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A housing association has helped its tenants manage over £1 million in debt. Releasing the figures ahead of national Debt Awareness Week, Orbit has revealed that from April 2023 to the end of December 2023 it helped customers manage £1.1m…
The latest Resident Voice Index™ (RVI) survey has revealed that over three-quarters of social housing residents had no or only partial floor coverings in their new home when they moved in, with 75% of these residents indicating a negative sentiment towards this…
A rogue landlord who illegally converted a property into six flats has been ordered to pay more than £220,000 after a local authority’s successful prosecution. A previous unlawful change of use into five flats led to Pathfield Estates Ltd being…
Cross-party group London Councils has expressed “extreme concern” at the government’s decision to stop letting local authorities keep all money raised from council house sales, warning that it will undermine efforts to deliver replacement homes. The government has confirmed that…
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has today (6 March) delivered what could be his last budget. Highlights from the annual fiscal announcement include a 2p cut to National Insurance, the abolition of non-dom status and a reduction to the higher rate of…
A London council has announced plans to replace cladding on nearly 600 low-rise houses in its borough, in a multi-million-pound scheme that it believes will be the first of its kind in the country. Safety issues with the cladding on…
A charity is looking to partner with housing associations as it launches a new project to empower tenants to take control of growing in their shared community spaces. Garden Organics says its organic gardening programme, Growing Buddies, will help empower…
New rules put forward by a local authority will mean developers must explore the option to retrofit before demolishing buildings. Westminster City Council says the move will accelerate the upgrading of commercial buildings to meet the modern standards demanded by…
The Regulator of Social Housing’s (RSH) results of its latest quarterly survey of private registered providers’ financial health show providers are continuing to invest in existing homes and build new ones. The report, which covers the period 1 October to 31…
By Keith Cooper Further evidence of the awful impact of temporary accommodation on children and their families has just been released and will make for very uncomfortable reading for all involved. A shocking but unsurprising study has found that even…
A housing association project manager wants to help young girls and women to realise the opportunities in the UK’s construction section – opportunities they may be overlooking because of their gender. Sharing her experience during Women in Construction Week, Millie…
The Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) today set out its new standards for social housing landlords, designed to protect tenants and improve the service they receive. RSH also confirmed how it will regulate and inspect landlords against these final set of…
