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The Housing Ombudsman says it has launched “special investigations” into London’s Camden Council, Hackney Council and Hyde Group, after casework showed all three are struggling with damp and mould, repairs and complaint handling. Special investigations are launched by the ombudsman…
The Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) has published guidance setting out how social landlords need to submit their Tenant Satisfaction Measures (TSM) results. The RSH has also confirmed that landlords which own more than 1,000 homes must submit their first TSM data return…
By Roger Jarman As we limp towards the end of this fractious parliament, housing has become a key political battleground. All the major parties call for more housebuilding to help deal with soaring homelessness, overcrowding and unaffordable housing costs. The…
The Housing Ombudsman has focused on service charges in its latest Insight report, which provides updated guidance and jurisdiction. According to the ombudsman, service charges contain many grey areas that confuse and frustrate both residents and landlords, which often results…
Who doesn’t look forward to a housing regulation quiz at this time of year? And we have one for you that gradually gets harder to really test hardcore regulation fans! If you don’t get 100%, perhaps you need to go…
A growing number of refugees are ending up homeless on the streets of the London after leaving Home Office accommodation, new research has warned. According to London Councils’ study, 846 homelessness presentations were made in October from refugees and asylum-seekers…
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published the first of its ‘working papers’ following its study into housebuilding in England, Scotland and Wales. The study detailed significant issues in new-build estate management, including inadequate consumer protections and the potential…
A London council has given the greenlight for 45 zero-carbon homes, which will feature high levels of insulation and incorporate green roofs, efficient heating systems and solar panels. Following a cabinet meeting this week, Haringey Council members gave their backing…
An investment manager has announced £50 million in funding to provide affordable housing. Octopus Investments says the first close of its Affordable Housing Fund has been set up to “accelerate the UK’s much-needed delivery of good quality and genuinely affordable…
Shepherds Bush Housing Association (SBHA) has become a subsidiary of The Guinness Partnership Limited. The proposed merger was announced in April 2023 and the final business case was approved by Guinness and SBHA’s respective boards and by SBHA shareholders in October 2023,…
Newcastle City Council’s cabinet has confirmed it will go ahead with proposals to close its ALMO, Your Homes Newcastle (YHN), in the biggest change to council housing in the city for almost two decades. The changes will see all services…
A 40% variance in the average cost of social and private rents in the North East is leaving the region’s older private renters struggling to afford the basic essentials, according to new research by the National Housing Federation (NHF). The…
