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United in grief and anger, Grenfell families gather two years on
14 June, 2019
Amid frustration at the slow pace of justice, survivors mark anniversary of the fire with vigil and silent march
The big changes that could shake up social housing rules in Manchester
14 June, 2019
Volunteers could be stripped of their priority status and the earning threshold lowered under major new plans being considered by Manchester Council
Homeless crisis as people waiting 35 years for Brum council house - and B&B spending hits record £29m
14 June, 2019
Birmingham City Council spent staggering £28.9 million on temporary accommodation in 2018
Midlands housing group to consolidate as single organisation
14 June, 2019
One of the largest associations in the Midlands will be as one
Pilot scheme to land older tenants 'home'
14 June, 2019
Cumbria based provider trials engagement app to tackle social isolation - with the results likely to influence national policy
'No place to call home' - Massive rise in homelessness applications leaves councils reliant on B&Bs
13 June, 2019
A huge rise in homelessness applications has seen councils spend six-figure sums placing people in emergency B&Bs
British children in poverty denied basic benefits by Home Office
13 June, 2019
Policy of no recourse to public funds for some immigrants makes their children second-class citizens
Councils budget for 21% increase in spending on housing
13 June, 2019
Housing will this year displace highways and transport as the largest area of council capital spending
Housing associations can lead on building 'a new Scotland'
13 June, 2019
Housing Scotland 2019 hears: "You can't change something by fighting existing reality"
Council's investment in commercial property instead of social housing stock questioned
12 June, 2019
If there's a waiting list of over 2,000 at present, does that not indicate under-supply and over-demand?
Anger at Newham Council as people in temporary housing say they live in state of disrepair
12 June, 2019
Demonstrators have taken to the streets to protest against Newham Council's housing system as people in temporary accommodation say they face living in a state of disrepair
Scottish social housing gets extra £3.5m to fight fuel poverty
12 June, 2019
Sum confirmed at Housing Scotland 2019 as Scottish Parliament passes pioneering fuel efficiency legislation
Government unveils £142m fund for 8,500 new homes
11 June, 2019
Government will spend £95m in Woking and £47m in Truro in a bid to deliver thousands of extra homes under the Housing Infrastructure Fund
Grenfell victims' families warned there's 'no guarantee' criminal charges will be brought despite 'fearless' police probe
11 June, 2019
There is no guarantee criminal charges will be brought over the Grenfell Tower fire
How Grenfell survivors came together - and how Britain failed them
11 June, 2019
The strongest campaign group to emerge from the disaster is facing its most devastating challenge: government inaction
Social housing residents 'second-class citizens' over home repairs
10 June, 2019
Homeless charity Shelter says approximately 2.5 million people have had a problem with their homes
533 proposed flats recommended for approval by Cambridge City Council
10 June, 2019
Five developments that would create 533 new flats to Cambridge are recommended for approval at Cambridge City Council's planning committee on June 11
Over half of social tenants have suffered problems with repairs
10 June, 2019
New research into social housing repairs in England has shown that many tenants are experiencing a host of problems
Social landlords hold off removal of potentially dangerous cladding until government test decisions
07 June, 2019
Social landlords are waiting for results from government tests before taking action to remove potentially dangerous cladding from 24 blocks
Government funding does not represent 'end' to cladding scandal
07 June, 2019
In a letter, Labours Sarah Jones MP voices a concern that the funding is seen as a 'panacea' to the cladding scandal
What does the sector want from the next prime minister?
07 June, 2019
As Theresa May prepares to leave Number 10, Tim Clark finds out what the social housing sector wants from the her successor
Council plans to deliver 350 social homes in Colchester
07 June, 2019
Colchester Council has confirmed plans to deliver up to 350 social homes for those on the housing register
Revealed: hundreds still face huge cladding bills despite government fund
06 June, 2019
Hundreds of leaseholders living in blocks with dangerous cladding are still facing bills of tens of thousands of pounds despite the government putting £200m towards the removal of ACM cladding last month
House-building in London:number of council homes started at highest level since the Eighties but some borough starts in single figures
06 June, 2019
New data from the Mayor's office reveals huge gulf in how many new affordable homes were started by London's 32 councils - with just seven new homes started in Lambeth
JETS powers tenants into jobs
06 June, 2019
Provider employment programme takes off to see 35 tenants land roles
Fund launched to help charities buy homes from housing associations
05 June, 2019
A £26m fund has been launched to help charities buy homes to accommodate vulnerable people, including properties belonging to social landlords
Homeless pregnant woman shocked by request to leave hotel to make way for D-Day guests in Portsmouth
05 June, 2019
A pregnant woman has spoken of her 'shock' after being told to leave her temporary hotel accommodation that day due to high demand for rooms during D-Day week
Landlords supported to clear rough sleepers off streets of Cheshire West
05 June, 2019
Cheshire West and Chester Council has received a share of £2.3m worth of funding
How can housing professionals get the most out of social media?
05 June, 2019
Guest editor and Rising Stars competition winner Oliver Harling has commissioned two articles for Inside Housing this week
There is a vital need to build more homes for social rent
04 June, 2019
The Conservative Government may have supported the Liberal Democrat commitment to build 300 thousand new homes a year
Council receive £700,000 homelessness prevention boost
04 June, 2019
The City of Wolverhampton has seen a 22% in the number of households in temporary accommodation
Equity-linked housing association first ever to breach tenant standard
03 June, 2019
Equity-linked association Westmoreland Supported Housing breached the English regulator's standard on empowering tenants for the first time
£7million set to be invested to provide new council housing in city
03 June, 2019
Leicester City Council is set to invest a further £7million on building and buying properties which can be used to provide much-needed affordable housing in the city
Tower block sale to fund social housing developments
03 June, 2019
Social landlord Together Housing has sold off a tower block in Calderdale that will help fund its investment programme
Council to buy houses where private tenants in Milton Keynes have been threatened with homelessness
31 May, 2019
Private sector tenants who are at risk of being made homeless by their landlords could be saved from the fate by Milton Keynes Council buying their homes
Hoarders in Exeter council homes could be evicted
31 May, 2019
Exeter City Council's People Scrutiny Committee, next week are being asked to recommend to the executive to adopt a new hoarding in council properties policy
Listening to tenants has climbed back up the agenda
31 May, 2019
With the Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018, tenants have been empowered to take action if their homes are unsafe
Triple Point Social Housing REIT acquires UK assets for combined £39.5m
30 May, 2019
Triple Point Social Housing REIT said it had completed the acquisition of 12 supported housing properties in the UK
Family of five stuck in one-bed flat
30 May, 2019
A family of five, squeezed into a one-bed flat, has been told nowhere larger is available, in another example of Reading's housing shortage
Councils need 100% of sales receipts to help domestic violence survivors
30 May, 2019
LGA responds to Crisis/APPGEH report saying receipts could be re-invested in initiatives adapting to welfare reform
Disabled council house tenants face 23-week wait for vital home improvements
30 May, 2019
The improvements include stairlifts and ramps
Councils are now on the radar of the regulator
30 May, 2019
The RSH has written to councils that own homes to tell you to keep tenants safe. Why is this? Of course the Grenfell fire is at the root of it
Labour must be more ambitious on building council housing
29 May, 2019
We need 155,000 council homes a year - not what Labour is currently offering
Number of households in temporary accommodation up 5% on last year
29 May, 2019
There were 83,700 households in temporary accommodation at the end of last year, a 5% increase on the end of 2017
Council spending on housing services halved over eight years
29 May, 2019
Institute for Fiscal Studies says future for council funding now needs "proper political and public debate"
£240m social housing repairs framework out to tender
28 May, 2019
Procure, a social housing regeneration consortium based in Yorkshire, is advertising for contractors for a housing repairs & maintenance framework valued at £240m
London councils turn heat on government over fire safety
28 May, 2019
With experts warning of test failure, the body representing London's boroughs wants a more transparent process
How fire safety works are hitting HAs and their tenants
24 May, 2019
As cladding is removed from towers in the aftermath of Grenfell, many tenants are having to leave their homes
Triple Point Social Housing Declares 1.27 Pence Quarterly Dividend
24 May, 2019
Triple Point Social Housing REIT PLC declared Thursday a 1.27 pence per share dividend for the first quarter ended March
Notting Hill Genesis seeks to offload temporary accommodation near Grenfell
24 May, 2019
Large housing association Notting Hill Genesis is looking to offload the temporary accommodation it manages near Grenfell Tower
Temporary accommodation tenants in Custom House hold protest against Newham Council
24 May, 2019
Frustrated tenants living in temporary accommodation in Custom House have held a protest against the council
East Anglian housing association in talks to merge with non-compliant landlord
23 May, 2019
The East Anglian housing association Flagship Group has revealed it is in talks to merge with a small housing association which was declared non-compliant with the English regulator's standards last year
Social renters 'less confident' of ability to cover household bills
23 May, 2019
Survey suggests housing associations need to stay flexible on payment methods and frequencies
The 2018 Financial Statements of Welsh Housing Associations
22 May, 2019
We know that good housing makes a real difference to people's lives
Housing association apologies after failing to fix stairlift for two weeks due to difficulty getting parts
22 May, 2019
Housing association Vivid Homes has apologised to a disabled woman who has been left without a working stairlift in her home for over two weeks, citing difficulties sourcing the appropriate parts needed for the repair
Provider exposed as unable to trace evicted tenants
21 May, 2019
Report reveals provider failed to consult with tenants, provide advice and assistance, and consider what would happen to them
Council says its own lettings agency 'saves hundreds of thousands'
20 May, 2019
A council claims that its decision to set up its own lettings agency has prevented homelessness for almost 50 families and avoided £275,000 expenditure on emergency housing
Housing association linked to Grenfell Tower left tenant without light for weeks
20 May, 2019
London-based Notting Hill Genesis didn't repair one tenant's rotten window for six months and still collected rent from one tenant for five years after he died
Social housing sector has 'significant impact' on employment
20 May, 2019
New report backs a business case for housing associations supporting tenants into work
VRTB pilot: more than half of tenants drop out after ballot
17 May, 2019
More than half the tenants successful in the ballot for the Midlands Voluntary Right to Buy pilot have failed to apply to buy their home or have had their application cancelled
Repairs and maintenance tracker 2019
17 May, 2019
Housing associations' spending on repairs and maintenance has ticked up again for the first time in three years
Regulator: prospective supported housing providers not budgeting for enough support
17 May, 2019
Prospective providers of specialised supported housing are not budgeting for the support they claim they will provide
Hackney Council tells pregnant mum in homeless shelter: Move 160 miles away or face eviction
17 May, 2019
Jess is seven months pregnant and receiving prenatal care at a hospital in Hackney
Council lettings initiative saves thousands on finding homes
17 May, 2019
In under a year, the scheme has seen 47 households faced with eviction moved into more affordable rented properties
Residents must move out over fire safety - but must still pay L&Q full rent while cladding is removed
16 May, 2019
Where tenants will be moved to is still unclear
Housing associations are more vulnerable to market downturn than ever
16 May, 2019
Housing associations are now more vulnerable to housing market fluctuations than ever before
New social housing in Birmingham comes with Right to Buy stipulations
16 May, 2019
City Council plans major 10-year house building programme with would-be RtB purchasers facing full property construction costs
Tenants evicted for £43m Birmingham scheme will get 'option' to return
16 May, 2019
Residents in Druids Heath will be the first to benefit
A recipe for social housebuilding
16 May, 2019
With more than 270,000 people currently experiencing homelessness in England, we're undoubtedly seeing the impact of 40 years of failure in housing policy
Homeless people in UK 'denied social housing as risky tenants'
15 May, 2019
Housing associations under fire for focus on commercial goals instead of social mission
Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act: how will social landlords respond?
15 May, 2019
A new piece of legislation will enshrine tenants' right to an improved standard of housing
Digitisation still a challenge for housing associations
15 May, 2019
A new survey of housing association senior managers has found that they're slow to catch up to customer's expectations around digital services and start benefiting from the efficiency gains of digital
Inflexible, insecure, and losing them money: what the "tenancy trap" means for Britain's renters
15 May, 2019
All across the UK, renting is the new normal
Anti-poverty charities want 'urgent investment' in Local Housing Allowance
15 May, 2019
Nine out of 10 English councils now fear further rises in homelessness because of LHA freeze
Dozens of residents forced to leave their homes as flat evacuation deadline looms
14 May, 2019
It is understood residents have until end of play today to leave
Housing association spends £2m on staff restructuring and consultants then puts rents up
13 May, 2019
A cash-strapped housing association has increased rents despite spending nearly £2 million on restructuring
Pan-London solutions needed for temporary accommodation crisis
13 May, 2019
New report calls for a specific Mayoral-led project that could press MHCLG and DWP on collaboration to improve housing security undermined by welfare reform
For-profit provider signs management agreement with housing association
13 May, 2019
Places for People has agreed a new 10-year deal to manage for-profit provider Residential Secure Income's 2,219 retirement homes
100 years of Newcastle council housing - from homes for heroes to homes of the future
12 May, 2019
To celebrate 100 years of council housing in Newcastle, the city council is asking residents to share memories and photographs
Hackitt legislation: what does it mean for housing associations?
10 May, 2019
As Inside Housing reveals that draft legislation to implement a new post-Grenfell system of building regulation is imminent
Social landlords offered 'solution' to Universal Credit arrears
10 May, 2019
Study of five registered landlords finds an £60,000-£130,000 increase in rent arrears per thousand tenants
Association calls for amendment to Universal Credit shortfall
10 May, 2019
Curo has identified many tenants struggling to cover the cost of their weekly rent
Surplus service homes could still boost social housing stock
09 May, 2019
Commons committee told such a boost depends on a balance between military personnel projections and social housing need
Catalyst tenants forced to move out over fire safety issues in London block
09 May, 2019
Tenants at a Catalyst-owned block in London will be moved out of their homes after the housing association found a series of fire safety issues with the building
NHF unveils Tenant Advisory Panel
09 May, 2019
Announcement comes amid bids to create a more balanced relationship between tenants and housing associations
More than a dozen supported housing tenants 'not receiving services' paid for
07 May, 2019
More than a dozen supported housing tenants in Gloucester are not being provided the services that have been paid for
Housing bosses 'letting down' Edinburgh council tenants over repairs
07 May, 2019
Housing chiefs have been accused of "letting down tenants" after it was revealed there were more than 3,700 outstanding repairs for council homes
Anger as Grenfell boss is invited to speak at housing safety event
03 May, 2019
Woman in charge of TMO at time of fire quits conference after criticism from survivors
Man hits out at housing association as 'year-old sewage' covers bathroom
03 May, 2019
'The smell is horrendous'
What do Amazon and social housing have in common?
03 May, 2019
The very nature of social housing means that customer service can be a more complex affair than other sectors
Leaseholders in London block pay nearly £3.5m for Grenfell-style cladding removal
02 May, 2019
Leaseholders living at a major development in central London have been forced to pay out millions of pounds to remove dangerous Grenfell-style cladding despite no work starting on the block
Why are so many housing associations turning their backs on fixed-term tenancies?
02 May, 2019
In 2011 the Localism Act gave social landlords the option to issue fixed-term tenancies for the first time
Why people on Leicester housing register haven't been able to bid on council properties
02 May, 2019
'It's a disgrace, the system is bad enough as it is'
There are no easy answers to the 'trilemma' faced by housing organisations
02 May, 2019
A recent conference on housing brought home the triple challenge faced by organisations trying to battle the housing crisis
New four and five-bedroom council houses to be built in Milton Keynes for 'larger' homeless families
01 May, 2019
The first stream of 91 new council houses has been submitted to the planning department
Associations merge to deliver 1,300 homes
01 May, 2019
Aldwyck Housing Group is set to become a subsidiary of Catalyst
Why we scrapped our ALMO
30 April, 2019
This month Westminster City Council scrapped the management company which had been looking after its council homes for 17 years
Khan urged to 'ease the squeeze' on family-sized social rented homes
30 April, 2019
London mayor urged to set a target for 50% of new social rented homes to have three bedrooms or more to address overcrowding in social housing
Rushanara Ali MP: Gov't must move fast to replace flammable cladding on every building
29 April, 2019
Fire does not discriminate between private and public housing
Associations announce merger plans
29 April, 2019
Between them, the two groups manage 38,000 units across the UK
Location of 2,780 new council homes revealed for the first time
26 April, 2019
Council housing is a prestigious tenure and we want to lead the race to the top
Challenges in delivering social housing
26 April, 2019
Housing providers are coming under increasing scrutiny and indeed pressure to deliver the number of affordable homes that are going to make a lasting impact in solving the nation's housing crisis
Association warns of changes to pension credit
26 April, 2019
The household incomes of those affected could leave some as much as £7,000 a year worse off
Australia's biggest bank enters sector with £250m of loans to housing associations
25 April, 2019
Australia's biggest bank has made a significant move into the UK social housing sector with loans worth over £250m to four large housing associations
Home Office urges social housing to 'know the signs' of gang exploitation
25 April, 2019
A series of posters set to raise awareness around urban drug activity expanding to smaller town markets
Great Yarmouth rundown housing to be bought by council
25 April, 2019
A £2m scheme that will let a council buy rundown bedsits and guest houses and renovate them has been approved
Regulatory judgements: London housing association downgraded for giving regulator inaccurate information
25 April, 2019
London housing association Origin Housing has been downgraded for providing "consistently inaccurate" information to the Regulator of Social Housing
Man with mental health problems evicted in his slippers - and he can't get back in to retrieve his belongings
25 April, 2019
Paul Bradley, 64, was evicted from his Cromwell Road flat on Tuesday by Lincolnshire Housing Partnership with just the clothes on his back and slippers
London council's housing allocations policy is discriminatory
24 April, 2019
A west London council has been told by the Court of Appeal that its housing allocations policy is unlawfully discriminatory
Housing as a social determinant of health: evidence from the Housing through Social Enterprise study
24 April, 2019
Housing is a key driver of public health
REIT to set up company to advise supported housing association partners
23 April, 2019
Civitas has announced plans to set up a company to advise the housing associations it leases homes to
Private investors cash in on social housing boom
23 April, 2019
Triple Point investment trust buys six developments including one in south of Scotland
Hackitt 'concerned' Grenfell recommendations will fall away
23 April, 2019
Author of the Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety post-Grenfell, has warned not to let Grenfell slip off the agenda
Cost of re-homing Appleton Point tenants is revealed
23 April, 2019
Rwhousing almost one hundred people after a block of flats was evacuated cost Bradford Council £12,410
Association which developed electrical safety code slammed for putting tenants at risk
23 April, 2019
A housing association involved in developing an electrical safety code of practice has been slammed for electrical safety issues by the regulator
'Fill the bath up with water from the kettle...' - What social housing landlord told single mum Kayleigh, 24, after boiler broke down
23 April, 2019
Kayleigh Manning has now received an apology from Sanctuary Housing
Treasury delays reclassification of NI housing associations until 2020
23 April, 2019
The UK Treasury has agreed to delay legislation that would shift the debt of Northern Irish housing associations onto the public balance sheet until March 2020
Tories refuse to support £8m housing plan
18 April, 2019
Conservative councillors at Cornwall Council have refused to support providing an extra £8million to the council's housing development programme
Believing in the future of social housing
18 April, 2019
When we set out to create a new identity for County Durham Housing Group, we kept coming back to the same thing; our view that social housing should drive positive change
Grenfell family placed on council house waiting list
17 April, 2019
A family who escaped the Grenfell Tower fire have been told by their local authority they will be moved on to a general council house waiting list
'I can't stay here' - Social housing tenant feels forced to move out over leaky boiler
17 April, 2019
A social housing tenant has hit out at her landlords due to her boiler leaking on and off for the last two years - forcing her to find alternative living arrangements
New building safety knowledge hub for social landlords
17 April, 2019
The Federation and the Local Government Association have launched a new building safety knowledge hub for social landlords
Association secures £500k Warm Homes funding
17 April, 2019
The grant will enable 250 homes to be connected to mains gas
Government to drop plans to create a national tenant voice
17 April, 2019
Government may not be going ahead with a national tenants voice - pitched as a key element of the Social Housing Green Paper
Government criticised for sidelining plans for national tenant voice
16 April, 2019
The government has been accused of sidelining its pledge to give social housing tenants a stronger voice on the national stage following the Grenfell Tower fire
New guidance to help identify tenants at risk of county lines exploitation
16 April, 2019
New guidance from the Home Office and CrimeStoppers aims to help housing association staff identify and support vulnerable tenants
Social tenant says he is being punished for speaking to the Guardian
12 April, 2019
Thomas Reames says Southern Housing extended probation period after he discussed segregated facilities
Funds agree to reduced lease payments from non-compliant housing association
12 April, 2019
Civitas and one other investment fund have agreed to reduce lease payments from a non-compliant housing association
County's housing targets are already met
12 April, 2019
Northumberland is building almost double the number of required homes
Report provides tenant perception on 'value for money'
12 April, 2019
The online survey allows participants to provide an opinion on new legislation and regulations
Regulator to meet with equity investors in supported housing
11 April, 2019
The Regulator of Social Housing is set to meet with investors that put money into the controversial model of financing SSH to outline its concerns around how it is being operated
For-profit association seeks new investors to buy more homes
11 April, 2019
A for-profit housing association owned by a private developer is seeking new private funders to help expand its business and allow it to buy more homes
Warrington approves £80m housing association loan facilities
11 April, 2019
Warrington Borough Council has approved £80m of loans to provide borrowing facilities to two housing associations for house-building in the area
Two-thirds of councils say they can't afford to comply with homelessness law
10 April, 2019
A year on from the Homelessness Reduction Act, councils fear lack of funds will hamper efforts to keep people housed and off the streets
London association promises improvement after concerns in Grenfell borough
10 April, 2019
One of London's largest housing associations has promised to improve its service in the borough where the Grenfell Tower fire happened
Brokenshire 'turns back time' over social housebuilding
10 April, 2019
Accused of presiding over the worst two years of social housing since WWII, Housing Secretary attacks last Labour government
Associations accused of 'nice work if you get it' sales of affordable homes
10 April, 2019
Commons hears how section 106 properties could simply be sold straight to first-time buyers on low incomes at 50% market value
Malthouse wants planning laws to stop social housing segregation
10 April, 2019
Housing minister Kit Malthouse has asked officials to "explore strengthening" planning guidance to prevent segregation of social housing residents
Average rent for UK property now £1,217
09 April, 2019
Annual growth hotspots include Edinburgh City (5.97%), Nottingham (4.28%), and Blaenau Gwent (3.76%)
Harlow MP describes office block re-housing as 'social cleansing'
09 April, 2019
The government is reviewing its policy of allowing the conversion of offices into homes without planning permission
House Exchange adds over 100,000 properties to swapping service for social housing residents
09 April, 2019
House Exchange - the home swapping service - has seen rapid growth over the last twelve months, with landlords owning more than 100,000 properties joining as partners
Greater Manchester housing association secures £100m funding deal
09 April, 2019
Bolton at Home has secured a £100m funding package that will enable it to build 785 homes and complete its acquisition of Manchester neighbour Arcon Housing Group
"Poorly finished" new block of flats might have to be be evacuated over fire safety fears
08 April, 2019
Developer vows to work with council to fix problems found in investigations following Grenfell Tower tragedy
31% of ALMO Right to Buy stock not replaced in 2018
05 April, 2019
The latest National Federation of ALMOs annual report has shown the sector is still struggling with replacing stock sold through the Right to Buy
Two landlord in West Sussex lose appeal against CPNs
05 April, 2019
Two landlords who let substandard properties in Lancing and Southwick have had their appeals against Civil Penalty Notices (CPNs) rejected
'It's going to be our little paradise': can co-ops solve the housing crisis?
05 April, 2019
For many people, bouncing between shoddy, overpriced house-shares is a fact of life. But there is a ready-made answer: the humble housing co-op
Nearly one in seven Britons could live alone by 2039, study shows
05 April, 2019
ONS also says those already on own are less financially secure than couples without children
New strategy aims to increase supply of housing that's affordable
05 April, 2019
A new strategy to tackle South Cambridgeshire's housing challenges has been approved by the District Council - with an emphasis on providing homes that are affordable for local workers
Major affordable housing projects announced for London
05 April, 2019
The £63m transformation in the heart of the borough's Alperton Housing Zone is expected to get underway this month
Study reveals threat of unregulated short-term lets to PRS
04 April, 2019
Analysis suggests that Airbnb alone has over 77,000 lets in Greater London
'Fleecehold' : Calls to regulate homeowner charges
04 April, 2019
The amount of money homeowners can be charged for maintenance work by housing developers should be regulated by the Welsh Government, an AM has said
Landlord ordered to pay £29,000 for harassing two tenants out of their homes
04 April, 2019
A private landlord in Telford has been ordered to pay £29,000 in costs and fines for harassing two tenants out of their properties
Rental fraud warning after shocking scam attempts
04 April, 2019
Prospective tenants are being warned about a fraud scam that cons people into paying an advance fee to rent a property
TDS is latest to produce tools to help agents through Fees Ban
04 April, 2019
Tenancy Deposit Scheme is the latest player in the private rental sector to launch online tools to help letting agents cope with the Fees Ban
Councils say homelessness act not adequately funded
04 April, 2019
Up to 67% of councils feel they lack the funding to meet new duties to tackle homelessness, analysis has found
UC creates 'systematic indebtedness' for new claimants
04 April, 2019
A SFHA survey reveals levels of arrears for tenants is much higher when they claim Universal Credit
Study found universal credit causing hardship a year and half ago
04 April, 2019
Joint DWP and HMRC report was released on Thursday but dated November 2017
Newark and Sherwood District Council's policy and finance committee to consider bringing council housing back in-house
04 April, 2019
THE company that manages 5,500 council homes across Newark and Sherwood could be axed and brought back in-house by its sole shareholder, the district council
The DWP claims it costs too much to confirm UC deaths
03 April, 2019
Commons correspondence has the department ducking behind "disproportionate cost" over death rates
Housing First gathers pace in Scottish cities
03 April, 2019
Scotland could be free from most visible, acute forms of homelessness "within three years"
For-profit housing association blocked from NHF membership
03 April, 2019
A for-profit housing association has been told it cannot be a member of the National Housing Federation
Britain needs decent new council houses - not just musicals about them
03 April, 2019
A new production celebrates a famous Sheffield estate but glosses over dire levels of inequality and housing waiting lists
New landlord management platform to pay tenants to find their replacement
03 April, 2019
A new property management platform, which is launching soon, is looking for landlords to sign up and test its systems for free
Three million homes needed to end homelessness
03 April, 2019
A year ago, the government hailed the Homelessness Reduction Act as "the most ambitious legal reform in decades" - as it rolled out new duties on councils to prevent and relieve homelessness
HB A7/2018
03 April, 2019
Adjudication circulars provide updates to the Housing Benefit guidance manual for local authority staff
Tenant fee ban - 10 top tips for letting agents
02 April, 2019
As part of ARLA Propertymark's Tenant Fees Tool Kit, we've put together 10 of our top tips for letting agents ahead of the Tenant Fees Act 2019 coming into force on 1 June
'Flippant' DWP minister apologises to Parliament
02 April, 2019
Justin Tomlinson admits "inadvertent" factual blunders made during a debate on the benefits freeze
Private sector hits out at 'arbitrary rent caps'
02 April, 2019
The government's "tsunami of legislation" also came under fire at the ARLA Propertymark conference
Horsham to set up affordable housing company
02 April, 2019
Horsham District Council looks set to join the ever-expanding list of local authorities with its own housing company
Council says landlords should "account for their tenants' behaviour"
02 April, 2019
A buy to let investor has been hit with a £4,000 fine plus costs of over £5,000 after failing to license a property in multiple occupation
Call of the Week: Letting agents and court applications
02 April, 2019
This week we received a call from one of our members who is new to being a letting agent
Gas Safe Register responds to NLA concerns
02 April, 2019
Gas Safe Register's CEO, Jonathan Samuel, has responded to the National Landlords Association's concerns about gas safe engineers' lack of knowledge about new legislation
Almost half of tenants claim poor health due to condition of their home
01 April, 2019
Nearly half of tenants in the UK claim to have suffered health problems and injury as a direct result of conditions in their home
Client Money Protection now mandatory for letting agents in England
01 April, 2019
All letting agents in England must now be signed up to a Government-backed Client Money Protection scheme, or they could face a £30,000 penalty.
Households below average income: 1994/95 to 2017/18
01 April, 2019
Statistics on the number and percentage of people living in low income households for financial years 1994/95 to 2017/18.
Changes to MEES Regulations
01 April, 2019
The Energy Efficiency (Private Rented Property) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 have passed through Parliament and come into force on 1 April
DWP Alternative Payment Arrangements
01 April, 2019
Universal Credit prepares claimants for the world of work in which 75% of employees are paid monthly
DWP does not record why claimant 'commitments' aren't accepted
01 April, 2019
Parliamentary questions also reveal contracted "health assessors" are subject to independent - not departmental - audit
Housing association completes first Right to Buy pilot sale
01 April, 2019
One of the UK's largest housing associations has completed its first Voluntary Right to Buy sale
Government's own stats 'add up to the end of Right To Buy'
29 March, 2019
CIH renews attack on Right To Buy as MHCLG confirms a 32% fall in starts or acquisitions from Oct-Dec last year
Grenfell: tenants voice health fears in wake of contamination report
29 March, 2019
Residents close to site of 2017 fire say they are being kept in the dark about potential harms
Regulating the Standards - March 2019
29 March, 2019
'Regulating the Standards' outlines the regulator's operational approach to assessing providers' compliance with the economic and consumer standards
Green paper sector league tables 'unlikely'
29 March, 2019
League tables for social housing providers are now unlikely to be introduced
Softening the blow: how social landlords are helping Honda workers
28 March, 2019
Earlier this year, Honda announced the closure of its factory in Swindon
Half of babies born to families renting
28 March, 2019
Almost half of the babies born in the UK are starting their lives in rented accommodation
Man dies after association tower block blaze
28 March, 2019
Fatal fire this week is the latest in a series of fires at the same Glasgow block
London borough rules 1000+ residents can't be wrong
28 March, 2019
Westminster City Council "re-possesses" housing stock from failed ALMO
Social rent homes started by housing associations rise in latest NHF supply survey
27 March, 2019
The number of social rent homes delivered by housing associations in the final three months of last year is the highest since the NHF began collecting development figures in 2016
Homelessness Reduction Act increasing temporary accommodation numbers
27 March, 2019
More people are being placed in emergency and temporary accommodation as a result of the new Homelessness Reduction Act
LGA: 200,000 households in temporary accommodation
27 March, 2019
Eight in 10 councils have seen an increase in homelessness presentations since the Reduction Act's introduction in 2017
Too poor to play: children in social housing blocked from communal playground
26 March, 2019
In a move reminiscent of the 'poor doors' scandal, a London developer has segregated play areas for richer and poorer residents
Brexit and the social housing sector: the key risks
26 March, 2019
As the tortuous process of exiting the European Union approaches its denouement, the country remains in a state of uncertainty about what exactly is going to happen
Mother claims her son, one, suffers from 'slum disease' as a result of living in social housing covered in black mould and infested with INSECTS - and blasts the charity for not moving her family despite complaints
26 March, 2019
A mother-of-seven has claimed her squalid flat is to blame for her baby son suffering from a respiratory disease
How we're fighting the national housing emergency
26 March, 2019
After Grenfell, we're calling for a historic renewal of social housing
My disabled daughter has had 14 different homes
26 March, 2019
I'm a single parent with three children. My 15 year old daughter Sasha is severely disabled. For the last 15 years I've been trying to secure her suitable accommodation
Pitch to remove domestic abusers from socially rented homes
26 March, 2019
CIH Scotland push for a means of "legal and permanent" removal in a protection situation
Castles and Coasts Housing Association plan to removal fire extinguishers sparks safety fears in wake of Grenfell Tower tragedy
22 March, 2019
Social housing tenants have been left shocked after a decision to remove fire extinguishers from their communal buildings
Councils' powers to remove Grenfell-style cladding 'useless'
22 March, 2019
Exclusive: councils complain government's backing amounts to 'completely hollow words'
Regulator bars for-profit housing associations from entering Scottish sector
21 March, 2019
Several for-profit housing associations have been barred from entering the Scottish social housing sector by the regulator
Welsh government eyes no-deal Brexit social housing stimulus package
21 March, 2019
The Welsh government is in discussions with the social housing sector over a potential "stimulus package" in case the UK leaves the EU without a deal next week
Civitas Social Housing Boosts Rental Income By 10% After Acquisitions
21 March, 2019
Civitas Social Housing PLC on Thursday announced approximately GBP85.6 million worth of acquisitions, as well as an increase in its rental income
Residents and landlords team up to better communicate building safety
21 March, 2019
Pilot takes off to push for culture change across the sector
Mum 'wedges son's crutch to keep door shut at night' - the reality of living in Bristol's temporary housing
20 March, 2019
"I just want to feel safe. I want my kids to be safe"
Council approves two new tower blocks in Barking with ZERO social housing
20 March, 2019
The council's planning chiefs have given the thumbs up to two new tower blocks neither of which include social housing
Housing associations will borrow extra £17bn by 2021
20 March, 2019
Housing associations will borrow £17bn of new debt by 2021 as they accelerate development to meet demand for new housing
Social landlords must write code of conduct to protect leaseholders
19 March, 2019
The government has been urged to introduce a code of practice for local authorities and housing associations that outlines their responsibilities to leaseholders living in social housing blocks, in a bid to crack down on unfair charges
Major housing associations to scrap fixed-term tenancies
15 March, 2019
Housing associations across the country are reviewing their use of fixed-term tenancies as two more major landlords commit to scrapping the policy outright
The Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018 - what to expect
15 March, 2019
We set out what housing associations should expect when the Act comes into effect on 20 March
Right to Buy homes made £2.8m in profit 'in weeks'
14 March, 2019
A total of 139 former council tenants bought their homes under Right to Buy and resold them within one month
More housing associations than ever think Brexit will be negative
14 March, 2019
More housing associations than ever think Brexit will have a negative impact on them
Association that sold social homes on open market slammed for fire safety failings
14 March, 2019
A housing association previously censured for selling homes on the open market has been slammed by the English regulator again - this time for placing tenants at risk due to fire safety failings
LGA survey: councils to use borrowing powers to accelerate homebuilding programmes
14 March, 2019
New powers to borrow and invest in new and existing housing look set to be used by the majority of councils but further reforms are needed to spark a genuine renaissance of social housing
£5m social housing project completed in NI
14 March, 2019
The County Down development comprises 32 social housing units, made up of new-build houses, apartments and bungalows
Re-sold Right To Buy homes make £6.4bn in profit
14 March, 2019
The average time people kept their Right To Buy home before selling it on was seven-and-a-half years
Grenfell: Ministers can and must regulate to protect social tenants
14 March, 2019
Today marks 21 long months since the devastating fire in Grenfell Tower - the biggest housing tragedy in our history
Cladding removal from major London scheme 'delayed by developer errors'
13 March, 2019
Residents of a private London estate found to have Grenfell-style cladding have claimed that the block's developer has made a catalogue of mistakes that continue to delay the removal process
Grenfell residents' rights were breached
13 March, 2019
Both central and local government strongly criticised by EHRC report into tragedy
U-turn on plans to increase maximum age siblings living in social housing should share room until
13 March, 2019
Social housing bosses have made a U-turn on plans to increase the maximum age same sex siblings should be expected to share a room until to 21
Newly merged housing association issues £100m bond
12 March, 2019
Metropolitan Thames Valley has announced it has issued a £100m bond following a three-day roadshow across London and Edinburgh
Consumer power hits the rental market?
12 March, 2019
To an extent, renting in the UK has been seen as a poor relation
Midlands family first to own home under Right To Buy pilot
12 March, 2019
The Hunt family, from Somercotes, Derbyshire, bought their two-bed home from Futures Housing Group
Third large housing association offers residents lifetime tenancies
11 March, 2019
Sanctuary Housing has become the third large housing association to offer lifetime tenancies to all its residents
Savills housing boss: 'for-profits not eating HAs' lunch'
11 March, 2019
The housing association sector must stop looking at for-profit providers as 'eating their lunch' and become more open to allowing other sources of capital into the sector
Association and council partnership tackles empty homes
08 March, 2019
The Making Homes from Houses project aims to renovate properties to be used as affordable homes
Association to build over 1,000 homes on former prison site
08 March, 2019
Peabody has today successfully acquired the former Holloway Prison site from the Ministry of Justice
NHF makes 'thin argument' against putting associations under FoI
07 March, 2019
Commons debate told NHF knows in its "heart of hearts" extending FoI to associations is the right thing
Large Midlands association joins Homes England strategic partnership
06 March, 2019
One of the Midlands largest housing association has struck a deal to join one of Homes England's strategic partnerships
Is the housing association sector still protected from the ups and downs of the property market?
06 March, 2019
The housing association sector has traditionally been seen as counter-cyclical, able to deliver even in times of economic hardship. But with more commercialisation
Housing association breaches Home Standard on fire safety
04 March, 2019
An 11,000-home association has been severely criticised by the regulator for fire, gas and lift safety failings
Peabody to scrap fixed-term tenancies
01 March, 2019
A second major housing association is to phase out fixed-term tenancies in favour of lifetime agreements
DWP to fix rent change process for Universal Credit claimants
28 February, 2019
Ministers have agreed to amend the way rent changes for social tenants claiming Universal Credit are processed, easing the administrative burden for landlords
L&Q begins 6000 Fixed Term Tenancy conversion
28 February, 2019
Reports published by the association come in bids to encourage more security in social housing
Homeless families stage protest over 'four-hour school run each day' from temporary accommodation outside Southwark
28 February, 2019
The cost finding temporary accommodation has spiralled for Southwark Council, as more people find themselves unable to keep up with private rents or are evicted by private landlords
Four board members leave housing association that almost went insolvent
28 February, 2019
Four board members have left FPHA, which nearly went insolvent in March last year, and four more have been hired to replace them
New rent deal to aid 'quality and quantity' of social housing
27 February, 2019
Annual rent increases capped at up to Consumer Price Index inflation +1% for five years from 2020
Council houses in Oldham will now only be rented to those 'in need' - meaning nearly 20,000 people on a waiting list will be ditched
27 February, 2019
The town hall has agreed to change the way it allocates social housing
Housing association regains top governance rating after two years
27 February, 2019
One Housing has regained the highest possible governance rating two-and-a-half years after being downgraded
42 social housing mergers made in 2018
26 February, 2019
The mergers are said to have come about because of reduced government spending on social housing
Scottish Government launches guide for social landlords on allocations policy
26 February, 2019
The new guide comes following the announcement of changes to social housing legislation under the Housing Act
English councils accused of hiding scale of homelessness crisis
25 February, 2019
Critics point out change of compiling method led to decrease in total count of rough sleepers
Take action to prepare for climate change, social landlords told
25 February, 2019
Social landlords must take "significant action" to prepare for the effects of climate change
Five children in two-bed housing association flat told 'nowhere else to go'
25 February, 2019
A family with five children living in an overcrowded two-bed flat have been told there is nowhere else for them to go
Hedge fund giant to launch registered provider of social housing
25 February, 2019
The world's largest publicly traded hedge fund company intends to launch its own registered provider of social housing
Quarterly survey for Q3 (October to December) 2018 to 2019
25 February, 2019
Our quarterly survey report is based on responses from private registered providers of social housing who own or manage more than 1,000 homes
Number of unsold housing association homes soars to more than 7,000
25 February, 2019
The number of English housing association homes sitting unsold has risen by 18% to more than 7,000
Large association has 400 unsold homes amid 'massive market slowdown'
22 February, 2019
Housing associations have warned of a "massive slowdown" in the London sales market, as it emerged that one large organisation currently has more than 400 unsold units on its books
G15 landlord censured by watchdog over shared ownership advert
22 February, 2019
A large London housing association has been censured by the advertising watchdog for "misleading" marketing for its shared ownership homes
Extra service charges getting ridiculous
22 February, 2019
Landlords of a block of housing association flats in Northampton are imposing "excessive charges" for basic amenities
Repair app for housing tenants piloted by Slough Borough Council
22 February, 2019
A new app which allows housing tenants to report and book repairs online has been launched by Slough Borough Council
Scottish regulator underlines need for RSLs to plan for Brexit
22 February, 2019
The letter highlights Regulatory Standard 3 which requires each RSL to manage its resources to ensure financial wellbeing
Associations sign up to NHF plan to make boards accountable to tenants
21 February, 2019
More than 40 social landlords have signed up to a government-backed NHF scheme to ensure that housing associations are accountable to tenants
Regulator changes accounting requirements for housing associations
21 February, 2019
The Regulator of Social Housing has changed its accounting rules for housing associations in a new direction published today
Council builds first homes in more than seven years
21 February, 2019
The North Manchester project completion marks 100 years since the first wave of major council housebuilding
Association downgraded over 'weaknesses in governance'
21 February, 2019
The regulator says Ongo Homes did not manage risks "effectively"
Scotland's housebuilding boom: can English councils emulate it?
20 February, 2019
Scotland is in the midst of the biggest council housebuilding programme since the 1970s
DWP concedes to issue with calculating UC for social tenants
20 February, 2019
Letter to landlords confirms changes are being considered over the 53-week rent year
Leeds City Council needs £20m-a-year from government to build 200 new council houses a year
20 February, 2019
More than 200 new council homes could be built in Leeds every year
Assessment shows over 100 councils falling short of targets
20 February, 2019
Stats also show 87 councils having to add more housing land to local development plans
Civitas Social Housing Acquires Seven Properties For GBP7.8 Million
19 February, 2019
Civitas Social Housing PLC said on Monday it has purchased nine social housing properties comprising 42 tenancies for GBP7.8 million
'It just isn't right' - Mitcham resident furious at social housing sell off
19 February, 2019
Alan Suttie has lived in Mitcham for nearly 20 years and thinks the number of social housing buildings needs to increase
Maintain EU electrical safety standards after Brexit
18 February, 2019
Campaign group fears UK becoming magnet for dangerous or counterfeit goods
Error sees 700% council tax hike for residents at King's Lynn sheltered housing complex
18 February, 2019
An error in council tax banding at a 'Housing with Care' complex in Lynn has seen residents' payments increase by more than 700 per cent
More than £34 million set to be injected into Flintshire's social housing
18 February, 2019
Flintshire Council is set to invest more than £34 million into its social housing stock in the next year
London social housing block residents warn of 'death trap' conditions
18 February, 2019
Water-soaked electrics, severe damp and lift breakdowns in flats managed by A2Dominion
Two-decade social home build could have saved renters billions
15 February, 2019
In 1997, over a third of households lived in council housing, compared with just one in 10 today
What housing associations are doing to stress-test for Brexit
15 February, 2019
With the UK's departure from the EU looming, Luke Barratt looks at what housing associations have been doing to prepare
Regulator writes to housing associations with no-deal Brexit warning
15 February, 2019
The regulator has issued a warning to English housing associations over the threat of a no-deal Brexit
Charity evicted by housing association allowed to stay until it finds new home
15 February, 2019
A Northampton homelessness charity evicted by a housing association will be allowed to keep using the landlord's building until it finds a suitable new home
Association 'put tenants at risk' with electrical safety breach
14 February, 2019
A recently merged housing association has breached the Home Standard by putting its tenants at risk over electrical safety
Residents group calls on housing association's shareholders to act over social housing sales
14 February, 2019
A campaign group made up of Notting Hill Genesis residents has written to the group's shareholders, calling on them to stop the sale and conversion of social rent homes
Rents to go up by £40 a month at some Northampton housing association homes
13 February, 2019
A rent increase at housing association homes in Northampton has been branded "an insult"
More than 20,000 on social housing waiting list in Wakefield
13 February, 2019
More than 20,000 people are on the waiting list for social housing in Wakefield
Leading supermarket to build homes with housing association
13 February, 2019
The partners are intending to gain permission for the mixed-use development - including 1,400 new homes
Social housing new build spend up 11% but repairs work drops
12 February, 2019
The amount of money spent on building new homes in the social housing sector increased by nearly 11% in December but repairs and maintenance spend fell by 6.6%
'Significant' pressures on Corby housing see waiting lists and arrears shoot up
12 February, 2019
An extra 367 people joined Corby Council's housing waiting list in the past year - up by 25 per cent
Council backs right to buy and denies City Hall claims of £3million rent costs
11 February, 2019
The council has spent more than £3million renting back council homes sold off under right to buy
Parents could lose their homes if they don't get their anti-social kids under control
11 February, 2019
If your child is found to be causing issues or committing criminal offences, you could face being evicted
Scottish housing associations to come under FoI
08 February, 2019
Scottish government approves putting associations under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act as public authorities
UC rollout to 'worsen' NI housing crisis
08 February, 2019
Recent NIHE report showed almost 20,950 children in families waiting for social housing and at least 13,636 in 'housing stress'
Associations stress-test over fear rent settlement will change post-Brexit
07 February, 2019
Housing associations are stress-testing for the possibility that the government will renege on a promise to allow plus-inflation rent increases after Brexit
Over 300 landlords 'Make a Stand' against domestic abuse
07 February, 2019
Landlords under the scheme collectively own more than 2.6 million homes - more than 50% of all social housing across the UK
Fire that killed four children was in housing association home
07 February, 2019
A house wrecked by a fire that killed four young children in Stafford this week belongs to a housing association
Salix Homes to feature in new TV documentary on housing crisis
07 February, 2019
Salford housing association Salix Homes is to feature in a new BBC One daytime series shining a spotlight on Britain's empty homes crisis
Wokingham Borough Council missing out on more than £700,000 in unpaid rent debts from social housing tenants
07 February, 2019
The council is owed more than £700,000 in unpaid rent debts by social housing tenants in the borough
High Court backs association's religious allocation policy
06 February, 2019
But case pitched as a test of "wider implications" seems certain to go to appeal
Transfer of homes to 'protect tenants' finalised
06 February, 2019
The Scottish Regulator directed the transfer in November after 70% of Kincardine's tenants said they were in favour of the move
Shelter from the storm?
