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The long-awaited Renters’ (Reform) Bill has finally been published. You can read it in full here: https://hqnetwork.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/220308.pdf We are rounding up reaction to the Bill in our news coverage: https://hqnetwork.co.uk/news/no-fault-evictions-abolished-as-renters-reform-bill-introduced/
The latest edition of the Housing Management Network news roundup for January 2023 is now in the resources section of the HQN website for members. You can find it here. This month we look at the Prime Minister’s renewed commitment…
You can now find the latest edition of the Innovation and Technology news roundup in the resource area of our page. You can find all of our resources here… As part of your membership we’ll provide you with monthly updates…
By Nigel Deacon, National Account Director at MetroStor Whenever I get the opportunity, I ask residents what their biggest frustrations are with the places where they live, and a large proportion will always say that they would like their bin…
The HSE has published a new “Talking Toolkit” to help support workers with long term health conditions and disabled workers. It includes questions to help with practical conversations with workers and focuses on: • Create a supportive and enabling workplace…
We recently ran a poll of our members to see what social housing professionals thought the government would cap rents at. Giving the option of 3%, 5%, 7% or other as per the consultation, the results were as follows: 3%…
In order to bring inflation down the 9 members of the Bank of England’s (BoE) monetary policy committee voted 7/2 to increase the base rate by 0.75% to 3%. The BoE has also warned that the UK is already in…
The Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee has published a report into Exempt Accommodation which it says has left them “shocked and alarmed” at the state of the tenure. The damning report says that, “in the worst instances the system…
The UK’s economy could experience a whopping £413bn boost by 2030 from digital tech alone. That’s according to new independent research from Public First commissioned by Amazon. The research goes on to say that both the public and businesses see…
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The Charity Commission has launched an inquiry into My Space Housing Solutions to investigate potential conflicts of interest and possible mismanagement of funds. The charity was featured in a BBC Panorama investigation earlier this year. My Space Housing Solutions provides…
Citizens Advice has developed a new tool to help consumers understand how much different electrical appliances will cost to use as energy costs rise from this month. The link below may be useful for housing officers and other frontline staff…
Salford is facing a ‘homelessness tidal wave’ caused by the cost of living crisis, warns the city’s head of supported housing Rachel Connelly. The number of people living in temporary accommodation in the city has soared by 238% in the…
