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A “fundamental unfairness in the social housing sector’s approach to noise complaints sees most of the issues treated as anti-social behaviour (ASB), even when they concern general household noise”, says a new report by the Housing Ombudsman.
Capping social rent increases at five per cent a year would cost councils more than £3bn in five years, new analysis warns today.
The group has fantastic intentions and this, for me, is key. Diversity in the workplace is a journey. It’s not something you achieve overnight. Some organisations are far along their journey; others are only just starting. And this is okay. What one company does as part of its journey may not work or be right for another.
The Regulator of Social Housing has released its latest Sector Risk Profile, mapping out where it sees the biggest challenges for housing associations and local authorities over the coming year.
The Housing Ombudsman found severe maladministration for Catalyst’s significant failings in handling a complaint from shared owners about cold and draughty rooms and other defects in their new build house.
The UK government has announced plans that it says will help banks, building societies and the wider finance industry create more green finance products for homeowners. The new products will be designed specifically for those looking to improve the energy…
The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has committed to consulting on a minimum energy efficiency standard in the social housing sector within six months of the Bill receiving Royal Assent.
The House of Lords has passed an amendment that will give the Regulator of Social Housing powers to “set regulatory standards on the competence and conduct of all staff delivering services in connection with the management of social housing”.
In this article, Neil Yeomans, Head of Property Safety at Orbit, discusses the housing provider’s Building Safety Strategy – how it was created and how it will be central to Orbit’s work on the Building Safety Act.
Salford City Council wants a rent freeze for residents funded by government in the cost of living crisis.
The Regulator of Social Housing reports that East End Homes has been placed on its gradings under review list.
People became less alarmed by the climate crisis last year as anxieties focused on perhaps more immediately horrible things like Covid and making a living, a survey has revealed. The Institute for Economics and Peace’s (IEP) concern study found that…