06 February, 2019
It can't have escaped anyone's attention that we are in the midst of a housing crisis, in particular social housing
165,000+ social rent homes lost in six years
05 February, 2019
CIH projections suggest 199,000 homes for social rent will have been lost between 2012 and 2020
Kensington MP launches attack on housing associations in report on local housing
05 February, 2019
The Labour MP for the constituency where Grenfell Tower is located has published a report which launches a strongly worded attack on the performance of housing associations in the area
Council could spend £60,000 converting home back to original condition
05 February, 2019
We want to challenge the negative stereotypes of council tenants
Housing associations should be subject to FOIA
04 February, 2019
Housing associations should be subject to the Freedom of Information Act
Renters are more likely to have poor health than those who own
04 February, 2019
There are links between housing and health, and research shows that those who rent privately have worse health than those who own properties
Shortage of large council homes could slow wider Grenfell rehousing
04 February, 2019
A shortage of large council homes could slow efforts to rehouse families from the wider Grenfell community, with just two such properties becoming available in the borough in the past two years.
Inside the 'death trap' social houses 'failing' Liverpool's vulnerable families
04 February, 2019
Damp, mould and mice living in the walls are common issues plaguing residents
Social housing contractors in crisis?
01 February, 2019
Following the collapse of construction giant Carillion and other similar financial failures, should the social housing sector brace itself for more contractor woes?
Councils 'empowering and engaging' tenants
01 February, 2019
But LGA/Tpas report calls for firmer commitment to social homes from central government
Councils urged to build on new housing solution
01 February, 2019
MetroHome offers a commercial model allowing councils to retain the freehold of their land
Overcrowding in social housing hits 24-year high
31 January, 2019
English Housing Survey shows a need to ease the squeeze with 300,000 households in too few rooms
Another London borough backs fight against Section 21
30 January, 2019
Six councils across the country now support the Generation Rent campaign
Hundreds on Bexley housing waiting list placed out of borough
30 January, 2019
Bexley faces "serious challenges" around housing as it is revealed that only nine per cent of people on the housing waiting list were re-homed last year
East Riding Council to spend nearly £100m on revamping houses
30 January, 2019
It is upgrading some of its 11,000 properties
Third of councils have more than 20% PRS residents
30 January, 2019
Generation Rent says latest ONS figures expose the extent of housing market failure
Why council house rent is dropping in Portsmouth - and the millions it is costing the city council
30 January, 2019
Council house tenants are set for further rent reductions despite the 'ridiculous' discount costing the local authority more than £7m in three years
A two-pronged plan for better social housing
30 January, 2019
It might sound odd to say, but the Shelter commission was not a typical housing commission
London tenants call for Statement of Community Involvement from Sadiq Khan
29 January, 2019
Sadiq Khan should issue a 'Statement of Community Involvement' setting out his policy on engaging with residents over development
Malthouse goes gloves off over RTB to attack Labour 'detachment'
29 January, 2019
While seemingly solving Brexit, the housing minster holds his own close to home
Bristol to spend £7.3m on tower block sprinklers
28 January, 2019
Bristol City Council cabinet told of no room for complacency despite confirmation that no block has Grenfell-style cladding
Regulator investigates housing association with former First Priority leases
28 January, 2019
The social housing regulator is investigating a housing association which took on some of First Priority's homes after that association nearly became insolvent
Councils in England to receive over £50 million to support Brexit preparations
28 January, 2019
Local authorities across England will receive a share of £56.5 million to help support their preparations for Brexit
LIN member report January 2019 - The Social Housing Commission
25 January, 2019
LIN member report by Neil Merrick
Council accuses association linked to investment funds of not providing support services
25 January, 2019
A local authority has accused a supported housing association linked to several new investment funds of not providing support services to vulnerable tenants, despite billing for them in housing benefit
Rural social housing waiting list tops 100 years
25 January, 2019
New government statistics show the number of households on rural council waiting lists continues to increase
Housing association presents code for safer housing
25 January, 2019
The new electrical code is due to be presented at parliament on 23rd January
Billionaire property family enters social housing market
24 January, 2019
The family behind a multibillion-pound property empire has made a dramatic move into the social housing sector by registering one of its companies as a social landlord
Housing association apologies after leaving couple with no hot water and central heating for two months
24 January, 2019
An Evesham couple has said it is a disgrace they have been left without hot water and central heating at their Hampton property for nearly two months by Rooftop Housing
It's time to wake up on the Decent Homes Standard
24 January, 2019
Five months on from the publication of the Social Housing Green Paper, Fortem continues to consider what it and other housing service providers can do to support our clients and their communities
'Councils in race for temporary accommodation forcing rents upwards'
23 January, 2019
Councils are in a race for temporary accommodation, and landlords know this and are pushing rents up
New film champions social housing and its residents
23 January, 2019
Film frames people, not politics, as at heart of the debate on the housing crisis
Pressure mounts on ministers to scrap Right to Buy after councils spend millions renting back homes they used to own
22 January, 2019
Pressure is growing on the Government to scrap Right to Buy, after it emerged that councils in London are spending over £22m a year renting back homes that they once owned, to house homeless families
This is how many people are on the Sunderland social housing waiting lists
22 January, 2019
Thousands of people are stuck on waiting lists for social housing in Sunderland as bosses struggle to balance supply and demand
Pregnant single mum desperate to be re-homed after 13 months of hell in damp and mouldy house
22 January, 2019
23-year-old Yvonne says she "can't stop crying" about the state of disrepair in her cold and run-down social housing property
Housing is a women's rights issue
21 January, 2019
What does housing have to do with gender inequality?
Right to Buy is 'failing London'
21 January, 2019
Stats show capital's councils fork out "eye-watering" £22m-a-year renting back Right To Buy homes
Nearly 50 councils use unregistered fire risk assessors
18 January, 2019
Nearly 50 English councils have used unregistered fire risk assessors to check if their buildings are safe
Scotland's largest social landlord generates £2bn for economy
18 January, 2019
Around £150m of GDP to the Scottish economy, equivalent to around 2,575 jobs - that is a substantial contribution
Applying for social housing as a veteran: an ex-servicewoman tells her story
17 January, 2019
As the government announces proposals for veterans with mental illnesses to be prioritised for social housing, Catherine Lough speaks to a former servicewoman who found herself homeless after fleeing domestic violence
Welfare 'reform' puts new social housing in NI at risk
17 January, 2019
Report outlines risk posed by rent arrears to the building and maintenance of social housing
Social housing aggregator gets A- credit rating
17 January, 2019
The social housing bond aggregator MORhomes has received an A- credit rating from agency Standard & Poor's
Rent must be pinned to local incomes, housing associations tell Burnham
16 January, 2019
Affordable rent levels must be pinned to local incomes in different parts of Greater Manchester
Housing association borrows £135m
16 January, 2019
Housing association Moat has borrowed £135m in revolving credit facilities from two banks
The future of social housing - what's next?
16 January, 2019
Last week we launched the final report of our commission on the future of social housing
Report highlights social housing concerns post-Brexit
15 January, 2019
Private sector investment and labour costs remain the major concerns for Scotland's social housing sector post-Brexit
Housing association starts climb 7% to more than 10,000 in quarter
14 January, 2019
The total number of new homes started by housing associations has risen despite a fall in the number built for open market sale
Housing associations buy up discounted homes from builders amid Brexit uncertainty
11 January, 2019
Housing associations are buying up new build homes from private builders at discounted rates, as they look to offload stock amid Brexit uncertainty in the housing market
Giant housing associations agree deal over sale of 228 homes
11 January, 2019
Sovereign Housing Association has agreed a deal with Hyde Group to buy up 228 of its properties in the South of England
Reality check: why are housing associations not building more social rented homes?
11 January, 2019
Associations have been accused of losing sight of their social purpose as they diversify the type of homes they offer
'I was that ill I thought I was going to die...' - Mum-of-four slams housing association after claiming 'damp' home leaves her fearing for her life
10 January, 2019
Carer Sue Hughes says she has complained to Midland Heart THIRTEEN times in three years
Social housing 100 years on
10 January, 2019
As we mark the centenary of Dr Addison's social housing legislation, at CIH Cymru, we're asking what needs to be done to progress things further?
Three million new social homes needed - Stoke gets started
09 January, 2019
First-time public-private partnership pitches major building programme, as Social Housing Commission says England needs three million new social homes
'End Right To Buy' to help build three million social homes
09 January, 2019
"It's no good building new social housing only to lose precious existing council homes to Right To Buy"
Housing association sorry for delay to repair leaking roof
09 January, 2019
A man has spent months living with damp and faulty electrics due to a huge leak in his roof
Brokenshire: HRA cap lift put councils 'on the frontline of housebuilding'
09 January, 2019
The Secretary of State addressed delegates at this year's Local Government Association Finance Conference
Waltham Forest Council gave one woman a difficult decision
09 January, 2019
Liverpool or the streets - this was the decision facing one mother five days before Christmas
Brokenshire pledges PTSD service personnel as social housing priority
09 January, 2019
Currently, those who split from their partner in the Forces have to move out of military accommodation and can be denied social housing
North West housing associations complete 38,000-home merger
09 January, 2019
Two housing associations in the North West of England have completed their merger to form one of the largest providers in the region
Right To Buy running down in Wales
09 January, 2019
Abolition of RTB in Wales heads for home straight
England needs 3m new social homes by 2040
08 January, 2019
Commission including Sayeeda Warsi and Ed Miliband has been researching ways to tackle housing crisis
Midlands housing association to consolidate group structure
08 January, 2019
Longhurst Group has announced plans to consolidate its structure into a single entity
How social landlords can help stop women being killed in the home
08 January, 2019
As the latest figures on 'femicide' reveal the shocking number of women killed in their homes
This radical plan could be the way to get social housing back on track
08 January, 2019
Stop demonising people who need help with housing. A cross-party proposal for 3m affordable properties could allay the crisis
'End Right To Buy' to help build three million social homes
08 January, 2019
"It's no good building new social housing only to lose precious existing council homes to Right To Buy"
Miliband: Social housing a 'national asset'
08 January, 2019
Former Labour Leader says social housing needs to be given more prominence by both leading political parties
Building for our future: A vision for social housing
08 January, 2019
In January 2018, the housing and homelessness charity Shelter brought together sixteen commissioners from across the political spectrum
Social housing report calls for massive overhaul of tenants' rights
07 January, 2019
Renters need better deal to prevent another Grenfell disaster
Councils have plans for more than 20,000 homes with borrowing flexibility
07 January, 2019
Councils in England estimate they will be able to build at least 20,500 homes over three years with new powers to borrow for investment in housing
Thousands of fire doors that failed at Grenfell still used across the country
07 January, 2019
Data obtained by HuffPost UK reveals at least 25,000 faulty fire doors have been installed in public housing
Worries after social housing firms enter private market
03 January, 2019
A private firm set up by two social housing providers is carrying out a pilot scheme which involves letting out 200 properties at market rent levels
Social housing investor signs £70m funding facility
03 January, 2019
Triple Point Social Housing REIT has secured a new £70 million revolving credit facility (RCF) with Lloyds Bank
On ghettos - more to do on stigmatisation
03 January, 2019
A small disturbance on Twitter at the end of 2018 prompted council home tenant Rob Gershon to reflect on whether the public discourse about social housing has moved all that far
OAP 'with no bathroom ceiling' suffers month-long battle with housing association
03 January, 2019
An OAP has endured weeks of living in the cold after a housing association left her without a roof over her bathroom
Social housing is the issue our divided country can and must unite on
02 January, 2019
We have never felt so divided as a country
Bron Afon residents in Torfaen are £74,000 in arrears since the introduction of Universal Credit
02 January, 2019
Social housing tenants in Torfaen have been struggling to keep up with their rent since Universal Credit was introduced in the area
DWP say working families on Universal Credit will get £630 extra from Saturday April 6
01 January, 2019
April 6 is the day to look out for when working families in the UK get a little bit extra money in their pockets
Couple with learning difficulties promised £500 payout after housing row with council
31 December, 2018
The couple will also receive an apology after they were refused housing in South Tyneside
Low-rated housing association sees credit outlook upgraded
27 December, 2018
The credit ratings agency Moody's has upgraded to positive the outlook of its lowest-rated housing association
Housing association CEO calls for 'Brexit compromise'
27 December, 2018
Decisions politicians make in the coming weeks will impact on tenants' lives for years to come
Amazon holds talks with UK housing association
24 December, 2018
Amazon has met an East Anglian housing association to discuss how homes can be delivered more cheaply
Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018 becomes law
24 December, 2018
The new act amends the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 to require that any property let by a landlord is fit for human habitation when a tenancy is granted and remains so for its duration
New figures 'reinforce need to suspend Right to Buy'
20 December, 2018
The Chartered Institute of Housing has repeated its call for the UK Government to suspend its Right to Buy policy
What's happening to rented social housing in England?
19 December, 2018
Social housing is low cost rented housing and low cost home ownership for people who may not be able to access the private market
Council reviews temporary accommodation process after local government ombudsman upholds complaint
19 December, 2018
However it did not find any fault in how the council assessed her housing priority or needs
Regulator issues six governance upgrades to housing associations
19 December, 2018
Six housing associations have seen their ratings for governance upgraded by the Regulator of Social Housing
Housing association decide if grieving sisters can keep home
19 December, 2018
Sharni and her sister faced leaving the home they shared with their late mum
Right to Buy Sales in England: July to September 2018
19 December, 2018
In Q2 2018=19 (July to September 2018), local authorities sold an estimated 2417 dwellings
Richard Leese claims there is no demand for social housing in Manchester
18 December, 2018
Manchester's Council Leader, Richard Leese has claimed there is a lack of demand for social housing
Croydon council joins temporary housing scheme
18 December, 2018
Croydon Council is the latest to join a London-wide initiative in a bid to find better deals for temporary housing
Over 200 associations commit to tackling 'unimaginable' homelessness
18 December, 2018
Commitment comes as stats show some 500 homeless have died on street or in temporary shelter since last winter
'We've seen whole families forced to share a bed': the housing emergency on your doorstep
17 December, 2018
High rents and dwindling benefits leave many families unable to heat their homes or eat
Figures suggest Universal Credit is driving homelessness and evictions
14 December, 2018
Households relying on Universal Credit may be more than twice as likely to become homeless or evicted from social housing as those on the old benefit system
Three-quarters of Scots think there is a shortage of homes for social rent
14 December, 2018
Three-quarters of Scottish adults believe there is a shortage of homes for social rent
Grant of millions given to Watford Community housing for new social housing
14 December, 2018
Funding given to a housing association is meant to pave the way for new social homes
Housing giant Thirteen pulls out of social housing system citing 'confusing' processes
13 December, 2018
Teesside's largest social landlord has attracted a mixed reception for pulling out of the scheme
Housing association acquires 600-home retirement portfolio from Bupa
13 December, 2018
A large network of private retirement and assisted living developments has been purchased by a national not-for-profit housing provider
Social housing in Plymouth is ending up on Gumtree because people are too fussy
13 December, 2018
Plymouth properties are ending up on Gumtree because people are 'waiting for their dream home'
Elizabeth, 75, has had no heating in her Northampton housing association flat since October
13 December, 2018
An elderly woman's boiler has been out of action for seven weeks at her Northampton flat after broken promises from her housing association landlords
Housing providers "nervous" about taking tenants with learning
13 December, 2018
Finding suitable homes for people with learning disabilities or autism is one of the biggest challenges in making sure that they are not left to live their lives in hospital
Thousands to be left without a home as Southend Council set to come up 7,700 houses short
12 December, 2018
Thousands of people could be left without a home if Southend Council does not close its housing gap
Insurance giant registers as a provider of social housing
11 December, 2018
L&G has registered its affordable housing subsidiary as a provider of social housing
Kettering council has 86 vacant homes in its housing stock
11 December, 2018
86 properties in Kettering are currently void, meaning they need work before they can be let to people
MP claims Grenfell survivor seen 'begging on the street'
11 December, 2018
Commons hears 107 households from the Tower and surrounds still in hotels and temporary accommodation and not receiving survival funds
How luxury city centre flats could soon help pay for social housing and a crackdown on slum landlords
10 December, 2018
Interest on loans paid out by Greater Manchester's housing investment fund - including to upscale city centre developments - would be used to build genuinely affordable homes, as well as to tackle rogue landlords
How would the sector cope with a 'no deal' Brexit?
07 December, 2018
As uncertainty around Brexit mounts and a no-deal looms, Inside Housing asks what it could mean for the housing sector
Stroud council's temporary housing budget for homeless goes through the roof
06 December, 2018
Council may buy house for homeless after temporary accommodation budget rises by 240 per cent
Reading Borough Council increases social housing rates by 14 per cent for new builds
06 December, 2018
Social housing rent rates for new build properties will rise by 14 per cent, increasing the amount paid in housing benefit in Reading
Why council housing could be built in Manchester city centre for the first time in decades
06 December, 2018
Manchester town hall's leadership has had a dramatic change of heart after months of pressure from backbenchers
Mum of three shares a single, cramped room with her kids after being in temporary housing for two years
06 December, 2018
Carly Stutter, 30, shares a single room in Croydon with her three children - with just two beds between them
People in supported housing can't afford rent after finding jobs
05 December, 2018
Supported housing discourages people from looking for jobs as residents are unable to afford rent after securing employment
Housing associations must prepare for 'disorderly Brexit'
05 December, 2018
Housing associations must be prepared for a "disorderly Brexit"
Midlands association acquires stock from London association
05 December, 2018
Futures Housing Group has added 470 homes to its housing stock following a deal with Notting Hill Genesis
7,000 rough sleeping households moved straight into social housing
05 December, 2018
Stats for England April 2017-March 2018 show around 7,000 households were rough sleeping immediately prior to a new social letting
Social Housing Lettings: April 2017 to March 2018, England
04 December, 2018
There were a total 313,000 new social housing lettings in 2017/18, a 6% decrease on the previous year
Four large housing associations create new £3m social enterprise fund
04 December, 2018
Four of the UK's biggest housing associations have teamed up to create a new £3m fund aimed at providing loans to social enterprise initiatives that boost the communities in which they operate
Disabled woman forced to live in social housing infested with giant rats for six months after agency ignores her pleas
04 December, 2018
Asia White, 37, who is mentally and physically disabled, says she is getting more sick by the day due to her living conditions
RTB properties re-let privately pose 'major challenges'
04 December, 2018
Report recommends government "should do more" to support the increasing provision of private rented accommodation by housing associations and councils
Housing minister: social housing grant rates would be kept 'under review' in downturn
03 December, 2018
The government would consider lifting grant rates for social housing to help the sector build through a recession
Nottingham City Council to spend £5million on social housing
03 December, 2018
The houses the city council buy will be former council houses
Housing association explains why it has been breaking into tenants' homes and changing locks
03 December, 2018
By law they should apply for a court order before drilling through your locks
Leicester council's £8m plan to cut housing waiting list
03 December, 2018
Some 6,000 people in the city are on the waiting list for a council home
Birmingham to build crime prevention into social housing developments
03 December, 2018
Birmingham City Council has become the first council to join a national police-run scheme which will see crime prevention techniques built into all its new social housing developments
Government statistics show 37% drop in social rent conversions
03 December, 2018
The number of homes converted from social rent to affordable rent dropped sharply last year
BME social tenants less satisfied with their landlords than whites
03 December, 2018
BME social tenants express lower levels of satisfaction with all aspects of social landlord services
East Midlands housing association in 470-home deal with G15 landlord
30 November, 2018
An East Midlands housing association has purchased 470 homes from major London landlord Notting Hill Genesis
Putting the social into social housing
30 November, 2018
The 'big society' has been and gone as local authority funding continues its downward trajectory. It's a good job housing associations are getting better at supporting the projects that matter in their communities
Large London housing association sues contractors over cladding
29 November, 2018
Housing association Notting Hill Genesis is suing four contractors over "an unacceptably poor level of design and workmanship" on cladding on six tower blocks in Brentford
More than 20,000 social housing units sold last year
29 November, 2018
More than 20,000 social homes were sold in England by housing associations and councils in the past financial year
How social landlords are responding to 'county lines' drugs gangs
29 November, 2018
Gangs of drug dealers are leaving inner cities to set up shop in the countryside in ever-greater numbers, with vulnerable social tenants among their victims
RSH chief executive reflects on Social Housing Green Paper
29 November, 2018
The paper is "welcome", though league tables are "blunt instruments" that could lead to "perverse practices"
Workers at small London housing association to strike
28 November, 2018
Staff at a small housing association in Hackney are set to strike next week in an ongoing dispute over pay
Second association ruled non-compliant for selling social housing on open market
28 November, 2018
The Regulator of Social Housing has ruled another housing association non-compliant over selling homes meant for social housing on the open market
Newly merged housing association censured by regulator for fire safety failings
28 November, 2018
A housing association risked 'serious detriment' to its tenants through failing to carry out or review fire risk assessments, exposing "hundreds" of residents to danger from fire
Strike called off at small London housing association
28 November, 2018
A planned strike at a small housing association in Hackney has been called off after management and workers agreed a deal over pay
Percentage of social rented housing being built is not enough
27 November, 2018
The current level of homes being built for the social rent market is not enough
London Mayor blasts Creekside development plans for social housing
27 November, 2018
Sadiq Khan has told Lewisham Council an application for 393 flats in Deptford with only 10 per cent affordable housing goes against London-wide planning regulations
Councils and associations expressed 'lack of interest' in asylum seeker housing contracts
23 November, 2018
Local authorities and housing associations told the government they weren't interested in directly providing asylum seeker accommodation
Housing associations have 'huge potential' to power local change
23 November, 2018
Great Places Commission publishes interim report pushing the sector's emerging collaboration theme
Social housing: more than just a roof over people's heads
23 November, 2018
Jobs advice, apprenticeships, nurseries and laundry facilities all add value to residents' lives
Housing association paid £1,000 for 'sham transactions' signatures
22 November, 2018
A housing association accused of using 'sham transactions' to sell properties meant for affordable housing on the open market paid an individual £1,000 for signatures
Construction of homes for social rent drops 80% in a decade
22 November, 2018
Figures for England show 6,463 homes built in 2017-18 despite 1.25m families on waiting lists
CIH slams slow rate of social rent delivery
22 November, 2018
Latest MHCLG stats cited as showing a need for government to support councils and housing associations to build more homes for social rent
No more social housing get-out clauses
22 November, 2018
As the Autumn budget announcements were only beginning to be digested a few weeks ago, the government released a consultation that contained substantial proposals for the future supply of social housing
Home-owners receive 'more government subsidy than social housing tenants'
21 November, 2018
The Chartered Institute of Housing states home-owners get a much bigger slice of government help than renters - whether they are social or private tenants
Co-op pension scheme to invest up to £50m into social housing
21 November, 2018
The Co-operative Group's pension scheme, Pace, will invest up to £50m into the social and affordable housing market over the next 12 months
Fraudster who claimed £100,000 meant for Grenfell victims handed six-year term
21 November, 2018
Sharife Elouahabi falsely said he was staying with relatives at a flat on the 21st floor of the block
Market forces: the social landlords building homes for market rent
20 November, 2018
For most social landlords, market rent represents uncharted water
Short-term housing offers extra help for Manchester rough sleepers
20 November, 2018
Rough sleepers in Manchester are being offered support to come off the streets and move into short-term housing under a new service launched by Sanctuary Supported Living
Kincardine Housing Co-operative to transfer to Grampian Housing Association following Regulator's decision
19 November, 2018
The Scottish Housing Regulator has taken the decision to transfer Kincardine Housing Co-operative's homes to Grampian Housing Association
Strategic partners can add extra housing associations to deals
16 November, 2018
Housing associations which have secured spots on Homes England's strategic partnership programme will be allowed to add associations to their partnerships
League tables must consider human rights law
16 November, 2018
League tables for social housing providers proposed by the government must expand to take human rights law into account
'Grim reading': Net loss of hundreds of social rent homes expected under Woodberry Down plans
16 November, 2018
Award-winning regeneration plans for a Hackney estate could result in the loss of hundreds of socially rented homes
Phoenix returns Right to Buy homes to social housing
16 November, 2018
The initiative aims to address the lack of social housing in the area
Fire door problems endemic in Grenfell Tower
15 November, 2018
Broken or deficient fire doors were endemic in Grenfell Tower
Large housing association gets downgrade after selling homes to for-profit
15 November, 2018
The Regulator of Social Housing has downgraded Moat Homes after it sold older people's homes to a for-profit provider
Westminster council to shift affordable focus away from social housing
14 November, 2018
A flagship Conservative council in London is to insist that six in every 10 new affordable homes built in the borough are reserved for middle-income families
Paws for thought: why landlords' differing pet policies matter for tenants' well-being
14 November, 2018
Social landlords' pet policies are anything but consistent, and this can have a big impact on tenant's well-being
Social Housing Green Paper: JRF and JRHT response
14 November, 2018
This response to the Social Housing Green Paper draws on extensive research and policy work to focus on two areas: increasing tenant voice and power, and improving affordability
Healey challenges sector to deliver 'bold plans' for social housing
14 November, 2018
John Healey used his keynote address at the PlaceShapers conference to encourage housing associations to take a lead on the future
After Grenfell, London needs a tenants czar
13 November, 2018
A social housing commissioner should be appointed to fight for the rights of tenants in the capital
Cool heads are needed as associations restructure debt to prepare for Brexit
13 November, 2018
Some housing associations are looking to refinance ahead of Brexit, but now is the time to remain calm
Civitas Social Housing To Be Added To FTSE 250 Index
12 November, 2018
Civitas Social Housing PLC on Friday said it will be added to the FTSE 250 Index with effect from Tuesday next week
Rule changes 'risk new social housing black hole' in England
12 November, 2018
Shelter says plans create 'get-out clause' for developers to avoid providing affordable homes
Regulator slams private equity-linked association which 'put tenants at risk'
09 November, 2018
A housing association linked to a new model of private equity investment has been downgraded to a non-compliant rating today for "potentially putting its tenants at risk"
Housing associations must change the way they fill in accounts
09 November, 2018
The Regulator of Social Housing is making minor changes to the way it requires housing associations to fill in their accounts
Social rent levels in London rising 10 times faster than median incomes
09 November, 2018
We need far greater transparency as to what social landlords are actually charging their tenants, and how that money is being spent
Sprinklers suppress 12 social housing fires
08 November, 2018
Sprinklers have suppressed 12 social housing fires since 2010, meaning more than one in every 10 installed system has put out a blaze
League tables proposal panned in green paper consultation responses
08 November, 2018
Sector bodies have condemned the government's plan for social landlord league tables in their official responses to the Social Housing Green Paper - warning they could increase tenant stigma
Regulator should be widened 'to cover all landlords of social housing'
08 November, 2018
The National Federation of ALMOs has told government it needs to strengthen the regulator and widen its remit
Social landlords 'should have key performance indicator' for domestic abuse
08 November, 2018
The National Housing and Domestic Abuse Group has called for more to be done by the regulator to ensure housing providers better tackle domestic abuse
Grenfell Tower: Unsafe cladding 'still affects thousands'
08 November, 2018
Thousands of people in England are still living in tower blocks with unsafe cladding more than a year after the Grenfell disaster
Social Housing Green Paper - National Housing Federation response
07 November, 2018
In this response we have set out our thoughts on how the relationship between residents and landlords can be rebalanced, and how we can ensure every housing association resident has a voice that is heard
Report says London should have its own social housing commissioner
07 November, 2018
"It's imperative we avoid a breakdown between social housing landlords and their tenants"
Banks offering housing associations 'one-sided and unacceptable' terms post-LIBOR
07 November, 2018
Some banks have offered "one-sided and unacceptable" terms on new loans to housing associations set to mature after the end of the London Interbank Borrowing Rate
North East-based housing association gets A+ credit rating
07 November, 2018
One of the largest housing associations in the North East has received an A+ credit rating from ratings agency Standard & Poor's
League tables could 'further stigmatise social housing residents'
07 November, 2018
The Housing Ombudsman has called for a different approach to publishing Key Performance Indicators
Housing association model of delivering social housing 'not working'
06 November, 2018
The policy of relying on housing associations rather than councils to deliver social housing is 'not working'
9,000 housing association tenants enter ballot for Midlands Right to Buy pilot
05 November, 2018
More than 9,000 housing association tenants entered the ballot to purchase their home through the Midlands Voluntary Right to Buy pilot
Government's new council house building drive will come at expense of housing associations
05 November, 2018
The independent Office for Budget Responsibility thinks housing associations' available government grants will be squeezed to accommodate new construction by councils
London councils house vulnerable residents on industrial estates
05 November, 2018
London boroughs are sending people to live on industrial estates in Harlow, Essex
Social housing pensions must be equal for men and women
05 November, 2018
The SHPS will have to increase certain benefits so that they are equal between men and women
More than 250 social landlords sign pledge to tackle domestic abuse
05 November, 2018
More than 250 housing organisations have signed up to a campaign to tackle domestic abuse
Bromsgrove District Council set to launch its own housing firm
02 November, 2018
Bromsgrove District Council is forging ahead with plans to set up its own housing company, starting with the development of its old headquarters in Burcot Lane
'Incompetent' council kicked out of government housing scheme
02 November, 2018
A city council has been branded "incompetent" and kicked out of a Government scheme designed to protect tenants against rogue landlords
Developing income linked rents for CHS Group
02 November, 2018
This report was commissioned to explore how the CHS Group can set rents that are genuinely affordable for its clients and to inform CHS's policy on rent setting beyond 2020
Social housing investment could heal Brexit divisions
02 November, 2018
Long-term investment in social housing will help to fix divisions in the UK caused by the country's exit from the European Union
The Value of a social tenancy
02 November, 2018
A socio-economic evaluation based on Hyde's housing portfolio
Associations target social rent and 'difficult sites' with strategic partnership funding
01 November, 2018
Housing associations will increase their development of social rented homes and build out "difficult" sites they wouldn't previously have tackled
Clydebank council tenant 'furious' his roof has not been fixed six weeks after it blew off
01 November, 2018
A Clydebank council tenant whose roof blew off during Storm Ali six weeks ago is furious that the damage has still not been fixed
L&G to pick panels of housing associations to manage stock
31 October, 2018
Institutional investor Legal & General plans to pick panels of housing associations to manage the affordable housing it acquires through its for-profit company
New project to examine allocation of social housing in England
31 October, 2018
The project will be the next stage in the CIH's Rethinking social housing campaign
Salford mayor Paul Dennett: 'We've lost around 13,000 council homes'
31 October, 2018
Salford's mayor on the fight for truly affordable, quality housing - and an end to outsourcing
Grenfell council announces plans to build hundreds of social homes
31 October, 2018
The plans have been announced in the wake of the Grenfell Tower tragedy
Housing benefit bill 'to hit £71bn by 2050'
30 October, 2018
The housing benefit bill will rise to £71bn a year by 2050 unless levels of social housebuilding increase
Chancellor announces strategic partnerships with nine housing associations
30 October, 2018
Nine housing associations have signed new strategic partnerships with the government to deliver more than 13,000 homes
Why did the council 'house' me in a tent?
30 October, 2018
Theo had just turned 17 when he became homeless. He turned to the council for help - but was given only a one-man tent
Housing associations sign new standard for armed forces tenants
29 October, 2018
A collective of housing associations based in Greater Manchester have signed up to a new standard for providing services to tenants from the armed forces
A social justice housing strategy
29 October, 2018
Since its inception in 2004 the Centre for Social Justice has worked to identify and reverse the root causes of poverty
OBR: scrapping borrowing cap will deliver only 9,000 additional homes
29 October, 2018
Scrapping the borrowing cap will deliver only 9,000 new homes over the next five years
New legislation could make it requirement for lenders to take rent payments into account
26 October, 2018
Tenant rent payment recognition is likely to become standard after the matter was raised in Parliament this week
Councils primed for return to building after swamping £1bn programme with bids
26 October, 2018
Councils are primed to return to the housebuilding world when the cap on their borrowing is scrapped next week - with just 12 bids exhausting the entire £1bn of headroom they were previously offered
Research shows scope for rental payment history in credit applications
26 October, 2018
Letting lenders see rental and other payment data can "greatly improve" access to affordable credit across the social housing sector
Bloxham blasts 'fundamentally flawed' social housing policy
26 October, 2018
Tom Bloxham has branded the way the UK provides social housing as 'fundamentally flawed' because it drives up home price inflation
League table ranks London boroughs' delivery of social housing
26 October, 2018
Tables show best and worst boroughs for delivery of social-rented homes as a percentage of total homes delivered between 2014-17
The social housing being sold off on Rightmove while homelessness soars
25 October, 2018
One of the city's biggest housing associations is selling off terrace houses to private landlords because it is 'not economical' to do them up, we can reveal
Charity 'appalled and saddened' by housing association eviction notice
25 October, 2018
A homelessness charity handed an eviction notice by a major Midlands housing association has said it is "appalled and saddened" by the landlord's decision
Civitas Social Housing To Buy Four Properties For 8.8 Million
23 October, 2018
Property investor Civitas Social Housing PLC said Monday it purchased three social housing properties for a combined 4.6 million
Brent Council to join Capital Letters housing scheme
23 October, 2018
Several London councils have banded together to form a joint lettings initiative, which hopes to help tackle the city's housing crisis
Thousands more homes pledged by councils under May's new rules
22 October, 2018
Sixty local authorities say they will use new powers to borrow more money to increase housing stock
Pressure on rents: the challenges facing community based housing associations
22 October, 2018
GWSF briefing paper October 2018
Flexible Right to Buy
22 October, 2018
Many in council subsidised accommodation are trapped paying rent to the state due to current prices in the UK's cities
'Give tenants designs on new social housing' says LGA chair
22 October, 2018
Lord Porter sees 'self-build' as the future for social housing - with tenants getting a say
Reading Borough Council was spending more than £1.6m on B&Bs for homeless families just three years ago
19 October, 2018
The number of homeless households staying in temporary B&B accommodation in Reading has fallen dramatically
'We want more social homes by 2030 than 1970s Heyday': Ward politicians lobby Labour high command over Aylesbury social housing
19 October, 2018
It is testament to how far we have come as a party that improving the Aylesbury deal is such a real possibility
Watford Borough Council approves scheme which will provide social housing boost
19 October, 2018
More social housing is on the horizon after councillors pushed through plans to provide extra cash for a new project
Borrowing cap to be removed at end of the month
19 October, 2018
Councils' Housing Revenue Account borrowing caps will be scrapped in less than two weeks' time
Triple Point Social Housing Raises 108.2 Million Via Share Issue
19 October, 2018
Triple Point Social Housing REIT PLC said Thursday it raised 108.2 million via a share placing, beating the target issue size of the fundraising
Grenfell council accuses housing associations of 'immorality' in new policy document
18 October, 2018
Some housing associations behave "immorally" by selling off social housing in inner London and replacing it in lower-value areas
Regulator raises governance concerns over leases at housing association
18 October, 2018
The Regulator of Social Housing has told a specialist supported housing association to improve its governance arrangements after revealing it did not fully understand some of its lease conditions
New APPG to tackle employment needs of social housing tenants
17 October, 2018
Bid to better policy environment for housing providers tackling tenant unemployment or under employment
Swindon Tenants fear five years of above-inflation rent rises
17 October, 2018
A possible rent increase for council tenants in Swindon of one percent above inflation has not found favour with those who might have to find the extra money
Social Housing Pension Scheme valuation results published
17 October, 2018
This update from KPMG summarises the main results from the valuation, and provides a useful tool for organisations to consider their next steps
Right to Buy proposals don't go far enough
16 October, 2018
Government proposals to provide councils with extra freedom over Right to Buy receipts do not go far enough
Unlocking housing potential: councils must rise to the HRA cap abolition challenge
16 October, 2018
Councils could face new guidance to accompany the government's proposed lifting of the Housing Revenue Account debt cap
Hundreds of tenants in Gloucestershire could be hit by a massive increase in their service charge
16 October, 2018
Angry tenant hits out at Severn Vale Housing Society for doubling her charge
Domestic Abuse Housing Alliance awards first council accreditation
16 October, 2018
MHCLG backed the accreditation, which is cited as national best practice in the national Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy
Housing association will not revoke homeless charity eviction notices
16 October, 2018
A Midlands housing association which handed a homelessness charity based in one of its buildings an eviction notice has said it will not review the decision
LIN member report October 2018 - Regulating social landlords
15 October, 2018
LIN member report by Neil Merrick
Calls for councils to pursue joint ventures after borrowing cap scrap
15 October, 2018
Lord Porter of the LGA has called on councils to talk to local housing associations to get new homes built
Affordable Housing Supply Programme: process and procedures MHDGN 2018/02
15 October, 2018
Guidance note and Housing Tender Return and SSHTPI Scottish Social Housing Tender Price Index documents
Leasehold abuse rules exempt houses from Right to Buy pilot
12 October, 2018
Rules to stop developers charging extortionate ground rents mean tenants living in leasehold housing association properties will not be able to purchase their homes in the Voluntary Right to Buy pilot
Reputational risk for housing associations 'greater than ever'
12 October, 2018
The social housing sector faces a greater level of scrutiny than ever before bringing increased reputational risk
Association downgraded for fire safety was given four more tower block enforcement notices
12 October, 2018
A Merseyside housing association deemed non-compliant by the regulator for fire safety failings has been handed a further four tower block enforcement notices
Further cap scrap detail a 'maybe' for the Budget - but don't bank on it
12 October, 2018
Word out of Westminster still no more specific than the borrowing cap being lifted "sooner rather than later"
Regulator: sector league tables within two years and will include councils
11 October, 2018
League tables for social landlords could come into effect within two years
Arrears for Welsh housing association tenants on Universal Credit up 150%
11 October, 2018
Housing associations in Wales have seen rent arrears among tenants claiming Universal Credit rise 150% since December
Minister suggests housing associations will be required to share fire safety information
11 October, 2018
The housing minister has suggested the government may support proposals to require social landlords to give more fire safety information to tenants
St Michael's Gate: Peterborough council 'ignored' complaints
11 October, 2018
A mother has said she has to share a bed with her four children to keep them warm after a council "ignored" her complaints about temporary housing
Universal Credit plunging Welsh housing association tenants into £2m of debt
11 October, 2018
Stats shows an overall debt increase of 150% since December last year
Shelter services - our view on benefit discrimination
11 October, 2018
At Shelter, we know how hard it can be for people to find somewhere safe and suitable to live
Haringey Council to pay out to evacuated residents
09 October, 2018
Tottenham residents set to be evacuated from their homes will receive thousands of pounds in home loss payments if council proposals go through
Housing associations complete 57,000-home merger
09 October, 2018
Housing associations Thames Valley and Metropolitan have completed their merger
Guidance for Green Paper tenant engagement events
09 October, 2018
We've produced new guidance to support our members with upcoming tenant engagement events on the Social Housing Green Paper
London housing association to borrow £300m on bond market
08 October, 2018
Southern Housing Group is preparing to borrow £300m on the bond market
The Housing Podcast: Theresa May scraps the cap - what does it mean?
08 October, 2018
The Housing Podcast is a production of Inside Housing magazine, the UK's leading publication for the social and affordable housing sector
Reality Check: What are the plans to boost council homes?
05 October, 2018
Theresa May, in her party conference speech, pledged to boost council house building
Large housing association to offer lifetime tenancies to private and social renters
05 October, 2018
A large housing association is aiming to offer lifetime tenancies to private and social renters
Homeless before Christmas - 69 Oxford women evicted as social housing block put up for sale
05 October, 2018
Women living in Oxford's only all-female accommodation will be left homeless just days before Christmas after being served an eviction notice
The cap is scrapped! Where next for council housebuilding?
05 October, 2018
Last year, Theresa May used her speech at Conservative Party Conference to announce £2bn of new grant funding - the first money made available for building social homes since 2010
Bradford Council team ensures that rented homes come up to standard
04 October, 2018
Anyone who has ever rented a house will know will know how vital it is for it to be safe and in good condition
Prime Minister paves way for whole new wave of council house building
04 October, 2018
A whole new wave of council house building is in sight after Theresa May said that the Government will scrap the cap on how much local authorities can borrow to get building again
Councils say scrapping debt cap will boost housebuilding capabilities
04 October, 2018
Council leaders have said that plans to scrap the borrowing cap would enable them to increase their building rate and replace more of the homes lost through the Right to Buy
Five thoughts about Theresa May's promise to get councils building houses again
04 October, 2018
Housing is a policy area infested with numbers that sound big but actually aren't
Families could lose council houses if children are caught with knives
04 October, 2018
The police have said tackling knife crime can't just be about making arrests
Grenfell fire survivor says tenants were bullied over renovation
04 October, 2018
Residents were unhappy about boilers being put in corridors
Government 'heaping pressure' on councils over housing targets
04 October, 2018
CPRE and MHCLG at odds over interpretation of Green Belt building stats
Housing reform can't stop at 'scrapping the cap'
04 October, 2018
London deputy mayor calls for a comprehensive approach to support "true step change" in the number of council homes that can be built
Over 90% of social housing in Wales compliant with quality standards
04 October, 2018
Homes managed by councils and housing associations up five percentage points on compliance standards as of March this year
Boris calls for local councils to take back control of house building targets
03 October, 2018
Tory maverick Boris Johnson has attacked the big housebuilders for abusing their market positions, and said that there should be a crackdown on so-called land banking
Johnson reinforces tenant stereotypes PM tried to tear down
03 October, 2018
Would-be PM says social rented sector "more likely" to vote for a Labour Party that didn't understand home ownership
Landlords urged to manage legionella risk after two cases reported since May
03 October, 2018
Landlords have been urged to update their plans to manage the risk of legionella after two cases were reported in social housing schemes in a four-month period
No to demolition without the tenants' permission
03 October, 2018
Housing campaigners and residents in London are to protest against plans from mayor Sadiq Khan to deny them a vote on regeneration plans that affect their estates
High Court judgment paves the way for shorter eviction notice periods
02 October, 2018
Housing associations could be able to give tenants just two months' notice during probation periods regardless of the total length of their tenancy agreements after a recent High Court judgement
Ninety per cent of people on Bournemouth register will never get a council house
02 October, 2018
Only 10 per cent of people on Bournemouth's housing register can expect to receive council housing
Housing associations and co-operatives reclassified to private sector
02 October, 2018
Registered social landlords in Scotland have been reclassified as private organisations following the enactment of the Housing (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 2018
Councils losing £300m a year due to Right to Buy
02 October, 2018
The UK Housing Review Autumn briefing paper has shone a bleak light on the policy
Government to confirm ban on combustible materials
01 October, 2018
Combustible materials will be banned on high-rise buildings
Councils face further £1.3bn government funding cut in 2019/20
01 October, 2018
LGA warns of already struggling authorities being tipped over the edge
Newly-merged housing association Connexus sees fall in surplus
01 October, 2018
Newly-merged housing association Connexus has seen its surplus fall 15% from £12.1m to £10.3m
Concern over planned eviction of tenants from supported living scheme
01 October, 2018
A group of tenants in supported living accommodation in Gloucester have expressed concern over eviction notices served by their landlord, which they say will make them homeless
Brothers and sisters may be forced to share bedrooms in social housing shake-up
01 October, 2018
Young brothers and sisters could be forced to share bedrooms as part of a social housing shake-up in Burton and Burton and Uttoxeter
The Housing Podcast: is this the end for fixed-term tenancies?
