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The G15, a group of London housing associations, have warned that if the government was to implement its social housing rent cap at 3%, the organisations would see a reduction in re-investable rental income over 30 years of nearly £18bn.
Black and minority ethnic people are disproportionately falling faster and further below the poverty line amidst the cost of living crisis, finds a new report by Runnymede Trust.
Fun news from COP27, this year’s get-together of fossil fuel firm mandarins intent on deflecting all attention away from their respective companies’ destructive activities: it’s being sponsored by Coca-Cola. Green campaigners are astonished that the firm, described by some as…
Changes to the Housing Ombudsman Scheme came into effect this month, making it “easier for residents to access its service if they remain unhappy with their landlord’s final response on their complaint”.
Intergeneration activities are really important in reducing isolation and supporting people living in independent living schemes to be physically and mentally active, says Francis Burrows, Director of Support and Service Development at Orbit.
Housing associations in England have confirmed that where residents engage with their landlord “they will not be evicted as a result of financial hardship.”
By Colin Wiles, housing consultant. The big story from the publication of the affordable homes programme last week was the boost for shared ownership. The government says the £11.5bn programme will fund up to 180,000 homes by 2026, with half…
By Colin Wiles, housing consultant. The government’s decision to go ahead with further relaxation of planning rules defies logic and will create a new generation of slums. I touched on this in my blog in June when I wrote about…
By Colin Wiles, housing consultant. Every house with a fruit tree in its garden. That was one of the headline recommendations from Living with Beauty the final report of the Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission published last month. The report…
As you start to pull together all the information required to build your strategy, it makes sense to have an idea as to where that information is going to go and how it’s going to be used.
When I considered the responses to some of the questions she asked, I had a realisation: there are residents who may have seen many iterations of their housing provider. Renaming, rebranding, cultural shifts, mergers, restructures.
By Saleh Mirza, Head of Building Projects, A2Dominion. Life is changing quickly everywhere we turn presently, and developments in our sector could leave your estate services department marginalised. We face huge challenges but are also presented with great opportunities in…
