Chancellor unveils housing and universal credit measures in mini-budget
Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng has set out a range of new housing measures in his mini-budget.
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LIVE: HQN’s cost of living tips
Now, I’m no economist (nor, it appears, is anyone in the government, so I’m in ‘good’ company) but things, which are already pretty desperate, are about to become appallingly difficult. Ballooning inflation and preposterous energy price increases are ganging up…
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Regulator unveils final 22 Tenant Satisfaction Measures and launch date of April 2023
The Regulator of Social Housing has confirmed the list of new Tenant Satisfaction Measures that will be making up the new approach to consumer standards.
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Lee Rowley appointed new English Housing Minister
MP for North East Derbyshire, Lee Rowley, has been appointed as Minister for Housing and Planning in England.
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Two severe maladministration findings for G15 housing association following damp and mould investigation
The Housing Ombudsman made two severe maladministration findings about Southern Housing after a resident made repeated reports about damp and mould in her home over a lengthy period.
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£7bn retrofit programme would ‘create jobs and save £430 a year on average energy bills’
Retrofitting England’s homes with good insulation and new heat pumps is a ‘no-brainer’ to create jobs, boost growth, reduce energy bills, level-up and also meet our net-zero target, according to a new report by think tank IPPR.
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Experts urge new Prime Minister to act now to avoid ‘catastrophe’ of homelessness and economic crisis
The cost of living crisis could have a ‘catastrophic’ impact on homelessness if the new Prime Minister and her Government do not treat it with the same level of urgency seen at the start of the pandemic.
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A week in climate change, 14 September
Would you like to know what the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has been up to? You probably won’t like it very much. The weather-watching outfit has been coordinating a multi-agency report – which concludes we’re in a great deal of…
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Social housing sector faces ‘potential deterioration in credit quality’
The UK social housing sector faces potential deterioration in credit quality when the government imposes caps on social rents, Fitch Ratings says.
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Opinion: The rent ceiling – what do we do next?
It’s like Déjà-Vu all over again. Liz Truss wants rent increases capped at 3%, 5% or 7%. Nicola Sturgeon upped the ante by calling for a rent freeze. Scottish Labour backs her on this but wants an even longer freeze. What line will Keir Starmer take?
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NAO criticises Affordable Homes Programme
The National Audit Office has levelled several bits of criticism at the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities over the Affordable Homes Programme since 2015.
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RSH: Safety of tenants and delivery of essential landlord services ‘must not be compromised’ by rent cap decisions
The Regulator of Social Housing has written to registered providers and local authorities on the potential rent cap in social housing, saying that “the safety of tenants and delivery of essential landlord services must not be compromised” when making decisions on how to deal with any potential income loss.
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