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Wednesday 19 December 2018
Wisdom from residents innovating on engagement
Here are some ideas from the NHC’s Tenant Panel Conference in November – a joint session between ourselves at tenantadvisor and the Housing Association…
Tagged: HA Specific Issues LA Specific Issues Tenant Involvement
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Wednesday 19 December 2018
HA declared non-compliant
A private equity-linked housing association has “inherent conflicts of interest” and is not compliant with the Regulator of Social Housing’s standards, according to RSH.…
Tagged: Regulation
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Wednesday 19 December 2018
Grenfell Fire latest news
The government has accepted the need to implement the Hackitt review of fire and building safety by accepting all recommendations. The route to action is…
Tagged: Health and Safety
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Wednesday 19 December 2018
Social housing numbers down
Figures published by the government reveal a 6% decrease in the total number of social housing lettings in 2017/18, down to 313,000. These latest numbers…
Tagged: House Building
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Sunday 25 November 2018
Pathfinder in court
London-based housing association Pathfinder was accused in court documents, submitted by Southwark Council, of paying tenants to sign agreements which made it appear that…
Tagged: Regulation
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Monday 5 November 2018
Impact HA now part of Riverside HG and a name change at Liverty
The 2,770-home Workington-based association – Impact HA was found to have insufficient headroom in its business plan by the regulator in May 2017. It…
Tagged: HA Specific Issues
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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
