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Saturday 7 March 2015
Leaseholder supported on challenging costs by upper tribunal
Landlords must consider the financial impact on leaseholders when seeking to charge for non-vital improvement works to their homes, an upper tribunal has ruled.…
Tagged: Rents
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Saturday 7 March 2015
UC claimant are likely to be in work
Universal credit claimants are more likely to be in work than those on Jobseeker’s Allowance, according to two government reports. According to Inside Housing:…
Tagged: Universal Credit Work
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Saturday 7 March 2015
Landlords breaching the VFM rules
Eight housing associations have failed to meet the Homes and Communities Agency’s (HCA) value for money standard. According to Inside Housing: The regulator has issued…
Tagged: Value for Money
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Saturday 7 March 2015
DV claimant loses challenge against bedroom tax
A mother living in a domestic abuse ‘sanctuary scheme’ has lost her landmark challenge against the bedroom tax, in a blow to similar services…
Tagged: Anti-Poverty Bedroom Tax Welfare Reform
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Saturday 7 March 2015
North social homes to be sold
Accent Group plans to sell 160 homes near Durham on the open market after attempts to offload them for £1 so they could stay…
Tagged: Allocations Housing Strategy
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Saturday 7 March 2015
Affordable Housing Drop in registrations
Registrations of new affordable homes fell by 4% last year after a ‘levelling off’ in planning obligations placed on developers. Accordng to Inside Housing:…
Tagged: House Building
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Wednesday 4 March 2015
Housing company takes over the running of a library
Wreckenton Library in Gateshead could be managed by Gateshead Housing Company as part of cost-saving proposals under consideration by the council. In the wake…
Tagged: Community
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Wednesday 4 March 2015
Addulam prove that support for substance misuse pays
A housing association in Macclesfield has highlighted the financial cost of failing to provide support for tenants with substance issues. Adullam Homes Housing Association…
Tagged: Care and Support Nuisance
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Wednesday 4 March 2015
SLH win the best companies award – 2 years running
South Liverpool Homes (SLH) has been named the best UK non-profit to work for by Best Companies at an awards ceremony in London –…
Tagged: Awards
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Wednesday 4 March 2015
Health Minister unhappy with housing and health link
A former health minister has slated the chief executive of NHS England for neglecting to consider the role of housing in keeping people out…
Tagged: Care and Support Health Housing Strategy