01 October, 2018
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Civitas Social Housing to purchase three regulated social housing properties for £4.8m
01 October, 2018
Civitas Social Housing is pleased to announce that they have purchased three regulated social housing properties comprising 23 homes for £4,895,686
Spa Green at 70 shows how 'council housing can be the best quality'
01 October, 2018
A Clerkenwell estate was created with "a vision that council housing can be of the best possible quality"
Grenfell residents warn against plan to change tenant management body
27 September, 2018
Proposals for Kensington and Chelsea TMO 'could prevent proper scrutiny' by inquiry
More housing associations consider ditching fixed-term tenancies
27 September, 2018
Several large housing associations are considering following London giants L&Q in giving their residents lifetime tenancies
UK asylum seekers refused housing over 'social cohesion issues'
27 September, 2018
Lawyers say north-east of England ban involving far-right activity 'discriminatory'
Bid for 596 new council houses to be built in Milton Keynes
27 September, 2018
A request to build almost 600 brand new council houses in Milton Keynes has this week been made to the government
Housing tenure and costs becoming key determinants in poverty rates
27 September, 2018
Research released by Cardiff University reveals rate at which families in PRS and social housing are experiencing working poverty
Grenfell Tower should not have been lived in
26 September, 2018
Andrew O'Loughlin says firefighters never expected the blaze to spread as it did
Healey warns housing associations against 'over-reliance on government'
26 September, 2018
Calls for perspective over the PM's £2bn pledge to NHF 2018
Furious Portsmouth residents hit out at 'greedy' housing association
25 September, 2018
ANGRY residents have launched a battle against a 'greedy' housing association for 'ignoring' safety fears while hiking up fees
'Unsung hero' of social housing Richard Farnell dies
25 September, 2018
Professor Richard Farnell, the former chair of Birmingham-based housing association Midland Heart and a leading academic on regeneration, has died aged 71
Proud, not ashamed, to be in social housing
25 September, 2018
Most people in housing need view social housing as the great prize, not a stigma
Council housing: how Hackney has raised the game
24 September, 2018
Not everyone will be fans, but by cross-subsidising, talking to residents and valuing good design, the east London borough is investing in some of the best council housing ever built
Housing association apologises over empty house on Lincoln Court
24 September, 2018
The housing association that owns a vandalised house in Newark has apologised for its impact on the community
Government 'red tape' ties up tower block safety works
24 September, 2018
"The minister who signed off on this should be ashamed... Government is seemingly more concerned about setting precedent than it is about the safety of residents"
Keynsham housing association flats 'deprived'
24 September, 2018
A housing association has been criticised by residents and councillors of an estate who say they feel forgotten about
Giant housing association to offer lifetime tenancy to all residents
21 September, 2018
London's largest housing association is set to scrap fixed-term tenancies for all its tenants
New kids on the block: why for-profit providers are making housing associations nervous
21 September, 2018
As the argument about what place for-profit housing associations have in the wider industry rumbles on, traditional providers are beginning to wonder what the new kids on the block will do next
L&Q to end Fixed Term Tenancies in favour of open-assured tenancies
21 September, 2018
Research revealed FTTs to be a "crude tool that have not fixed the problems they were created to address"
'False comparison' to say housing associations are capable of more than councils
20 September, 2018
It is a "false comparison" to suggest housing associations are capable of more than councils, shadow housing secretary John Healey has said in response to comments made by the prime minister yesterday
'it's not a choice between supporting rented housing and backing homeownership'
20 September, 2018
The government doesn't have to choose between supporting rented housing and backing homeownership
PM pledges £2bn to housing associations over next 10 years
20 September, 2018
NHF housing summit has its first ever Prime Ministerial address - with the sector told to take more initiative over housebuilding
Housing associations praise May's £2bn plan as 'total step change'
20 September, 2018
PM announces funding for next decade and calls for end to social housing 'stigma'
Grenfell Tower area residents told: return home or lose council tenancies
20 September, 2018
Kensington and Chelsea council issues ultimatum to people who lived in housing near tower
Theresa May throws support behind housing associations in landmark speech
19 September, 2018
Theresa May threw her backing behind the housing association sector
LGA warns May's focus on associations 'misses the point' about council-led building
19 September, 2018
The Conservative head of the LGA has hit back after Theresa May suggested councils are not able to build at the same scale as housing associations
Polly Neate, Shelter: 'May's words and tone on social housing mark significant change'
19 September, 2018
Natalie Elphicke, chief executive of the Housing and Finance Institute, and Polly Neate, the CEO of Shelter, discuss Theresa May's £2bn social housing pledge
Grenfell neighbours face higher rents or tenancy terminations
19 September, 2018
Kensington & Chelsea Council criticised for creating "inhumane climate of fear" for those feeling unable to return
Nearly 8m now living in council areas with no access to local welfare assistance schemes
19 September, 2018
FoI responses expose the extent to which local welfare assistance schemes have collapsed
Jail for man who illegally sublet Hyde housing association home
18 September, 2018
A housing association tenant has been sentenced to 14 months in jail after being caught subletting
Decision to be made over fate of council house which nobody wants to live in
18 September, 2018
Some 25 families on the council's housing waiting list viewed it but said they didn't want to live there
Social housing Scotland's 'best kept secret'
18 September, 2018
Poll for Scottish Housing Day shows soaring tenant satisfaction levels
Housing associations to get £2bn investment over next ten years
18 September, 2018
Theresa May to tell housing federation it needs to take more initiative in return
Local authorities continue to miss Right to Buy replacement targets
17 September, 2018
Local authorities have failed to replace properties sold under Right to Buy with new affordable homes over the past five years
Triple Point to tap investors as demand for supported housing grows
17 September, 2018
Triple Point Social Housing REIT is to tap its shareholders for new equity to continue investing in homes aimed at tenants with care needs
Calls for 'Right to Buy' policy to be suspended in Greater Manchester - after 5,000 council houses were sold off and no replacements built
17 September, 2018
Despite the government promising 'one for one' replacements for any home sold off over the last five years, nothing has in fact been built
Barking and Dagenham Council wins award for innovative affordable housing models
17 September, 2018
Barking and Dagenham Council has won a housing award
Half of those placed in temporary housing by council placed outside borough
14 September, 2018
Half of Waltham Forest Council's temporary housing placements are outside of the borough and many families placed there have small children
Social landlords must consider the pros and cons of rooftop development
14 September, 2018
There is considerable interest in the provision of rooftop housing development from social landlords which could make a significant contribution to the housing supply
For-profit provider refuses to change its name from 'housing association'
13 September, 2018
A for-profit registered provider of social housing has refused to change its name, amid a row over whether or not these organisations can use the name 'housing association'
CIH supports suspension of Right to Buy
13 September, 2018
"Not only are we failing to build enough homes for social rent, we are losing them when we need them more than ever"
'Right to buy' for people living in some Fortis Living affordable homes gets go-ahead
13 September, 2018
Tenants in the city can now apply to buy their homes at a discount after councillors agreed to enter into a £200 million Midlands-wide Right to Buy pilot
Council ready to buy homes housing associations don't want
13 September, 2018
Pilot project to buy back former council homes could be extended to new affordable homes
Leeds City Council trials free internet for social housing tenants
11 September, 2018
Social housing tenants at two Leeds tower blocks have been connected to free broadband as part of efforts to combat digital exclusion
Single association's social tenancies contribute £607m a year to UK economy
11 September, 2018
Ground-breaking study of just one group said to show what the overall value of social housing can be
There's a fundamental problem with the government's social housing green paper
11 September, 2018
Three months after the Grenfell Tower fire, Savid Javid, then Secretary of State for Communities & Local Government, announced a Housing Green Paper
Housing association pledges to make improvements after positive council meeting
10 September, 2018
Council leaders and housing association bosses have heralded the success of an open meeting to air any issues
Poole Housing Partnership says refurbished tower blocks will 'improve conditions for residents'
07 September, 2018
Four tower blocks in Poole are set to be modernised with new cladding
Housing association apologises to Chichester mum-of-two left without hot water for weeks
07 September, 2018
Housing association Home Group has apologised to a Chichester mum who was left without hot water for more than two weeks
Government weighs in to prevent 'for-profit' providers calling themselves 'housing associations'
07 September, 2018
The government has intervened to prevent a new wave of for-profit registered providers using the name 'housing association', following an appeal from the NHF
Tenant energy supplier switches focus to lettings agents
06 September, 2018
Lettings sector energy provider Spark, which has always specialised in supplying utilities to tenants via agents, is now making a play for agents themselves
How a housing association is bucking the trend on apprenticeships
06 September, 2018
The number of apprenticeships has fallen nationally, but Home Group has doubled its numbers
£2bn housing association bond aggregator prepares to launch
06 September, 2018
A new £2bn bond aggregator is preparing to launch as a subsidiary of existing aggregator The Housing Finance Corporation
London housing association outlook moved 'negative' by Moody's
05 September, 2018
Southern Housing Group has been given a 'negative' outlook by ratings agency Moody's, due to its plan to take on more debt to expand its housebuilding
Peabody seeking investors for £350m bond issue
05 September, 2018
London housing association Peabody is gearing up for a £350m bond issue, which has received an A3 rating from credit ratings agency Moody's
Councils back away from asylum seeker housing amid contract uncertainty
05 September, 2018
Local authorities have put on hold their plans to join the government's asylum seeker housing scheme after problems with the government contract
Bond aggregator completes £10m issue for Welsh housing association
05 September, 2018
Bond aggregator The Housing Finance Corporation has priced a £10m issue from its retained bond
Londonderry homes: 'Not enough' to meet social housing demand
05 September, 2018
A senior Housing Executive official has said not enough social homes are being built to meet demand in the north-west
One in three social housing tenants with mental health problems 'unhappy' with home
05 September, 2018
New research emphasises a need to put mental health strategies at the heart of social housing policy
Don't blame Airbnb for rise in rents
04 September, 2018
Placing restrictions on the sharing economy will not help locals and will be bad for consumers
Even after Grenfell, tower block residents are being ignored
03 September, 2018
The tragedy motivated me to become a councillor, yet my Tory counterparts are still failing to listen to those they serve
Landlords struggling to find replacements for faulty fire doors
03 September, 2018
Social landlords are facing "huge problems" finding replacements for faulty fire doors
Councils' temporary accommodation spend nears £1bn
31 August, 2018
Councils across England spent nearly £1bn on temporary accommodation last year alone
Government expects 3,000 Right to Buy sales in Midlands pilot
30 August, 2018
Ministers expect around 3,000 housing association homes to be sold through the Midlands Voluntary Right to Buy pilot
Regulator downgrades two associations
29 August, 2018
The Regulator of Social Housing has downgraded its governance rating for two housing associations, covering almost 20,000 homes
Colne Together Housing tenant's anger at too late texting
29 August, 2018
A disabled tenant of as housing association has criticised it arranging staff visits to properties without adequate warning
Social housing bosses move to build nearly 200 new homes in Greenock on land contaminated with cancer-causing chemicals
28 August, 2018
Social housing bosses want to build nearly 200 new homes in Greenock on land that is contaminated with toxic and cancer-causing chemicals
Decent Homes Standard review 'threatens council business plans'
28 August, 2018
Local authority housing business plans could be rendered unsustainable if the government revises the Decent Homes Standard
Green paper leaves question marks over council housing companies
28 August, 2018
Councils are seeking clarification over the government's stance on town hall housing companies after the Social Housing Green Paper hinted at plans to curb the use of subsidiary landlords to dodge Right to Buy sales
High-rise tenants being ignored like we were
24 August, 2018
Campaigners claim safety concerns of Salford residents are not being handled properly
Did the green paper address concerns raised by tenants on Alok Sharma's roadshow?
23 August, 2018
Did the government listen to tenants' concerns?
Inland Homes approved as social housing provider
22 August, 2018
Inland Homes has become one of the first publicly listed house builders to successfully register as a social housing provider
Civitas Social Housing buys English property portfolio for £37.6m
22 August, 2018
Civitas Social Housing said it had completed the purchase of regulated social housing portfolio in England for £37.6m, comprising a freehold and long leasehold interest in 67 properties with 362 tenancies
South East council breaches regulatory standard over fire safety
22 August, 2018
A council landlord in the South East has been censured by the Regulator of Social Housing for failing to carry out risk assessments or carry out the necessary work arising for them
Social Housing Green Paper one week on: the debate rages
21 August, 2018
The government's Social Housing Green Paper has prompted a huge amount of debate among Inside Housing's contributors
Nigel Adams: How we will make social housing the path to a better life
21 August, 2018
Homes aren't just a roof over our heads but a place where we can raise our families, put down roots and build better lives
Government finally unveils Right to Buy pilot scheme for housing association tenants
20 August, 2018
The Government has unveiled its long-awaited trial scheme to extend Right to Buy to housing association tenants, starting in the midlands
Council has millions to spend on affordable housing
20 August, 2018
Trafford Council has millions of unspent cash earmarked for housing, highways, parks and green spaces
Letter: Social housing ticking time bomb
20 August, 2018
As the Liberal Democrats have almost exclusively been the governing party of Three Rivers for the past 40 years they cannot credibly blame others for the housing crisis in this area
Right to buy exposes the cynicism of a Tory party whose base is dying out
20 August, 2018
High rents are a gift for Corbyn, but selling off social housing in a naked attempt to buy votes can only backfire
Housing associations plan more supported housing following LHA cap U-turn
17 August, 2018
Several large housing associations have indicated that they will increase their development of supported housing
Housing association tenants in Midlands to be given right to buy
17 August, 2018
Pilot scheme will cost £200m with commitment to build new homes to replace lost stock
Councils paid £660m for temporary homeless accommodation
17 August, 2018
Local authorities across Scotland have paid out more than half a billion pounds putting homeless people in temporary accommodation such hotels, hostels and B&Bs in the last five years
What do rising house prices in northern England mean for social landlords?
17 August, 2018
Will surging house prices in the North pose a problem or be a route to growth for social landlords?
Government 'must decide how proactive regulator should be' on consumer standards
16 August, 2018
The government must decide how "proactive" it wants the Regulator of Social Housing to be in policing consumer standards
A lesson in tenant engagement
16 August, 2018
Byker Community Trust has formed a partnership with Newcastle University to study tenant engagement
As a social landlord, I want a proper plan to tackle homelessness
16 August, 2018
After a decade of cuts and plummeting staff levels, providers of housing and support want more than promises
Ready and able to build more council homes
16 August, 2018
Let me be honest, in this country we are facing the worst housing crisis since the Second World War
Greenwich Council criticises social housing reform
16 August, 2018
The leader of Greenwich Council has blasted new government proposals for social housing reform
Government proposes league table for social tenants to rank landlords
15 August, 2018
Private sector landlords renting homes to social tenants could find themselves ranked in a new league tables
Government proposes dropping one-for-one Right to Buy replacement commitment
15 August, 2018
The government has proposed scrapping its commitment to replace homes sold through the Right to Buy on a like-for-like basis
Social Housing Green Paper: Sector calls for more investment
15 August, 2018
Leading figures in the sector have responded to the government's "new deal" for tenants, calling for more investment in new social housing
May: Social landlords 'appear remote, unaccountable and uninterested'
15 August, 2018
In her foreword to the Social Housing Green Paper, Prime Minister Theresa May has criticised social landlords for not always treating tenants with respect
The Tories have always feared social housing - and now their actions speak louder than words
15 August, 2018
Kit Malthouse's pathetic projected levels of new supply are essentially a prescription for the sector to wither
Longer strategic partnerships and guaranteed debt to boost social housebuilding
15 August, 2018
Strategic partnerships with housing associations and loan guarantees have been mooted as key ways to accelerate building new affordable homes in the Social Housing Green Paper
Government floats 'street party' award to battle tenant stigma
15 August, 2018
The Social Housing Green Paper's proposal to combat the 'stigmatisation' of social housing tenants involves launching a neighbourhood competition to win funding for a street party
League tables and 'sharper teeth' for regulator in Social Housing Green Paper
14 August, 2018
League tables for housing associations and "sharper teeth" for the sector watchdog are among the new measures outlined in the government's much-delayed Social Housing Green Paper
Creating an intermediate housing list - but who gets priority?
14 August, 2018
Southwark Council is consulting on who should be eligible and prioritised for its new intermediate rent waiting list
Councils hopeful of Right to Buy reform as consultation launches
14 August, 2018
Councils have welcomed a consultation on Right to Buy in the hope that the reforms will allow them to build more homes under the policy
Social housing green paper pitched as 'new deal' for tenants
14 August, 2018
But the sector says the proposals merely represent a "small step" toward change
Crackdown On Bad Landlords Promised In 'New Deal' For Social Housing Tenants
14 August, 2018
Shelter says post-Grenfell plan 'doesn't commit a single extra penny' for new-builds while Labour branded it 'pitiful'
A new deal for social housing
14 August, 2018
This green paper seeks views on government's vision for social housing providing safe, secure homes that help people get on with their lives
LIN member report August 2018 - Council spending on discretionary housing payments
13 August, 2018
LIN member report by Neil Merrick
The Housing Podcast: the supported housing saga
13 August, 2018
The Housing Podcast is a production of Inside Housing magazine
Repair and maintenance is a priority for social landlords, but costs are taking a toll
13 August, 2018
Driving ongoing improvement in the quality of Scotland's social housing stock has been a consistent long term ambition of the Scottish Government
Should Scotland worry about the right to rent?
13 August, 2018
The announcement from Serco that it will pause plans to evict asylum seeks from their homes in Glasgow has brought the UK government's asylum and immigration policies back into the headlines
The supported housing funding saga: a timeline
10 August, 2018
The government's decision to drop a shake-up of supported housing funding brings an end to uncertainty that's lasted for nearly three years
Housing associations and sector bodies welcome 'certainty' of supported housing announcement
10 August, 2018
The housing sector has warmly welcomed the government's decision to abandon controversial plans to reform the funding of sheltered housing
'Disappointed' councils miss out on social housing funding
09 August, 2018
'Disappointed' councils across Greater Lincolnshire are set to miss out on a share of £1 billion worth of social housing support after just one authority in the county was deemed eligible to bid for the extra cash
Funding for supported housing - two consultations
09 August, 2018
This is the full government response to the two joint consultations on the design of the new funding models for the housing costs for supported accommodation
All supported housing funding to be retained in welfare system
09 August, 2018
Housing benefit will be kept in place for all those living in supported housing
The impact of welfare reforms on housing associations
08 August, 2018
Welfare reforms introduced since 2010 in the United Kingdom represent a major challenge for housing associations
South West association and house builder agree £28m Section 106 package deal
07 August, 2018
A housing association in the South West has agreed a £28m affordable housing 'package deal' with a house builder
Urgent council home repairs leaves £666,000 hole in finances
07 August, 2018
A new team formed last year to carry out repairs and maintenance on council homes has cost £666,000 more than expected
Serco halts evictions as housing associations offer support
07 August, 2018
Legal bid halts evictions as third sector housing providers join to offer tenancy agreements
The Housing Podcast: a brief history of council housing
06 August, 2018
The Housing Podcast is a production of Inside Housing magazine
Council considers selling off excess homes bought for Grenfell survivors
06 August, 2018
Kensington and Chelsea Council is considering selling off some of the homes it bought for survivors of the Grenfell Tower fire
Vulnerable children facing 'catastrophe' over crisis-hit councils
06 August, 2018
Vulnerable children cannot get help from some cash-strapped councils
Civitas Social Housing net asset rise in Q2
06 August, 2018
Civitas Social Housing reported Friday a higher net asset value in the second quarter of the year
Report calls for new approach to customer satisfaction in social housing
03 August, 2018
A new report from HACT has called on social housing providers to adopt a different approach to customer satisfaction
Soaring rents rose 60% faster than pay since 2011
03 August, 2018
Many English towns out of reach for workers, whose pay rose only 10% in seven years
Southern councils selling off homes through Right to Buy
02 August, 2018
Social housing in the south of England is being sold off four times as fast as it is being replaced
'Keyworkers' could pay discount rent in Southwark housing shake-up
02 August, 2018
Council wants to hear your views
Why we set up our own council housing company
02 August, 2018
Across London there is a desperate need for affordable homes, and this is especially true in Haringey
London temporary housing costs up by half in four years
02 August, 2018
Temporary housing costs in London have risen by half in the past four years
Housing association judged non-compliant following fire safety failures
01 August, 2018
Knowsley Housing Trust has been downgraded to non-compliant status by the RSH following major fire safety failures "potentially affecting hundreds" of tenants
North East housing associations announce merger details
01 August, 2018
Coast & Country Housing and Yorkshire Coast Homes have confirmed the two organisations will merge to form a new company, Beyond Housing, in early October 2018
Borough slammed for dumping vulnerable families in poor accommodation miles from home
31 July, 2018
Vulnerable families have been uprooted and dumped in poor accommodation on the Essex coast
Shadow Housing Secretary Wrong on Scarborough Social Housing
31 July, 2018
Claims by the Shadow Housing Secretary that no social housing has been built in the Scarborough Borough are wrong according to a local Councillor
Provider wins court case and sets precedent for social housing
31 July, 2018
Case centred on an eviction that ended eight years of anti-social behaviour by a single tenant
Call for extra action over council housing arrears
30 July, 2018
Council house tenants should pay their rents or face being kicked out of their homes
Grenfell: Police say they have 'reasonable grounds' to suspect Kensington council and TMO committed corporate manslaughter
30 July, 2018
Bosses of local authority and TMO to be interviewed by detectives
Westminster Council to invest millions to accommodate families at risk of homelessness
30 July, 2018
The authority has pledged £15m
Grenfell Tower site to be handed to council despite local anger
30 July, 2018
Borough of Kensington and Chelsea owns site of tower, which is expected to be demolished
S&P downgrades five large associations' credit ratings
30 July, 2018
S&P has downgraded five large associations' credit ratings over increased sales risk
Housing association borrows £75m from large US investor
30 July, 2018
A giant US investor has signed a £75m loan to a housing association, marking its third deal with the sector
Housing associations 'require 138,000 more plots of land'
27 July, 2018
Savills calculates amount of extra land associations need to achieve their development ambition
The benefits of using peer support models in shared housing
27 July, 2018
A new report says landlords should seriously consider peer support models in shared housing
Campaigners see off Grenfell 'tenancy stripping'
27 July, 2018
Tenants in the shadow of Grenfell Tower faced a council-imposed deadline to either return or relinquish tenancies and pay for their own temporary accommodation
Regulator downgrades housing associations over risk management and safety
26 July, 2018
The Regulator of Social Housing has downgraded three housing associations this morning, including two for struggles with managing risk and one for 'electrical safety' issues
Most Grenfell Tower survivors show signs of PTSD
25 July, 2018
Two-thirds of adults involved in the fire believed to need stress disorder treatment
Government restores 'social rent' to definition of affordable housing
25 July, 2018
The government has restored the term 'social rent' to the definition of affordable housing in its national planning rulebook after housing and council bodies voiced concerns
Fixed Term Tenancies: Revealing Divergent Views on the Purpose of Social Housing
25 July, 2018
Since 2012, social landlords in England have been permitted to offer fixed term rather than 'lifetime' tenancies to new tenants
Funding application to build more social housing turned down
25 July, 2018
Sheffield City Council has been told that it won't be eligible to borrow more money to provide much needed social housing in Sheffield
Social housing used to be a national asset. Let's rebuild that attitude
25 July, 2018
Our commission has revealed the scale of working people who cannot get a home
Further evidence of government failure on Grenfell re-housing
24 July, 2018
MHCLG admits just two households moved out of blocks beside Grenfell Tower have been found permanent accommodation
The Peabody Index: Tracking the experiences of London's social housing tenants
24 July, 2018
At Peabody we want to more than help our tenants directly through affordable homes and support services
New housing minister criticises councils over unused borrowing capacity
24 July, 2018
The new housing minister has said he is "at a loss" to understand why councils are not using Housing Revenue Account borrowing headroom
Social housing green paper goes back to September - unless released over recess
24 July, 2018
Fears off a summer 'slip out' after days of speculation over publication come to nothing
Political foes unite over a future for social housing
24 July, 2018
A former Labour leader and former Tory treasury minister together set an example as to how the housing crisis can be tackled
NHF calls for housing associations to play larger role in Universal Credit rollout
23 July, 2018
The NHF has called for housing associations to have a larger role in the migration of benefit claimants to Universal Credit
'Shameful': More than 100 council homes in Grenfell Tower borough lying empty
23 July, 2018
Kensington and Chelsea council must 'get a grip' on housing stock, says law centre
May's housing cash pledge is not enough
23 July, 2018
PM's promise undermined by borrowing controls as social home building hits a new low
LIN member report July 2018 - The "Housing Court" - What Does This Mean For Landlords?
23 July, 2018
LIN member report by Kevin McCready
London needs 40,000 new social rented homes a year
20 July, 2018
"London has consistently failed to build enough homes but social housing has taken the biggest hit"
Government 'must do more' after revelation housing associations pay tens of millions to help unemployed
19 July, 2018
Nationally commissioned employment and skills services have failed to work with them, and have failed to support people who face the greatest barriers to work
Ministers consider sector 'league tables' for Social Housing Green Paper
19 July, 2018
Ministers have been exploring the idea of 'league tables' of housing associations as a key policy recommendation in the imminent Social Housing Green Paper
Southall housing association told to tackle antisocial behaviour or face prosecution
19 July, 2018
PA Housing could be prosecuted if steps aren't taken to deter the behaviour at Victory Mews
Grenfell Tower: Minister admits 'mistakes were made' in rehousing scheme for victims as dozens remain in temporary accommodation
19 July, 2018
Administrators 'being asked to perform roles that they are not used to under very difficult circumstances'
Tenants angry after housing association takes away trampoline - but leaves scaffolding up for over a year
19 July, 2018
Housing association tenants in St John's Wood are furious after landlords banned a communal trampoline on health and safety grounds but left scaffolding up for over a year
Grenfell fire: Ban on combustible material 'not enough'
18 July, 2018
The government's proposed ban on using combustible materials for new high-rise buildings does not go far enough
90 per cent rise in Swindon families in temporary accommodation
18 July, 2018
Homeless households living in temporary accommodation in Swindon have almost doubled in the last five years
Dispatches episode was not a balanced documentary
18 July, 2018
Self-funding has helped housing associations to create homes and communities in the face of declining government subsidy
Social Housing Green Paper expected by recess
17 July, 2018
The Social Housing Green Paper is still expected to be published before parliament breaks up for summer recess either next Tuesday or on Thursday this week
Stock transfer landlord secures £95m bank loan
17 July, 2018
A stock transfer housing association has secured bank finance of £95m - including a restructuring of its previous debt and £40m of new borrowing
Canterbury social housing deal stopped London 'gazumpers'
17 July, 2018
Canterbury City Council claims it outwitted big-spending London boroughs to land a secret deal to convert properties into affordable local homes
Social housing allocations policy 'discriminates against Travellers'
17 July, 2018
A High Court judge has branded a London council's housing allocation policy "unlawful" as it discriminates against Irish Travellers
Scottish landlord seals £50m private placement
16 July, 2018
Scottish landlord Cairn Housing Association has raised £50m through a private placement deal with an unnamed US insurance company to support
56,000 in region on waiting lists for social housing
16 July, 2018
More than 56,000 people or families are on waiting lists for social housing in the North East and North Yorkshire
It's official: DWP cuts are so bad councils just spent record amounts mopping them up
13 July, 2018
The DWP has cut some welfare so near to the bone that local authorities had to spend record amounts last year to make up the shortfall
The fall and rise of social rent
13 July, 2018
Will the comeback of state-funded socially rented housing deliver the homes Britain needs?
English Housing Survey 2016 to 2017: fire and fire safety
12 July, 2018
Report on fire incidents, fire safety equipment and fire hazards in different types of households and dwellings in England
English Housing Survey 2016 to 2017: social rented sector
12 July, 2018
Report on the characteristics and circumstances of social renters in England, and how this has changed over the last 20 years
How to become a trans-inclusive landlord
11 July, 2018
Trans people can face discrimination when it comes to housing
How to contact HMRC - updated information for housing associations
11 July, 2018
HMRC has issued new guidance for housing associations wishing to contact HMRC. There are now two distinct routes, depending on your query
Social Housing Pension Scheme - significant changes on the horizon
10 July, 2018
KPMG summarises two recent updates on the Social Housing Pension Scheme
APPG launched to tackle unemployment in social housing
10 July, 2018
A response to Centre for Social Justice finding social housing households four times more likely to be workless than those in private housing
Administrators appointed to social housing specialist
09 July, 2018
Deveron Construction Limited offered design and build contracts to associations across the North of Scotland
Safety products for the elderly need to be updated
06 July, 2018
People are put off making home adaptations due to the stigma of unattractive products available
Disabled people could slip through net in universal credit move, says charity
06 July, 2018
Mind raises concerns that safeguards for vulnerable claimants will not be in place
Universal Credit: Complaints - and sticking to your guns
06 July, 2018
RLA trainer and Universal Credit expert Bill Irvine shares one of his latest cases
London Assembly agrees motion to scrap Section 21 notices
06 July, 2018
The London Assembly Members yesterday agreed a unanimous motion calling on the Mayor of London to back a campaign to abolish section 21 and to lobby the government for a change in the law
Rent collection service aims to offer landlords 'financial security'
06 July, 2018
Unpaid rent and rent arrears are the main reason for tenant evictions, according to Belvoir's Q1 rental index
Scrap the surcharge! Strong support for petition to repeal buy to let taxes
06 July, 2018
There has been strong support for an e-petition calling for the scrapping of the stamp duty surcharge on buy to let properties and the reintroduction of full mortgage interest relief for landlords
Awaiting Right to Buy replacements
06 July, 2018
Homes sold under the Right to Buy are simply not being replaced. Could the government's plans to partially lift the council debt cap bring relief?
June 2018:Universal Credit landlord engagement newsletter
06 July, 2018
We regularly update our information for landlords, read the up-to-date version of the Universal Credit & Rented Sector Housing Guide and use the latest UC47 form to request payment of rent from tenant's Universal credit
Two Letting Agents Banned by Property Ombudsman
06 July, 2018
The Property Ombudsman has booted two letting agents out of the redress scheme
Calls to end no-fault evictions
05 July, 2018
London Assembly looks to Sadiq Khan to back the campaign.
CIH Northern Ireland: Right to Buy a 'double edged sword'
05 July, 2018
Early findings from a project looking to shape the future of housing in Northern Ireland have been released
Wales fee ban will lead to increased costs
05 July, 2018
Banning fees in Wales will drive up costs and change the way landlords interact with letting agents, RLA Director for Wales Douglas Haig told the Senedd today
Social care system 'seizing up' under strain
05 July, 2018
Northern Ireland's social care system could seize up unless it receives more funding, the chief social worker has warned
Universal Credit: Labour says Esther McVey should resign
05 July, 2018
Esther McVey has faced calls to quit over "inadvertently misleading" the Commons about the official NAO spending watchdog's view of Universal Credit
Government slammed for failing to act on report that suggests improvements to PRS
05 July, 2018
The government has been criticised for continuing to drag its heels over taking on key recommendations made in a recent report designed to improve standards in the private rented sector
Less than four weeks until introduction of selective licensing in Nottingham
05 July, 2018
BTL landlords in Nottingham will soon face tougher rules with new rental licensing conditions set to be introduced in the city
British government imposes collective punishment by evicting families from public housing
05 July, 2018
The British government intends to roll out nationally a scheme piloted in north London, whereby the families of gang members and violent criminals are evicted from their public housing residences
Special administration regime for English housing associations comes into force
05 July, 2018
A new special administration regime which allows the Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) to deal with insolvent housing associations will come into force today
HB Direct newsletters: 2018
04 July, 2018
These HB Direct newsletters for local authority staff provide information that affects Housing Benefit.
Minister apologises over 'inadvertently misleading' parliament
04 July, 2018
Esther McVey apologises for her comments over Universal Credit
Right to Rent: Windrush guidance for landlords
04 July, 2018
Landlords renting to Windrush immigrants, who have a right to live in the UK, but may not have the documents to prove it, can apply for a Positive Right to Rent Notice (PRRN).
RLA gives evidence to HCLG committee on Hackitt report
04 July, 2018
The Hackitt report into building regulations should include more information about the lifetime management of buildings once occupied, RLA Policy Manager John Stewart told a committee of MPs this week
Landlord couple want to see letting agent banned over unpaid rent
04 July, 2018
A couple who claim they are owed thousands of pounds in unpaid rent have called for a ban on the letting agency accused of withholding the money
Smoke alarm 'would have saved Huddersfield fire-death boys
04 July, 2018
A house fire which killed two boys was "eminently avoidable", had the letting agent provided smoke alarms, a court has heard
Risks to children 'the biggest social justice challenge of our time
04 July, 2018
Children's commissioner seeks more help for young people in vulnerable family situations
Northern Ireland student wins landmark case against Belfast letting agent
04 July, 2018
A landmark court ruling has closed a loophole for letting agents to levy extra charges on tenants, it was claimed today
Long tenancies won't stop landlords wanting a CV, 12 months' rent - or a date
04 July, 2018
Proposed three-year agreements do little to change oppressive demands from landlords charging extortionate rents
More than one in ten privately-rented homes are unfit to live in
03 July, 2018
Shocking figures reveal homes with problems such as mould, damp, a faulty boiler or freezing cold in winter
How Labour Will Act On Unhealthy Homes
03 July, 2018
In this NHS anniversary year, we are committing Labour to new action to rekindle Bevan's vision and end the scourge of substandard homes
Regulator highlights importance of providing good quality, accessible information on homelessness services
03 July, 2018
A report highlighting the importance of easy access to homelessness services information for people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness has been published by the Scottish Housing Regulator.
New research exposes factors that lead to people returning to sleeping rough
03 July, 2018
Today, St Mungo's publishes peer led research outlining reasons why some people can find themselves sleeping rough after time away the streets.
Japanese Knotweed: a warning
03 July, 2018
Landlords are being warned to keep a close eye on the gardens of their rental homes after it was revealed homeowners will be able to sue their neighbours for damages if Japanese Knotweed grows onto their land.
National Housing Federation response to Homes England deals with housing associations
03 July, 2018
Homes England has agreed first wave of strategic partnerships to ramp up building of affordable homes. These include deals with eight housing associations.
Families hit by crippling cost of living need a third more income to make ends meet
03 July, 2018
Our latest research reveals how low-income families need a third more disposable income than a decade ago to make ends meet
Shock results as 30 lettings agencies probed by undercover teams
03 July, 2018
A consumer group which conducted 30 undercover viewings in five different UK cities claims letting agents are showing potential tenants around mouldy properties and not informing them about important safety details.
London first-time buyers put down £19k extra per bedroom
03 July, 2018
New report makes case for shared ownership in the capital as an FTB option.
'Stock up on tins' - Universal Credit is on its way to Carlisle and Barrow
03 July, 2018
The switch to the controversial government benefit is on the way for thousands of residents
Longer-term tenancy plans proposed
02 July, 2018
Compulsory three-year contracts would give more protection to renters.
Labour says government plans to provide renters with greater stability are 'meaningless'
02 July, 2018
'Any fresh help for renters is welcome but this latest promise is meaningless if landlords can still force tenants out by hiking up the rent'
More than 600 'affordable homes' built in Merseyside were NOT affordable
02 July, 2018
New data shows many houses do not meet the guidelines to be classed as affordable
Sofa-Surfing and Sleeping on Trains: The Rise Of 'Hidden Homelessness' And How Single Mothers Are Worst Hit
02 July, 2018
47% of people registered homeless are single mums.
Report criticises new PIP benefits payment system
02 July, 2018
A Stormont department has been urged to start recording assessments of those applying for the Personal Independence Payment after a report criticised the current process.
New report highlights benefits of short-term rentals in Scotland
02 July, 2018
Scotland's short-term rental sector generates £723 million of economic activity every year, a new report has claimed.
Homes for social rent 'have to be' part of new national planning policy
02 July, 2018
Call from LGA comes as the number of such homes tips towards historic low.
Top tips for landlords for clearing out at end of tenancy
02 July, 2018
It's time for many students up and down the country to clear-out their properties, so now is a good time to make sure they know how to correctly clear out their properties.
More tenants faced rent rises in May
02 July, 2018
There was an increase in the number of tenants in the private rented sector experiencing a rent increase in May compared with a month earlier at a time when supply of rented homes on offer is rising.
Landlords welcome tax incentives for longer tenancies
02 July, 2018
Landlords are today welcoming proposals being considered by the Government to provide financial incentives for those offering longer tenancies.
Deprived areas 'have five times more fast food outlets'
29 June, 2018
Deprived areas such as Blackpool and parts of Manchester and Liverpool have five times more fast food outlets than affluent areas, a survey suggests.
'Two-child policy' cuts benefits of more than 70,000 families
29 June, 2018
Campaigners warn poverty will rise as low-income families lose financial support
Report salutes housing support provided by Armed Forces charities
29 June, 2018
Reasearch reveals the extent of a home front providing £40m of housing support to over 11,000 people a year
Scrap the new homes tax argue landlords
29 June, 2018
Ministers need to scrap the tax on new homes which is punishing those in need of a home to rent, the UK's leading landlord body argues
London council launches Housing First pilot as part of £500,000 homelessness package
29 June, 2018
Newham Council has unveiled a wave of new projects to tackle homelessness, including a Housing First pilot aimed at tackling rough sleeping.
Government policy forced 190 women to prove they were raped in order to get child benefits, figures show
29 June, 2018
Tens of thousands of low income families miss out on child benefits under 'poverty-producing' measure, while mothers forced to disclose rape in order to put food on the table
'Silver splitters' fuel rising homelessness
28 June, 2018
Number of over-60s presenting as homeless at a 10-year high
English councils warn 'worst is yet to come' on cuts
28 June, 2018
Authorities risk going bust unless steps are taken to shore up budgets, ministers told
Call of the week: Section 21 documents
28 June, 2018
This week, a landlord called us with a question about serving a Section 21 notice and when he needed to serve the documents on his renewal tenancy.
Understanding your citizens to beat the Universal Credit challenge
28 June, 2018
Understanding your citizens to beat the Universal Credit challenge
Housing 2018: Green paper 'to give regulator teeth'
28 June, 2018
Housing minister Dominic Raab says regulator will gain powers in the Social Housing Green Paper and stresses government commitment to Right to Buy
New government lettings documents include updated 'How To Rent'
28 June, 2018
Tenant, landlords and buy to let investors are the targets for new online rental guides
Social care in Wales 'could be funded by age-related tax'
28 June, 2018
An income tax increase of between 1% and 3% could be used to fund elderly social care in Wales, according to an independent report.
Tories forced to rewrite obscure benefits law after court finds it breaches human rights
28 June, 2018
The DWP admitted a "small group" of jobseekers had been denied a fair hearing when they tried to appeal against a benefit sanction
Housing body with 12,000 London tenants has been placed under review
27 June, 2018
London social housing management body CityWest Homes has been placed under review, and its chief executive has stepped aside
Regulator warns social landlords that bail-outs are not guaranteed
27 June, 2018
The Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) would allow a housing association to fail if there was 'limited or no value' in its business, its executive director has said
Most associations do not treat domestic violence as a tenancy breach, research reveals
27 June, 2018
Almost one in 10 social landlords do not consider perpetrating domestic abuse as a breach of tenancy, delegates at Housing 2018 in Manchester heard
Latest stats show temporary accommodation numbers are up
27 June, 2018
Overall the numbers have increased by 56% from 2010 – rising to 190% for those in B&B over the same period
Child homelessness in England at highest level since 2007
27 June, 2018
123,130 children were in temporary accommodation in first quarter of 2018 - an increase of nearly 80% since 2011
Benefit or burden? The cities trying out universal basic income
27 June, 2018
Cities around the world are experimenting with basic income schemes. The benefits for residents seem obvious - but what's in it for the cities?
Domestic abuse survivors and children sleeping rough' survey finds
27 June, 2018
Women unable to get refuge place also having to sofa-surf or stay with abuser
Universal Credit: In Work Progression Randomised Control Trial
27 June, 2018
Information about Universal Credit trials and pilots
Government publishes new and updated 'how to' guides
27 June, 2018
The Government has today (Tuesday 26th June) published new and updated information to help landlords and tenants who live and work in private rented housing.
What is social housing for?
26 June, 2018
In the aftermath of Grenfell, and with many people priced out of homeownership, Nathaniel Barker finds out how social housing fits into the current climate
Flying the standard
26 June, 2018
HACT is excited to announce that Housemark, L&Q and Metropolitan, as well as a number of other housing associations, have signed up to support the development of the full version of the UK housing data standard
Angus Council welcomes move to install sprinkler systems in all social housing
26 June, 2018
As the first Scottish local authority to install sprinkler systems as standard in its new build housing, Angus Council welcomes the move by Scottish Government to make sprinkler systems compulsory in new social housing
Arhag needs landlords for Syrian refugees
26 June, 2018
Specialist association offering incentives including carrying out and funding repairs and guaranteed monthly rental income for 3-5 years
Families feast in the Forest
26 June, 2018
An innovative project between Two Rivers Housing and the Salvation Army is teaching basic cooking skills to families and building community relationships
PRA changes will affect landlords' ability to provide 'quality affordable housing'
25 June, 2018
Mortgage brokers and lenders have been slammed by the National Landlords Association (NLA) for failing to do enough to communicate changes by the Prudential Regulation Authority to landlords.
Over 10 years to save for a deposit as first-time buyers forced to rent for longer
25 June, 2018
Many would-be first-time buyers are being forced to rent longer despite a slowdown in house prices as new figures reveal that it takes an average of more than 10 years to save for a 15% deposit.
Tax breaks for landlords price younger buyers out of housing market
25 June, 2018
Think tank says it's time to get community-led development on track.
