My key takeaways from Rent Compliance event

I recently presented at a HQN rent compliance event and the key takeaways were: Constantly review and sense check the quality of the rent setting data that you hold Keep an eye on RPI – which was 11.8% in June … Read more

Regulator finds Yorkshire-based housing association in breach of Rent Standard

The Regulator of Social Housing has concluded that Incommunities has breached the Rent Standard. Following a self-referral, RSH found that Incommunities had set rents incorrectly for hundreds of tenants. The housing association had wrongly classified some of its homes as supported housing. … Read more

The HQN rent compliance conference 2022

We are pleased to announce that HQN’s annual rent compliance conference takes place on Thursday, 8th September. The theme for this year’s conference is ‘Setting rents in a cost-of-living crisis’ and we are delighted to confirm that the Regulator of … Read more

Housing Quality Magazine July 2022

Latest member question: What impact will a high RPI have on the shared ownership market?

On 22 June 2022 the office of national statistics announced that April’s 12-months epi was 9.1% and the RPI was 11.7%. the sectors rent formula for general needs and sheltered housing is based on September’s CPI plus 1%. So we … Read more

Notes from the Rent Compliance Forum (April 2022)

The notes from the first Rent Compliance Forum we held in April have now been published: shorturl.at/qvHIP Places are available for the next forum, which takes place on 19th July from 2pm to 5pm. You can book here: https://hqnetwork.co.uk/events/rent-compliance-forum-learning-lessons-and-sharing-best-practice-2/

Rent compliance forum – send us your questions

Just a reminder that the next HQN Rent Compliance Forum takes place on Tuesday, 19th July from 2pm to 5pm. For our second virtual forum, we will discuss and understand the impact of the 2022/23 rent increase on tenants and … Read more

Worries about the rising costs of living, Great Britain: April to May 2022 – ONS

The ONS has published its latest research into the impact of the rising cost of living in Great Britain. Here are some of the main findings: Around three in four adults (77%) reported feeling very or somewhat worried about the … Read more

Regulator finds housing association in breach of Rent Standard

The Regulator of Social Housing concluded that Your Housing Group has breached the Rent Standard. Following a self-referral, RSH found that Your Housing Group had set rents incorrectly. The housing association group “did not apply the 1% rent reduction properly to … Read more

Regulator warns of ‘extremely difficult’ rent setting decision

The Regulator of Social Housing CEO Fiona MacGregor has warned that housing providers face an “extremely difficult” decision on rent setting for next year, and urged them not to wait for government intervention. With rents linked to inflation, there’s a … Read more

Housing’s Next Generation 2022: Nominate now

Giving young diverse housing professionals a voice HQN is delighted to announce the return of Housing’s Next Generation – the annual competition designed to showcase and celebrate the brightest young talent working in housing. Entries for the 2022 competition are open … Read more

Government announces ‘new statutory protections for leaseholders’ within the Building Safety Bill

The Government has announced changes to the Building Safety Bill, with leaseholders getting new protections so they will have “no bills for fixing unsafe cladding”. Michael Gove, Housing Secretary, made the announcement as part of a “reset” of approach by … Read more

Gove approves £27m fund for fire alarms to replace waking watch

Housing Secretary, Michael Gove, has approved plans to end Waking Watch by installing fire alarms in the buildings that currently have the scheme in place. The £27m fund was announced in a letter to Permanent Secretary Jeremy Pocklington. The funding follows £30m … Read more