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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…
Bad news for UK trees this week – though, having said, I don’t imagine there are many good-news-for-trees weeks. Climate change experts are exasperated about cuts to tree-planting schemes in Scotland, with the woodland creation budget reduced by 41% in…
Housing association Clarion Futures, the charitable foundation of Clarion Housing Group, has partnered with the Rothesay Foundation, the charitable foundation of UK pensions insurer Rothesay, to expand its warm spaces programme. The Rothesay Foundation has donated over £315,000 to the…
A social landlord has been nationally recognised for its success in promoting inclusivity and diversity across the business. Stonewater was this week recognised as one of the country’s Top 25 organisations which achieved Maturity Matrix accreditation in 2023. The matrix,…
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has slammed a “complex and unpredictable planning system”, which it says is behind the country’s persistent under delivery of new homes. In its final report on the housebuilding market in Great Britain, the CMA…
By Davina Emery, Tenancy Sustainment Team Leader, Winchester City Council Long gone are the days when local authorities visited properties, with regard to hoarding behaviours, in white biohazard suits with the intention of removing people’s possessions, often without permission. But…
Grenfell United and the Fire Brigades Union have renewed their calls for ‘action and justice’ in the wake of a major fire in a block of flats in the Spanish city of Valencia. The fire, which was first reported on…
The Housing Ombudsman has made six findings of severe maladministration for Birmingham City Council for how it handled leaks and damp and mould, as well as the associated complaint handling. Last year the ombudsman published a Special Investigation Report into…
By Mushtaq Khan, Chief Executive, Housing Diversity Network In recent weeks people have been asking us here at Housing Diversity Network to comment on or ‘call out’ individuals or organisations when something goes wrong or poor services are highlighted and…