Social housing is a vanishing option for families who cannot afford to buy
25 June, 2018
Depleted stock forces young adults to pay private rents or live with their parents
Call for more council homes in Stockton to tackle homeless problem
25 June, 2018
Middlesbrough Council has already said it will consider building houses to tackle a shortage of affordable homes
New shocking report reveals more families on breadline, benefits shambles, Homelessness rising and foodbank crisis
25 June, 2018
Rising levels of working and unemployed poverty, the housing crisis, cuts to public services, insecure work and hunger
A dozen councils to receive social care innovation funding
25 June, 2018
A dozen councils to receive social care innovation funding Twelve councils have been awarded funding to explore how technology can improve social care services.
Brent Council aims to 'foster good relationships with private landlords'
25 June, 2018
Brent Council insists that it wants to build better relationships with private landlords after successfully winning close to 150 prosecution cases against rogue landlords' helping to raise more than £1m in fines.
Online Universal Credit bid 'awful'
22 June, 2018
A woman unable to apply for Universal Credit online said she was left having to ask for food parcels.
Tenant jailed for illegally subletting house
22 June, 2018
A private tenant occupying a three-bedroom house in north-west London has been jailed after he was caught illegally subletting the property to 35 men.
"Bedroom tax" is still hitting Stoke-on-Trent families hard
22 June, 2018
The so-called "bedroom tax" is continuing to hit Stoke-on-Trent hard - with demand for smaller council homes far outstripping supply and families forced into hardship, councillors have said
New research reveals rental comparison between benefit recipients and families
21 June, 2018
Welfare 'reform' making rental payments from recipients more difficult for landlords to manage.
Rise in homelessness applications in Scotland reverses nine-year trend
21 June, 2018
The number of applications for homelessness status in Scotland has gone up for the first time nine years, according to official figures.
The cost of housing for low-income renters
21 June, 2018
The 'affordability' of housing is one of the most prominent domestic public policy issues of the day, and for good reason.
Social care faces a 'dangerous shortfall' of staff, government warned
21 June, 2018
More than 75% of people say they would not like to begin a career in social care, survey finds
Why tenants think their feedback is being ignored
21 June, 2018
The Social Housing Green Paper is set to redress the balance of power between residents and social landlords. Martin Hilditch investigates what tenants would like to happen next
JRF responds to IFS report on living standards
21 June, 2018
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) today responded to a new report on living standards conducted by the Institute for Fiscal Studies and funded by the JRF.
Universal Credit: Online ID demands delaying benefits
21 June, 2018
Demands for passports or driving licences to get new benefits have left some Welsh claimants making "degrading" requests for food to survive, it is being claimed.
Landlord fined for renting out bed in shed
21 June, 2018
A landlord has been fined ordered to pay £5,000 for allowing tenants to sleep in an outbuilding in Enfield, north London.
Government publishes new licensing changes in bid to protect tenants and announces review of selective licensing
21 June, 2018
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has published new guidelines which aim to protect tenants from poor living conditions.
Families make 'good, reliable, and long-term tenants'
21 June, 2018
Properties rented to families take up the least amount of property management time when compared to other types of tenants, fresh research by the National Landlords Association (NLA) shows.
'Laudable' licensing changes stifling councils, landlords and tenants alike
20 June, 2018
ARLA Propertymark chief executive ramps up policy criticism as government announces latest PRS regulation.
Buck Bill passes Commons committee stage
20 June, 2018
Bill empowering tenants over unsafe homes inches closer towards statute.The Fitness for Human Bill has come through the committee stage of the Commons this morning
Scam Awareness Month: Top tips for landlords
20 June, 2018
This month is Scams Awareness Month, and the RLA is helping members to protect themselves against being the victim of a scam.
Government announces selective licensing review
20 June, 2018
The Government has announced a review into the use and effectiveness of selective licensing.
Universal Credit - landlords agree reform is needed
20 June, 2018
The RLA continues to call for the roll out of Universal Credit to be paused in the wake of a report by the National Audit Office.
Momentum improves as there is a rise in both 'to let' and 'let' properties
20 June, 2018
Following a slowdown in rental market activity in April, new letting data from the Agency Express Property Activity Index has revealed nationwide increases in both 'to let' and 'let' properties.
Number of people winning PIP benefit appeals hits all-time high - and Tories are told to get a grip
20 June, 2018
Some 14,805 people (71%) had their assessment for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) overturned by a tribunal in the first three months of this year
HB Direct newsletters: 2018
20 June, 2018
These HB Direct newsletters for local authority staff provide information that affects Housing Benefit.
Tories make disability benefits climbdown as they change reassessment rules - but campaigners warn it's not enough
20 June, 2018
More PIP claimants will be able to wait 10 years for reassessment - but Parkinson's UK branded it "a piecemeal solution for a broken system"
Universal credit flaws inflict childcare costs on new workers
20 June, 2018
Parents forced to borrow money while waiting for funds, says Save the Children
Wales gets closer to full implementation of Housing First
19 June, 2018
New youth homelessness task group has the future for Housing First in Wales in its remit.
New research reveals rental comparison between benefit recipients and families
19 June, 2018
Welfare 'reform' making rental payments from recipients more difficult for landlords to manage.
Tory MPs challenge Theresa May to adopt radical housing agenda in bid for younger voters support
19 June, 2018
MPs will tell PM that housing is the 'defining' issue holding back Conservative support from under-40s
Universal Credit: information for stakeholders and partners
19 June, 2018
This collection brings together information for stakeholders and partners relating to Universal Credit.
Why won't ministers come clean about the impact of cuts on disabled people?
19 June, 2018
Being hit by the bedroom tax is bad enough, but losing your sickness benefits too is even harder
Children in temporary accommodation in Scotland
19 June, 2018
Children in temporary accommodation in Scotland hits 10 year peak
Urgent action is required to prevent more people dying on the streets
19 June, 2018
New research released today from St Mungo's reveals a dramatic increase in the proportion of people sleeping rough who have died with mental health support needs from 2010 to 2017.
Consultation on 'exciting' housing merger plan launched
19 June, 2018
TORUS' tenants and leaseholders are being asked for their views over proposals to 'amalgamate' the group with Liverpool Mutual Homes (LMH).
Broken care: Hunt puts social care reform on hold again meaning pensioners face catastrophic bills and spending their savings
19 June, 2018
Another delay to social care reform means pensioners will continue to face crippling bills.
Social care needs a cash injection now
19 June, 2018
Squeezing council funding in this area is ultimately a false economy
Glasgow block blaze shows 'no scope for complacency' over fire safety
18 June, 2018
The SFHA says the fire that ripped through a top floor of a Glasgow tower block on the anniversary of Grenfell was a 'sharp reminder' against any scope for complacency over fire safety in social housing.
Universal credit: fix this cruel, expensive fiasco
18 June, 2018
Ministers promised it would save money and cut fraud. But welfare reform has failed to deliver - and brought misery to many
'Grenfell' cladding: couple could sue after £600,000 flat now worth £90,000
18 June, 2018
Nerisa Ahmed and husband threaten to sue government agency that helped them buy home
Deaths of mentally ill rough sleepers in London rise sharply
18 June, 2018
Research finds 80% of rough sleepers who died in capital in 2017 had mental health needs compared with 29% in 2010
Council 'inaction' leaves renters at risk of revenge evictions
18 June, 2018
Just one in six private tenants living in an unsafe home is getting council protection from a revenge eviction, new figures show.
Raft of safety flaws listed at Grenfell Tower Inquiry
18 June, 2018
A list of failed safety regulations has been presented to a public inquiry into the Grenfell Tower blaze.
Universal Credit risks furthering domestic abuse
18 June, 2018
Campaigners call for new payment arrangements where present payment system 'empowers abusers'.
Legislation alone will not eliminate homelessness
18 June, 2018
Local authorities need government funding to help them make a success of the act recently brought in to prevent and reduce homelessness
The great leasehold rip off
18 June, 2018
How firms are cashing in on housebuyers with charges that DOUBLE every decade
Calls to build council houses and cap rents in Cov as the shocking number of children living in poverty is revealed
15 June, 2018
Those in work are just as likely to be living in poverty
London boroughs considering establishing temporary accommodation joint company
15 June, 2018
Councils in London are working on plans to establish a joint company to source temporary accommodation for homeless households
Social housing regulator 'constrained' by government before Grenfell
15 June, 2018
The social housing regulator was "constrained" in its ability to investigate residents' fire safety concerns by the direction of travel imposed by government
Civitas Social Housing Acquires Seven Properties For GBP5.4 Million
15 June, 2018
Civitas Social Housing PLC said on Thursday it has acquired six specialist supported living properties and one residential care property for GBP5.4 million
How Grenfell put the past, present, and future of social housing into focus
15 June, 2018
From Ronan Point to the Ledbury estate, Kieran Yates speaks to tower block residents about living in fear and being neglected by the state
Where do we stand a year after the Grenfell Tower fire?
14 June, 2018
From rehousing and trauma to inquiries and cladding, how much has changed?
Grenfell housing: Finding a new home
14 June, 2018
In the aftermath of the Grenfell Tower fire a year ago, a series of promises were made to the survivors, especially concerning rehousing. Have they been delivered?
Social landlords have shown leadership following Grenfell and the government must back them
14 June, 2018
A year on from the Grenfell Tower fire, Sadiq Khan gives his message to the social housing sector
The biggest ever survey of fire risk assessments has revealed widespread safety problems
14 June, 2018
Inside Housing has obtained and analysed risk assessments for 1,584 tower blocks
Fury as housing associations redevelop and sell affordable homes
13 June, 2018
With many Grenfell Tower survivors still displaced a year after the fire that killed 72 people, figures reveal millions being made from selloffs
Social Housing Green Paper expected in next six weeks
13 June, 2018
The government's Social Housing Green Paper will be published within the next six weeks
A year of reporting on the Grenfell Tower fire and its far-reaching consequences for social housing
13 June, 2018
The fire at Grenfell Tower on 14 June 2017 led to the deaths of 72 people and was a profound shock to the whole country
Listening to tenants could help prevent a second Grenfell disaster and we must start now
13 June, 2018
The Hackitt Review called for a "national culture of engagement" with tenants
Rehousing Grenfell Survivors
12 June, 2018
Since the Grenfell Tower fire of 14/15th June 2017, North Kensington Law Centre has provided free legal advice to around 250 households from Grenfell Tower
Just look at housing to see the true cost of privatisation
12 June, 2018
Right to buy has been a success for landlords but a disaster for those most in need of a home
Grenfell one year on
12 June, 2018
Statement by the Rt Hon James Brokenshire MP, Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
Landlords should not panic after Metropolitan was taken to court over harassment claims
11 June, 2018
Metropolitan Housing Trust recently lost an appeal against a damages claim brought by two tenants
Southwark Council questions Wandle housing association over purchase of faulty buildings
11 June, 2018
Southwark Council's planning committee questioned affordable housing association Wandle over the purchse of faulty buildings
More than a million on social housing waiting lists
11 June, 2018
Grandfather and commercial engineer Freddy Emmanuel has been on the waiting list for social housing for 18 years
RTB replacements 'all but eliminated' in five years
11 June, 2018
Homes built to replace those sold through the Right to Buy could be "almost eliminated" in five years time unless the policy is reformed
A very brief history of council housing
08 June, 2018
The story of Britain's council estates begins in Shoreditch
Monitoring the private rented sector in Northern Ireland is essential if we are to prevent rising homelessness
08 June, 2018
The social sector in Northern Ireland does not have the resources to meet the needs of all those who are homeless or in housing stress
Housing association under investigation over fire safety concerns
08 June, 2018
The housing regulator has launched an investigation into a Merseyside landlord after fire safety concerns were raised
Councils spend near £500m on temporary accommodation
08 June, 2018
FoI responses expose eye-watering sums spent by sample councils alone on temporary accommodation over the past year
Grenfell: One year on
08 June, 2018
It's been a year since 72 people tragically lost their lives in the Grenfell Tower Fire
Temporary accommodation in Scotland: where are we now, and where do we go from here?
07 June, 2018
What is the state of play for temporary accommodation in Scotland?
Labour seeks law change to reduce maximum deposit landlords can charge renters
07 June, 2018
New parliamentary motion seeks to reduce cap from six weeks' rent to three weeks' rent
Crowdfunding platform enters social housing sector
06 June, 2018
A crowdfunding investment platform has entered the social housing sector with plans to finance a scheme in Liverpool
The 'poverty' of Grenfell lay in how tenants and residents were treated
06 June, 2018
Inquiry hears of lack of concern shown by local and central government, contractors predisposed against regulations and red-tape and society as a whole
MP backs 'fantastic' tenant training scheme
05 June, 2018
House2Home offers training in a range of tenancy matters from sourcing affordable furnishing to accessing rent statements online
Khan calls for tenant to be national commissioner for social housing
05 June, 2018
Mayor of London says social housing residents' voices must be heard in corridors of power
Grenfell survivor blames landlord's 'cancerous' decisions for disaster
04 June, 2018
In his first newspaper interview, Edward Daffarn explains how his repeated safety warnings were ignored
UK: Rights Of Access For Housing Associations
01 June, 2018
Sometimes, housing associations have rights of access over land owned by others
Piloting the Right to Buy extension
01 June, 2018
With the Right to Buy extension pilot due to land this summer, Nathaniel Barker unpicks two sticking points
Revealed: the London boroughs topping the tables for getting rid of council homes
01 June, 2018
Figures have revealed the extent of the loss of council housing across London between 2016 and 2017
The housing association helping fathers play a positive role
31 May, 2018
Why did a Welsh housing association set out to help local dads?
Social housing boards at growing risk over independence and conflicts of interest
31 May, 2018
The shape of the sector is changing rapidly as new operating and funding models emerge and existing structures mature
Less than half of £4.8bn Right to Buy receipts used for replacement housing
31 May, 2018
Less than half the £4.8bn raised through selling off council housing at giant discounts since 2012 has gone to replacement housing
Large Scottish housing associations offer to 'flip' tenancies to tackle temporary accommodation delays
31 May, 2018
Large housing associations around Glasgow have offered to work with the local council to immediately switch temporary accommodation tenancies to permanent ones in an effort to tackle the problem of families stuck in insecure housing
Meeting the 2020 Energy Efficiency Standard for Social Housing is going to require a major push over the next two years
30 May, 2018
The Scottish Government is currently consulting on a future strategy to further improve the energy efficiency of Scotland's social housing stock beyond 2020
Call to let councils compete with private sector over housebuilding
30 May, 2018
Survey shows just 2% of councils in England say new development in their area meets policy requirements for affordable housing
The hostile environment: what social landlords need to know
30 May, 2018
Some people have been wrongly told they're not eligible for social housing - it's essential that staff are aware of the rules
London losing 'thousands' of social rented homes
30 May, 2018
Latest housing stock stats said to show the capital going backwards for the first time in three years
Brokenshire dodges Right to Buy question
30 May, 2018
Housing secretary James Brokenshire has refused to disclose how much councils have been required to pay back to the Treasury in RTB receipts
Landlord of housing 'hell-hole' made more than £2m profit in one year
30 May, 2018
The owner of a controversial housing development 'hell-hole' in Mitcham made almost £2.5 million profit in just one year
Social landlord and support service merge
29 May, 2018
A Ceredigion social landlord and a support service have announced that they have merged voluntarily
Housing association loses appeal in tenant harassment case
29 May, 2018
A large housing association has lost a Court of Appeal challenge to a finding that it unlawfully harassed two tenants
Transforming temporary accommodation
29 May, 2018
Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Action Group recommendations
1,000-home threshold for Right to Buy extension pilot
25 May, 2018
Housing associations with fewer than 1,000 homes will not be asked to take part in the Midlands pilot of the Right to Buy extension
Regulator investigates 'sham transactions' association following pressure from councils
25 May, 2018
The regulator has launched an investigation into a housing association previously accused of "sham transactions" by a London council
Government turned down an offer to test the RTB in a rural area
25 May, 2018
A housing association offered to run a test of how the Right to Buy extension would work in rural areas as part of the regional pilot but was rebuffed by government
Strategies to sustain tenancies
25 May, 2018
Support to sustain tenancies is increasingly important for tenants and landlords
Scottish Housing Market
25 May, 2018
Figures from UK Finance shows that BTL lending for purchases has fallen 8.8% in February compared to the previous year
Government moves closer to flammable cladding ban
24 May, 2018
PMQs hears Theresa May defend consultation over a ban as a legal obligation
The need for better data in social housing
24 May, 2018
Data sharing and new technologies are offering great benefits for the social housing sector
Cladding ban plan in Wales after Grenfell Tower fire
24 May, 2018
Plans to ban inflammable cladding on high-rise buildings in Wales will go out to public consultation
PEARL Rental Index - May 2018
24 May, 2018
Rental price growth weakening for Great Britain, with the latest rental index showing rents had increased by 1.0% in the 12 months to April 2018, down from 1.1% in March 2018
Homes built with government Growth Deal funding will be subject to the Right to Buy
23 May, 2018
Councils with Growth Deal funding from the government will be expected to make any affordable housing they build subject to the Right to Buy, including homes constructed through their privately owned companies
Scottish councils spend £59.2m on housing payments
23 May, 2018
Councils in Scotland made 122,660 emergency housing benefit payments to tenants in 2017/18
Final findings: Social Housing (fixed-term tenancies)
23 May, 2018
Social housing has been argued to be a key arena for various forms of conditionality aimed at regulating the conduct of low-income populations
Households in Temporary Accommodation Rise by 60%
22 May, 2018
78,930 households were placed in temporary accommodation at the end of 2017
Final Findings: Welfare Conditionality project (2013-2018)
22 May, 2018
Report which summarises the final findings of the Welfare Conditionality project (2013-2018).
Council rent arrears soars for Dundee tenants on Universal Credit
21 May, 2018
Social rent arrears run up by Dundee council tenants on Universal Credit have doubled since the start of the year
Housing Matters podcast: Housing associations' work to tackle domestic abuse
21 May, 2018
In this episode, we talk about domestic abuse and the positive difference housing associations can make
Plymouth Community Homes helps new tenants find health and wellbeing
21 May, 2018
The organisation's New Home, New You project is brightening the futures of new residents
The lost homes of Hull's council estates and streets - and how losing them changed everything
21 May, 2018
From tower blocks to maisonettes, we take a look at the housing areas that have disappeared
2018 Annual Review of Social Housing
21 May, 2018
Welcome to the latest Beever and Struthers' review of social housing
Raab commits to ban of combustible cladding
21 May, 2018
Housing minister Dominic Raab committed to a ban of combustible cladding products last night, ahead of a government consultation on the issue which will run until July
James Carthew: I hope Horizon revives faith in social housing
21 May, 2018
HZN real estate investment trust is the latest launch in the burgeoning social housing sub-sector
Repairs and maintenance spend tracker: what did your association do in 2016/17?
18 May, 2018
How have associations in England reacted to the 1% annual rent cut?
Grenfell-style cladding could be banned on tower blocks
18 May, 2018
Housing secretary announces consultation on ban on combustible material
West Midlands associations seek Right to Buy solutions ahead of pilot
18 May, 2018
West Midlands housing associations are working to devise a workable method of transferring Right to Buy discounts between homes
Councils' use of arm's-length organisations
18 May, 2018
The use of ALEOs by Scottish local authorities has reduced costs and improved standards of care issues of governance and accountability can still exist
Scottish Housing Market
18 May, 2018
Building on strong social housing delivery figures GCC have signed an agreement with GHA & Keepmoat Homes for the delivery +900 homes at the Sighthill TRA
The true extent of Bristol's housing crisis: Council home wait list numbers and times revealed
17 May, 2018
There are more than 11,000 families waiting for just a handful of empty properties
Understanding what tenant engagement means
17 May, 2018
The Welsh social housing regulator is looking closely at social landlords' tenant involvement
'We are getting better', says Teesside's biggest landlord after criticism
17 May, 2018
Thirteen Group came under fire for failing to link with councillors and not meeting previous standards
Concern over plan to drop social rent from official definition of affordable housing
17 May, 2018
Trade bodies for housing associations and councils have voiced concerns over a proposal to change the definition of 'affordable housing' in a new draft version of government planning policy
Housing association secures £50m funding line for almost 1,500 homes
17 May, 2018
A West Midlands social housing provider is set to build 1,400 homes across the region in the next two years after securing a £50m funding package
Grenfell Tower: lives remembered, but fire safety lessons still not learned
16 May, 2018
David P Sugden says the construction industry cannot be trusted to improve standards
Ronan Point 50 years on: are tenants being listened to on safety?
16 May, 2018
On the 50th anniversary of the collapse of Ronan Point, tower block safety campaigner Frances Clarke questions whether Dame Judith Hackitt is really listening to tenants
Making The Connection Between Social Housing And Economic Growth
16 May, 2018
Social housing is often viewed as a burden on the public purse
'Pension mountain' needed by older tenants
16 May, 2018
Tenants who will still be paying rent when they retire will need a pension pot of up to £445,000 to avoid falling living standards
Aberdeen City Council spends £23,000 per day on temporary accommodation
16 May, 2018
Aberdeen City Council is paying out more than £23,000 per day to put up residents in temporary accommodation
Housing association raises hoarding issues
15 May, 2018
One association wants to help lose the stigma around the condition
Funding for social housing is 'nuts' top developer says
15 May, 2018
Roger Madelin believes government should directly fund the building of affordable homes - backed by higher corporation tax
Grenfell rally demands urgent removal of flammable cladding
15 May, 2018
Protesters express continued distrust of the authorities as MPs debate terms of public inquiry
Scottish HA uses wearable technology to detect tenants at risk of falls
14 May, 2018
A Scottish housing association has become the first to offer tenants wearable technology that can predict the risk of them suffering falls by monitoring vital signs
There's no such thing as a 'for-profit' housing association (and anyone who says different is wrong)
14 May, 2018
A number of organisations have appeared, calling themselves 'housing associations' but with business models completely contrary to the core values of housing associations - this is extremely dangerous
Charedi housing group facing discrimination legal challenge
11 May, 2018
A leading Jewish housing association is being taken to court over its policy of providing homes only for Orthodox Jews
Welsh housing associations back in the private sector
10 May, 2018
The Welsh Assembly has unanimously passed its Regulation of Social Landlords Bill
Associations respond to rent cut with 'impressive' margins
10 May, 2018
Housing associations have boosted their core margins since the rent cut was introduced
Planning deregulation reduces the ability of councils to secure affordable homes
10 May, 2018
New report finds 63% of UK councils now describe their need for affordable homes as 'severe'
Conservative stock transfer councils keen to set up HRAs
09 May, 2018
Labour launched a social housing policy document which pledged to "help councils that have transferred all their housing stock to a housing association establish a Housing Revenue Account and get building"
Government official reveals HRA £1bn can be used with Right to Buy receipts
09 May, 2018
Councils will be able to blend funding from the government's £1bn HRA borrowing programme with grant and Right to Buy receipts
Leasing council homes to charities
09 May, 2018
Bristol council homes earmarked to be sold off have instead been handed over to charities, to house refugees and other vulnerable groups
The rise and fall of council housing
09 May, 2018
In an extract from his new book, historian John Boughton explains how council housing became 'welfarised'
The Housing Podcast: Peabody's new approach to rents
08 May, 2018
Listen to find out more about the key issues in housing today
Faifley rat problem costing housing association thousands
08 May, 2018
Thousands of pounds have been spent tackling a "rat problem" in Faifley caused by residents dumping rubbish in the wrong bins - or in no bin at all
Council sitting on £3.7m of unspent affordable housing cash
08 May, 2018
More than £3million of cash given to the council from developers that do not build enough affordable housing has not been spent
New rents edge up - with London prices now 108% higher than rest of the UK
08 May, 2018
Average newly agreed rents climbed to £918 a month in April, up 1.5% from the £904 a month recorded in April last year
Tenants 'fundamental to the running of ALMOs'
04 May, 2018
As the NFA holds its annual conference, member bodies showcase their commitment to tenants being at the heart of the business models
HBF reports big rise in social housing units approved
04 May, 2018
"There is still a long way to go, but this feels like a breakthrough moment in the years following the housing white paper"
Social housing provider responds to concerns over apartments plan - which has no affordable housing
04 May, 2018
A social housing provider has responded to concerns over its involvement in plans for 144 town centre apartments - which do not contain any affordable housing units
Housing associations will mitigate rent cuts with a range of cost savings
03 May, 2018
New report says savings on the likes of repairs and maintenance and jobs should be "significant" to soak some 70% of revenue lost
Housing associations Right to Buy pilot 'will not charge local authorities'
03 May, 2018
MHCLG confirms the pilot will be fully funded from government
Let's create the future of social housing together
02 May, 2018
Many people across Scotland face struggles just to get through each day, which means that they can't think about or plan for their futures
One-week limit on temporary accommodation could save £29m
02 May, 2018
Scottish councils could save £29m this year if they moved all single people out of unsuitable temporary accommodation after a week
Sheffield housing association fined over 'dangerous, substandard' properties
02 May, 2018
A Sheffield housing association has been fined after four of its properties were found to be dangerous and substandard
Why we are freezing or cutting rents on thousands of homes
02 May, 2018
Peabody has embarked on a process to make its rents fairer
Gobsmacked tenants in Salford high-rises just got a cleaning bill for their 'self-cleaning' windows
02 May, 2018
Housing association City West installed 'the world's first self-cleaning windows' on a string of blocks across Eccles - but now they've got grubby
Peabody plans to stop charging affordable rent
02 May, 2018
Peabody will freeze or cut rents on "thousands" of its affordable rented homes while converting market rent tenancies to social rents
Major association's 'bold' move to cut rents praised by sector
02 May, 2018
A major association's "bold" move to cut its rents has been praised by sector leaders, with some landlords revealing they are looking at their own rent policies
'Non-committal committal' over release of social housing Green Paper
02 May, 2018
Commons told the Green Paper will be published "in the next few months"
Rent pause pays off for provider
01 May, 2018
Debt relief scheme praised for innovative approach to housing costs and mental health
Social Housing IPOs: Horizon tries after Fundamentum fails
01 May, 2018
Fundamentum Property has pulled the flotation of its Supported Housing fund after failing to convince investors to back the high yielding REIT
Municipal Dreams: The Rise and Fall of Council Housing
01 May, 2018
John Boughton traces the vexed history of social housing in this timely, persuasive study
Social housing is not just a safety net for the few
30 April, 2018
With more and more people made homeless or forced to pay excessive rents, the charity Shelter is investigating how to help them
What it's really like living in a council house in Bransholme
30 April, 2018
From rats in their homes to dodgy doors and living weeks without a bathroom, residents have had their say
Councils spend millions using Right to Buy flats as temporary accommodation
27 April, 2018
Town halls are spending millions of pounds a year renting ex-council flats from private landlords to provide accommodation for homeless households
Average rents fall across the UK for first time in six years, suggesting this is more than a correction
26 April, 2018
Average rents in the UK decreased for the first time since 2012 during the first quarter of 2018
Tenants to leave Rugby tower blocks over fire safety fears
26 April, 2018
All tenants from two Warwickshire tower blocks are to be moved from their homes over serious fire safety concerns
Housing association warns cladding costs will impact capital projects
26 April, 2018
A South West housing association has warned it cannot meet the cost of removing dangerous cladding from its tower blocks without serious knock-on effects to its new build and refurbishment programmes
Labour local branch pledges limit on Right to Buy rents
26 April, 2018
Southwark's Labour Party has promised to force future leaseholders of Right to Buy flats to charge affordable rents when letting their property
A tinted view: negative media portrayals of social housing
26 April, 2018
Since Grenfell, serious questions have been asked about the way social housing is portrayed by the media and politicians
Public attitudes to social housing in Wales: Report for the Chartered Institute of Housing Cymru
26 April, 2018
This work has been commissioned by the Tyfu Tai Cymru project which is a 5-year policy project seeking to provide insightful analysis and address gaps in evidence to inform current and future housing policy
Enough squabbling over supply versus demand. Let's build the social housing that Britain needs
25 April, 2018
In the long fight to fix the housing market, it's Supply versus Demand
Even social housing is unaffordable now in some parts of England
25 April, 2018
Councils are under pressure as homelessness grows and housing options dwindle
Government-backed REIT on track to own more than 6,000 homes
25 April, 2018
The private rented sector REIT, backed by the government, is on track to own more than 6,000 homes across the country
Councils Urged To Reveal Full Figures Of Unspent Affordable Homes Cash
24 April, 2018
HuffPost UK revealed at least £375million is yet to be spent
Councils Have Failed To Spend £375m Earmarked To Ease The Housing Crisis
23 April, 2018
The council responsible for Grenfell is sitting on £21million
Housing associations' 'diminished role' limiting social housing development
23 April, 2018
Cuts to grant for housing associations has "diminished their role" and limited their ability to develop social housing at scale
Municipal Dreams by John Boughton review - the rise and fall of council housing
20 April, 2018
An important and timely book, in the wake of Grenfell Tower, which emphasises how public investment enriches lives
Housing associations are at the heart of Labour's social housing plans - as they should be
20 April, 2018
The Labour Party's social housing green paper is a clear indicator of the party's determination to tackle the housing crisis
Social sharing: expansion of shared housing in the social sector
19 April, 2018
A case for social landlords to expand their provision of shared accommodation using conversion of existing homes
House to home: giving social housing tenants a place to call home
19 April, 2018
A case for the provision of basic decoration and floor covering in social housing, along with access to furniture packages
Labour proposes scrapping affordable rent in social housing review
19 April, 2018
Labour has proposed scrapping the affordable rent tenure in its social housing review
London council to set up housing association for Right to Buy funds
18 April, 2018
Enfield Council is set to establish a housing association to spend funds it receives from council tenants exercising their Right to Buy
Michael McDonnell, Choice, on Rethinking Social Housing
18 April, 2018
Northern Ireland's housing associations must reconsider their purpose in a changing world
2,000 social housing units for Belfast this year, but supply can't meet demand
17 April, 2018
NIHE'S Head of Place Shaping for Belfast, stressed that while they are potentially delivering around 2,000 homes this year, the demand is "significantly higher" than the reality of what they can supply
Dartford councillors claim KCC cuts putting strain on sheltered housing for 550 over 55s
17 April, 2018
Borough councillors have claimed cuts made by their counterparts at Kent County Council are putting sheltered housing services for 550 people at risk
Westminster investigating ALMO for ex-council buy-back practices
17 April, 2018
Westminster Council's trading standards team is investigating its own ALMO for the second time in six months
Fixing the broken Right to Buy replacements machine
16 April, 2018
Last month, the government finally fell behind on its pledge to replace additional Right to Buy homes sold on a 'one-for-one' basis
Social housing fraudster caught illegally sub-letting Islington flat
16 April, 2018
A social housing fraudster has been found guilty of illegally sub-letting a home in Islington
Seven Boroughs Account For Nearly Half Of London's Social Housing Waitlist
16 April, 2018
Seven of London's boroughs make up for nearly half (49.5% to be exact) of London's social housing waiting list
Family had to live in hotels for three years after landlord accidentally let out their home
16 April, 2018
A mum and her two children had to live in hotels and temporary housing for three years after their landlord accidentally let their home to other people
Huge 'reverse' gender pay gap at Scotland's largest housing association
13 April, 2018
Scotland's largest housing association has a huge "reverse" gender pay gap which sees its female staff earn 46% more than their male colleagues
LIN member report April 2018 - Landlords and the Courts
12 April, 2018
LIN member report by Kevin McCready
Housing association tenant wrongly charged nearly £3,000 after 'admin error'
12 April, 2018
Social housing company Torus admitted errors were made with tenant direct debits
Sorry! Housing association apologises to mum over flooded flat
12 April, 2018
A housing association has apologised to a mum-of-two after it failed to promptly deal with urgent repairs after her boiler blew up and flat flooded, leaving her without a cooker or heating
Woman forced to sleep on camp bed for three years waiting for council house
12 April, 2018
Christine Goode and her elderly mother have been sharing a one-bedroom bungalow for three years
Cardiff's first council houses in a generation set to be ready this winter
12 April, 2018
Some 600 council houses for rent or assisted purchase are being built
Fight fair when challenging housing associations
11 April, 2018
David Bookbinder reacts to "personal" criticism of housing associations
Housing association tenant's appeal for 'right to buy' property dismissed
11 April, 2018
A housing association tenant whose application to purchase her home under "right to buy" legislation was refused has had her appeal against the decision dismissed
New Ballymena social housing homes released
11 April, 2018
Social housing provider Choice Housing has completed the first phase of an £8.5m scheme in Ballymena
Housing associations overcome challenges to exceed building targets
11 April, 2018
Northern Ireland's housing associations have once again surpassed building targets despite challenging economic conditions and political uncertainty
How one Norfolk council has cut its housing waiting list by 95%
10 April, 2018
Allowing staff to think creatively about people's needs is a risk, but it's paid off in Great Yarmouth
2,000 take part in CIH social housing research project
10 April, 2018
More than 2,000 people have taken part in the CIH project to gather research for the upcoming Social Housing Green Paper
Six leading landlords exceed average gender pay gap
10 April, 2018
More than a quarter of the top 20 housing associations by stock owned have reported gender pay gaps larger than the national average
Channel 5's new social housing programming
09 April, 2018
Channel 5 have started a new series of films about social housing, and from the outset it feels like this might be a bit of a challenge
Fundamentum launch tests appetite for social housing
09 April, 2018
Investor appetite for high-yielding social housing funds faces a new test today as plans are unveiled to launch the sector's fourth Reit in 18 months
Leicester council planning to buy back 'Right to Buy' homes
06 April, 2018
It has earmarked £440k for re-acquiring homes it used to own
Renters Surge Among Under 45s Could Throw Tories Out Of Office
06 April, 2018
The number of renters and mortgage payers could be equal by the next election
Green party pledge to 'protect' social housing
06 April, 2018
Promise comes as part of its local election launch
Housing associations promise action following gender pay reports
06 April, 2018
Major housing associations are revealed to have gender pay gaps of more than 25%
Councils call for Right to Buy flexibility after Raab criticism
06 April, 2018
The councils with the largest deficits between Right to Buy sales and replacements have blamed the government's lack of flexibility for the gap
Database of rogue landlords and property agents under the Housing and Planning Act 2016
06 April, 2018
Guidance for local housing authorities on the database of rogue landlords and property agents
Housing Benefit subsidy guidance manual 2017 to 2018
06 April, 2018
This guidance is for local authorities. It explains the subsidies DWP pays them for certain costs of the Housing Benefit (HB) scheme
Gender Pay Gap in the Social Housing Sector
05 April, 2018
The Gender Pay Gap reporting deadline was 4th April, so we've compiled tables for Housing Associations and Local Authorities
Social housing company plans £150m float
05 April, 2018
A property company that invests in social housing is planning to launch a £150m float on the London Stock Exchange next month
Bristol City Council building less than half of the affordable homes it promised
05 April, 2018
Its target will soon be lowered
'My fight to change attitudes towards social housing tenants'
05 April, 2018
Claire Hughes tackles some of the misconceptions faced by social housing tenants
Cheltenham bus attacks: 'we'll evict people behaving anti-socially' say housing bosses
04 April, 2018
New crack-down planned in response to incidents on town's troubled Springbank estate
Housing associations are skewing satisfaction rates
04 April, 2018
Tommy Lusk, housing campaigner, says tenant satisfaction surveys published by housing associations hide more than they reveal
Should council-owned land be used to solve Gloucestershire's social housing crisis?
04 April, 2018
There are 14,000 families on the waiting list
Social housing REIT shares fall amid market uncertainty
04 April, 2018
Shares in social housing investment funds have fallen and investor interest waned, as markets react to trouble at a housing association which has deals with several trusts
Government admits falling behind on Right to Buy replacement pledges
04 April, 2018
The Government has admitted falling short on its commitment to replace council housing units sold under the Right to Buy scheme
Social Housing Update:Written statement - HCWS614
03 April, 2018
Nearly 2 million households have been helped to realise aspirations to own their homes through the Right to Buy since 1980
Government will consult on Right to Buy flexibility after breaking pledge
03 April, 2018
The government will consult on "greater flexibility" for councils to use Right to Buy receipts, but remains committed to the policy despite breaking its pledge on replacing homes
Ten myths about council housing - and one ask
29 March, 2018
Everyone seems to agree that we have a housing crisis in London and that we need to increase the supply of genuinely affordable homes
100 households around Grenfell still in temporary accommodation
29 March, 2018
Victims evacuated from surrounding blocks await permanent rehousing nine months on
MPs call on government to give councils funding for letting fees ban
29 March, 2018
Councils should be given extra funding by government to enforce a letting agent fees ban
Property fund strikes second housing association deal
28 March, 2018
A Bristol-based housing association has formed a partnership with Cheyne Social Property Impact Fund, the second deal the fund has done with a housing association
The disappearing HMOs
28 March, 2018
Houses in multiple occupation are often far from ideal lodgings - but a trend to convert them to more profitable houses is leaving residents with few options
Regulator to intervene in Welsh housing association
28 March, 2018
The Welsh social housing regulator is to intervene in a Cardiff housing association due to governance concerns
Affordable housing: why current plans to invest don't go far enough
27 March, 2018
Building more low-cost rented homes that people can afford will loosen the grip of poverty.
More than 40 housing associations back planned £1bn bond issue
27 March, 2018
There are 45 housing associations backing aggregator Morhomes' plan to launch a £1bn bond issue.
The Homelessness Reduction Act is a key step towards homelessness prevention
27 March, 2018
The legislation comes into force on April 3, but only if local authorities can afford it
LGA responds to Independent Age report on older private renters
27 March, 2018
With housing for elderly people currently accounting for just 6 per cent of our existing stock, and more older people and families renting privately than ever before
Welfare policies having 'huge impact' on domestic abuse victims
26 March, 2018
Conference on Housing and Domestic Abuse hears that government policy is making it harder for domestic abuse victims to get support.
DWP accused of 'clumsy' attempt to defend Universal Credit using IFS research
26 March, 2018
MPs criticise 'airy and irrelevant' responses from the department after committee raises questions over the projected employment boost from benefit reform
Debate on the construction of council housing - House of Commons - 27 March 2018
26 March, 2018
The national housing shortage is one of the most pressing issues we face.
Poll pushes impact of PRS energy performance
26 March, 2018
Survey released ahead of new standards for EPC ratings coming into effect on April 1.
LGA: Focus on 'invisible' older renters
26 March, 2018
Housing for the elderly accounts for just 6% of existing stock - with more older people and families renting privately than ever before.
Bishop of Durham 'deeply concerned' over universal credit plan
26 March, 2018
The Bishop of Durham has criticised the government over its implementation of universal credit and called for it to 'revisit' aspects of the payment.
Statutory homelessness and prevention and relief
23 March, 2018
October to December (Q4)2017: England
Pressure on social landlords set to rise as Universal Credit rolls out
23 March, 2018
Report reveals rent being collected directly from tenants by housing officers will increase by 63.1% on average
Home Office subcontractors force asylum seekers to share bedrooms
23 March, 2018
Home Office subcontractors force asylum seekers to share bedrooms in breach of council policy
Incentivise associations to provide supported housing properties
23 March, 2018
It is time for specialist and developing associations to join forces and provide the NHS with much-needed accommodation-based support
Local Authority Insight Survey Wave 33
22 March, 2018
This research presents findings on preparations for Universal Credit managed migration and the effects of reducing the Housing Benefit backdating period.
Universal Credit transition to full service
22 March, 2018
When local authorities and jobcentre areas will transition to the Universal Credit full service.
Who will foot the bill to prevent people becoming homeless?
22 March, 2018
New law will compel councils to prevent evictions and rough sleeping. But this comes at a price local authorities will struggle to afford
DWP wins legal case to block future benefit appeals
22 March, 2018
The government has won a legal case which could have major implications for future benefit appeals.
Spending on new homes plummets while housing benefit soars
22 March, 2018
CIH chief executive Terrie Alafat CBE says new statistics show social housing has reached a critical point
Housing sector realises more than ever the importance of listening to residents.
22 March, 2018
As Rethinking social housing Northern Ireland continues to get underway, steering group member Colm McDaid encourages tenants and residents to make their voices heard.
Jeremy Hunt confirms individual costs for social care to be capped
22 March, 2018
Health secretary tells social workers conference the current charging system is 'far from fair'
Conservative MP introduces fire risk transparency bill to parliament
22 March, 2018
A Conservative MP has introduced a bill to parliament which would require building owners to tell residents about fire safety risks.
