015
Circle and Affinity Sutton to create a 127,000 homes association
Two of the biggest housing associations in the UK have entered the ‘early stages’ of talks to create a 127,000-home landlord in the most…
Tagged: Finance HA Specific Issues
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Monday 20 July 2015
Golden Gates HT scheme on UC to be rolled out
Government officials are rolling out a scheme to make it easier for landlords to receive rent payments for universal credit by moving away from…
Tagged: Welfare Reform
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Monday 20 July 2015
Inside Housing blocked from receiving RTB info
Civil servants are continuing to block the release of a document laying out the financial implications of the Right to Buy extension – despite…
Tagged: Right to Buy