'Housing sector realises more than ever the importance of listening to residents'
21 March, 2018
As Rethinking social housing Northern Ireland continues to get underway, steering group member Colm McDaid encourages tenants and residents to make their voices heard
The Big Interview: 'Our work to try and alleviate injustice and hardship by social housing is very rewarding'
21 March, 2018
It's been one year since Northern Ireland's two biggest social housing names joined forces to create Radius
Spending on new homes plummets while housing benefit soars
21 March, 2018
CIH chief executive Terrie Alafat CBE says new statistics show social housing has reached a critical point with ministers facing "big decisions"
Conservative MP introduces fire risk transparency bill to parliament
21 March, 2018
A Conservative MP has introduced a bill to parliament which would require building owners to tell residents about fire safety risks
Largest housing associations to spend £13bn on 52,000 new homes over next three years
21 March, 2018
The largest housing associations are forecasting a jump in their market sale activity over the next three years as they spend £13bn on the construction of 52,000 new homes
Grenfell Tower: more than £20m spent on survivors' hotel accommodation
20 March, 2018
Sum spent by council would be enough to build the original block three times over
Pitch for deposit free renting as competition for housing associations
20 March, 2018
New survey said to send a signal to housing providers
From the frontline - Lucy Hancox
20 March, 2018
Lucy Hancox, housing officer at Falcon Housing Association, talks about creating positive outcomes for tenants
Rents for Swansea council tenants are rising by twice the rate of inflation
20 March, 2018
There are fears it could help push more kids into poverty but Swansea Council says many will have the rise covered in their benefits
How a gas safety checks ruling will make it more difficult to evict tenants
19 March, 2018
A gas safety certificate could now be a deciding factor in whether landlords can evict problem tenants
Calls to end 'widespread' evictions
19 March, 2018
A new Homeless Reduction Strategy for Peterborough calls on the Government to end the "widespread use" of an eviction process which saw a city estate cleared of almost all of its residents
Government still 'holding on' to £2bn housing fund
19 March, 2018
Five months after announcing a £2bn fund to build a new generation of council homes, the government has yet to release the money
Labour announces plan to protect social housing as figures reveal 100,000 low-cost homes have had rents hiked since 2012
19 March, 2018
Party pledges to reverse controversial policy implemented by the Tory-Lib Dem coalition government
Wales' housing crisis leaves councils with £8.6m bill for temporary accommodation
16 March, 2018
Shelter described the figures as 'a sad reflection of our worsening housing crisis'
Secure tenancies planned for domestic abuse survivors
16 March, 2018
New laws planned to ensure those who flee an abusive relationship will not lose their security of tenure if provided with a new home
Homes in Bath area now cost nearly 12 times average earnings amid 'ginormous' rise in private rentals
16 March, 2018
The council is having to put in 'more time and effort' to get families out of temporary and into permanent accommodation
Government 'should drop last year of rent cut' to fund fire safety work
16 March, 2018
Housing leaders have told government it could help fund essential fire safety work in tower blocks by dropping the 1% rent cut or choosing not to charge VAT
HMO minimum room sizes to come into force 1 October 2018
16 March, 2018
Regulations confirming that from 1 October 2018 HMOs licensed in England under part 2 of the Housing Act 2004 will be required to have a floor area no-smaller than 6.51 square metres have been published
Universal Credit - update on notifying rent changes
16 March, 2018
Social Rented Sector - Reporting April 2018 rent changes: advice for landlords
Demand for homes prompts Cardiff council to invest millions in social housing
15 March, 2018
Cardiff Council is aiming to build at least 1,000 new homes by 2022 to meet the increasing demand for social housing
'So important we explore the unique context of social housing in Northern Ireland'
15 March, 2018
Following the launch of our Rethinking social housing Northern Ireland project, director Nicola McCrudden takes a look at the unique context in Northern Ireland
A new energy efficiency standard for social housing in England
15 March, 2018
The government's Clean Growth Strategy announced a new target to get all housing up to Energy Performance Certificate Band C by 2030
ARLA attacks Government for handing out 'billions' to social landlords while ignoring private rented sector
15 March, 2018
ARLA has furiously slated Government lack of support of the private rented sector while "billions of pounds" have been given in grant aid to social landlords
The Future of Social Housing in Scotland: the discussion so far
14 March, 2018
We launched our discussion paper on the future of social housing regulation in January
Councils can't 'abdicate responsibility' over affordable homes
14 March, 2018
But Housing minister offers councils little on lifting the debt cap - telling Commons committee only that submissions to government will be considered
English regulator's new VfM standard praised by housing leaders
14 March, 2018
The Regulator of Social Housing's use of comparative metrics in its new value for money standard has been welcomed by housing leaders
Council ordered to give 'urgent attention' to temporary accommodation in its area
14 March, 2018
Ombudsman calls out a district council for failing a vulnerable 68-year-old women evicted from her rented home
Two housing associations 'named and shamed' for underpaying workers
13 March, 2018
Two housing associations have been named by the government on a list of organisations which have failed to pay their staff the minimum wage
Lloyds Bank launches new £500m fund for social housing sector
13 March, 2018
Fund underpins a major commitment to the social housing sector and includes an additional pledge to raise £750m in 2018
Housing association acquires 500 homes in £45m deal
13 March, 2018
Two London housing associations have exchanged contracts on a major sale of social housing stock worth £45m
London's biggest social housing regeneration project announced
13 March, 2018
London Borough of Havering to regenerate 12 council estates over the next 12 years
Scottish Labour leader to bring forward new rent control law
12 March, 2018
Richard Leonard will promise a 'Mary Barbour law' to control private sector rents, as well as pledge to build more new council homes
'Social housing tenants are NOT benefits scroungers'
12 March, 2018
A campaign has been launched to change the public perception of people living in social housing
Green paper 'can't fold' on social housing and tenant needs
12 March, 2018
Tpas tells Government fragile tenant trust is at risk if findings from the Sharma roadshows don't drive options for future housing policy
UK social housing market worth an estimated £11.4bn in 2017
12 March, 2018
Housing Associations account for around 60% of social housing stock in 2017-18 and also form the largest not-for-profit group in the UK, working closely with both private and public organisations
Forming a 'coalition of the willing'
09 March, 2018
Homes England's directors talk to Social Housing about strategic partnerships and leveraging commercial finance
U.K social housing providers to borrow £12 billion of new debt by 2020, total debt to reach £89 billion
09 March, 2018
The U.K. government has renewed its focus on the provision of more housing
Financial sustainability of local authorities 2018
08 March, 2018
Since 2010, successive governments have reduced funding for local government in England as part of their efforts to reduce the fiscal deficit
How councils are using their pension funds to build homes
08 March, 2018
A handful of councils have struck deals to use their pension funds to build homes
East Anglian housing associations in merger talks
08 March, 2018
Two East Anglia-based housing associations are in merger talks to form a 28,000-home landlord
Report warns 10% of councils close to bankruptcy over funding shortfalls
08 March, 2018
National Audit Office says 15 councils could run out of cash to cover service costs within the next three years alone
Women helped back into work thanks to social housing group donation
08 March, 2018
Often, it is not a lack of qualifications or ability that is preventing women from securing employment, rather a lack of confidence
Increased 'high on the agenda' for social housing sector
08 March, 2018
By contrast, just 48% of providers and landlords will focus on cost-saving initiatives over the next 12 months
Social landlords and tackling child poverty
07 March, 2018
As you read this there are four million children waking up in poverty across the country from Manchester to Margate
Does the 'bedroom tax' affect people on pension credit? Steve Webb explains the contentious social housing rules
07 March, 2018
Does a person on pension credit pay the 'bedroom tax'?
Sanctuary Housing blasted after elderly tenants left without central heating and hot water
07 March, 2018
Residents in sheltered accommodation still don't have proper heating after several days
One in three housing applications rejected in Basildon
06 March, 2018
Basildon Council has admitted that they are struggling to meet council house demands after new figures reveal that roughly one in three applications are rejected
Housing Crisis: Renters Are Driving British Voters to Labour
06 March, 2018
The central issue in British politics is not, as you might have thought, Brexit. It's housing
Government 'risks second Grenfell with inaction on cladding in private sector'
06 March, 2018
The Government has previously said private landlords have a 'moral duty' to pay for the cost of removing and replacing the cladding
The shocking amount it is costing to temporarily house struggling Merseyside families
05 March, 2018
It is claimed taxpayers are paying for the Tory Government's 'failure on homelessness'
Sector capacity down 9% since rent cut
05 March, 2018
Housing associations' financial capacity is down 9% since the four-year rent cut began
Government's housing plans fall far short for low income families
05 March, 2018
Responding to the Prime Minister's speech on planning and housing
Hundreds evicted from Dundee council homes after failing to keep up with payments
02 March, 2018
Hundreds of tenants have been evicted from council homes in Dundee after struggling to keep up with rent payments
Overcoming the stigma of social housing
02 March, 2018
This report was commissioned by the Benefit to Society campaign to explore the causes and impact of an increasing stigma around social housing
British governments used to cough up for social housing. Not this one
02 March, 2018
If politicians treated houses like they do roads and railways, regeneration wouldn't be such a dirty word
Councils and housing associations urged to collaborate over new homes
02 March, 2018
Seminar hears sector should "grow up" over the potential for turf conflict between associations and council housing companies
Association downgraded after 'abortive' development schemes
01 March, 2018
A 20,000-home housing association has had its governance rating downgraded after "a series of abortive schemes" hampered attempts to scale up its housebuilding
Merger gets official launch date
01 March, 2018
Shoreline Housing Partnership and Boston Mayflower will unite to form new 12,700 home landlord - Lincolnshire Housing Partnership - known as LHP
A1 Housing could be brought back under council control - and tenants are being asked for their views
01 March, 2018
It could save £335,000 a year
The big interview: Rethinking social housing NI chair, Will Haire
01 March, 2018
Rethinking social housing will explore some fundamental questions about social housing, why is it important we ask these questions now?
Grenfell Tower fire survivors to get final say over site
01 March, 2018
Survivors of the Grenfell Tower fire will have the final say about what happens to the west London site
'Unlock cash for social housing' Tower Hamlets mayor urges prime minister Theresa May
28 February, 2018
A new social house-building era has been ignited by Tower Hamlets Council to fill a chronic shortage and cut the desperate waiting list
'We look after communities, it's not just a case of renting a property': Housing association boss retires after 21 years
28 February, 2018
People can only achieve safety and stability through having a proper place to live
Fair press for tenants
28 February, 2018
This guide has been produced by people living in social housing to help journalists and other media workers to report fairly
Quarterly Survey for Q3
28 February, 2018
This quarterly survey report is based on regulatory returns from 230 PRPs and PRP groups who own or manage more than 1,000 homes
Nine in 10 social housing tenants say they are portrayed negatively by media
28 February, 2018
New report reveals a huge gap between perception and reality with regard to social housing tenants
'No better time for housing organisations to commit to tackle domestic abuse.'
27 February, 2018
Elinor Crouch-Puzey details the work the Domestic Abuse Housing Alliance is doing to help housing organisations tackle the problem
A sales warning for housing associations?
27 February, 2018
Parts of the South East of England's housing market are slowing
'Record profits' for housing associations
27 February, 2018
Moody's 'UK Housing Associations 2017 Results' shows a 6% turnover increase
Big day for social housing in London
27 February, 2018
Mayor steps in to secure major affordable homes scheme; Grenfell council commits £220m to its homes; London Assembly debates strategic future for housing need
Landlords who say 'no DSS' breaking equality laws
26 February, 2018
The thousands of lettings agents and landlords around the country who reject housing benefit claimants could be flouting equality laws, due a recent legal case.
Westminster Council to take full ownership of housing association
26 February, 2018
Westminster Council is set to turn a housing association it established into a wholly owned subsidiary in response to government deregulation.
Council tax hikes will not stop cuts to local services, authorities warn
26 February, 2018
LGA says government budget cuts and the cost of higher wages will outweigh additional income
Thatcher's crusade to wipe out council housing faces serious challenge
26 February, 2018
The right-to-buy scheme slowed construction of new homes but local authorities are exploring new funding options
Housing officer jailed for illegal subletting
26 February, 2018
Court hears how sublet scam went on for 10 years while the defendant lived in a house she had inherited.
Government urged to give those with debt problems a year's grace
26 February, 2018
Ministers are considering a 'breathing space' of six weeks - but campaigners want to go much further
We need to review the legal definition of homelessness
26 February, 2018
The death of a rough sleeper close to parliament shows the urgency of action needed to tackle homelessness
Nearly 70 councils share funding to unlock stalled housing
26 February, 2018
The Government has named the first wave of councils to be given cash to help speed up planning decisions.
Rogue landlords taken to court should face minimum £30,000 fines
23 February, 2018
Rogue landlords who commit housing offences should be fined a minimum of £30,000 by magistrates as part of common sentencing guidelines to improve standards in the private rental sector
Homelessness code of guidance for local authorities
23 February, 2018
Guidance on how local authorities should exercise their homelessness functions in accordance with the Homelessness Reduction Act 2017 from 3 April 2018.
Council housed young homeless family in 'Dickensian' conditions
23 February, 2018
Ombudsman's report finds council at fault over "patently unsuitable" placement and subsequent response to complaints.
Greenwich Council apologises for false illegal letting accusations
23 February, 2018
Greenwich Council has had to apologise after sending out thousands of letters accusing people of illegally renting out their homes.
Residents count cost of Grenfell-style cladding
23 February, 2018
Residents of a private apartment complex could face a bill of up to £10m to remove Grenfell-style cladding from their building.
Brit star hits home over Grenfell
23 February, 2018
"You should do some jail time, you should pay some damages, we should burn your house down and see if you can manage this."
National Landlords Association launches new brand
23 February, 2018
The National Landlords Association (NLA) today launches its new brand following extensive consultation with members and stakeholders.
As a campaigner, I believe the Tories can fix homelessness
23 February, 2018
The 2008 financial crash that triggered austerity happened on Labour's watch. We've been dealing with the fallout ever since
LIN member report February 2018 - "Fitness for Habitation" Bill
22 February, 2018
LIN member report by Kevin McCready
Time to rethink rent-setting
22 February, 2018
We need to think about how we can ensure rents are really affordable in local markets, while giving us the capacity to build much-needed new homes, says Ann Santry
Peabody pays out over gas disconnection
22 February, 2018
Housing association Peabody has paid out more than £30,000 to 57 residents who were left without gas for months.
A mother given 50p a week for housing: the benefit cap one year on
22 February, 2018
A year on from the introduction of the lower benefit cap, its abiding legacy is to push people closer to homelessness.
The seven reasons why landlords won't let to tenants on benefits
22 February, 2018
Private sector landlords are accused of unfairly turning away households claiming housing benefit. So why do they refuse
Concern raised over lack of affordable homes in Dundee as social housing tenancies drop
21 February, 2018
Concern has been raised over a steady decrease in the amount of social and affordable housing available in Dundee
Welsh Government to transfer HRA borrowing capacity between councils
21 February, 2018
The Welsh Government is in talks with councils to move unused borrowing capacity around the sector in a bid to boost local authority housebuilding
Government moves towards a shake-up of broken housing complaints system
20 February, 2018
Government considers options to ensure that no-one is left battling with their landlord or builder to resolve issues with their home
Government plans fall short of 600 extra low-cost rented homes a week needed
20 February, 2018
Nearly 600 additional low-cost rented homes need to be built every week in order to fix the broken housing market and help low incomes families escape poverty
£13.8 million acquisition of two regulated social housing portfolios by Civitas
20 February, 2018
The Board of Civitas Social Housing PLC is has announced the Company has completed the purchase of two regulated social housing portfolios for a total consideration of £13,771,333
Using the Social Housing Green Paper to boost the supply of low-cost rented homes
19 February, 2018
In his speech announcing the Social Housing Green Paper, the Secretary of State promised a 'wide-ranging, top-to-bottom review of the issues facing the sector'
National Housing Trust scheme criticised for 'reviving Right to Buy'
19 February, 2018
The Scottish Government has been accused of "reviving the Right to Buy"
Registered Social Landlords and the GDPR
19 February, 2018
The GDPR comes into force on 25th May 2018 and will change the way organisations within the EU process personal data
Councils set up 58 housing companies since 2012
19 February, 2018
Almost a quarter of councils in England have invested £130m in setting up 58 new housebuilding companies since 2012
Housing association's fuel poverty work in North Wales wins trio of commendations
16 February, 2018
Work by energy wardens to help combat fuel poverty in North Wales has received a trio of commendations
Former UUP minister challenges approval for social housing apartments beside his home
16 February, 2018
Planning approval was given for social housing apartments beside a former Stormont minister's home without properly considering their form
Two associations breach regulatory standard after failing to do safety checks
16 February, 2018
Two housing associations have been found to have breached a regulatory standard after they failed to carry out safety checks on a number of their properties
Multiple fire safety risks found at flats with Grenfell-style cladding
16 February, 2018
Residents at 11-block New Capital Quay in London tell of fears as officials raise concerns
Housing association partners with unique refuge project
16 February, 2018
The independently managed 'safe space' supports those unable to access a traditional refuge
Rent increase to fund more Midlothian affordable housing
15 February, 2018
Midlothian Council has outlined plans to deliver more affordable homes to meet increased demand as councillors agreed to raise housing rents by 3% to help fund the investment
Ten councils to hike rates - most by inflationary 3%
15 February, 2018
Ten of Northern Ireland's 11 district councils are hiking rates from April - most by around the 3% rate of inflation
Housing association offers crucial evidence over 'distrusted' welfare tests
15 February, 2018
Commons committee heard a housing provider's experience of a testing regime said to be be riddled errors and incompetence
Research reveals safety fears of trans and LGBT*Q tenants
15 February, 2018
Major new study outlines the trans and LGBT*Q social housing experience - with worrying findings over safety and harassment
What causes London's eviction 'hotspots'?
14 February, 2018
Evictions have been rising quickly in London, up by 79% in the last five years - an eviction rate among renters more than twice as high as the rest of England
Jeremy Corbyn Would Help Poorer Families Pay Vet Bills And Give Tenants The Right To Keep A Pet
14 February, 2018
Labour slams Gove's 'disposable' green credentials
Vulnerable people 'trapped in homelessness' due to law
14 February, 2018
Vulnerable people are unable to access social housing, potentially trapping them "in a cycle of homelessness"
Update on the future funding of supported housing
14 February, 2018
We're working to ensure that the final policy on funding for supported housing will provide security for existing schemes and future developments
Housing associations' role in tackling homelessness
14 February, 2018
We are working with the Government and our members to explore how housing associations can support the Homelessness Reduction Act
Regulator finds 'fundamental failure of governance' at housing association
13 February, 2018
A housing association that provides homes mainly for adults with learning disabilities or mental health problems has a "fundamental failure of governance"
Greens publish legislation options to help councils tackle problem of short term lets
13 February, 2018
The introduction of a licensing scheme for homeowners who want to rent out their properties through websites like AirBnB is one of a number of legislative proposals available to help councils regulate the rapid growth of the short-term letting sector
UK tenants paid record £50bn in rents in 2017
12 February, 2018
Rents double in a decade and could eclipse entire sum paid for mortgages by homeowners
Council ignores government guidelines in bid to help affordable housing crisis
12 February, 2018
Worthing Borough Council has pledged to ignore government guidelines in a bid to secure more desperately-needed affordable housing
Cut-hit councils are going broke. Let them charge however much they like
09 February, 2018
The government should shed its Brexit paralysis and stem the escalating crisis. Reform of council funding must come quickly
Homeless illegally turned away by councils
09 February, 2018
People who have nowhere to sleep or are about to lose their homes are being turned away illegally by councils
We want to build a culture of assurance among Scottish social landlords
08 February, 2018
The Scottish Housing Regulator is considering how best to set the direction of regulation for the next five years
Social housing is being driven by profit. Tenants must fight back
08 February, 2018
As residents of Peabody and Family Mosaic, we fear losing our rights if the two housing associations become one
Housing associations need 'better engagement' over future for Universal Credit
08 February, 2018
Latest Work and Pensions Committee assessment stresses the case for landlord councils and housing associations as key delivery partners for UC
Calls for changes to funding plans for supported housing
08 February, 2018
The CLG and Work and Pensions Committee have written to the Ministry of Housing over concerns about government's funding plans
Associations must show they 'deserve' government funding
07 February, 2018
Housing associations and local authorities in Scotland have been told they must build the homes to match funding
Residents in surrounding estate told to pay rent despite one-fifth living in hotels due to no gas or hot water
07 February, 2018
'RBKC are yet again demonstrating how out of touch they are' says one tenant who says he has been unable to move back home since the tragedy
Cross-party groups of MPs call for change to supported housing plans
07 February, 2018
Two cross-party select committees have "strongly recommended" the government rethinks its plans to introduce a top-up fund for short-term supported housing controlled by councils
Elephant and Castle developers concede to campaigners' demands for more social housing
06 February, 2018
Developer Delancey submitted a revised offer to Southwark Council today including 116 homes at social rent
The 'devastated' social housing tenants who could be kicked out of their homes due to revamp plans
06 February, 2018
Housing association bosses want to almost double the number of houses in the Cambridge cul-de-sac
Londoners weigh in over improving 'broken' rental market
05 February, 2018
Survey shows what the capital's renters think of the market they're in
Alison Inman on social housing and domestic abuse
05 February, 2018
Alison Inman joined the team to chat about social housing, how the lack of it affects women (particularly those in abusive relationships), and what can be done to help
Stoke-on-Trent has the highest number of council homes with 'serious hazards' in the whole country
05 February, 2018
Nine per cent of Stoke-on-Trent City Council's properties were classed as 'non-decent' last year
Scrap right to buy housing scheme
05 February, 2018
The leader of the Liberal Democrats has called for a halt to the government's right-to-buy policy, describing it as the key reason for the "catastrophic shortage of homes" in England
S&P: rent settlement won't change credit ratings
05 February, 2018
The new rent settlement will not boost the credit standings of UK housing associations
Conservative council seeks to replace Right to Buy with home deposit scheme
02 February, 2018
A Conservative council hopes to scrap the Right to Buy policy and replace it with a scheme to allow tenants to "earn" a deposit to buy a house
£3.5 billion Right-to-Buy discounts threatens scheme
02 February, 2018
New analysis by the LGA reveals almost £3.5 billion in RTB discounts have been handed out to council tenants over the past six years
East Anglian association downgraded to G3
01 February, 2018
A 2,900-home East Anglian housing association has been downgraded to non-compliant by the regulator because of "significant weaknesses" in its governance
Thousands of people could receive millions in payouts after being ripped off by local councils
01 February, 2018
A landmark legal ruling could open the floodgates and force local councils to compensate thousands of people
150,000 Social Rent Homes Gone Since Tories Came To Power
31 January, 2018
"It is simply unacceptable that we are losing so many of our most affordable homes"
London council tenants in line for water payouts
31 January, 2018
Councils in London have set aside millions of pounds and thousands of tenants may be in line for payouts after a landmark legal ruling over water charges
One in ten families who get social housing are from abroad despite efforts to give long-term local residents a better chance of getting a property
31 January, 2018
Share of social housing going to foreign families has been rising since mid-2000
Tower Hamlets has reduced child poverty - by shipping it elsewhere
31 January, 2018
Statistics show a drop of 6% since 2010. But that's thanks to rising rents and benefit caps forcing families out of the borough
Powys council house rents to rise by at least 4.5%
31 January, 2018
Council house rents will rise by at least 4.5% in Powys from April
How listing of social housing costs landlords
31 January, 2018
Listing social housing preserves the architectural and historical significance of buildings - but can have costly implications for landlords
Social Housing Lettings: April 2016 to March 2017, England
31 January, 2018
Social housing lettings by private registered providers decreased by 11% to 231,000 in 2016/17, continuing the fall from the previous year
What does the new European Energy Poverty Observatory mean for social housing?
30 January, 2018
A combination of rising energy costs, poor-quality housing or low incomes means that many households across Europe are struggling with the cost associated with heating (or cooling) their homes
Report recommends 'long-term, slow, patient investments'in PRS
30 January, 2018
Researchers say social landlords can do much more to house lower income households in receipt of Housing Benefit but able to pay rent reliably
Fire Safety in Housing Executive Tower Blocks
30 January, 2018
The Rationale for the establishment of the Independent Reference Group on Fire Safety in Housing Executive tower blocks was in response to the tragedy of the horrific Grenfell fire on 14 June 2017
Wales is leading the way on improving tenant rights
29 January, 2018
Westminster's drive to improve standards for tenants is following the Welsh Government's lead
Our proposals to the supported housing consultation
29 January, 2018
PlaceShapers members have been campaigning hard for the past two years to secure the future of supported and sheltered housing
Council to expand repairs company into overall housing management
26 January, 2018
'Urgent' post-Carillion decision clears the way for a full takeover of housing services by a company originally set up to cover repairs
Wales' Right to Buy formally abolished
25 January, 2018
The abolition of the Right to Buy and Associated Rights (Wales) Bill became an Act of the Assembly in Cardiff
'Hundreds' of social homes don't have proper fire risk assessments
25 January, 2018
NHMF Conference hears how Grenfell has forced the sector "back to basics" over stock management and safety
James Johnsen: Should you invest in social housing?
25 January, 2018
Investing with a conscience can helping alleviate the housing crisis
London councils skirt six-week rule for homeless families
25 January, 2018
London families are being forced to share bathrooms and kitchens with strangers for long periods, as councils make use of an exemption in the law on temporary accommodation
Ed Miliband Part Of Team To Investigate Social Housing In The Wake Of Grenfell Tragedy
24 January, 2018
A survivor of the tragedy is also joining the investigation
Government 'should pay to replace Grenfell-type cladding'
24 January, 2018
The government should pay to replace Grenfell Tower-type cladding so lives are not put at risk, the head of a group representing property managers said
Hackney Council sets up lettings company
24 January, 2018
Hackney Council has set up a wholly owned lettings company to get around rules that say it can't directly manage homes for London Living Rent
How social landlords can help people leave gangs
24 January, 2018
Former gang member Sephton Henry tells Danielle Aumord how social landlords can be a crucial help
Our regulation of social housing
24 January, 2018
Our role is to monitor, assess and report on social landlords' performance of housing activities and RSLs' financial well-being and standards of governance
Shelter launches new social housing commission
24 January, 2018
It will draft in a panel of high-profile figures to examine "the state of social housing in modern Britain and its future role in ending the housing crisis"
New guidelines for Scottish landlords
23 January, 2018
New guidance is under development to help Scotland's social landlords meet their obligations on allocations and suspensions
Neglect and abuse claims on rise in sheltered housing
23 January, 2018
"I've been left with a feeling that my mum's last months were in a place that nobody really cared about her"
London council to change housing company to management company
23 January, 2018
Barking and Dagenham Council is set to transform its wholly owned housing company into an arms-length management company
Only three out of 160 social housing towers reclad after Grenfell fire
23 January, 2018
Pace of response condemned as dispute escalates over who pays for cost of making blocks safe
Milton Keynes: UK capital of 'right-to-buy-to-let'
22 January, 2018
More council houses have been sold to private landlords in the town than anywhere else - then rented at up to triple the price
Sharma letter reveals he was told affordable rents 'unaffordable' at tenant roadshows
22 January, 2018
At his tenant roadshows, Alok Sharma was told affordable rents are "not really affordable" and a lack of government investment has seen safety standards fall
Lift councils' housebuilding cap
22 January, 2018
Government urged to allow more borrowing to help hit target of 300,000 new homes a year
Residents living in shadow of Grenfell Tower hit back at council over plans to resume rent
19 January, 2018
Residents in blocks surrounding the Grenfell Tower have hit out at plans for them to resume paying rent and service charges from the end of January
Taxpayers face £4m bill as landlord refuses to make tower block safe
19 January, 2018
Slough council poised to take over freehold of property and pay for safety work as current owner refuses to foot bill
Council worries over future for homelessness funding
18 January, 2018
Southwark Council tells 24housing that despite positive signs over homeless prevention, the future is unclear
Government commits to publish Social Housing Green Paper by spring
18 January, 2018
The government remains committed to its promise to tenants to publish its Social Housing Green Paper by the spring, despite the minister overseeing it leaving his role
Progress on council housing but 'more to be done'
18 January, 2018
Local Authority Housing Statistics for England 2016/17 are out and open to interpretation
Councillor renting out 10 ex-authority homes in 'Right to Buy to let' capital
17 January, 2018
A Conservative councillor in England's 'Right to Buy to let' capital has a private rented portfolio of 10 ex-local authority homes
Council to set up two housing companies to 'offset drastic cuts' and deliver 500 homes
17 January, 2018
Council chiefs have taken a 'major step' by agreeing to set up two housing companies to 'offset the austerity measures inflicted' on the authority
'Unacceptably' slow pace of Grenfell rehousing continues
17 January, 2018
The slow progress of rehousing families made homeless by the Grenfell Tower disaster has continued, with only six more having moved into permanent or interim homes in the past month
DfC briefing on reclassification of housing associations as private sector bodies
17 January, 2018
NIFHA will host an important Member Briefing on the reclassification of housing associations as private sector bodies on Friday, 26th January
West of Scotland Housing Association moves to assure tenants amid Carillion collapse
17 January, 2018
Tenants of WSHA will not be adversely affected by the demise of the contractor which was responsible for carrying out its day-to-day repairs
MSP pushes for sprinklers in new-build housing blocks
16 January, 2018
An MSP is to bring forward legislation to have sprinklers installed in all new-build social housing in Scotland
Council hits back at 'unacceptable' housing target
16 January, 2018
A London Council has tabled a motion against Sadiq Khan's housing target for the borough
'We're so grateful for it, but it's only temporary'
16 January, 2018
According to the government's English Housing Survey, one in six private renters say that they have had a pest or vermin infestation in the last year
Council may move homeless families out of borough following report
15 January, 2018
Moving homeless people to cheaper parts of the country is being considered SBC, in the face of soaring rental costs and tight purse strings
Savings from housing budget could lead to 500 extra council houses in Sheffield
15 January, 2018
Around 500 council properties could be built and acquired in Sheffield if savings are found in housing budgets
Government supports new measures to improve the safety of tenants
15 January, 2018
The Housing Secretary confirms government support for new legislation to help ensure rented homes are safe
More legislation on the way: Tenants to be allowed to take landlords to court over poor housing
15 January, 2018
The Government has thrown its weight behind a Labour MP's proposals to allow tenants to take landlords to court if they don't ensure their property is fit for human habitation throughout their tenancy
Triple Point Social Housing REIT Buys 10 Properties For GBP11 Million
15 January, 2018
Triple Point Social Housing REIT PLC said Monday that it has acquired 10 supported housing properties located in the UK for GBP10.7 million in total
Rent to go up by three per cent in Flintshire council properties
12 January, 2018
Council property rents are to increase by three per cent in the new financial year
Sector watchdog changes name to 'Regulator of Social Housing'
12 January, 2018
The regulation arm of the Homes and Communities Agency has today relaunched as the Regulator of Social Housing
Housing association merger will lead to social cleansing
12 January, 2018
Plan by London's Notting Hill Housing and Genesis to create mega landlord fuels fears that more social housing will be sold off
MPs tell tenants to ignore eviction notices
12 January, 2018
Could what's happening in Ireland happen here if tenants have nowhere else to go?
Council houses are to be built in Salford for the first time in three decades
10 January, 2018
In a thrown back to old Labour policy, the council is now set to build a small estate - and manage the properties itself
Social housing tenants talk about negative media stereotyping
10 January, 2018
Three social tenants share their stories of how negative media portrayals are affecting them, as the Benefit to Society campaign to set the record straight gathers pace
Manchester council to buy new Taylor Wimpey houses to sell on to social tenants as part of plans to provide affordable housing
09 January, 2018
Manchester town hall is to borrow £10m in total, boosted by £5m in funds from the government's Homes and Communities Agency - in a programme that will mainly provide new social housing to replace homes sold under Right to Buy
Restore lifetime tenancies to vulnerable tenants
09 January, 2018
Ministers are being urged to give councils and housing associations back the right to offer lifetime tenancies to those they consider vulnerable
How eviction leads to homelessness: 'My youngest child doesn't know what a home is'
09 January, 2018
Loss of tenancy - sometimes with just two months' notice - is a major cause of homelessness, forcing families into temporary accommodation
'All housing associations should get Living Wage accreditation'
09 January, 2018
All housing associations and their subsidiary companies should commit to achieving living wage accreditation or risk losing public subsidy
Millions owed by Dundee council tenants in rent arrears
08 January, 2018
Millions of pounds is owed to Dundee City Council in rent arrears
More than 3,000 families on East Devon council housing list
08 January, 2018
More than 3,000 families are on the waiting list for a council house in East Devon
British Government funds development of an app to help 11 million tenants
08 January, 2018
The British Government is to launch a £2 million competition in the coming weeks for an app to help the 11 million people who rent a home to improve credit scores and mortgage applications
The government has launched a national survey to gain tenants views on social housing
05 January, 2018
The Social Tenant Engagement Questionnaire aims to highlight any issues or concerns following the Grenfell tragedy, and the results used to share good practice and inform the government's future nation
Ambitious North Devon Council plan to buy housing for homeless families
05 January, 2018
An ever-increasing demand for temporary accommodation has prompted North Devon Council to consider spending half a million on its own housing stock
Merger to bring a bright future to rural areas
05 January, 2018
2017 saw Herefordshire Housing and Shropshire Housing Group connect, as equal partners, to form Connexus, a new social housing umbrella group
Pooling set to unlock more PRS investment
05 January, 2018
Five local authority pension funds in the Midlands clubbed together at the end of last year to invest £100m in Hearthstone's new private rented sector fund
UK social housing deal with private equity giant sparks fears for tenants
05 January, 2018
Private equity giant Blackstone has struck a deal with UK social housing association Sage, sparking fears from campaigners that it will price out low-earning, elderly and sick tenants
Row over council's plan to build homes as SNP are branded 'unprofessional'
04 January, 2018
Council chiefs are to explore the possibility of building houses on authority-owned sites rather than selling to private developers
Letting agent furious after social landlord escapes prosecution despite gas safety breaches in 1,000 homes
04 January, 2018
A decision not to prosecute a social landlord over breaches of gas safety in over 1,000 properties has infuriated a letting agent
Associations lobby over exclusion of shared ownership buyers from stamp duty cut
04 January, 2018
Housing associations have approached government to seek changes to the stamp duty cut after warnings that it currently excludes many shared ownership buyers
Let's give up the home-owning dream. Social renters are just as happy
03 January, 2018
Social housing provides many emotional and social benefits, our research has shown, but we still need to eliminate the stigma
KCTMO to hand over control of housing to council
03 January, 2018
Kensington and Chelsea Tenant Management Organisation will temporarily hand over control of the housing stock it manages to the local council following the Grenfell Tower fire
Former Home Secretary Alan Johnson on social housing post-Grenfell
03 January, 2018
Beyond of course, the enormous personal tragedies of the Grenfell fire, one of its wider legacies has been to shine an unforgiving light on Britain's social housing
The reasons why Dundee council evicted folk from homes in 2017
02 January, 2018
Dozens of people have been evicted from their council houses in 2017
Council apologises as Grenfell Tower households miss out on extra cash
02 January, 2018
As 100 Grenfell households spend Christmas in hotels, payout to help with festive costs fails to arrive for 18 families
Council plans to become landlords and invest £10m in buying up homes across the New Forest
02 January, 2018
Plans have been revealed for major investment in residential property to protect key services across the New Forest
Housing association launches unique estate agency franchise
02 January, 2018
TwoCan estate agency franchise will save housing associations money and generate new income
A fitting memorial for the Grenfell Tower fire
01 January, 2018
There's been much discussion of a memorial for the dead, the survivors and the collaterally damaged of Grenfell
Top Tories 'saw social housing as toxic'
01 January, 2018
Former civil service head Bob Kerslake says Theresa May has "not grasped" the scale of what is required to tackle the housing crisis
Council rents set to hike for next three years to help upgrade homes
29 December, 2017
The move, rubber-stamped by officials, will see £2.3 million spent on upgrades to 500 homes
Councils shifting more than 2,000 families a year out of London
29 December, 2017
Three months alone accounted for 524 placements - set against an overall trend towards leaving London by choice
Poole's social housing tenants urged to share their housing concerns after Grenfell tragedy
28 December, 2017
Social housing tenants in Poole are being urged to voice any safety concerns they have about their accommodation following the Grenfell Tower tragedy
Jeremy Corbyn pledges to scrap 'no fault' evictions to tip housing rules back in favour of renters
28 December, 2017
The Labour leader told The Independent rising homelessness is a 'moral litmus test' for the country
Partick Housing Association refutes tenants' union's rent reduction claims
27 December, 2017
Partick Housing Association has denied claims by Living Rent that the tenants' union won a promise of "massive rent reductions" in one of the Association's block of flats
Those responsible for the horror of the Grenfell Tower fire must face trial
27 December, 2017
If the people who let this fire happen are not brought before a court, there will be no justice for victims and families
Tories drop two flagship housing policies from key strategy document
27 December, 2017
Plans to build 200,000 homes for first-time buyers and help more people access Right to Buy are excluded from latest plan amid 'complete rethink'
Grenfell firm to pass responsibility for homes to council
27 December, 2017
The firm that managed Grenfell Tower says it will hand over responsibility for thousands of properties to the local council by the end of January
Investment for South Ayrshire Council houses outlined with rent rise capped at 2%
22 December, 2017
South Ayrshire Council has unveiled a three year plan to improve existing housing properties and land, with a below inflation annual rent increase continued to help manage costs
For The 128,000 Children In Temporary Accommodation, Christmas Will Be Far From Magical
22 December, 2017
Children's health suffers, behaviour problems emerge almost immediately, and untold stress and anxiety is inevitable
Lords get 'read between the lines' answer on future for social housing
22 December, 2017
Peers hear of a need to balance additional Autumn budget funding between affordable homes and social housing
Government attempts to reassure short-term supported housing providers over funding plans
22 December, 2017
The government has attempted to reassure short-term supported housing providers over future funding, in a House of Commons statement this afternoon
Housing association binned my dead uncle's belongings after refusing to let us collect them
21 December, 2017
"My nan, my mum, my uncle have no keepsakes, no photos, nothing to remember him by"
May accused of 'callousness' over plight of homeless families
21 December, 2017
Labour MP says prime minister's defence of using temporary accommodation to house thousands of children is appalling
A Fundamental Review of Social Housing Allocations
20 December, 2017
Response to Consultation on Proposals
Labour launches social housing review call for evidence
20 December, 2017
Labour is seeking submissions from social housing professionals, as it launches a call for evidence as part of its social housing review
Grenfell Inquiry to appoint social housing complaints expert
20 December, 2017
The Grenfell Inquiry chair has announced he will appoint an expert in dealing with social housing resident complaints
Sadiq Khan refuses regeneration plans due to social housing loss
19 December, 2017
Sadiq Khan has refused planning permission for estate regeneration plans in Barnet due to a "completely unacceptable" net loss of 257 social homes
Council prioritises building more homes to provide people with a secure place to call home
19 December, 2017
Providing more homes for people in desperate need remains a top priority for Cambridge City Council
England's councils may be doing well, or terribly. We have no way of knowing
19 December, 2017
How did a government committed to massive cuts in public spending casually get rid of the one body that could have appraised their impact?
Grenfell Tower Fire: 'Unfit' Laws Leading To Safety 'Shortcuts'
19 December, 2017
'The mindset of doing things as cheaply as possible must stop'
Why social housing in-house repairs teams now have to procure in line with EU regulations
18 December, 2017
A court ruling in October will prevent direct labour organisations from directly buying goods from suppliers without complying with EU rules
Mayor steps in against loss of social homes
18 December, 2017
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, today refused permission for an estate regeneration project in Barnet which would result in the net loss of 257 affordable homes
Grenfell fire: Worrying number of PTSD cases among survivors and locals
15 December, 2017
A large proportion of the people living in buildings close to Grenfell Tower show signs of post-traumatic stress disorder
Charities urge ministers to let councils oversee asylum seeker housing
15 December, 2017
Thirty-three groups ask government to let councils provide 'independent oversight' of housing for those seeking sanctuary
Creative loan offer redefines what 'council housing' can be
15 December, 2017
A low rate finance facility backed by a district council bids to get affordable homes built
LIN member report December 2017 - General Data Protection Regulation An Overview
15 December, 2017
LIN member report by Kevin McCready
Right to Buy Sales in England: July to September 2017-18
14 December, 2017
In July to September 2017-18 (Q2), local authorities sold an estimated 2,558 dwellings under the Right to Buy scheme
Government's own figures add up to councils keeping RTB receipts
14 December, 2017
CIH says stats show mounting evidence that RTB replacements are simply not keeping pace with the level of sales
Social housing sector delivers 'another strong year of investment'
14 December, 2017
2017 global accounts show the sector, as a whole, is well-placed to respond to its changing operating environment
Impact of Universal Credit - The Frontline Perspective
13 December, 2017
This report is the culmination of a year-long study and draws on the results of four surveys into the impacts of Universal Credit on housing organisations and their tenants
Working together for more homes
13 December, 2017
This report looks at how housing associations and local authorities can work together to tackle the housing crisis
Grenfell Tower fire: Soaring cost of high-rise fire safety
13 December, 2017
The cost of fire safety measures which councils and housing associations plan to introduce to high-rise buildings after the Grenfell tragedy has now reached at least £600m
Strong year of investment by social housing sector - HCA publishes Global accounts
13 December, 2017
The 2017 Global accounts of private registered providers has been published alongside unit cost data
Global accounts of private registered providers of social housing
13 December, 2017
An annual summary of the financial status of housing providers who own or manage at least 1,000 homes
Two new social rent houses in a year - Christchurch Council blames lack of big developments
12 December, 2017
Christchurch council says a lack of larger developments in the area in recent years is the main reason for a lack of affordable rented housing in the town
Budget failed to take the brakes off councils building homes
12 December, 2017
Government needs to invest significantly more in genuinely affordable homes and be far bolder in its support for councils if it is to meet the ambition to deliver 300,000 new homes a year
Lewisham residents fighting to save homes from demolition accuse council of 'social cleansing'
11 December, 2017
Residents and campaigners from two sites in Lewisham have accused the council of "social cleansing" over development plans which they say are threatening their homes, a public garden and their sense of community
Grenfell Tower fire: Inquiry 'could bring measure of closure'
11 December, 2017
It is hoped the public inquiry into the Grenfell Tower fire will give "some measure of closure" to survivors and the bereaved
97% call for an update to Housing Health and Safety Rating System
11 December, 2017
The CIEH are calling for an update to the system which is used to take action on poor housing
Council to 'buy back' Dundee homes in bid to meet social housing demands
08 December, 2017
Dundee City Council is set to buy back some of its old properties to try and meet social housing needs
10,000 new homes as council launches major new house building company
08 December, 2017
The company will build homes for the homeless, foster carers, large families, the elderly and people with a disability across Liverpool
Associations confirm £1.5bn partnership talks
08 December, 2017
Bromford and Merlin Housing are looking to build 14,000 new homes over the next 10 years
Exclusive: 7% rise in former Right to Buy homes now rented privately
08 December, 2017
The number of former council homes being let privately has soared to more than 40%
Four in 10 right-to-buy homes are now owned by private landlords
08 December, 2017
Tenants living in homes sold under Margaret Thatcher's scheme now pay twice the rents charged by local authorities
More than £11m being invested in new social housing
07 December, 2017
More than £11 million will be spent developing new social housing schemes in the Lisburn and Castlereagh area during 2017/18
44% of councils have housing company
07 December, 2017
Nearly half of councils have set up a housing company in a bid to help deliver new homes
Bill ending Right to Buy in Wales is passed by AMs
06 December, 2017
Legislation to end tenants' right to buy council homes in Wales has been approved by the assembly
Council ordered to pay £300 to homeless mother who complained of 'revenge eviction'
06 December, 2017
Brighton and Hove City Council has been ordered to pay £300 to a mother who claimed she was evicted from notorious temporary accommodation in revenge
ALMO under threat as South West council reviews housing options
06 December, 2017
A council is considering bringing its ALMO back in-house ahead of merging with two other authorities
Social housing demand at record high in Northern Ireland
06 December, 2017
Statistics show a rise of 20% in ten years and 82% since 2002-03
Supported housing is vital. We can't make its funding discretionary
05 December, 2017
If funding decisions over supported housing are left to hard-pressed local authorities, vulnerable people will lose out
Foxtons fined £35,000 for failing to prove house was safe for letting
05 December, 2017
Foxtons has been fined £35,000 for failing to prove to a local council that a house it was letting was safe for tenants
GB Social Housing hits £250m borrowing benchmark
05 December, 2017
Bond aggregator GB Social Housing has cleared £250m worth of borrowing with a £34.5m bond tap, hitting its benchmark
How much of your salary is spent on rent?
04 December, 2017
Tenants typically spend more than a quarter of their monthly salary before tax on rent, official figures show, but there are wide regional variations
Renting in retirement: How feasible is it?
04 December, 2017
Home ownership can be a thing of beauty. Just as you don a pair of fur-lined slippers and spend more time on the golf course, you find you have paid off your mortgage
York Housing Association joins Karbon Homes
04 December, 2017
New partnership backed by residents and stakeholders
Social Housing Financial State of the Sector
04 December, 2017
Presenting the definitive headline financial results from the Vantage Global Accounts Plus analysis
Government unlocks £25m to deliver more homes
04 December, 2017
A new £25m fund has been launched to help local authorities to deliver much-needed homes
Welsh Assembly rejects amendment to delay Right to Buy ban
01 December, 2017
Welsh Assembly members have voted down Conservative attempts to delay banning the Right to Buy in Wales
Genesis granted planning permission for major north London estate regeneration
01 December, 2017
A housing association has been granted planning permission for a major regeneration of an estate in north London, two months after London mayor Sadiq Khan condemned the loss of social housing in the plans
Housing tenure and wellbeing
01 December, 2017
Evidence shows social housing can provide the same practical and emotional benefits as other forms of housing
Further three landlords downgraded over viability concerns
30 November, 2017
Three landlords have had their viability assessments downgraded by the Homes and Communities Agency after concerns about their development plans
How many homes did housing associations deliver in quarter two 2017/18?
30 November, 2017
Housing associations started 46,183 homes in the 12 months up to and including September 2017
Lowest number of grant-funded social rented homes built on record
29 November, 2017
Fewer homes for social rent were completed between April and September this year with grant funding than in any comparable period on record
UK housing associations' stable outlook for 2018 supported by more favourable policy environment and effective cost management
29 November, 2017
UK housing associations have a stable 2018 outlook
First big association does REIT deal
29 November, 2017
Places for People has become the first named large housing association to do a deal with one of the recently formed social housing real estate investment trusts
LGA: Let all councils borrow to build
29 November, 2017
The Local Government Association has urged government to allow all councils to borrow to build
Housing associations must build cross-tenure
29 November, 2017
New homes built by housing associations "have to be cross-tenure"
Conservative attempt to delay Right to Buy ban rejected
29 November, 2017
Conservative attempts to delay the scrapping of tenants' right to buy council homes in Wales have failed
Satisfaction low with association private property management
29 November, 2017
Satisfaction with private property management services provided by Scotland's housing associations runs far behind their tenant satisfaction levels
Grenfell leaseholders concerned council valuations for their flats are not enough
28 November, 2017
Leaseholders who survived the Grenfell Tower disaster have warned they will be unable to afford to buy a new home in Kensington and Chelsea after the council started valuations of their homes at just £350,000
£7bn in grant funding needed to meet social rented demand
28 November, 2017
Grant funding of £7bn a year is needed to house all those in need of "sub-market" housing in social rented homes
Kindliness - developing peer support within sheltered housing in Dorset
28 November, 2017
This case study focuses on a toolkit developed by Bournemouth University working in partnership with Dorset County Council and a number of housing associations
Councils are sitting on a wealth of assets. Why not use them for public housing?
27 November, 2017
Local authorities need radical policies to resolve the acute shortage of affordable rental housing. One answer could be right up their own street
Local authorities still waiting for rogue landlord database
27 November, 2017
Whitehall list has yet to be set up, two years after its announcement
More detail on £1.5 billion package of support for Universal Credit
24 November, 2017
More details of the £1.5 billion package of support for Universal Credit were set out today by David Gauke, the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
LFB issues 51 enforcement notices against high rises post-Grenfell
24 November, 2017
The London Fire Brigade (LFB) has issued 51 enforcement notices against high-rise buildings in the capital in the five months since the Grenfell tragedy.
Value of asylum housing contracts doubles after criticism of conditions
24 November, 2017
Home Office invites companies to bid for £3bn to £4bn worth of contracts, after Serco and G4s made losses on 2012 deal
HCA: lower viability ratings reflect increased development risk
24 November, 2017
The English social housing regulator has begun to increasingly issue second-grade ratings for viability as the sector steps up its development plans
Empty homes spike in London commuter belt
24 November, 2017
London's commuter belt has seen a spike in the number of homes left long-term empty despite a downward trend across the UK since 2010.
The Budget gives the housing sector a window of opportunity: take it
24 November, 2017
For the first time in decades, housing received top billing in the Autumn Budget, it is too good an opportunity to miss, argues Benjamin Clayton
New careers being cooked up by Shiregreen jobseekers
24 November, 2017
A group of aspiring chefs from in and around Shiregreen are stirring up success for future careers after establishing a new catering service
Autumn Budget 2017 25 things you need to know
23 November, 2017
The Chancellor has presented his Budget to Parliament - here's a summary of what was announced.
£8bn guarantees fund could be used for affordable housing
23 November, 2017
The government's £8bn loan guarantees scheme could be used by housing associations to deliver affordable housing.
Social housing sales up for councils and associations
23 November, 2017
Latest stats show 23,186 sales of social housing homes over 2016-17 - 13,652 by local authorities and 9,534 by housing associations.
What the 2017 autumn budget means for you
23 November, 2017
We've looked at the figures to see how Philip Hammond's autumn budget will affect your finances - whether you're single, married, with or without children or retired.
Housing homeless in hotels tops £100,000 in Gloucestershire
23 November, 2017
More than £100,000 has been spent by local authorities in Gloucestershire since January 2016 putting up homeless people in hotels.
Budget commitment good but crucial we build the right homes in the right places
23 November, 2017
In response to the budget, CIH's deputy chief executive Gavin Smart said the government's renewed commitment to solve the housing crisis is positive but it's crucial the homes built are homes that people can afford.
Government announces 'short term solution for temporary accommodation rent arrears
23 November, 2017
The government has announced a 'short-term measure' to tackle growing rent arrears bills for temporary accommodation providers.
Britain faces longest decline in living standards in 60 years
23 November, 2017
Resolution Foundation warns average earnings will not return to 2007 levels until 2025.
Fact checker: what does the reclassification of housing association debt actually mean?
22 November, 2017
Confusion has reigned in the national media over the government's reclassification of housing association debt
Reducing UC wait to 31 days 'would not be enough'
22 November, 2017
Social landlords have warned that a cut in the UC waiting time from six weeks to 31 days would not go far enough to help tenants reduce their arrears
Just 2.5% of homes in 2016/17 for social rent
22 November, 2017
The last financial year saw the lowest percentage of social housing delivered since "net additions" records began in 2001
Associations pitch £100bn borrowing scheme to PM
21 November, 2017
Housing associations have pitched a new borrowing scheme for sub-market housing to Number 10
Budget 2017: Housing plans 'fail' without council homes
21 November, 2017
Campaigners want new homes to meet appropriate definitions of affordable - with a significant proportion for rent
Tenants leaving it until 'last moment' to find next rental
21 November, 2017
Data shows almost one in three tenants aim to move into their new home less than two weeks after they first make an enquiry to the landlord or letting agent online
What do rising rents in Scotland mean for low income tenants?
20 November, 2017
Rents are rising, and in most cases, faster than incomes
Social housing starts in Northern Ireland collapse
20 November, 2017
Social housing starts in Northern Ireland collapsed by more than half in the first quarter of this year, despite overall starts on new homes hitting their highest level in seven years
Want to fix the housing crisis? Give councils more borrowing powers to build
20 November, 2017
Don't blame the 92% of English councils that haven't built enough homes. Their hands have been tied by central government
Council makes 'urgent' call for extra government cash as UC arrears rise
20 November, 2017
A south London borough is has called on the government to provide "urgent" extra funding, to prevent families on Universal Credit being made homeless
Lifting borrowing caps would build 15,000 new council homes
20 November, 2017
Raising councils' Housing Revenue Account borrowing caps would allow them to deliver at least 15,000 new homes
Chancellor urged to remove barriers to council house building
17 November, 2017
NFA and ARCH call for the chancellor to free up local authority borrowing limits in the Autumn Budget
ONS confirms reclassification of housing associations
17 November, 2017
The Office for National Statistics has reclassified housing associations as private
Why social landlords need to think seriously about smart meters
16 November, 2017
Smart meters in the sector have had a slower than anticipated take-up
May rejects Corbyn's call for sprinkler funding
16 November, 2017
Theresa May cited four Labour councils which have so far decided not to fit sprinklers in high rises
Major new CIH project will help to shape the future of social housing
16 November, 2017
A major new project by the Chartered Institute of Housing aims to help shape the future of social housing
Regulator downgrades nine associations over financial viability
16 November, 2017
Nine housing associations, including two G15 landlords, have been downgraded by the social housing regulator over financial viability concerns
Social housing: Ministers move debt to boost building
16 November, 2017
Plans to encourage housing associations to borrow money to invest in new homes are being announced as part of a fresh government house-building drive
Tenants face 'insurmountable barriers' in sorting disrepair
15 November, 2017
Tenants face "numerous and often insurmountable barriers to justice" when trying to sort out defects in their homes
50 years of the English Housing Survey
15 November, 2017
The EHS is a national survey of people's housing circumstances and the condition and energy efficiency of housing in England
Successive governments have misled the public about the impact of immigration on housing demand
15 November, 2017
Successive governments have misled the public over the true extent to which immigration adds to the demand for new homes
House insurance 'unaffordable' for social housing tenants
15 November, 2017
Report shows majority of tenants cannot afford and do not trust the insurance sector
Solihull council 'wastes' £6m reserved for council housing
14 November, 2017
More than £6million of Solihull taxpayers' money reserved for replenishing council housing stock has been wasted in five years
Housing law deemed 'inadequate' in research prompted by Grenfell Tower blaze
14 November, 2017
The charity said the failings the review highlighted were likely to have contributed to the blaze, thought to have killed around 80 people
English Housing Survey 2015 to 2016: headline report
13 November, 2017
The latest findings from the English Housing Survey 2015 to 2016
Building fire safety 'must improve'
13 November, 2017
More serious fires such as that at Grenfell Tower could happen unless safety measures get more priority
Life in the rental market: what the future holds for older renters
13 November, 2017
Most debates around housing focus on young adults, the drastic fall in their rate of home ownership and ways to boost the number of first time buyers
Councils forced to sell off 'enough homes to house Oxford'
13 November, 2017
The Local Government Association is warning councils need more financial powers in the Budget to replace homes sold under the Right to Buy
New research outlines ground rent risks for associations
10 November, 2017
New research by Network Homes published today identifies particular risks for housing associations from the onerous ground rents seen in the leasehold market in the last ten years
Affordable Housing Supply: April 2016 to March 2017 England
10 November, 2017
An additional 41,530 affordable homes were delivered in England in 2016- 17
Priced Out: Affordable housing in England
10 November, 2017
England is in the midst of a housing crisis
Sprinklers save lives. So why, after Grenfell, isn't the government doing more?
10 November, 2017
Only 2% of tower blocks have sprinkler systems yet councils which have asked for funding to make homes safe have been turned down or ignored
Councils can help tackle the housing crisis - but government has to step up
09 November, 2017
The housing crisis is one of the most serious issues this country faces - and the London Borough of Tower Hamlets is right on the front line of that crisis
Discussions start on future shape of housing association sector
09 November, 2017
The Future Shape of the Sector Commission - set up by three of the country's largest housing associations - has held its first meeting
Government considers separate rates for extra care and sheltered housing
09 November, 2017
The government is considering separate rates for sheltered housing and extra care, sector sources have been told, as the new funding model for supported housing begins to take shape.
HomeLet Rental Index - October 2017
09 November, 2017
Rents in the UK rose by 0.9% in October compared to the same month a year ago; the average monthly rent now stands at £909 a month
Kettle packs and extreme overcrowding: the realities of temporary accommodation
09 November, 2017
Having to feed your family while trapped in just one room, with nothing other than a kettle, isn't something you'd expect to hear about in Britain in 2017
Grenfell Tower fire: Kensington leader says council not responsible for residents' safety
08 November, 2017
Elizabeth Campbell says safety is 'under legal remit' of Kensington and Chelsea tenant management organisation
Council chiefs pledge to rehouse 'every Grenfell survivor who wants a new home by Christmas'
08 November, 2017
Survivors of the Grenfell Tower fire were today offered a package of support to help them move into permanent accommodation and rebuild their lives
Landlords warn of lack of accountability over fire safety failings
08 November, 2017
Landlords have warned that tower block residents are being let down by a system in which it is difficult to hold a single person or organisation to account for fire safety failings
Speak up for supported housing
07 November, 2017
The sector must respond carefully to the supported housing funding consultation, or vulnerable tenants could still lose out
£10m raised in housing association retail charity bond
07 November, 2017
A housing association's retail charity bond has raised £10m and closed early due to high demand
Deregulation measures pass committee stage
07 November, 2017
Deregulation measures forming part of the package aimed at moving housing associations back into the private sector have been passed unanimously by a parliamentary committee
Funding for supported housing: update
06 November, 2017
In summary the proposals split supported housing into three strands
Government urged to lift housing benefits cap as 1 million families face homelessness
06 November, 2017
More than 30 homeless charities, faith leaders and MPs warn Chancellor that abandoning freeze on LHA for private is 'essential' for low-income families to avoid homelessness
Halt right to buy to ease housing crisis
03 November, 2017
There is a housing crisis in Brighton and Hove
Guinness to pay compensation after estate went 18 days without water
02 November, 2017
Guinness is to refund rent and service charges to Loughborough Park residents for the 18 days the estate spent without water
Sector welcomes supported housing policy change, but flags concerns
02 November, 2017
The sector has welcomed a change in direction from the government over the funding of supported housing but pointed out that there are still crucial details to be ironed out
Government sets out plans for future supported housing funding
01 November, 2017
The government has announced its plans for the future funding of supported housing
Javid urged to 'keep an eye' on associations flouting PRS rules
01 November, 2017
In the Commons, some housing associations are accused of believing themselves "above and beyond" regulations that govern the private sector
Funding Supported Housing: Policy Statement and Consultation
01 November, 2017
Supporting the most vulnerable people in our society is a priority for the Government, and we value the important role that supported housing plays
Former No.10 housing adviser: 'Social housing should be a reward'
01 November, 2017
Alex Morton has said government should not allow Labour councils that are failing to build other tenures a single penny of "social housing grant"
Right to Buy: Flagship Government housing scheme in trouble
31 October, 2017
Three years on from extending Right to Buy, Sky News has seen figures which show the scheme has barely got off the ground
Social housing sector has 'largely strengthened' its financial position
31 October, 2017
But new report stresses it is still too early to assess the ongoing impact of the strengthening
Funding for supported housing
31 October, 2017
Responses to the November 2016 'Funding for supported housing' consultation
Funding for supported housing - policy statement
31 October, 2017
A policy statement and two consultation documents setting out the government's proposals for a flexible funding approach for the supported housing sector
Funding for supported housing for older people to encourage building new homes
31 October, 2017
A tailored approach to protect and encourage the supply of a wide range of supported housing has been set out by government
Association has raised suicide alerts for some UC tenants
30 October, 2017
A housing association has been so concerned about some of its tenants on Universal Credit that it has raised suicide alerts with local GPs
Housing lawyers draft bill to empower tenants
30 October, 2017
Housing specialists have been working on a private members bill that empowers tenants to force their landlords to fix hazards that pose a serious threat to their health and safety
Tenants' deposits covered by protection schemes spiral to over £4bn
27 October, 2017
Some 14m tenants' deposits worth over £4.1bn were covered by authorised schemes, both custodial and insurance-backed as of the end of March
The zombie housing policies: what has happened to the Right to Buy extension and high-value asset levy?
27 October, 2017
What has become of the Right to Buy extension and the high-value asset levy?
Taking action now - first retrofitted sprinkler system in Manchester after Grenfell
27 October, 2017
One week after the Grenfell tragedy, the Board of Arcon HA decided to install a sprinkler system to its one and only tower block at Arundel Court in Blackley
A two-year U-turn: the rise and fall of the LHA cap
26 October, 2017
A timeline of the Local Housing Allowance cap's journey from George Osborne's brainchild to the policy's abandonment by Theresa May
LHA Cap: How it impacts one of north Wales' largest housing associations
26 October, 2017
The proposals to cap the Local Housing Allowance rates by the UK Government presents significant obstacles to helping the Welsh Government meet its target for new affordable homes
A London borough is transferring most of its social housing to a private developer. What is it thinking?
25 October, 2017
The Haringey Development Vehicle is thought to be one of the largest transfers of public land into a public/private partnership ever
Labour urges government to scrap LHA plans for supported housing
25 October, 2017
Labour will urge the government to drop its plans to introduce a Local Housing Allowance cap for supported housing in a parliamentary debate today
Housing association rents fall by 1.3% in 2016/17
25 October, 2017
Housing association rents in England have dropped by 1.3% on average in the first year of rent cutting
Family lettings firm launches tenancy referencing app for the industry
25 October, 2017
A new app for lettings agents has been launched - by an agent
Social housing benefit policy 'flawed'
24 October, 2017
Welsh housing associations have called on the UK government to reverse the Local Housing Allowance cap
Tenants affected by regeneration in Haringey guaranteed 'right of return'
24 October, 2017
Residents of council estates earmarked for redevelopment in Haringey will enjoy a guaranteed right of return
Budget must let councils 'take back control' of housing assets and revenue
24 October, 2017
ARCH and NFA set out key asks on allowing councils to lift the HRA debt caps for new build purposes
Dundee City Council to deliver 1,000 new social homes by 2020
24 October, 2017
Dundee City Council has increased its new build social housing target to 1,000 properties by 2020/21 and has pledged to review the use of section 75 agreements to help deliver the new homes
Postcode lottery: The impact of applying the Local Housing Allowance rates to general needs social housing tenants in Wales
24 October, 2017
The proposed application of the Local Housing Allowance rates to general needs social housing tenants from April 2019 has the potential to cause deep and long lasting hardship for tenants right across Wales
Disrepair claims against social landlords are on the rise
24 October, 2017
A rise in opportunistic 'claim-farming' has led to a rise in successful disrepair claims against social landlords, but there are ways to reduce your vulnerability
Making Fair Rent Homes a reality
23 October, 2017
The need for a new wave of Fair Rent Homes is clear. But how do we build them? And where is the money coming from?
There is more landlords can learn about the needs of LGBT residents
23 October, 2017
HouseProud, the nationwide network for LGBT+ people working in social housing is spearheading the first sector-wide study to explore resident interactions with housing providers
Learning the lessons from Grenfell
20 October, 2017
The tragedy at Grenfell Tower four months ago shocked the country and threw the country's relationship with social housing into sharp relief
Connecting People, Improving Lives: A Digital Future for TEC?
20 October, 2017
There is an urgent need for government, regulators, telecoms and the TEC sector to agree and mobilise a plan to manage the transition and realise the full potential of digital connectivity
Associations having to give food parcels to tenants on Universal Credit
20 October, 2017
Housing associations are having to hand out food parcels and vouchers to tenants on Universal Credit as well as helping with utility bills
Chesterfield council tenants may have to change their own lightbulbs
20 October, 2017
Chesterfield Borough Council tenants could soon be expected to carry out minor repairs themselves to help save the authority money
Housing summit: LGA 'hopeful' of action on borrowing caps
20 October, 2017
The LGA is "hopeful" that the Autumn Budget will see a relaxation of council borrowing restrictions
No government funding for councils to take action against private tower block landlords
20 October, 2017
The government will not provide funding for councils to take enforcement action against private landlords of tower blocks with ACM cladding
Gauke: 'unacceptable' for social landlords to evict Universal Credit tenants
19 October, 2017
It is "simply unacceptable" for social landlords to evict tenants due to arrears built up when switching to Universal Credit
Your tenants are gay, get over it!: How housing services discriminate against LGBT+ users
19 October, 2017
Are public services delivering equality for LGBT+ service users?
Associations could be forced to pay backdated VAT
18 October, 2017
More than 500 housing associations could be forced to pay four years' worth of backdated VAT, depending on the outcome of ongoing legal proceedings
Written Statement - Introduction of the Regulation of Registered Social Landlords (Wales) Bill
17 October, 2017
The Regulation of Registered Social Landlords (Wales) Bill and Explanatory memorandum have today been laid before the National Assembly for Wales
Buying a house made 'impossible' by rental costs
17 October, 2017
Rental costs combined with high house prices means it is impossible to save a deposit to buy a home
Major housing associations launch commission into future of sector
17 October, 2017
Three of the largest housing associations in the UK have launched a commission to look at how the sector should change over the next 10-15 years
ForViva to fit sprinklers in tower blocks
16 October, 2017
ForViva has announced plans to fit sprinkler systems at all of its 17 high-rise blocks across the North West
The future social housing provider
16 October, 2017
Social housing in England is at a critical juncture
Low-income tenants battle soaring rents
13 October, 2017
Low-income tenants are now spending an average of 28% of their wages on rent, up from 21% in the mid-1990s
Government resists calls to lift council borrowing cap
13 October, 2017
The government has held firm on its position against raising or removing caps on the amounts local authorities can borrow against their HRA
Everyone who lives in social housing needs action, not this chaos
13 October, 2017
People in social housing have been denigrated for too long. We need an urgent focus on safety, but all we have is a government dragging its heels
The cost of housing for low-income renters
13 October, 2017
The 'affordability' of housing is one of the most prominent domestic public policy issues of the day, and for good reason
The CPI+1% rent settlement: sector reactions
13 October, 2017
The government last week announced a post-2020 inflation-linked rent settlement
The housing crisis will only get worse until England scraps right to buy
12 October, 2017
Selling off council homes is economically and morally reprehensible. The government needs to halt its kneejerk support for home ownership
Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 - Fitness for Human Habitation
12 October, 2017
This consultation is seeking views on the regulations determining a dwelling's fitness for human habitation, and the accompanying guidance
Minister promises new LHA cap proposals this autumn
12 October, 2017
The government will have new proposals for supported housing "this autumn"
HRA borrowing cap can be lifted for fire safety
12 October, 2017
Communities secretary, Sajid Javid, has confirmed that local authorities will be able to have "flexibility" to improve fire safety
HomeLet Rental Index - September 2017
11 October, 2017
Rents in the UK rose by 2.1% in September compared to the same month a year ago; the average monthly rent now stands at £927 a month
Why UK housing associations are failing to use data as an asset
11 October, 2017
As demand surges and issues within the system persist, it's become clear that the current methods for managing data are no longer fit for purpose
The introduction of the LHA cap to the social rented sector: impact on young people in Scotland
11 October, 2017
This research was commissioned by CIH Scotland in partnership with the Scottish Government and was conducted by the Indigo House Group
Disrepair claims: a losing battle for landlords?
10 October, 2017
I recently attended a seminar aimed at RPs defending disrepair claims
Major cities falling short on Right to Buy replacements
10 October, 2017
Major city councils are failing to replace homes sold through the Right to Buy since the government introduced a larger discount for tenants
Death of social rent properties in Salford?
10 October, 2017
New accounts for City West Housing Trust show a loss of 259 social rent properties last year
Grenfell Tower: Safety cash not released
09 October, 2017
The government has not released funds to make tower blocks safe following the Grenfell Tower fire
The UK housing market's perfect storm, and five steps to avoid it
09 October, 2017
With ownership plummeting, rents unaffordable and homelessness on the rise, action is needed to stave off a crash
Government confirms 25,000 homes figure is 'an estimate'
09 October, 2017
The government has confirmed that the 25,000 homes it expects to be built with £2bn of new funding is an "estimate"
£30million of council houses sold off in Leicester in two years
09 October, 2017
815 homes have been sold under the Right to Buy scheme
Grenfell neighbours hit out over rehousing proposals
07 October, 2017
Evacuated neighbours of Grenfell Tower have hit out at council proposals to treat them differently to those on the general waiting list as they await rehousing
Welsh landlords make advances on housing quality standard compliance
06 October, 2017
Numbers of social homes meeting the Welsh Government's housing quality standard have reached record levels
Right to Buy sales drop off
06 October, 2017
Right to Buy sales of council homes have dropped in recent months
Grenfell: Confusion as experts contradict Hackney Council on Fire Risk Assessment gaps
06 October, 2017
Surveyors and Town Hall at odds over documents which appear to counter Mayor's claim that FRAs 'up to date'
Rent settlement will get associations building
06 October, 2017
The new settlement on social rent will "enable social landlords to build many more houses"
Tenants pile on pressure over lack of RTB announcements
05 October, 2017
A group of housing association tenants are growing increasingly frustrated by a lack of information on the scheme
Government announces five-year rent settlement
05 October, 2017
The government has announced a return to Consumer Price Index plus 1% rent rises for five years after 2020
Theresa May's £2bn for social housing unlikely to solve problem
05 October, 2017
As No 10 aides admit cash helps create just 5,000 extra homes a year, it is no surprise the funds are being tagged 'chicken feed'
Theresa May Set To Unveil Council House Building Boom
04 October, 2017
Local authorities to be given new freedoms and new demands
The supported housing flats that weren't built
04 October, 2017
Most new supported housing projects have been put on ice
Grenfell Tower: Are North East tower blocks any closer to getting sprinklers fitted?
04 October, 2017
North East councils are open to the idea of retro-fitting the life-saving systems but are yet to make concrete commitments
The Landlord: Inside the Housing Executive
04 October, 2017
Following staff at Northern Ireland's biggest social landlord, the Housing Executive, as they struggle to cope with rising numbers of those presenting as homeless and tenants behind with their rent
DCLG issues new interim fire safety advice
03 October, 2017
The Department for Communities and Local Government has updated fire safety advice for owners if high-rise buildings with failed cladding systems
Right to Buy stopped us bidding for build grant
03 October, 2017
Government rules on how councils spend their money prevented London boroughs from bidding for Sadiq Khan's housing programme
Housing association downgraded over evictions process
03 October, 2017
A West Midlands-based housing association has had its governance rating downgraded by the regulator due to its eviction processes at a temporary accommodation scheme
The Waitrose effect: boom times for homeowners but evictions for tenants
02 October, 2017
How the the arrival of Britain's favourite supermarket in an area emphasises the growing gap between those who own property and those who rent it
Conservatives pledge 'complete rethink' of social housing in the wake of the Grenfell disaster
02 October, 2017
Sajid Javid was speaking less than a week after Jeremy Corbyn put the implications of Grenfell at the heart of his own speech
The social housing that never got built
02 October, 2017
"Claustrophobic" is how Llyle describes living in a studio flat with his girlfriend, Mehreen, and their toddler
Odile Guzy Architectes covers social housing scheme with wooden slats and diamond patterned roofs
01 October, 2017
French firm Odile Guzy Architectes has completed a social housing project in the city of Chalon-sur-Saone
Corbyn pledges Labour to 'radical action' on social housing policy
29 September, 2017
Party conference hears Grenfell Tower described as a monument to social policies that had failed housing
Corbyn's pledge to introduce rent controls comes under fire
28 September, 2017
Jeremy Corbyn's confirmation that a Labour government would introduce rent controls has come under attack
Corbyn announces social housing review
28 September, 2017
Jeremy Corbyn has used his leader's speech at this year's Labour Party conference to launch a party review into social housing policy
Regulator of social housing consults on Value for Money Standard
28 September, 2017
The regulator is proposing to revise and strengthen the existing Value for Money Standard and publish a supporting new Code of Practice
Midlands-based association evicted tenants without legal notice period
28 September, 2017
Tenants of a Midlands housing association may have been forced to sleep rough after they were evicted with very little notice
Housing associations should require less rent upfront to combat debt
28 September, 2017
Housing associations in Scotland have been urged to require less rent upfront to combat growing arrears under Universal Credit and the benefit cap
Twice as many renters in the North West opt for comfy cushions over a neighbourly chat when setting up home
28 September, 2017
Twice as many renters in the North West opt for comfy cushions over a neighbourly chat when setting up home
Milton Keynes Council to invest £54 million in council housing stock
27 September, 2017
Milton Keynes Council has announced that it will be investing close to £54 million in its council housing stock in 2017/18
Public believes housing inspections should be in hands of council
26 September, 2017
The majority of the public believes housing safety inspections should be in the hands of local councils
Why you should be talking Value for Money
26 September, 2017
It seems like you can't move in the social housing sector in Wales without hearing talk of 'value for money'
Grenfell survivors 'forced to use foodbanks'
26 September, 2017
Labour MP wants answers over what's happened to the £20m raised in the wake of the disaster
Housing associations urged to be as flexible as possible over payment of first month's rent
26 September, 2017
More and more social tenants in Scotland are struggling to pay the first month's rent in advance as a result of welfare reforms
Social landlords staying silent on fire safety
25 September, 2017
Three months on from Grenfell, new research reveals that tenants still feel left in the dark when it comes to fire safety
Council slammed over social housing ambiguity
25 September, 2017
Liberal Democrat councillors have been accused of "not telling the whole truth" about the replacement of 96 socially rented homes in South Oxhey
Shock research reveals 'little action' by social landlords on fire safety
25 September, 2017
According to a survey, just 10% of social landlords have been in touch with tenants in person to talk through safety measures such as escape routes and fire doors
Parliament to receive £118m fire safety upgrade as funding for tower blocks refused
22 September, 2017
The government will spend more than £100m on fire safety upgrades to parliament, including sprinklers, despite turning down requests from councils for cash to fund fire safety works on tower blocks
Ledbury Estate residents protest over lack of heating in tower blocks
22 September, 2017
Residents of the Ledbury Estate have protested after being left without heating, after safety fears resulted in the gas supply being switched off in the tower blocks
Tackling homelessness together
22 September, 2017
The importance of local authorities and housing associations working in partnership
Social housing is back on the agenda
22 September, 2017
Ministers are increasingly becoming interested in social housing and landlords must make the most of the opportunity
Helping social tenants improve or furnish their homes
22 September, 2017
Offering discounted surplus paint to tenants is just one example of how organisations can help tenants with decorating costs
Sector demands inflation-linked rent deal
21 September, 2017
Sector leaders have called for the power to set inflation-linked rent increases after Sajid Javid promised "certainty" at the NHF conference
Labour MP confirms DUP talks over LHA future
21 September, 2017
Homelessness forum event in Manchester hears housing doesn't need more legislation - it needs a complete change of policy
Social housing providers say welfare policy 'undermines efforts to tackle homelessness'
21 September, 2017
Of 106 councils responding to survey, 84% said welfare policy has hit homelessness work - 70% of housing associations agreed
'Housing crisis? We've got four empty council homes on our street'
21 September, 2017
"I feel all this is an utter scandal. The council have lost years of rent and council tax"
Keepmoat looks to private rented sector
21 September, 2017
After a year of growth, restructured Keepmoat homes is looking to expand into the private rented housing sector and modular housing
We will give tenants clarity over RTB
21 September, 2017
Alok Sharma has said he will seek to give clarity to housing association tenants over Right to Buy
Social housing: haunted by Grenfell, hemmed in by cuts, left in limbo
21 September, 2017
Warm words for social housing providers from communities secretary Sajid Javid can't make up for a lack of a coherent housing policy
Why are housing association flats lying empty when Grenfell survivors need them?
20 September, 2017
Properties owned by Kensington and Chelsea housing associations are being earmarked for redevelopment rather than providing much-needed homes
Housing leaders call for input into social housing green paper
20 September, 2017
Housing leaders have welcomed the government's green paper on social housing, but said providers must be given a chance to have their say
Supported housing: getting people back onto their own feet
20 September, 2017
Their work is crucial, but supported housing providers are feeling anxious about the future
Ending stigma could produce immeasurable benefits
19 September, 2017
The Benefit to Society campaign is one with the greatest potential to change the tide for social housing
How public money is spent on housing
19 September, 2017
As a nation, we just aren't building enough homes
Ten more councils join request to spend RTB receipts on shared ownership
19 September, 2017
A further 10 councils have joined a consultation with the government to be allowed to spend Right to Buy receipts on shared ownership
Council could buy homes from rogue landlords as full extent of disrepair and mismanagement revealed
19 September, 2017
Glasgow City Council has set aside almost £50 million to bring up to 500 properties under public ownership
Welsh housing association development soars
19 September, 2017
Housebuilding by housing associations surged 56% in the last quarter
The Tories have failed, says Healey, as social housing spending hits a record low
19 September, 2017
The Tories have "washed their hands" of responsibility by failing to build the houses needed by ordinary families
The future of social housing design and build in Scotland is all about virtual reality
18 September, 2017
You've just been informed that there's a new development planned in your neighbourhood, but rather than leaf through the image of a brochure, you reach for a pair of VR goggles
How having access to social housing helped my mental health and got me back on my feet
18 September, 2017
Growing up, I was told that all council estates were dirty and that social housing tenants were lazy scroungers who were likely to steal anything that wasn't nailed down
'Direct link' between welfare changes and rough sleeping rise
15 September, 2017
Labour responds to the mayor of London's comments that there is a 'direct link' between welfare changes and the rise in rough sleeping.
Councils warn of cuts to housing budgets due to fire safety works
15 September, 2017
Social landlords could be forced to cut back spend on repairs and new build as they scramble to fund fire safety works on tower blocks.
Stereotypes of social housing tenants are isolating and damaging
15 September, 2017
Housing association tenant explains why the Fair Press for Tenants guide for media is needed
2017 UK HOUSING REVIEW
15 September, 2017
New housing supply continues to fall behind new household growth across Great Britain.
Poor people pushed into debt by harsh benefit deductions
15 September, 2017
Poor people on benefits are being pushed into destitution by having direct deductions taken from their benefit payments.
We need to change how we talk about homelessness
15 September, 2017
People often have a limited view of homelessness and are fed 'typical' media
Universal Credit payment advances: May 2016 to June 2017
15 September, 2017
This publication provides ad hoc statistics on payment advances for claims to Universal Credit for May 2016 to June 2017.
Government debate on rent repayments and mortgages
15 September, 2017
Parliament will debate a call for rent payments to be taken into account when applying for a mortgage.
Study finds 'shocking' lack of support for young people leaving care
14 September, 2017
Children's charity Barnardo's finds 65% of young care leavers with mental health issues get no support from government
RICS UK Residential Market Survey August 2017
14 September, 2017
August 2017: UK Residential Market Survey
Homelessness rise 'likely to have been driven by welfare reforms'
13 September, 2017
The number of homeless families in the UK has risen by more than 60% and is 'likely to have been driven' by the government's welfare reform
English councils' local welfare schemes in 'meltdown'
13 September, 2017
New report reveals that two-thirds of English councils have closed or cut emergency funds, causing greater hardship to low-income families
Landlords urged to get ahead of new laws
13 September, 2017
Research by top sector insurer shows the impact of new legislation on the UK's 1.75 million landlords.
RLA presents Universal Credit evidence to Select Committee
13 September, 2017
The RLA has given evidence to the Work and Pensions Select Committee on the troubled roll out of Universal Credit.
English councils' local welfare schemes in 'meltdown'
13 September, 2017
New report reveals that two-thirds of English councils have closed or cut emergency funds, causing greater hardship to low-income families
Index of private housing rental prices (IPHRP) in Great Britain: August 2017
13 September, 2017
An experimental price index tracking the prices paid for renting property from private landlords in Great Britain.
Local housing allowance cuts are too deep for renters to work their way out
13 September, 2017
Housing benefit freezes are putting renters at risk of homelessness.
UK House Price Index (HPI) for July 2017
13 September, 2017
The UK House Price Index shows house price changes for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
APPG: 'We must get housing options right for older people in the countryside'
13 September, 2017
Parliamentary group urges action on LGA analysis outlining the need for more specialist homes.
Councils have 'urgent' concerns over Homelessness Reduction Act delays
12 September, 2017
London council leaders have 'urgent concerns' over delayed government guidance on the Homelessness Reduction Act.
Joint effort to weed out tenant cannabis use
12 September, 2017
Housing providers warn of eviction risk if tenants smoke the drug in their homes.
Civitas set to raise more capital for supported housing buys
12 September, 2017
REIT hopes to tap into a 'significant pipeline' of further opportunities which exceed remaining investible equity and proposed debt finance.
Severe weather warning - are your tenants safe?
12 September, 2017
Rain and high winds have been battering the country over the last few days - with gales of up to 75mph set to hit the UK this week.
New clean energy projects set to power 3.6 million homes
12 September, 2017
Record amount of renewable capacity secured to power our homes following second contracts for difference auction.
Anglesey council's financial outlook 'remains bleak'
12 September, 2017
Councillor Llinos Medi said the authority has had to save £19m over the last five years and have to save another £8m over the next three.
A new urban eyesore: Britain's shamefully shoddy student housing
12 September, 2017
Free to ignore building standards for dwellings, student housing isn't just ruining British cities - it's damaging student life.
DWP to procure 'off the shelf' appointment booking system for Universal Credit
12 September, 2017
Solution for a five year contract expected to be a 'seven figure sum' for cloud-based system providing 99.9% availability supporting UC.
Two million UK families face £50-a-week cut in income
11 September, 2017
Households with children make up more than 80% of those set to lose out as pressure grows for end to austerity
Squeeze on living standards is down to welfare cuts, not the fall in the pound
11 September, 2017
Love it or loathe it, the long shadow of Brexit dominates our political weather. With good reason, of course.
'Bank of Mum and Dad' shoulders burden of high cost of renting
11 September, 2017
Parents will pay £2.3bn this year helping children with rent, as the 'Bank of Mum and Dad' stretches beyond helping with house deposits.
Universal basic income: Half of Britons back plan to pay all UK citizens regardless of employment
11 September, 2017
Nearly half of Britons would support giving all citizens a cash allowance, regardless of whether they were employed, according to a new survey.
Government buying into affordable homes
11 September, 2017
Evidence of Downing Street testing fresh housing initiatives to win over younger voters.
I see housing officers do all they can to refuse homeless applications
11 September, 2017
Faced with growing demand and dwindling supply, councils have become experienced in using the law to keep homeless people off their waiting lists
Universal Credit expansion is 'a disaster waiting to happen' says Citizens Advice
11 September, 2017
Citizens Advice is warning that the expansion of Universal Credit is 'a disaster waiting to happen'.
Bread for All: The Origins of the Welfare State
11 September, 2017
A new account shows how Attlee's reforms built on foundations laid down decades earlier - and that was the key to their success
Supported housing: bottom of the pile?
08 September, 2017
An overstuffed political agenda has meant supported housing funding has been pushed aside.
Where should housing and social care overlap?
08 September, 2017
Do housing providers need to play a more active role in assessing the housing needs of vulnerable individuals
Quarter of private-renting families slipping into 'bad debt' as they are frequently forced to move
08 September, 2017
Hundreds of thousands of private renting families paying average of £1,619 in added costs when they move, findings show
Quarter of private-renting families slipping into 'bad debt' as they are frequently forced to move
08 September, 2017
Hundreds of thousands of private renting families paying average of £1,619 in added costs when they move, findings show
DWP launches new helpline for landlords
08 September, 2017
The DWP has issued a new guide that includes a helpline for landlords who have had their Universal Credit Alternative Payment Arrangement approved and whose tenants will still not communicate with them.
Glimmer of hope as MPs say they must 'look at' deposit cap plan
08 September, 2017
MPs have debated the proposed lettings fee ban - with a glimmer of hope for landlords as even those backing the move raised questions about capping deposits.
We're addicted to debt and headed for a crash. It could be worse than 2007
07 September, 2017
When Provident Financial lost £1.7bn in share value a week ago, a handful of people asked whether this was a Northern Rock moment.
Liverpool Mutual Homes mitigates Universal Credit through predictive analytics
07 September, 2017
Liverpool Mutual Homes have created efficiencies, driven down arrears and helped reduce the impact of Universal Credit
SFHA: UC roll-out will have 'catastrophic consequences'
07 September, 2017
Scottish Federation of Housing Associations warns the continued roll-out of the benefit will hurt some of the most vulnerable in society
Keep exploring different options to improve services
07 September, 2017
Mergers may grab the headlines, but there are lots of other opportunities for associations to deliver real benefits
Property entrepreneur turned MP backs ban on letting agent fees
07 September, 2017
Tory Kevin Hollinrake tells Commons the compromise of a cap would start 'a race to the top'.
Government tells landlords to fix fire safety breaches in large panel system blocks
07 September, 2017
The government has told social landlords to take action to seal up any cracks found in large panel system tower blocks.
Campaign calls for increasing number of accessible homes
07 September, 2017
Champion of accessible and inclusive housing, Habinteg is campaigning for the government, councils and developers to recognise the importance of increasing the supply of accessible homes to meet national demand.
How will councils survive the funding abyss?
06 September, 2017
From struggling northern councils to seemingly prosperous counties, talk of a financial meltdown is getting louder.
Council tax reduction for around half a million Scots
06 September, 2017
Scotland's Council Tax Reduction scheme supported 491,180 households and the total weekly income foregone by local authorities was £6.5m.
How Tenant Management Organisations have wrongly been associated with Grenfell
06 September, 2017
Tenant Management Organisations are small, tenant-led organisations that take on a number of landlord functions from local councils.
Flexibility 'needed for the future of payments'
06 September, 2017
'Flexibility, greater automation and mobile payments' crucial to future payments strategy according to payments collection specialists.
Grenfell: social housing policy issues 'dealt with in due course'
06 September, 2017
In the Commons, Communities Secretary Sajid Javid acknowledges that such issues need to be addressed
Life on the job in social housing: 'it's always important to remember our social purpose'
06 September, 2017
Empathy and resilience are a must for frontline housing sector staff
The future of supported housing must be top priority
05 September, 2017
With MPs back at the House of Commons today after the summer recess, the government must take an urgent look at the future funding of supported housing
Majority of charity's supported housing under threat from LHA cap
05 September, 2017
More than 90% of shelters run by a major homelessness charity face a risk from the government's proposed supported housing funding changes.
Benefit sanctions shoot up 50% in six months
05 September, 2017
The number of sanctions imposed rose from 18,994 last July to 33,860 in December, before falling back to the 30,000 mark by March this year.
New benefits system planned for Dundee is 'broken and should be halted'
05 September, 2017
That's the view of the director of Dundee CAB after several national bodies expressed concerns about the introduction of Universal Credit
How will Universal Credit claimants experiencing homelessness be paid?
05 September, 2017
With the roll out of Universal Credit Full Service set to accelerate in October, what options will ensure people can receive their UC?
Buy-to-let alterations could result in stock surge
05 September, 2017
Alterations to buy-to-let lending criteria being introduced at the end of September are set to entice a surge of rental stock
Housebuilding boom front and centre for resumed parliament
04 September, 2017
The need for new homes and where they can be built now seen as crucial to government strategy beyond Brexit.
Solar power deal will lower social tenants' energy bills
04 September, 2017
Solar panels are to be installed in 800,000 low-income homes across England and Wales over the next five years, as part of a new government scheme.
REITs target small housing associations
01 September, 2017
All identified housing associations that are involved with a new index-linked funding method have fewer than 1,000 units
Cigarettes cause majority of deadly council housing fires
01 September, 2017
Cigarettes were the most common cause of deadly fires in council housing in the seven years preceding the Grenfell Tower fire
Homeowners 'happier than renters' with their standard of living
01 September, 2017
Homeowners are happier about their standard of living than renters
Streets Apart: A History of Social Housing
31 August, 2017
In the wake of the fire at Grenfell Tower, Lynsey Hanley tells the story of social housing in Britain
Mind the pay gap
31 August, 2017
What will be revealed when social landlords publish new data on their gender pay gaps?
Tenants to be charged for damage
30 August, 2017
Council tenants are to be charged for damage caused to their homes and gardens "beyond fair wear and tear" under new cost-cutting plans unveiled by Waverley Borough Council
Alison Inman: 'Some who experience domestic abuse will live in social housing'
30 August, 2017
Tenant champion and incoming Chartered Institute of Housing president says domestic violence needs to be centre of housing policy
Scottish housing leaders raise DHP concerns
30 August, 2017
Housing leaders have spoken out against the Scottish Government's plan to make Discretionary Housing Payment schemes voluntary for councils
Housing association given governance upgrade
30 August, 2017
A housing association that was previously downgraded for seeking to restrict an internal review has had its governance rating upgraded by the social housing regulator
Council to fit sprinkler systems themselves to get them into high-rises 'as quickly as possible'
29 August, 2017
The move comes in the wake of the Grenfell Tower tragedy
How many homes did housing associations deliver in quarter one 2017/18?
25 August, 2017
Housing associations started 9,063 homes in 2017/18 Q1
Associations pull 85% of planned supported housing developments
25 August, 2017
Housing associations have slashed the number of supported housing homes they plan to build by 85%, as uncertainty around government reforms to the sector stymie development
Cash offer fails to entice council tenants to move
24 August, 2017
Increased incentives, designed to persuade council house tenants in Moray to downsize, have failed to boost housing stock
Regulator writes to tenant groups over Grenfell
24 August, 2017
The social housing regulator has written to tenants' groups to explain its role in the sector, following the Grenfell Tower disaster
Half of new association homes funded privately
24 August, 2017
Housing associations are funding almost half their affordable housing from their own balance sheets
Grenfell residents' call for fire safety checks refused five weeks before blaze
23 August, 2017
A request by Grenfell Tower residents for an independent review of fire risk to the building was refused just five weeks before the deadly blaze
Two housing associations under review by regulator
23 August, 2017
Two housing associations are being investigated by the social housing regulator for governance issues
National Panel of Tenants and Service Users
23 August, 2017
This theme considered views on what value for money means for users of social landlord services
Bringing private and social housing together can be the key to successful regeneration
22 August, 2017
John Gallacher champions the use of mixed tenure developments to create thriving and sustainable communities as he looks back on four decades spent in the housing industry
Protest called amid homes loss fears after housing associations merger plan announced
22 August, 2017
Tenants and resident from Notting Hill Housing and Genesis Housing oppose the plan, which would create one of the country's largest housing associations
Why replacing Right to Buy homes is so difficult
22 August, 2017
In 2012, the government announced it was revitalising the Tory party's most famous council housing policy
Brexit 'cuts off' cash for social housing
22 August, 2017
European Investment Bank has frozen its UK operations
What housing associations want from contractors
21 August, 2017
Social housing does not stay still for long
Sharp rent arrears rise in Ross-shire blamed on new Universal Credit benefit system
21 August, 2017
Rent arrears for council house tenants have doubled in some areas of Ross-shire in just two years - and the controversial universal credit scheme has been blamed for the sharp rise
DCLG considering allowing shared ownership for RTB replacements
21 August, 2017
The government is considering proposals from a group of 50 councils to allow them to spend Right to Buy receipts on purchasing properties for shared ownership
Tower Hamlets Council to roll out free wi-fi in town centres and social housing
21 August, 2017
Mayor John Biggs says the plan will tackle inequality and poverty with businesses and homes around Brick Lane, Watney Market and Chrisp Street the first to get online
Agency board provider sees signs of slowdown in rental market
18 August, 2017
The number of rental properties coming to market has hit a four-year low
The way residents and tenants are treated is a stain on modern Britain
18 August, 2017
The Ledbury and Grenfell residents were repeatedly dismissed when they raised safety concerns. Frontline housing staff must do more to listen and act
Landlords want rent payments in credit scores
17 August, 2017
RLA calls for rent payments to be included when calculating credit scores to support tenants wanting to buy a home of their own
Sadiq Khan fails to build any social housing in year as Mayor
17 August, 2017
Sadiq Khan has failed to build any social housing in London in the past 12 months despite promising to construct thousands of houses every year during his election campaign
Welsh Government to review social rents ahead of LHA cap
17 August, 2017
The Welsh Government has brought forward a review of its social housing rent policy as it looks for ways to offset the impact of the LHA cap
Developers 'underestimating profits' to avoid building social housing
17 August, 2017
Petition mobilised across England and Wales urging councils to make development assessment documents public
Study shows social benefit of housing investment
16 August, 2017
Research values social return on investment for social housing
National conversation needed about the value of social housing
16 August, 2017
It is unacceptable that in such a wealthy society such as ours, we have so many people who are forced to live on the streets or live in unsuitable accommodation
Listen to the tenants in social housing
16 August, 2017
If you live in a tower block, your home is visible but you are not
Social housing firm Mears hit by Grenfell Tower fall out
15 August, 2017
Safety checks in the wake of the Grenfell Tower tragedy will hit profits this year as building works are delayed
The Grenfell Inquiry must address the powerlessness social tenants feel
15 August, 2017
All too often social housing residents tell us that they feel like second-class citizens
Social media and social housing - four tips for housing professionals
15 August, 2017
While social media can be very successfully used to build a more direct and personal connection with tenants, housing associations and social landlords need to be prepared to respond meaningfully when things aren't going to plan
Some Right to Buy owners now 'property millionaires'
15 August, 2017
Over 1.5 million council homes in the UK have been sold to council tenants, making millions for some
Universal credit and the risk of digital failure
14 August, 2017
With UC being rolled out across the country, a strong digital inclusion strategy can be the difference between successful adoption and a potentially devastating impact on housing associations' income
Barriers to setting up council-owned housing companies
14 August, 2017
Difficulties spending Right to Buy receipts and confusion over the Housing Revenue Account, planning and rent-setting
HCA urges caution over REIT deals
14 August, 2017
Housing associations should be aware of the risks involved in taking money from real estate investment trusts
People shouldn't have to feel grateful for social housing - it's a basic human right
11 August, 2017
We should stop seeing social housing as scarce or precious. It's as much a necessity as good healthcare and education
London will fall further behind on new council homes without more action from Mayor
11 August, 2017
Sian Berry told the Mayor he has 'a lot of catching up to do' after revealing that no new council homes funded by the Mayor have started on site since he took office 16 months ago
Concerned tenants offered chance to move out of tower blocks
10 August, 2017
Southwark Council has offered tenants on one of its estates the chance to move out after compartmentation breaches were found in two of its tower blocks
Helping journalists portray social housing tenants fairly
09 August, 2017
A group of housing associations is working to produce a guide for journalists on how to avoid stereotyping
Joint response - Terms of Reference to the Public Inquiry on the Grenfell Tower fire - ARCH, CIH, Inside Housing and NFA
09 August, 2017
This is a joint submission into the Grenfell Tower Public Inquiry to ensure we provide a consistent message accross the trade and professional bodies across the housing sector
If social housing is precious, tenancies should be time-limited
09 August, 2017
Without means testing and fixed tenancies, someone on a high income could end up in secure housing while those on lower incomes struggle
Abolition of Right to Buy Scheme 'Progressing'
08 August, 2017
Proposals which would see the Right to Buy policy scrapped in Wrexham and across Wales have moved a step closer
Enough Empty Council Flats In One Chelsea Block To House All Grenfell Families
08 August, 2017
Council flats in the same borough as Grenfell Tower which could house all the survivors are lying empty because the owners want to demolish them
Impact of applying Local Housing Allowance rates to general needs social tenants
08 August, 2017
Our analysis shows the potential numbers of people affected and the amount of shortfall between benefit levels and rents charged
Grenfell must be a turning point in housing - for staff and residents
07 August, 2017
Making social housing more commercial has eroded workers' skills and knowhow
HCA could de-register 'sham transactions' housing association
07 August, 2017
An association sued by Southwark Council for alleged "sham transactions" that helped it avoid building affordable housing could lose its status as a registered provider
Right to Buy: Whose interest does it serve?
04 August, 2017
Right to Buy, the policy no one wants to talk about, is decimating local councils' housing stock and costing us all dearly in state subsidy
Shared housing: the solution?
04 August, 2017
Shared housing for social tenants could be the next big thing due to government plans to cap housing benefit for single under-35s
'Damaging' Right to Buy policy is suspended in city for five years
03 August, 2017
Right to Buy is to be suspended for a period of five years in Cardiff
Make Social Housing Our Nation's Badge Of Honour
03 August, 2017
In the wake of the appalling fire at Grenfell Tower there has been a torrent of public comment
Inquiry into Regulatory oversight of Housing Associations
02 August, 2017
The National Assembly for Wales is the democratically elected body that represents the interests of Wales
Welsh associations urged to further empower tenants
02 August, 2017
Associations in Wales welcome a report from the Welsh Public Accounts Committee praising the increasing transparency in the sector but setting out robust recommendations
How have attitudes changed towards social housing?
02 August, 2017
Does the Welfare State still have an obligation to house everyone who can't afford to buy or rent their own home?
Green space v social housing: the fight for the future of London's oldest allotments
02 August, 2017
A charity's plans to build social housing threaten allotments established in 1832 for the working poor of Ealing
Councils 'can't hide' fire safety reports
02 August, 2017
The information commissioner is urging councils to proactively publish fire information 'in full' for residents to see
Bringing repairs in-house
02 August, 2017
An increasing number of housing associations are improving services and efficiencies by setting up their own repairs and maintenance companies
Council to let associations bid for RTB receipts
01 August, 2017
Housing associations are invited to bid for the £16m pot - as long as it is spent on easing Hackney council's 12,000-plus waiting list
Council secures long-term housing strategy
01 August, 2017
Transaction will reduce the council's rent obligations by approximately 30% over the next 10 years
New council homes planned in Walthamstow as clock ticks in council's race to spend £16.5m Right to Buy cash
31 July, 2017
The council made more than £41 million selling social housing between April 2014 and April this year
Technology adoption in social housing: what's your scorecard?
31 July, 2017
We're entering an age of unprecedented technological, social and political disruption that will create a great deal of unpredictability and risk
Right to Buy suspended in Cardiff
31 July, 2017
The Right to Buy will be suspended in Cardiff to ensure social housing is available for those who need it
'It's social cleansing': the 93-year-old fighting east London demolitions
28 July, 2017
In Whitechapel, residents say their campaign against the possible bulldozing of their council homes is a battle over the future of housing
Grenfell Tower: Sixty blocks 'fail new fire test'
28 July, 2017
Cladding and insulation used in at least 60 tower blocks will be deemed to have failed a new fire safety test
Social housing residents have changed: landlords must now adapt
27 July, 2017
The sector must get away from the legacy notions of a 'typical' social housing tenant and to understand the breadth and scope of people who now live in affordable housing
Union warns more social housing is needed in WIltshire
27 July, 2017
Just over a third of new homes built in Wiltshire last year were for social housing, but a union is calling for more
Reassuring tower block tenants post-Grenfell
27 July, 2017
The Grenfell fire has caused anxiety among tower block tenants
Facebook backs campaign to tackle social housing stigma
27 July, 2017
'Benefit to Society' will benefit from backing from one of the largest organisations in the world, social media giant Facebook
Consultation on recognising residents' associations, and their power to request information about tenants
26 July, 2017
This consultation seeks views on proposed secondary legislation under section 29A Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 - Tenants' Associations: power to request information about tenants
Tenants satisfied with Clydebank Housing Association services
25 July, 2017
The result of an independent poll commissioned by CHA has revealed that 94% of its tenants are satisfied with the overall service they receive
A blueprint for Scotland's future
25 July, 2017
The Scottish Government should strengthen and clarify the links between housing and the various outcomes of the National Performance Framework
The social housing system is being demolished without a whimper
24 July, 2017
Housing associations are beset by cuts, but will survive - the real victims of the crisis are the most vulnerable people in society
Council 'remains committed to delivery of homes' partly through 'arms-length' £60m housing company
24 July, 2017
Warrington Borough Council 'remains committed' to setting up a £60 million housing company
New social homes are first in rural village for decades
21 July, 2017
Work has started on the first new social homes to be built in a small upper Weardale village for more than 50 years
Local councils to receive £15m in extra funding
21 July, 2017
Communities secretary Sajid Javid announces grants totaling £15m to local councils to help ease the pressures on local services
Scottish Housing Regulator updates regulation plans for three RSLs
21 July, 2017
The Scottish Housing Regulator has published updated regulation plans for three RSLs as each undergo various changes within their organisations
Tenants move into brand new affordable homes in Glasgow
21 July, 2017
Housing association says the rented flats are state-of-art
The Housing Ombudsman Annual Report and Accounts 2016-7
20 July, 2017
Housing Matters: Fairness Matters
Views sought on lettings agents' fees
20 July, 2017
Communities and Children Secretary Carl Sargeant has today launched a formal consultation on legislative proposals to remove the ability of lettings agencies to charge fees to tenants
Grenfell cladding '14 times combustibility limit'
19 July, 2017
Burning cladding on Grenfell Tower would have released 14 times more heat than a key government test allows
Make housing associations subject to FoI says industry bosses
19 July, 2017
A proposed law making housing associations subject to the Freedom of Information Act has won the backing of the regional and national press trade body
Plans to scrap right to buy policy are met with mixed reaction in Senedd
19 July, 2017
Plans which would see the Right to Buy policy scrapped in Wales have been met with a mixed reaction
Statutory protection for the future funding of supported housing
19 July, 2017
New report exploring the options around increased statutory protection
Winsford housing developments make council one of leading housing developers in north west
19 July, 2017
Winsford housing developments make council one of leading housing developers in north west
'The city desperately needs council housing': Mill Road depot protesters want a 'less posh' Cambridge
19 July, 2017
Campaigners say the the first housing site built using devolution cash must be at least 50 per cent council housing
Making it count: proving the economic value of housing associations in their local area
18 July, 2017
Housing associations are key drivers of economic growth and have a huge impact on the local communities where they operate
More than half a million social homes in England do not meet basic health and safety standards
18 July, 2017
New figures reveal hundreds of thousands of homes with serious safety hazards
Permanent homes for Grenfell survivors will be ready 'very shortly' amid anger over 'unsuitable' temporary accommodation
18 July, 2017
Communities Secretary Sajid Javid claims many families had turned down temporary accommodation
Social landlords could recover cladding costs
17 July, 2017
Associations and councils enquire about legal routes open to them against contractors
How many rural homes did housing associations deliver in 2016/17?
17 July, 2017
Housing associations started 3,769 homes in rural areas in 2016/17
Consultation on an amendment to the Tenant Involvement and Empowerment Standard
17 July, 2017
The deregulatory measures in the Housing and Planning Act 2016 amend the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 by removing the requirement for private registered providers to seek the regulator's consent to the disposal of social housing and to some constitutional changes
13 housing associations trial Glasgow Housing Register
14 July, 2017
A new pilot project is set to reduce the amount of applications social housing applicants have to fill out in the Glasgow area
Associations 'could increase development by a third'
14 July, 2017
Housing associations in Wales have been told they could increase development without harming their business model
Hard cash is needed to make social housing residents feel safe
14 July, 2017
Even after the terrible tragedy of the Grenfell Tower fire, central government is still refusing to fund councils and housing associations to do their job
Lambeth Council starts 'more intrusive' fire risk assessments
13 July, 2017
Lambeth Council has begun carrying out "more intrusive" Fire Risk Assessments on its tower blocks in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire, one of its directors has told an all-party parliamentary group
Social Landlord Housing Sales, 2016-17
13 July, 2017
The overall number of housing sales by social landlords decreased during 2016-17 and remained well below the levels seen in years prior to 2008-09
End distance, tenants tell associations and councils
13 July, 2017
Tenants have called for better communication from associations and councils
Social housing in Europe: legacies, new trends and the crisis
12 July, 2017
What is considered social housing varies across Europe
Council called out over £2bn housing privatisation plan
12 July, 2017
Hugely ambitious Haringey plan branded "out of touch and high-handed" but council says it "couldn't be clearer" over right of return for tenants
Councils may have to cover cost of high rise fire safety measures
12 July, 2017
Response from first secretary of state, Damian Green, at PMQs taken as suggesting councils may be expected to pay for recommended work
Delay to Supported Housing Green Paper a 'blow'
12 July, 2017
The housing sector has responded to reports the Supported Housing Green Paper has been delayed by the government
Abused women face homelessness after eviction notice is served on St Albans refuge
12 July, 2017
Abused women and escapees from arranged marriages face being made homeless following the eviction of a St Albans refuge
Grenfell Tower fire: Government 'too slow to reassure residents' living in similar blocks
12 July, 2017
'It is totally unacceptable that four weeks on ministers still don't know and can't say how many other tower blocks are unsafe'
Grenfell fire: councils to foot bill for fire safety work 'in first instance'
12 July, 2017
Announcement that councils will be 'first port of call' to pay for improvements raises fears that vital work will be delayed
Policy Response: Impact of the LHA freeze
11 July, 2017
Frozen Local Housing Allowance is freezing people out of the housing market
JRF Response to the Housing White Paper consultation
11 July, 2017
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation is an independent organisation working to inspire social change through research, policy and practice
Understanding cladding safety tests after Grenfell Tower fire
11 July, 2017
After the devastating fire at Grenfell Tower, the Government ordered an audit of high-rise social housing tower blocks across the country
The time for social housing and tenant engagement is now
11 July, 2017
Chief Executive of Tpas, Jenny Osbourne, says now is the time for tenants to grasp the initiative and drive engagement
Abolition of the Right to Buy and Associated Rights (Wales) Bill
10 July, 2017
The National Assembly for Wales is the democratically elected body that represents the interests of Wales and its people, makes laws for Wales, agrees Welsh taxes and holds the Welsh Government to account
Council reveals £4m post-Grenfell costs to tower blocks
10 July, 2017
Figures from a single London borough indicate the huge costs councils face over tower block safety post Grenfell
Despair of the families forced into temporary housing
10 July, 2017
A perfect storm of boom and bust in the housing market has forced record numbers of children into temporary accommodation in parts of Scotland
Right to Buy ban in Wales needs to be explained
10 July, 2017
People who live in social housing in Wales must be given clear information about plans to end the right to buy their homes
Housing association stands firm amid calls to 'shame' them into fitting sprinklers at The Tannery in Canterbury
07 July, 2017
Dozens of properties were destroyed after a blaze ripped through buildings in July 2015
Measuring the impact on housing associations of applying Local Housing Allowances to the social rented sector in Northern Ireland
07 July, 2017
In November 2015 the Chancellor announced in the Spending Review and Autumn Statement that the amount of rent housing benefit will cover in the social rented sector would be capped
Rental sector now needs '360-degree protection'
06 July, 2017
Owner of rent-hub says tenants shouldn't need to set up protest sites to have their voices heard
Just 14 Grenfell Tower families have accepted rehousing offers
06 July, 2017
Disaster response spokesperson says many of 158 affected families had turned down temporary offers in order to wait for permanent homes
Putting the "social" back in "social housing"? Thoughts from Housing 2017
05 July, 2017
Political circumstances hung heavy over this year's Chartered Institute of Housing conference
How to solve the UK's housing crisis: Government should let councils buy land, grant it planning permission and then sell it off
05 July, 2017
Devolving power to local councils could help yield £30bn to pay for public services
DCLG urged to back new national tenant voice
05 July, 2017
All four NTOs want a 'coherent, legitimate and empowered' voice for tenants to communicate directly with government and other agencies
NI social housebuilding threatened by new benefit cuts
05 July, 2017
Social housebuilding in Northern Ireland is being threatened by benefit cuts planned by the UK Government
Impact of welfare changes on rented housing in Northern Ireland
05 July, 2017
The benefits system is changing
Social Housing Provider Upgrades Smoke Alarms to Aico Multi-Sensors
04 July, 2017
Northwards Housing in Manchester is undertaking a major smoke alarm upgrade programme across its entire housing stock of 13,500 properties
Labour MPs urge Haringey council to rethink housing sell-off
04 July, 2017
North London MPs David Lammy and Catherine West call for pause in £2bn plan, amid fears residents could be forced out
Housing funds 'wasted' by councils
04 July, 2017
Money which is supposed to help people struggling to pay their rent is being wasted by some councils
Tenant safety and housing regulation
03 July, 2017
Tenant safety is precious. The Cave Review highlighted tenant protection as one of its guiding principles for the Social Housing Regulator
Cladding crisis deepens as 181 towers fail tests
03 July, 2017
The Government's expert fire advisory panel is now seeking further advice on whether cladding must be stripped from towers where basic fire tests confirm cladding is combustible
Housing 2017, day three: How are landlords making tower blocks safer?
30 June, 2017
Grenfell Tower was often the only subject on everyone's lips at the Chartered Institute of Housing's annual event in Manchester this week
Working together to meet housing need: local authority and housing association partnerships in a changing environment
30 June, 2017
The Chartered Institute of Housing is the independent voice for housing and the home of professional standards
Sheltered housing saves NHS and social care services £486m per year
29 June, 2017
Think tank report urges Government to exclude older people's housing from future Housing Benefit cap
Legal aid cuts 'may have stopped Grenfell tenants pursuing safety concerns'
29 June, 2017
Law Society chief suggests fire in London tower could be stark example of dangers of lack of provision for less well off
Landlords warned to prepare for huge growth in Universal Credit claimants
29 June, 2017
Landlords could see the number of their tenants claiming Universal Credit multiply by up to nine times when their area moves to full digital roll-out
Grenfell: Five Welsh social landlords test cladding
29 June, 2017
Five Welsh social landlords are testing cladding on tower blocks following the Grenfell Tower fire
Right to Buy Sales in England: January to March 2017
29 June, 2017
In January to March 2016-17(Q4), local authorities sold an estimated 2,890 dwellings under the Right to Buy scheme
Real Time Information (RTI) awareness aid for local authorities
29 June, 2017
This RTI guide provides information on how this process works and helps local authority staff in the processing of RTI referrals
Social Housing High-Rise Data for England & Wales
28 June, 2017
On HousingNet.co.uk we work predominantly with Land Registry Data and we have tried calculating the number of floors in a building with it but there are too many variables for any degree of accuracy
Government not calling for insulation samples despite Grenfell test failure
28 June, 2017
Government not calling for insulation samples despite Grenfell test failure
Grenfell Tower cladding scandal could cost councils millions after Government says no guarantee of extra funding
28 June, 2017
'There is no way we can afford to reclad our tower blocks. If we have to find that money, it will come from other projects'
CIH: Inaugural Savills Housing Sector Survey finds focus on social rents
28 June, 2017
More than 90% of housing associations say their number one priority is providing discounted rental properties
Grenfell Tower response: a Q&A for housing associations
28 June, 2017
What should happen if I think the cladding on our building is made of aluminium composite material (ACM)?
Thousands more people should be evacuated from tower blocks while cladding is tested
27 June, 2017
Thousands more residents in high-rise blocks should be evacuated if necessary to keep them safe even before tests on cladding come back
Cheap rent and no dodgy landlords: What it's like living in a housing co-op
27 June, 2017
With the average rent in Britain being around £900-a-month, people are looking for new options
Landlords reveal the types of cladding on their tower blocks
27 June, 2017
Social landlords have shared details of the type of cladding they have on their tower blocks in a snap survey by Inside Housing
Northern Ireland Government cuts social housing target
27 June, 2017
Northern Ireland Government cuts social housing target
Council tower block cladding tests demanded by Welsh Government
27 June, 2017
All social landlords in Wales are being told to carry out fire safety tests on tower block cladding similar to the material used at Grenfell Tower
Social housing target lowered due to Stormont impasse
27 June, 2017
More families in need of social housing will have to wait longer for a home
The British housing crisis, in five charts
26 June, 2017
If you've followed this debate at all, you'll probably be familiar with this one, but it never stops being shocking
Market commentary June 2017
26 June, 2017
The housing market has stalled over the past few months, with volumes in line with our forecast
Dispossession: A vital new film on the social housing crisis
26 June, 2017
The housing crisis is a term we've all heard
Thousands warned their blocks clad with same panelling as Grenfell Tower
23 June, 2017
Guardian inquiries suggests 25 buildings in London, Salford and Plymouth are covered in aluminium composite
Catalogue of failings show housing association misled tenants
23 June, 2017
A catalogue of "fundamental failings" stemming from systemic weaknesses led to Scotland's housing regulator taking control of a troubled housing association
London social housing, eco-friendly homes and the world's first 'vertical pier' in running for top prize
23 June, 2017
The RIBA national award winners are revealed today, and the shortlist for the coveted Stirling Prize for the UK's best building of the year will be drawn from the 49 winners
Safety checks on private residential blocks
22 June, 2017
This letter is intended for owners, landlords and managers of private residential blocks in England
A guide to tenants' housing rights around safety and repairs
22 June, 2017
In the aftermath of the Grenfell Tower fire, here's where to get help and advice if you're a social housing tenant with questions about your own home
Report on statutory intervention at Wellhouse Housing Association
22 June, 2017
We are the independent regulator of social landlords in Scotland
Grenfell Tower: 16 council inspections failed to stop use of flammable cladding
22 June, 2017
Officials tasked with enforcing strict fire regulations didn't prevent use of material effectively banned on tall buildings
After Grenfell: Glasgow tower tenants set up safety panel
21 June, 2017
Housing association to recruit tenants from 14 of its towers to address safety concerns
Statement on Key Inequalities in Housing and Communities in Northern Ireland
21 June, 2017
The provision of housing faces new as well as existing and persistent challenges
Social housing and rise of 'streets in the sky'
20 June, 2017
The deficiencies of the tower block model for lower-income housing go far beyond the problems of cladding
Government will cover costs of fire safety work
20 June, 2017
LGA chair says minister made funding promise in private conversation about implications of Grenfell Tower fire
Grenfell Tower fire: Theresa May snubs Jeremy Corbyn's call to seize private properties to house high-rise victims
20 June, 2017
Downing Street says: 'We don't support proposals to seize private property'
Communities Secretary statement: safety checks following the Grenfell Tower fire
20 June, 2017
Communities Secretary Sajid Javid has given the following statement regarding safety checks following the Grenfell Tower fire
Regulator issues fire safety advice to social landlords
20 June, 2017
The Scottish Housing Regulator written to all social landlords in Scotland to issue fire safety advice following the recent tragic fire at Grenfell Tower in London
Angus Housing Association calls for overhaul of housing subsidy system
20 June, 2017
A housing association director has called on the Scottish Government to review the way in which it subsidises councils who want to build new homes
What is it that residents really want?
20 June, 2017
The nature of resident feedback is changing as housing associations realise the benefits of minute-by-minute feedback systems
FactCheck Q&A: how much do we spend on social housing?
19 June, 2017
Who pays for new social housing?
Tories did not build new social housing over fears it would 'create Labour voters'
19 June, 2017
Social housing was not built under the Conservative-led coalition because of fears it would 'create Labour voters'
Government orders landlords to carry out tower block cladding tests
19 June, 2017
The government has told social landlords to carry out tests of cladding on their tower blocks
Fire safety information requests may be diverting landlords
19 June, 2017
The extremely tight deadlines attached to Scottish Government requests to local authorities for information on high rise stock, following last week's tragic fire in West London, may be diverting landlords from even greater priorities over fire safety
London fire: Council seeks to reassure tenants about homes
16 June, 2017
Highland Council has sought to reassure its tenants on the safety of their homes following London's Grenfell Tower fire
Call to cut cost of evictions
16 June, 2017
Housing group says the approach of social landlords to sanctions against tenants can play a pivotal role in preventing eviction and easing costs
Dispossession: The Great Social Housing Swindle review - balanced look at a dysfunctional market
16 June, 2017
Paul Sng's clear-headed documentary successfully crunches vast amounts of material on the history and reality of affordable housing in Britain
'Fit for human habitation' amendment may be reconsidered after London fire
16 June, 2017
A proposed amendment to the government's Housing and Planning Bill which suggests landlords are required to make homes 'fit for human habitation' may be reconsidered following the fire at 27-storey residential block Grenfell Tower this week
Sector calls on government to delay supported housing changes
16 June, 2017
Housing figures have called on the new government to put back controversial plans to change the funding of supported housing, due to the current political hiatus
London blaze cladding material NOT used in Glasgow flats
16 June, 2017
Glasgow's largest housing association has confirmed none of its buildings are insulated using the same material as that in the stricken Grenfell Tower
Housing Association bosses promise 'no cuts' to sheltered housing services
16 June, 2017
Campaigners have pledged to continue their fight against the loss of services to sheltered housing despite bosses assuring there are no plans to make cuts
Three-quarters of all UK social housing blocks found to be 'potentially unsafe in a fire' in 2011 report
14 June, 2017
Hundreds of managers raised concerns following 2009 Camberwell tragedy which killed six people
Associations move to reassure tenants after Grenfell fire
14 June, 2017
Housing associations reassure tenants over fire safety measures for tower blocks
Local authorities to share £1.75bn affordable housing investment
14 June, 2017
More than £1.75 billion is being allocated to councils in a major Scottish Government commitment to stimulate investment in affordable housing
Glasgow Housing Association provides lifeline for residents saving them over £360,000
13 June, 2017
"The fuel advice service makes a real difference to people's lives"
How can councils secure the delivery of more affordable homes?
13 June, 2017
New models, partnerships and innovations
Scottish housing output continues to flatline
13 June, 2017
Whilst the Scottish Government highlights a 29 per cent increase in funding approvals for 'affordable housing', allocating grant is very different to actually building homes
Affordable Passivhaus service set for Scottish social housing sector
13 June, 2017
A new service will be launched tomorrow which aims to provide affordable, Passivhaus-standard social housing in Scotland
Tenant dies in fire at sheltered housing block
13 June, 2017
A man has died in a fire at a sheltered housing block managed by Housing & Care 21
55 sheltered housing fires recorded in Aberdeenshire last year
13 June, 2017
Aberdeenshire is the worst place in the north of Scotland for sheltered housing fires
New £600m social housing procurement framework invites bids
13 June, 2017
Specialist contractors invited to bid for work across Scotland's social housing sector - with support promised to smaller firms
Social housing trust targets £300m listing
12 June, 2017
An investment trust focused on social housing is expected to launch plans for a £300m stock listing on Monday despite the market's volatility since the chaotic snap election
DUP has previously voted against supported housing changes
12 June, 2017
Controversial plans to cap housing benefit in supported housing could come under pressure if the DUP continues to vote against the reforms
Renters make themselves heard at the ballot box
09 June, 2017
Generation Rent finds Tories lost seats with higher than average renter populations
Shared ownership good for HAs but has risks
09 June, 2017
Housing associations can fill unmet capacity for shared ownership but must guard against a fall in house prices
LHA cap will transform social housing in Scotland
09 June, 2017
It's fair to say that we have all been slow to understand the implications of the LHA maxima being applied to social housing
Dundee council homes to benefit from £4m external wall insulation work
08 June, 2017
A near £4 million programme of external wall insulation is to be installed into Dundee City Council homes
Decline in living standards for social housing tenants
08 June, 2017
A third of social housing tenants have seen their standard of living decline in recent years as above-inflation increases have hit food, fuel and transport
Associations plan £750m joint bond deal
08 June, 2017
Thirteen housing associations are in talks to create a pioneering new borrowing group which would seek to issue a joint bond of up to £750m - a record for the sector
Hanover Scotland draws on tenant engagement
07 June, 2017
For the last year, staff, customers and representatives from the Board of Hanover Scotland have been working on a strategy to enable more innovative, meaningful and fun ways of engaging with residents
Newly merged association receives permission for first development
07 June, 2017
Newly merged housing association Vivid has secured planning permission for 560 homes in its first development since its merger
Affordable Rent Special Edition: A cunning plan
07 June, 2017
In 2015, Conservatives promised housing association tenants the right to buy
HomeLet Rental Index
06 June, 2017
The average rental value in the UK (£901) has reduced by 0.3% compared to the same period last year (£904)
Modular construction can make a real difference if social landlords embrace its potential
06 June, 2017
Modular construction methods have come a long way since the post-war heyday of prefabrication
Five myths about migrants and housing
05 June, 2017
What do you know about migrants and where they live? Here are five things often said about migrants' housing rights that are untrue or only partially true
Barwell: new homes for 'social rent' will be let at affordable rent levels
02 June, 2017
A "new generation of homes for social rent" promised by the Conservatives will be at affordable rent levels which can be up to 80% of the market rate
Nottingham ALMO to set up new housing association
02 June, 2017
The largest developing ALMO is planning to set up a registered housing association as it looks to step up its development of affordable homes
Scottish landlords round on 'brutal' Universal Credit
02 June, 2017
Housing associations and local authorities in Scotland have urged the UK government to reconsider on the policy
Top 50 Social Landlords: The Top 10
02 June, 2017
With entries closed, here's our top 10 - and how to vote for your winner
Councils called out over letting fee enforcement
02 June, 2017
Research exposes extent to which councils have failed to tackle non-compliance
Cumbrian housing association judged non-compliant over financial issues
01 June, 2017
The housing regulator has issued a heavy downgrade for a Cumbria-based housing association, warning it was failing to mitigate risks and could have placed its financial viability in danger
May: I want to work with local authorities and housing associations
01 June, 2017
Theresa May has said she wants to work with the public sector on housing to get more homes built
LHA cap could jeopardise Scotland's 50,000 homes target
01 June, 2017
Senior council staff in Scotland have warned linking LHA to social housing could jeopardise the Scottish Government's target to build 50,000 affordable homes
Right to Buy is costing the public purse millions of pounds
31 May, 2017
David Baybut, Head of Real Estate at the national law firm Stephensons shares insight into the government's Right to Buy scheme
Deregulation: A limited new dawning for housing associations
31 May, 2017
A brave new world of deregulation apparently dawned for Housing Associations on 6 April this year when provisions from the Housing and Planning Act 2016 came into force
Scottish Government to bring forward reclassification bill in September
31 May, 2017
The Scottish Government will bring forward legislation to reverse the reclassification of housing associations in Scotland this September
Election 2017: what do the manifestos say about housing?
31 May, 2017
Although Brexit was the driving force behind the Prime Minister's decision to call an early election, it has provided an opportunity to draw attention to the serious housing issues we're facing
Smaller housing associations can play their part in delivering new homes
30 May, 2017
Through new approaches, smaller housing associations make a valuable contribution to new supply in this country
Housing For Older People
30 May, 2017
Rented sheltered housing does not meet the needs of 25% of older households
Low-paid must cover rent by working equivalent of morning per day, says Shelter
30 May, 2017
Low-paid workers are slogging for the equivalent of a morning per day just to cover the cost of their rent
Charities call on associations to provide Housing First accommodation
26 May, 2017
A homelessness charity has called on social landlords to provide homes for Housing First programmes across the country
Major UK landlord scraps rental deposits
26 May, 2017
Get Living to abolish deposit-taking and return security deposits to its 3,000 residents
Revealed: less than half of Right to Buy replacements are for social rent
26 May, 2017
Less than half of the council homes built to replace those sold under the Right to Buy are at social rents
UKIP slams housing associations as 'unaccountable' in manifesto
26 May, 2017
The UK Independence Party has set out its housing proposals in a manifesto - with a section on reviewing housing associations
The snap Election at a glance - what does it mean for the housing industry?
25 May, 2017
When it comes to the Snap Election, distinguishing the political jargon from the facts can be a tricky task
How many homes did housing associations build in 2016/17?
25 May, 2017
A briefing on the number of homes housing associations developed last year
Pledge to migrants signed by 18 housing associations
25 May, 2017
Backed by the NHF and BMENational, the pledge is launched at the Migrants' Access to Housing Conference next month
Homeless families 'told to sleep in Garda stations'
25 May, 2017
Several homeless families were advised to stay overnight in Garda (Irish police) stations earlier this week due to a lack of emergency accommodation
Comms teams to 'step back' and let tenants speak
24 May, 2017
Communications teams should be taking a step back and letting tenants tell their own tales, a conference has agreed
Rent Arrears: The human element
24 May, 2017
Rent arrears is a perennial issue for social landlords, as welfare reforms hit tenants and increases the risk they'll fall behind with their payments
Councils defend record after Tory manifesto criticism
24 May, 2017
Councils have defended their housebuilding record, after the Conservative Party manifesto branded them among the "worst offenders" in "failing to build sustainable and integrated communities"
"Associations haven't lost their social purpose"
24 May, 2017
Sasha Deepwell is one of the sector's newest chief executives
Councils warn of now 'severe' need for affordable homes
23 May, 2017
Survey of 166 local authorities in Britain highlights the pressure to meet demand for affordable housing - and the cumulative impact of present policy
Councils 'not informed' when receiving homeless Londoners
23 May, 2017
Councils in south-east England say they are often not told when homeless families are sent to their areas by London boroughs who cannot house them
Social housing is good. But let's make it beautiful too
22 May, 2017
The big parties speak only of practicalities. Perhaps they should try focusing on aesthetics for a change
The parties' manifestos prove housing associations are key to ending the housing crisis
22 May, 2017
Last week saw the three major political parties publish their manifestos ahead of the general election
The introduction of the LHA cap to the social rented sector: impact on young people in Scotland
22 May, 2017
21,000 young Scots face losing over £22m in rent from planned LHA cap
Associations call for rent freedom after Tories pledge 'flexibility'
22 May, 2017
Housing association bosses have urged the next government to let them set their own rents
Delivering social housing on a budget: can Housing Delivery Vehicles lead to a resurgence of affordable housebuilding?
19 May, 2017
Between 2010 and 2015 local government faced upwards of £18bn in real terms cuts, losing on average 20% of its spending power
Not for profit sector 'should provide affordable rented homes'
19 May, 2017
Housing associations should provide non-profit rented housing to tackle soaring rents, Maria Bailey TD tells audience at Dublin Castle housing conference
Sustainable Social Housing... How an eco cabin built entirely from waste shows it can be done
18 May, 2017
Scottish recycling expert, Angus Carnie has built an eco cabin in his native Carnoustie, Dundee, using only materials that were free
Tory social housing 'deals' plan builds on existing work with three councils
18 May, 2017
Ongoing behind-the-scenes work with three councils will form the basis of flagship Conservative plans for 'bespoke deals' to build social rented housing
Luxury development boss calls Right to Buy a 'catastrophe'
17 May, 2017
Dean Clifford of Great Marlborough Estates says today's Tories must avoid "Margaret Thatcher's mistakes" over social housing
Associations in merger talks to form largest social landlord in South West
17 May, 2017
South West landlords DCH and Knightstone are in talks over a merger to form the region's largest housing association
Greens make 500,000 new social rented homes pledge
17 May, 2017
The Green Party makes a manifesto commitment to a national programme of home insulation and retrofitting
East Hertfordshire chief inspector warns drug dealers in social housing will lose their homes
16 May, 2017
Anyone dealing drugs from social housing in breach of their tenancy agreements will lose their homes
Conservatives' flagship CPO plans for social rent 'could face legal challenge'
16 May, 2017
Tory plans to overhaul compulsory purchase laws to boost social housing provision could be challenged in parliament and through the courts
Conservatives' social rent plans: 10 unanswered questions
16 May, 2017
The big announcement about a "new generation of social rent" by the Conservatives has produced more questions than answers
General election 2017: The case for living rent homes
16 May, 2017
There is consensus across all parties that England's housing market is broken
Vendor who hoped to raise £3.75m through house sale raffle 'bought it cheaply under Right to Buy'
15 May, 2017
A home owner who hoped to raise £3.75m by raffling her property reportedly bought it for £360,000 just three years ago under the Right to Buy scheme
Vast majority of social rents could increase without breaching LHA levels
15 May, 2017
At least 88% of social rented homes in England could have their rents increased without exceeding the LHA cap
One in three 'rent-burdened Brits' borrow to cover home costs
12 May, 2017
One in three low-earning tenants in Britain has had to borrow money to cover rent
If people in work struggle with rent, what hope for people out of work?
12 May, 2017
Millions of hard-working people can't afford to move. They are trapped by a housing system that has sold off social housing
LHA cap 'would lock 84% of young renters out of market in South East'
12 May, 2017
The government's plans to cap housing benefit at LHA levels would lock 84% of young people in low-paid, insecure jobs out of all housing options in the South East
Capping aspiration: The millennial housing challenge
12 May, 2017
Young people in low-paid, insecure jobs are being locked out of all housing options in the south east, including social housing
Regulator proposes using Sector Scorecard to assess value for money
12 May, 2017
The social housing regulator will launch a consultation on its Value for Money Standard, which will propose using the newly developed Sector Scorecard to police efficiency
Labour's 100,000 homes pledge makes 'leaked' manifesto
11 May, 2017
Draft manifesto references ordering councils to build 100,000 new council homes a year under a new Department for Housing
Social landlords have duty to protect the majority from smoke
11 May, 2017
Professor John Middleton defends his controversial proposal for a smoking 'ban' in social housing developments
West Midlands associations consider using choice-based lettings for Right to Buy
11 May, 2017
Housing associations in the West Midlands are considering using the region's choice-based lettings system to help those in ineligible properties for the Right to Buy identify alternative homes
Kick-starting the social housing programme
10 May, 2017
The social housing sector in the UK is big, valued at more than £300bn
Fighting fit: the sheltered housing schemes adapting to new challenges
10 May, 2017
Cuts to supported accommodation can lead to a sense of community and tackle isolation if residents pull together and have a say in new services
Housing Associations and Mental Health support to tenants in Wales
10 May, 2017
The relationship between housing and mental health is one that has been shown, in numerous studies, to have several causal links
Council to build shared affordable housing due to welfare reform
10 May, 2017
The first Welsh authority to experience full roll-out of Universal Credit is planning to build more shared accommodation
Scotland's first urban right to buy
10 May, 2017
A community group in Edinburgh is set to become the first organisation in an urban area to benefit from community right to buy powers
People in Derry living in temporary accommodation as social housing provides cannot compete with private developers for land
09 May, 2017
People in Derry are being forced to live in temporary accommodation because social housing providers cannot compete with private developers when buying vacant land
Regulatory Reform of Registered Social Landlords
09 May, 2017
In September 2016, the Office of National Statistics reclassified Registered Social Landlords for UK national accounting purposes as public, non-financial corporations
Sector bosses warn against social housing smoking ban
09 May, 2017
Housing association bosses have warned against a leading public health figure's call to impose non-smoking conditions on social housing tenants
London rents fall for first time since 2009 amid post-Brexit vote slowdown
08 May, 2017
Year-on-year fall of 1.2% is good news for tenants looking to move or negotiate with landlords as recent new-build property comes onto rental market
Councils accused of leaving houses empty to get grants
08 May, 2017
Councils are deliberately leaving houses vacant for long periods of time to qualify for Department of Housing funding schemes
Smoking should be banned in council housing
08 May, 2017
Housing association tenants would sign non-smoking agreement under proposed plans
Sector tells government it is time to listen on LHA cap
08 May, 2017
The government has been urged to listen to the recommendation of two cross-party committees and ditch controversial plans to cap benefit for supported housing tenants at LHA rates
A Conservative election victory could spell the end of council housing
05 May, 2017
The Tories have declared war on social housing - yet we have an ownership system so broken that inheritance is the only answer
LGA: 'make councils home builders again'
05 May, 2017
Election call for political parties to commit to councils resuming their 'historic role' as the builders of affordable housing
Tenants can help us change the narrative
05 May, 2017
Here at Tpas we believe a big part of our role is to create the conversations that matter, be that on a local, regional or national level
Welsh Government considering LHA top-up alternatives
05 May, 2017
The Welsh Government is looking for alternatives to the top-up system proposed by central government to help offset the LHA cap's impact on supported housing
Council spend on temporary housing now five times more than in 2011/2012
04 May, 2017
We're seeing a real shortage in supply of affordable temporary accommodation and it is becoming increasingly difficult to find any places in Southwark
West Midlands 'selected' as Right to Buy pilot region
04 May, 2017
The government is understood to have chosen the West Midlands as the area for its regional Right to Buy pilot prior to calling the snap election
Socially rented homes can help tackle north-east's housing shortage
04 May, 2017
A north-east developer has called for a rethink on how the housing crisis is tackled and says more socially rented homes can be built
Exploring clusters in social housing data
04 May, 2017
There is growing interest in the social housing sector in learning more about customers and properties using 'data mining' techniques applied to combinations of data held by landlords and external agencies
Eviction trends reveal human cost of Universal Credit roll-out and welfare reform
03 May, 2017
Eviction by social landlords may have increased in recent years
SFHA welcomes Select Committees' call to scrap use of LHA rates to fund supported housing
03 May, 2017
Two House of Commons committees have called on the UK Government to scrap plans to base rent allowances for supported housing tenants on LHA rates
Town halls buy back Right-to-Buy homes
03 May, 2017
Councils have spent millions buying back homes they sold at a discount under Right-to-Buy laws to meet housing shortages
MPs urge government to drop LHA cap plan for supported housing
02 May, 2017
MPs are calling on the government to abandon plans to base supported housing funding on Local Housing Allowance rates
London council investigates mistaken call for temporary accommodation payment
02 May, 2017
Westminster Council has launched an urgent investigation after a letter was sent to households in temporary accommodation telling them their possessions could be destroyed if they did not pay a weekly storage charge
Renters 'at risk' over TV licence fee
02 May, 2017
Risk to renters raised in Commons committee report critical of current TV licence collection and enforcement contract
Abolition of the Right to Buy and Associated Rights (Wales) Bill
02 May, 2017
An Act of the National Assembly for Wales to make provision for the abolition of the right to buy, the right to acquire and associated rights; and for connected purposes
LIN member report May 2017 - The Homelessness Reduction Act
01 May, 2017
LIN member report by Neil Merrick
The Housing Association Right to Buy - how to get out of a manifesto pickle
28 April, 2017
It was a Conservative manifesto commitment to extend the Right to Buy to housing association tenants
Wales ponders alternative LHA model
28 April, 2017
Cabinet secretary for communities and children has said maybe now is the time for a "made in Wales" solution
Britain needs urgent change to the way we regulate our social housing sector
27 April, 2017
Complaints about the country's 2,500 housing associations are growing. We need better ways to check they are still fit for purpose
Some social sector evictions 'unavoidable' due to political and economic climate
27 April, 2017
Social landlords can't immunise themselves against the impact of the political and economic landscape
The role of housing in determining living standards and life chances
27 April, 2017
Living in social housing is strongly associated with various types of disadvantage
Councils sitting on 23,000 vacant residential properties
27 April, 2017
Local authorities are holding onto over 23,000 vacant residential properties
Three-quarters of social landlords implementing major change
27 April, 2017
Three-quarters of social landlords will be implementing a "major change programme" such as a merger, restructure or overhaul of IT systems over the next year
It's not perverse of housing associations to build homes - that is their purpose
27 April, 2017
We'd all love more public money going into genuinely affordable rented homes, but that's not going to happen. We have found our own way forward
Labour councils outbuild Tory authorities
27 April, 2017
Labour councils are building 50% more houses than their Conservative counterparts
Have the Conservatives really built twice as much council housing as Labour?
27 April, 2017
Not for the first time, today's Prime Minister's Questions featured a Jeremy Corbyn question on housing
Evictions by social landlords in Scotland 2012-2016
27 April, 2017
This research report looks at social sector evictions due to rent arrears in Scotland over the last four years
Councils will soon have a legal duty to prevent homelessness. What can they do?
26 April, 2017
With very little extra cash, councils need new ideas to join up local services and tackle the growing challenge of homelessness
Court finds housing association not liable in water bill claim
25 April, 2017
The High Court has ruled that a housing association is not liable to compensate tenants for water bills, in the latest case in a saga over alleged overpayments
Newly merged association retains credit rating
24 April, 2017
A newly merged housing association has retained its strong credit rating
Housing associations are critically important, but have lost their way
24 April, 2017
Too many housing associations have focused on being developers. They have lost sight of their mission to provide good homes at genuinely affordable prices
Rent hike threat for tenants over FoI laws
24 April, 2017
Rents could be hiked to meet housing association FoI costs
The social value of sheltered housing
21 April, 2017
The study has put a conservative estimate on the social value saving made by sheltered housing at close to half a billion pounds a year
Clarion plots 10,000-home sale amid growing rationalisation
21 April, 2017
The UK's largest housing association is making plans to sell up to 10,000 units over the coming years, as social landlords step up stock rationalisation amid an efficiency drive
Social Housing: Definitions and Design Exemplars, by Alexander Boxill
21 April, 2017
Alexander Boxill has designed a book and accompanying exhibition titled Social Housing: Definitions and Design Exemplar
Social housing is becoming 'increasingly commercialised'
20 April, 2017
The social housing sector has become 'increasingly commercialised' as housing associations look for new ways to make money
West of England mayoral election: Liberal Democrat pledges to establish housing association
20 April, 2017
The Liberal Democrat candidate in the race to become the first West of England mayor has pledged to set up a new state-owned housing association if elected
Right to Buy: Should It Stay or Should It Go?
19 April, 2017
Leading Bridging Loans Provider Discusses UK Gov's Increasingly Debated Scheme for Council Tenants
Civitas announces £11.5m buy of social housing portfolio
19 April, 2017
Acquisition includes 10 care homes and 79 tenancies across the Midlands
Social Housing Vacancies, Lettings and Rent Arrears, 2015-16 - Revised
19 April, 2017
Social housing refers to dwellings, bedsits and bed spaces owned, or partly owned, by Local Authorities and Registered Social Landlords
Social housing places for rent in Wales dip
18 April, 2017
Places available for social housing in Wales have dropped for the first time in five years
Guilt by association: the housing developments that went sour
18 April, 2017
Housing associations have been run for the good of tenants and communities since the 19th century
With greater control over rent-setting, housing associations could deliver more
13 April, 2017
How far do I think the Government trusts housing associations to deliver? A year ago, I would have replied 'not at all', but the political landscape is shifting
Salford council is going to start buying up homes to tackle the city's housing crisis
13 April, 2017
Town hall bosses will have first dibs at any former Right to Buy properties before they're offered to private buyers
Social tenants struggling with unaffordable lives
12 April, 2017
That one in four low-income households struggle to eat regularly or healthily because of food costs, and that inflation in food and fuel are about to soar, should flash a warning light to the social housing sector
Manchester providers offer to pilot alternative to LHA cap
12 April, 2017
Social landlords in Greater Manchester have offered to run a regional pilot of an alternative to the controversial Local Housing Allowance cap
Housing associations face storm of complaints over new-build homes
12 April, 2017
Residents of London developments built with public funding tell of damp, lack of security, rats and poor customer service
Over 1,000 social housing tenants evicted in London
12 April, 2017
In just one year, thousands of social housing tenants have been evicted - but our exclusive investigation has some worrying undertones, such as data collection
Concerns over Right to Rent checks in Wales
12 April, 2017
Right to Rent checks are currently in place across England following a trial period in 2015
MPs call for sweeping changes to housing association regulation
12 April, 2017
Demand comes after Guardian investigation uncovered issues including damp and rats at newbuild developments
Birmingham braced for thousands of housing association sales
11 April, 2017
As many as 3,111 socially-rented homes in the West Midlands could be sold by 2023
One in five LGBT+ people expect to be treated worse when applying for social housing
11 April, 2017
Social housing providers perform well in the Stonewall Workplace Equality Index
Civil penalties under the Housing and Planning Act 2016
11 April, 2017
Guidance for Local Housing Authorities
'No one calls the housing association repairs line. There's no point'
11 April, 2017
Victoria Musguin says she has suffered flooding and loss of hot water for weeks at a time at her newly built flat
Housing association 'let waste pile up in estate because residents fought parking charge hike'
11 April, 2017
Stockwell Gardens Residents' Association in Lambeth says the company put up the price of parking permits and increased enforcement hours to evenings and weekends
You'll never fix the broken market without social housing
11 April, 2017
The Government's much-anticipated repair-plan for Britain's broken housing market is missing a critical part of the fix
The potential impact of Brexit on housing associations in Scotland
11 April, 2017
Summary report and next steps
Filling the Void: Empty Homes Strategy 2016/19
11 April, 2017
Addressing long term empty homes, those empty for more than six months, is a priority for the Council and partners
Renting in London: rents in the capital continue to fall thanks to a greater choice of homes available for London tenants
10 April, 2017
London rents have dropped 4.2 per cent in a year, but prices are on the rise in cheaper areas
'Dirty flat' protest lands Bedford social housing tenant in the dock
10 April, 2017
A bible studies group leader could be kicked out of his social housing flat after refusing to pay rent in protest at poor living conditions
Ending the Right to Buy: Abolition of the Right to Buy and Associated Rights (Wales) Bill
10 April, 2017
A Bill is a draft law. Once a Bill has been considered and passed by the Assembly and given Royal Assent by the Monarch, it becomes an 'Act of the Assembly'
L&G: confidence in associations has dropped
07 April, 2017
Legal & General's confidence in housing association lending has dropped on the back of deregulation and rent cuts
Sajid Javid to make changes to Help to Buy loans
07 April, 2017
Sajid Javid has told housebuilders that he will make changes to Help to Buy loans to help boost the housing market
Students challenged to cut cost of housebuilding
07 April, 2017
University students are being challenged by Bromford to come up with innovative ways to slash the cost of building supported living homes
Redbridge Council pledges better temporary accommodation as mother shares her horror story
07 April, 2017
A mother of four says she feels helpless after spending five years in temporary accommodation
Call for evidence for housing intervention evaluations
06 April, 2017
A non-profit organisation has issued a call for evidence to housing associations, local authorities, housing charities or any other organisations for evaluations of housing interventions
A new name and an exciting new era
06 April, 2017
Three of the North's leading social landlords have today launched a new regionwide landlord known as Karbon Homes
How can housing associations help to reduce reoffending?
05 April, 2017
Scottish Prison Service details how housing associations can help those leaving
Government rejects CLG committee recommendation on Right to Buy
05 April, 2017
In a response to a CLG committee report on housing associations and the Right to Buy, the government has rejected appeals to fund the policy
Social housing boost for Galliford Try
04 April, 2017
Galliford Try Partnerships has signed a £128m contract with Notting Hill Housing to build phase two of the Great Eastern Quays development at the Royal Docks in London
Record Help to Buy equity loans in last quarter of 2016
31 March, 2017
The government made more than 12,000 Help to Buy equity loans in the last three months of 2016
Troubled housing association put tenants at risk
30 March, 2017
Serious governance failure identified at Glasgow HA
Healey warns housebuilders over Help to Buy figures
30 March, 2017
With Help to Buy figures out, Shadow Housing Secretary warns housebuilders: improve or risk losing cash
Help to Buy used by over a million
30 March, 2017
More than 259,000 people have already bought a home using one of the government's flagship Help to Buy schemes, and over 868,000 have opened a Help to buy: ISA
Change afoot for homeless families on Universal Credit?
30 March, 2017
Paying housing costs through Universal Credit is causing problems for tenants, landlords and local councils alike
Council to invest £1bn in social housing
30 March, 2017
Stevenage Council are set to invest £1bn in council housing, in a 30-year investment plan
Associations should publish half-yearly accounts
29 March, 2017
Housing associations should publish half-year accounts and report all market-sensitive disclosures on their website to comply with the needs of investors
West Ham tenants' anger over 40 per cent rent hike
29 March, 2017
A group of tenants is up in arms after their landlord announced a 40 per cent rent hike
Councils welcome government's Universal Credit U-turn
29 March, 2017
Councils have welcomed the government's move to make households that are made homeless exempt from Universal Credit following reports rent arrears bills have started to rack up
Government will use Help to Buy to police leasehold practices
29 March, 2017
The government will only support builders which adopt "acceptable terms" to leasehold properties with its Help to Buy Equity Loan programme
Lenders are continuing to invest in social housing
29 March, 2017
Lenders are continuing to invest in the Scottish social housing sector and registered social landlords continue to have access to sufficient finance
DCLG opens talks with associations over rent setting post-2020
28 March, 2017
Civil servants have opened talks with the sector over rent setting post-2020, with a return to an inflation-linked deal among the options discussed
Blackburn man stripped housing association flat after eviction notice
28 March, 2017
A man who was told he was being kicked out of his housing association flat responded by stripping the property
Homes for social house sharing
28 March, 2017
Development pilot in Kent sees homes built for social tenants to share
How one council is beating Britain's housing crisis
27 March, 2017
Fancy a three-bed semi with a garden for £152,000? Or rent at less than £500 per month? Sheffield is showing other local authorities how to build again
High Court leaves council's affordable housing policy in limbo
24 March, 2017
Ruling has implications for authorities across the country over the interpretation of development policies
The future is private
24 March, 2017
The current level of grant funding in Scotland is a fantastic opportunity for housing associations to drive up the delivery of new affordable homes
Right to Buy extension pilot could damage supply in West Midlands
24 March, 2017
A West Midlands pilot of the Right to Buy for housing associations could add to stock pressures in the region
Civil servant quizzed over supported housing funding rationale
24 March, 2017
The government plans to use LHA rates as a measure for capping benefit in supported housing because they are "already there" a senior civil servant has admitted
Charities criticise 'woefully insufficient' government fund to address LHA rate freeze
23 March, 2017
Charities have slammed a government fund intended to mitigate the worst effects of the Local Housing Allowance freeze
LibDem's Farron condemns right-to-buy figures as selling a city to build a village
23 March, 2017
Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron has hit out at the lack of replacement council homes built or acquired to replace those sold off under the Government's reinvigorated right-to-buy policy
End of Help to Buy needs to be managed carefully to protect the market
22 March, 2017
The Government must work out a way to "sensibly exit" its Help to Buy home buying policy in order to protect housebuilders
UK rental growth slowest in four years
21 March, 2017
The pace of UK rental growth has slowed to its lowest level since 2013 as the government begins to shift its stance away from homeownership
The state of the UK rental market
20 March, 2017
Rents across the UK continued to grow in 2016, rising by 1.12% between January and November, but the pace of growth slowed to half the 2.34% seen over the same period in 2015
Wales: abolition of Right to Buy heads 'home'
20 March, 2017
Major consultation targets social housing tenants, prospective tenants and those who have bought homes under the scheme
Barwell: West Midlands 'strong contender' for Right to Buy pilot
20 March, 2017
Gavin Barwell has said the West Midlands is a "strong contender" for the regional pilot scheme of the Right to Buy extension
Government replaces just 1 in 5 affordable homes sold under Right to Buy
17 March, 2017
Lib Dems seize on newly released DCLG Right to Buy stats to go at the government again - soon after winning a crucial concession
Bedford MP presses government to deliver 'right to buy' for housing association tenants
17 March, 2017
Mr Fuller urged the Minister to fulfil the government's manifesto pledge to remove the unfairness in law that denies housing association tenants the right to buy their home
Pay-to-Stay changes stopped
16 March, 2017
Pay-to-Stay - a proposal to increase local authority housing rents for higher earners - will not be implemented by St Albans City and District Council
A dozen associations 'have 2,000 supported housing units on hold'
16 March, 2017
A dozen housing associations have almost 2,000 partially developed supported housing units on hold due to uncertainty over funding
Future proofing housing supply
15 March, 2017
A report from the housing forum working group on new solutions to boost housing supply
Economic sentiment among associations 'at highest point since crash'
15 March, 2017
Economic sentiment among housing associations is at its highest level since the financial crisis
Housing associations and councils to give LHA evidence to UK parliamentary committees
15 March, 2017
The UK Parliament's work and pensions and communities and local government committees will hear from housing associations and local authorities
March for homes planned to take on Tories attack on social housing
15 March, 2017
Housing activists have called a national demonstration for 24 June to go on the offensive against Tory attacks on social housing
Scottish Government launches scrutiny guide for tenants
15 March, 2017
The Scottish Government has urged tenants to use a new guide to scrutinise social landlords in order to improve services
Social housing retrofit survey shows data 'key to success'
14 March, 2017
Social housing providers put £120m into retrofitting projects over the past year
Is this the beginning of the end for Right to Buy in the UK?
14 March, 2017
The Welsh Government has introduced legislation to end the Right to Buy scheme in the country, triggering suggestions that England could follow suit as social rental housing continues its decline
Lack of robust thinking on affordable housing
14 March, 2017
The co-leader of the Green Party says the leading opposition parties are not doing enough to make the case for genuinely affordable housing
Crime In The Private & Social Housing Sectors
14 March, 2017
Paul Shamplina from Landlord Action, Stephen Gabriel of Sandwell Borough Council & Katrina Robinson join Richard Blanco to explain the nature of crime in the private and social housing sectors
Northern Irish tenants could be hit with surprise bedroom tax
14 March, 2017
Up to 1,500 social housing tenants could be hit by the bedroom tax if they move home
Why Right to Buy was 'the only good thing Thatcher did for Wales', according to the people it helped
14 March, 2017
More than 139,000 housing units in Wales have been bought by tenants since 1980
Civitas Social Housing buys supported living properties for £9.1m
13 March, 2017
London-listed investment trust Civitas Social Housing has bought a portfolio of supported living properties across Britain for £9.1m
Associations will not build supported housing without LHA cap certainty
13 March, 2017
Housing associations will not spend government funding earmarked for supported housing schemes unless more certainty is given over the Local Housing Allowance cap
The end of Right to Buy in Wales
13 March, 2017
As Wales consigns the Right to Buy to history, Westminster seems hellbent on the destruction of value created in the past
Council commits to mitigating Bedroom Tax
10 March, 2017
The City of Cardiff Council has reaffirmed its commitment to assisting council tenants affected by the Bedroom Tax
Two councils publish league tables on how much agents charge tenants
10 March, 2017
New data on how much local letting agents charge in tenants' fees has been published by the councils of Bournemouth and Brighton & Hove
Councils should be able to borrow against existing properties
10 March, 2017
Councils should be able to borrow against existing properties to increase housebuilding at a local level
The sector in stats
10 March, 2017
The UK Housing Review, published by the Chartered Institute of Housing this week, consists of more than 200 charts and tables
Tax reforms harming access to rented housing for 'vulnerable tenants'
09 March, 2017
Vulnerable tenants are finding it harder to access rented housing because of tax changes being introduced by the Government
The Experience of Universal Credit: A Tenant's Perspective
09 March, 2017
Housing Associations in Wales provide 158,000 affordable homes and housing related services to around 10% of the Welsh population
Government will not legislate for Right to Buy extension
08 March, 2017
The government will not legislate to force councils to extend the Right to Buy to affordable homes built through their housing companies
£70 million to build new council homes and ease Cambridge's housing crisis
08 March, 2017
The cash would pay for 500 new homes to be built in the city within five years
Extra £47m to tackle hated bedroom tax
07 March, 2017
Ministers announce more funding to counteract bedroom tax in Scotland
Housing shortage forces councils to spend £2 million a day on temporary accommodation
06 March, 2017
A chronic shortage of affordable housing is forcing cash-strapped councils to spend more than £2 million a day on temporary accommodation for homeless families
London Councils claim extra £470m could be spent on housebuilding if boroughs were allowed to keep all RTB receipts
06 March, 2017
If the Government slashed red tape and let them keep receipts from right-to-buy sales, then London's borough councils would have an extra £470 million to spend on building new homes
Social landlords need to be 'more open' to complaints
03 March, 2017
Some Scottish social landlords need to be "more open and responsive" to complaints
Three quarters of associations want rent freedom
03 March, 2017
More than three quarters of housing associations support having rent freedom
Councils forced to pay £800m in RTB cash back to Treasury
02 March, 2017
Labour on the attack saying the sum could have built more than 12,500 new homes
Where are UK renters most satisfied?
02 March, 2017
A new survey has revealed whereabouts in the UK renters are most and least satisfied
Right to Buy 'only justifiable' if replacements built
01 March, 2017
The housing minister has pledged to look again at Right to Buy rules after he said the policy is "only politically justifiable" if the government is delivering replacement homes
Barwell: 1% rent cut unhelpful for development plans
01 March, 2017
The housing minister has admitted the 1% rent cut has not helped housing associations and councils increase the number of homes they can build
South West social landlord securing rent intelligently
28 February, 2017
North Devon Homes is using data to collect rent efficiently whilst also keeping tenants in their homes
Housing associations call for long-term plan for supported housing
28 February, 2017
Three of Scotland's largest housing associations have joined together to urge the Scottish Government to find a solution on how to fund supported housing
Council pleads guilty to Lakanal House fire safety failures
27 February, 2017
Southwark Council expressed its "sincere regret" today as it pleaded guilty to fire safety failures relating to a tower block fire that killed six people
Councils seek to plug budget holes as rent cut bites
24 February, 2017
Councils are boosting their income through service charge rises and other fee increases as pressure from the 1% rent cut on Housing Revenue Accounts ramps up
Bristol Council forced to cut housing target
24 February, 2017
Bristol City Council has been forced to cut its target to build 1,000 homes as it seeks to make savings in its Housing Revenue Account
Welsh councils hike rents to boost investment
24 February, 2017
Welsh councils are raising rents by up to 5.2% next year to fund investment of almost £200m in existing and new homes
Welsh Government ends councils Right to Buy duty
24 February, 2017
Right to Buy is to be suspended in Flintshire for five years to ensure social housing is available for those who need it
Breaking the Cycle
24 February, 2017
Gang violence is a growing problem in our inner cities but councils' youth services budgets have been cut. Can housing associations fill the void?
Ministers must be prepared to listen to the evidence of rent cut impact
24 February, 2017
Inside Housing's annual look at councils' Housing Revenue Accounts reflects the growing divergence in policy across the UK - and the different impacts that policy decisions are having on the ground
MPs to debate associations' duties to private neighbours
23 February, 2017
Ministers will be asked to require housing associations to offer compensation to neighbours affected by their tenants at a House of Commons debate
Let's build the social rent homes we need
23 February, 2017
First Wessex and Sentinel have announced they plan to merge to form VIVID
Ministers seek alarm improvements after tenant death
23 February, 2017
Ministers have promised to take steps to improve alarm services in social housing, after a man died waiting for an ambulance after contacting a housing association's emergency call line
Let's build the social rent homes we need
22 February, 2017
First Wessex and Sentinel have announced they plan to merge to form VIVID
HAs market sale building overtakes social rent
22 February, 2017
New figures show market sale starts made by housing associations were higher every quarter than social rent starts
Crisis backs call to ensure sanctions do not lead to homelessness
22 February, 2017
Crisis has welcomed a report by the Committee of Public Accounts which says that 'suspending benefit payments can lead to rent arrears and homelessness'
How many homes did housing associations build in quarter three 2016/17?
22 February, 2017
We have recently completed our third survey of developing housing associations to capture the full scale and breadth of their homebuilding activity
Orr hits out at government supported housing proposal
22 February, 2017
David Orr was giving evidence at a joint Work and Pensions Committee and Communities and Local Government Committee into supported housing
Leeds council tax bills to go up by £70... but social housing rents to fall
21 February, 2017
Leeds's annual local services budget is set to be rubber-stamped tomorrow, with a five per cent council tax rise forming part of a £492.67m overall financial plan for the city
Barwell hints at RTB deal for councils
21 February, 2017
The housing minister has offered a small olive branch to councils over the Right to Buy policy
Bedroom tax: Westminster warned against cutting benefits
21 February, 2017
Scottish Government seeks "cast iron" commitments from Westminster benefits won't be clawed back
Mapping benefits changes: how GIS can help housing associations
20 February, 2017
Local housing allowance caps make a huge difference to the rent our tenants pay. Electronic mapping can help us support them
NHF warns of 'significant risks' in deal-based rents approach
20 February, 2017
The National Housing Federation has warned of "significant risks" to a deal-based approach for future rent settlements
Labour hit out at 'counterproductive' Right to Buy extension
20 February, 2017
Thousands of new homes are to be brought under the Government's Right to Buy scheme, despite fears that it could hamper the creation of more affordable housing
First-time buyers '£860 a year better off' than renters
20 February, 2017
First-time buyers in Scotland are on average about £860 a year better off than those who rent
Abrupt end to Help to Buy Wales would be 'disastrous'
20 February, 2017
A senior housebuilding figure has warned that the government's Help to Buy scheme remains "critical" to the market in Wales
Government considers development commitments in return for rent increases
17 February, 2017
The government is considering deals with housing associations to link rent increases to commitments to increase housebuilding in its post=2020 rent settlement
New film on social housing launches
17 February, 2017
Tenants TV have launched a new film 'Born into social housing' to look at how young people will be affected by social housing
Law to scrap right to buy to be proposed by Welsh Government
17 February, 2017
Tenants' rights to buy their own council homes would be scrapped under a proposed new law by the Welsh Government
Social housing can be beautiful and sustainable, like the Kings Road Affordable Flats
17 February, 2017
Correspondent Donna asks "Is there any one out there willing to work with those who are not of the 1%?"
More than 240 associations sign up to Sector Scorecard pilot
16 February, 2017
Housing associations covering more than half of all housing association stock have signed up to a pilot of pioneering efficiency metrics being developed by the sector
Labour council pushes ahead with massive attack on council housing
16 February, 2017
A Labour council in north London took a step closer to launching a massive attack on council housing tenants on Tuesday
Benefit freeze tenants 'shouldn't be taken to court for rent arrears'
16 February, 2017
Council tenants should not be taken to court if they cannot pay their rent due to benefit freezes
Help to Buy scheme's impact across England revealed
15 February, 2017
One in three new build properties outside London were bought through a flagship scheme for first-time buyers, but just one in 10 in the capital
Right to Buy extension to companies could reduce affordable development
15 February, 2017
Councils could reassess plans to build affordable rented homes through housing companies after the government said the Right to Buy should apply to these homes
Calls for long-term funding for supported housing
15 February, 2017
Supported housing for older people should be excluded from new funding proposals until at least 2022
Social Tenants in Scotland, 2015
15 February, 2017
This is a new statistical publication that presents an overview of social tenants and social rented housing in Scotland for the year 2015
Kent social housing provider joins national financial awareness project
15 February, 2017
One of Kent's leading social housing providers is playing a vital role in a nationwide search to find the best way to help people make the best use of their money
Could a Supported Housing Allowance offer a solution to the threat imposed by the LHA Cap?
15 February, 2017
It is very unclear exactly what problem the Government is trying to fix with its proposal to introduce a LHA cap for supported housing
'Unfit' council home payouts and legal fees hit £35m in five years
14 February, 2017
Councils in England have paid out more than £35m in compensation and legal fees in the past five years to tenants living in "unfit" council homes
Birmingham seeks to remove 4,000 from housing waiting list
14 February, 2017
Birmingham City Council is set to remove an estimated 4,000 households from its housing waiting list by changing its allocation policy
New rents in UK up 2.6% in January, but falling in London
14 February, 2017
New rents in the UK increased by 2.6% in January overall year on year, the fastest rise for the month in two years but continued to fall in London
LHA cap: £64m funding gap risks breaking service
13 February, 2017
The Local Housing Allowance cap for supported housing risks "breaking" sheltered housing, three major specialist housing providers have warned
Out of the box: councils try innovative projects to provide social housing
13 February, 2017
Constrained by government and with a lack of funding, local authorities are becoming developers to tackle the homes crisis
'Terrorised' tenants take on drugs den
13 February, 2017
Residents praised for evidence that saw a property shut down over allegations of drug-related anti-social behaviour
Cardiff council likely to put a stop to right-to-buy
13 February, 2017
Tenants are likely to lose the right to buy their council houses in Cardiff in a bid to tackle the city's growing housing need
How renting can fix the UK's broken housing market
13 February, 2017
How to fix the UK's housing crisis has been the subject of national debate for decades
Associations could save £1.6bn in repairs costs
10 February, 2017
A new survey has shown housing associations could save a huge amount of money if they sharpen up their repairs and maintenance contracts
Councils' Local Plan targets cast doubt on key White Paper measure
09 February, 2017
More than half of councils currently set Local Plan targets below assessed need, casting doubt on the government's plan to tackle town halls "ducking" housing responsibility
Associations must properly consult tenants before selling properties
09 February, 2017
The social housing regulator is calling on housing associations to properly consult tenants before disposing of properties or making a change in management
Strengthening the case for supported housing: the cost consequences
08 February, 2017
This report looks at the shortfall in supported housing place for working age people in England and considers the cost to the taxpayer of not taking action to meet this need
Government to set new post-2020 rent standard for housing associations
08 February, 2017
The government announced it would continue with the 1% rent cut through the life of this parliament but would introduce a new standard to help them borrow against future income thereafter
Barwell: we will balance 'fiscal consequences' with calls for rent flexibility
08 February, 2017
The government will balance the "fiscal consequences" of higher rents against housing associations' calls for full flexibility
Council housing company homes could be subject to the Right to Buy
08 February, 2017
A growing number of councils have set up housing companies to directly build homes for affordable rent, private rent and market sale
Families to stay in emergency accommodation for maximum of one week
08 February, 2017
Families with children and pregnant women will spend no more than a week in emergency accommodation when a cap is introduced by the Scottish Government
White Paper: Right to Buy could apply to council housing companies
07 February, 2017
White Paper 'welcomes' council housing companies and related initiatives, but says tenants placed in such homes should be offered equivalent terms to those in council housing
The way Birmingham allocates social housing is changing
07 February, 2017
Birmingham is changing the way it allocates social housing
The use of temporary accommodation in Scotland - 2016
07 February, 2017
This data report is intended to improve our understanding of the use of temporary accommodation in Scotland
Housing white paper
07 February, 2017
Housing white paper and supporting documents setting out the government's plans to reform the housing market and boost the supply of new homes in England
City council forced to admit plans to scrap sheltered housing completely
06 February, 2017
The budget for sheltered housing in Glasgow is to be scrapped completely
Mid Ulster housing tenants 'worried' by bedroom tax letters
06 February, 2017
Patsy McGlone has said that there is understandable confusion about the introduction of the bedroom tax on housing benefit payments in Northern Ireland
Trowbridge tenants say lives will be put at risk by move
06 February, 2017
Residents have accused Selwood Housing of putting people's lives at risk after it revealed plans to remove fire safety sprinklers from over 200 homes
Council to invest £5m in sheltered housing
06 February, 2017
A London Council is to invest nearly £5m in new sheltered housing schemes
London leads association building rates in 2015/16
06 February, 2017
London housing associations set the pace for development in the sector in 2015/16
Landlords tighten up affordability criteria under lower benefit cap
03 February, 2017
An increasing number of housing associations are making more stringent checks into the ability of new tenants to pay their rent, as the new lower benefit cap takes effect
The Right to Buy public housing in Britain: a welfare analysis
03 February, 2017
We investigate the impact on social welfare of the policy introduced in 1980 by which public housing tenants had the right to purchase their houses at heavily discounted prices
PlaceShapers lobby to sustain supported housing
02 February, 2017
PlaceShapers response to the DCLG and DWP consultation sets proposals to help sustain and develop supported housing for elderly and vulnerable people
Technology in Social Housing Part 2
02 February, 2017
In the second event in the Technology for Social Housing series we invited UK housing providers to meet the technologies that have the potential to transform housing
L&Q's Gallagher purchase could unlock 5,000 homes per year
02 February, 2017
L&Q's landmark £505m acquisition of one of the country's largest strategic land companies could result in the delivery of 5,000 new homes every year
Housing associations quadruple land buying in 2016
02 February, 2017
Housing associations bought four times as much land last year as they did in 2015, as the sector geared up for large development ambitions
CIH president calls for more homes for social rent
02 February, 2017
The president of the Chartered Institute of Housing has called for the government to build homes for social rent, slamming its limited focus on homeownership
How much top-up funding will be required under the Government's proposed model, and what might a different cap look like?
01 February, 2017
Research briefing: supported housing
Social housing and the shared society
01 February, 2017
In her second major foray into public policy outside of Brexit - the first being an intention to found new grammar schools - Prime Minister Theresa May announced on 8th January that her Government would be committed to enabling a 'shared society'
Landlord-led domestic abuse initiative gets £30,000 of government funding
01 February, 2017
A landlord-led initiative to tackle domestic abuse in the social housing sector has been awarded £30,000 of funding from the government
Glasgow calls for rent rises as it cuts sheltered housing budget by third
01 February, 2017
Glasgow City Council has asked the city's associations to implement rent rises to help cover the cost of a forthcoming £1m cut to sheltered housing services
Average tenancy deposit still just below £1,000
31 January, 2017
New figures from the Deposit Protection Service put London properties at an all time peak of nearly £2,000
Scottish councils warn lower benefit cap putting pressure on DHP budgets
31 January, 2017
A number of Scottish councils have warned they may not be able to afford the full cost of DHPs to cover tenants' rent in the future because of the new lower benefit cap
CML supports launch of new social housing regulator
31 January, 2017
The Council of Mortgage Lenders says it supports moves to set up a new regulator for the social housing sector
Britain's housing crisis could be solved - if only the government wanted to
31 January, 2017
Private builders will never meet the demand for homes. We need more social housing, denser cities and new suburbs - and those require real political will
Landlords 'rent loss' bid to get more cash
30 January, 2017
Peterborough taxpayers were asked to give compensation through "the public purse" to the housing firm which is evicting dozens of residents from a single estate
Transparency and Trust: A guide to data protection and privacy for landlords and tenants
30 January, 2017
We are living in a new digital age and it is continually evolving
Tower Hamlets social housing boss slams call centres for taking control away from tenants
30 January, 2017
A former social housing boss in London's deprived East End has hit out at the trend for estates being swallowed up in "mega housing groups" that lose touch with tenants and families in their care
As you cut repairs spend, prepare for the worst
30 January, 2017
Many social landlords are planning to cut their maintenance spend over the next three to four years - one of a number of steps being taken by the sector to cope with the 1% annual rent reductions
Work starts on new housing scheme in Sacriston aimed at helping people stuck in rental trap to buy their own homes
27 January, 2017
Work is underway on a housing development aimed at helping people stuck in the rental trap to buy their own home
Rent reductions: Supporting implementation
27 January, 2017
This revised briefing sets out the practical implications of implementing the -1% rent cut in the Welfare Reform and Work Bill
Tackling the under-supply of housing in England
27 January, 2017
Estimating the need for housing depends on making a judgement about the amount of housing space people should live in
Over half of renters fear they will never own a home
26 January, 2017
More than half of renters do not believe they will ever be able to afford to buy their own home
Once the biggest housing associations own 90% of social homes, tenants will lose out
26 January, 2017
As social housing moves inexorably towards mega-mergers and consolidation, it should heed a warning from history: big is not always beautiful
The return of the Bedroom Tax monster?
26 January, 2017
Four years ago, when the first wave of welfare cuts was breaking, Shelter Scotland ran a high profile campaign to Banish the Bedroom Tax Monster
Lord Kerslake: Rent cut drop would give sector 'confidence'
25 January, 2017
In an exclusive interview, Lord Kerslake opens up to 24housing on all things housing - and his hopes for the future
Calls to increase energy efficiency in homes
25 January, 2017
The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations is calling on the Scottish government to decrease the amount of carbon emissions in houses
Catalyst downgraded by regulator following management breaches
25 January, 2017
Catalyst Housing Group has been downgraded by the regulator following breaches in the management of its sales and marketing team
Supporting housing tenants
24 January, 2017
Caroline Nokes reiterates her commitment to working with the social housing sector to best support claimants
Areas with rising waiting lists see falls in social housing
24 January, 2017
Councils with the fastest rising housing waiting lists are areas which saw above average decreases in the amount of social housing coming available
Hate crime a 'major concern' for migrant tenants
24 January, 2017
Specialist migrant HA Arhag now offering detailed guidance on how to recognise and report hate crime - staff have also been given guidance on how to help victims
Rental growth slowed down in Scotland at end of 2016 but demand is high
24 January, 2017
Residential rents in Scotland fell in the fourth quarter of 2016, down 0.9% year on year to an average of £739 per month
Private rents not rising above inflation - unlike social housing rents
23 January, 2017
The cost of private rented housing is roughly mirroring changes in earnings across England - but in the social rented sector rents have increased faster than wages
Councils could provide homelessness prevention support beyond 56 days
23 January, 2017
Councils could be required to work with households to prevent them becoming homeless beyond the 56-day time period set out in the Homelessness Reduction Bill
Perth & Kinross Council continues home improvements despite rents freeze
23 January, 2017
Significant investments in council houses in Perth and Kinross over recent years has seen the percentage of council houses achieving the SHQS reach an all time high
Right to Buy: dreams and nightmares
23 January, 2017
An analysis of the Right to Buy extension pilot contains stark warnings about affordability and communication around exemptions
Associations slash spend on major repairs as rent cut bites
20 January, 2017
Housing associations in England slashed spend on major repairs work to their estates as the government enforced its policy of cutting social rents
Social rents have increased faster than earnings
19 January, 2017
Social housing rents have increased faster than earnings over the last 15 years
Data reveals empty council garages could create 16,000 homes
19 January, 2017
Councils are sitting on more than 22,000 empty garages in London that could be turned into at least 16,000 homes
Disused council building 'ideal for social housing'
18 January, 2017
A county council complex which has lain derelict in the heart of Bridgetown for more than five years should be converted into affordable homes for young people
'250,000 social homes lost by 2020'
18 January, 2017
Almost 250,000 social rented homes could be sold or converted to other tenures by 2020
Changing how we think about repairs
18 January, 2017
Some housing associations are challenging received thinking about the way the sector approaches repairs and maintenance
Rise in children in temporary accommodation in Scotland
18 January, 2017
The number of children in temporary accommodation in Scotland has soared by 17% in a year
Projection of social rented stock from April 2012 to April 2020 on various assumptions
18 January, 2017
Housing Association social rented stock (figures to 2015 from HCA statistics)
10-year wait for a council house
17 January, 2017
Research shows tens of thousands of people have been on social housing waiting lists for a decade
Doubts around ring-fenced funding for supported housing
17 January, 2017
Housing professionals have stated they are not sure how long the ring-fenced funding for supported housing will last for
Council-owned homes drop by 10% in six years
17 January, 2017
The number of council-owned homes has dropped by more than 10% in six years, with a 1.9% decrease since last year
Government yet to introduce bedroom tax exemption despite court ruling
17 January, 2017
The government is yet to exempt certain people with a disability from the bedroom tax despite a Supreme Court ruling two months ago
Stormont votes for bedroom tax mitigation payments
17 January, 2017
Northern Irish politicians have voted for regulations that will mitigate the effect of the upcoming bedroom tax despite the political turmoil taking place in the country
Contradictory advice of civil servants has ministers at odds on welfare cash
16 January, 2017
The two ministers at the centre of the row over a 'bedroom tax' relief scheme have published conflicting advice from their most senior civil servants
Universal Credit - Progress Update
16 January, 2017
This publication sets out the results of a survey launched in November 2016 of 33 stock retaining councils and Arm's Length Management Organisations
Which west London borough has the highest cost social housing rents?
16 January, 2017
Unsurprisingly, west London has some of the most expensive social housing costs in England, but which borough has seen the biggest rise in the last year?
Welsh Social Landlords take new approach to January Debt
16 January, 2017
New data solution identifies those at risk to loan sharks
Smart meters are really changing tenants' lives
13 January, 2017
The National Housing Federation has been promoting the smart meter rollout for nearly six months and what is interesting is the interest from our members
Deadlock in Stormont could spell turmoil for social housing tenants
13 January, 2017
The resignation of Martin McGuinness jeopardises Northern Ireland's plans to delay the bedroom tax - introducing it now wouldn't just be cruel, but dangerous
Government reveals councils on fixed-term tenancies working group
13 January, 2017
The government has revealed the names of the 20 councils it is working with to look at how to implement fixed-term tenancies
The Pilot Programme for the Voluntary Right to Buy for Housing Associations: An Action - Learning Approach
12 January, 2017
This research report assesses the aims, operation and outcomes so far of the pilot programme for the voluntary Right to Buy
71% unsure of Right to Buy purchase price
12 January, 2017
Concerns have been raised about affordability and clarity in a new report looking into the Right to Buy pilot
UK rental price inflation more than halved in 2016
11 January, 2017
UK rents in December are just 1.7% higher than a year ago, down from 3.8% last year
'Bedroom tax' impact mitigation scheme 'not a way forward'
11 January, 2017
The communities minister has said a scheme proposed by the finance minister to mitigate the impact of the 'bedroom tax' is not possible
Affordable housing definition explained: From homes for social rent to shared ownership
11 January, 2017
Despite a housing crisis and calls for more affordable housing, 2015-16 saw the fewest built for 25 years
Councils Could Lose Out On A Fund Worth Billions Unless They Let The Tories Build On New Land
11 January, 2017
A 'stick to beat' local government with
Letting agents hit with fines after council crackdown on display of fees
11 January, 2017
Letting agents in one borough have been fined over £14,000 after a crackdown by the local authority on the display of fees
HA launches innovative recruitment for tenants
09 January, 2017
'Aspire2work' gives all young people under 25 living in an Aspire home access to training or a job opportunity
Bid to stop people refusing social housing
09 January, 2017
A scheme will be introduced across all local authorities within the next six months in a bid to crack down on those refusing social housing
Nama defends social housing efforts as campaigners demand action
06 January, 2017
The state's bad-bank Nama said it has delivered 2,378 social houses and apartments a mid renewed calls for it to make more property available for the homeless
Building our homes, communities and future
05 January, 2017
Local government shares the collective national ambition to build one million new homes
Further Parliamentary engagement on supported housing
05 January, 2017
One of our Parliamentary champions, Peter Aldous MP, has put forward an Early Day Motion on supported housing
What does 2017 hold for social housing?
04 January, 2017
Our panel of experts on the housing, homelessness and policy issues the year ahead holds
Midland Heart has deployed rostrvm for Housing to tackle the impact of Universal Credit
04 January, 2017
Midland Heart is a leading UK housing, care and support business, providing 33,000 high quality affordable homes to over 70,000 customers
Need for rethink on Bedroom Tax II
03 January, 2017
Some were always sceptical about Theresa May's speech on the steps of Downing Street about helping families who are just about getting by
Council suffering from lack of homes
29 December, 2016
There is a continuing shortage of council-owned properties in the Caerphilly county borough
London's temporary housing population is expanding
21 December, 2016
London has the severest housing crisis; one third of all homeless households in England are accepted by local authorities in the capital
Charity calls for major changes to Bedroom Tax
21 December, 2016
Anti-poverty commission proposes major changes to the Bedroom Tax
Council house replacements
21 December, 2016
Council homes are being sold off without being replaced
New homelessness duties could cost London councils millions
21 December, 2016
New duties introduced through proposed homelessness laws will cost town halls millions, councils in London have calculated
22,000 social rented homes lost in last two years
20 December, 2016
Department for Work and Pensions data shows new social housing lettings by private registered providers and councils decreased by nearly 22,000 homes in the last two years
Campaigners catch council out over social housing commitments
19 December, 2016
The Local Government Ombudsman finds a London borough council failed "for years" to monitor whether developers were providing promised social housing in accordance with Section 106 Agreements
Labour's Lisa Forbes: Yes, we do need more social housing
19 December, 2016
It is a strange set of circumstances in which a relatively wealthy society, the sixth largest economy in the world, is prepared to accept homeless people living and sleeping on its streets
One in four Help to Buy homes went to people earning more than DOUBLE the average wage - despite the scheme aimed at getting low income households onto the housing ladder
16 December, 2016
A quarter of 100,000 completions went to households earning more than £60K
Inquiry into supported housing funding reform launched
16 December, 2016
The Work and Pensions Committee and the Communities and Local Government Committee launch a joint inquiry into the Government's funding reform for supported housing
Enfield council homes for rent at £2,000 a month spark row
16 December, 2016
Council-built family homes are being offered for rent for up to £2,000 a month, and have sparked a political row
Help to Buy helps over 220,000 people buy a new home
16 December, 2016
Over 180,000 supported by the schemes have been first time buyers
LGA seeks legal advice for councils caught in water bill scandal
15 December, 2016
The LGA is seeking legal advice on behalf of councils exposed to multi-million pound compensation claims for overcharging tenants for water
Affordable homes: residents' views of quality
15 December, 2016
Eight out of ten Housing Association residents remain pleased with their homes
London council accused of 'social cleansing' over plans to deposit lowest paid tenants on edge of capital
15 December, 2016
Westminster Council buys 24 homes in Hounslow for its social housing tenants - without telling Hounslow Council
Tenant wins appeal over council bid to terminate tenancy agreement
15 December, 2016
A council tenant who claimed that his occupancy agreement should be treated as a Scottish secure tenancy because it did not contain an express provision stating that it was for a term of less than six months
Gov report finds council 'failed' for years to monitor developers on broken promises to provide social housing
15 December, 2016
Southwark now pledges to start running annual audits of section 106 agreements, to check promised social housing will be delivered
Borough moves to protect renters
15 December, 2016
New measures approved by Hammersmith & Fulham Council also back the 'better' landlords in a borough where a third of residents rent
Right to Buy sales outpace development
14 December, 2016
Councils in England sold almost six times more homes than they built in first nine months of this year
Labour pledges housing association deal to end rough sleeping
14 December, 2016
The Labour Party has pledged to end rough sleeping through a voluntary deal with housing associations to reserve 4,000 properties for the street homeless
Welfare Reform Impact report
13 December, 2016
This report considers the impact of the changes in welfare support on social landlords' income, arrears and collection costs
The benefits of going digital
13 December, 2016
As the lead for digital at North Wales Housing, I am always shouting about the virtues of doing more things digitally
90% of councils 'won't meet Government housing targets'
13 December, 2016
Nearly 90% of local authorities believe they will not be able to meet the Government's housing targets because of a lack of resources in their planning departments
Too many council websites overcomplicating social housing applications
13 December, 2016
Too many councils are making it unnecessarily difficult for people seeking social housing to find out if they are eligible and then apply
Government will intervene if councils fail on homelessness prevention
12 December, 2016
The government will intervene with councils which are not meeting their homelessness prevention duties if a new law is passed
NI government to scrap housing association Right to Buy
12 December, 2016
The Northern Irish Government plans to scrap Right to Buy for housing associations as part of a package of measures to take associations off the national balance sheet
Moray tenants to be consulted on rent rises
09 December, 2016
Council house tenants in Moray are to be consulted over the level of rent increase for the next three years
Sarsfield: social housing commitment drives merger ambition
08 December, 2016
Peabody and Family Mosaic's merger plans were driven by a joint commitment to providing low-cost rental units
LHA cap: supported schemes remain on ice
08 December, 2016
Supported housing providers are keeping development schemes on hold
Regulator cautions against taking private lending for granted
08 December, 2016
The Scottish Government's target to deliver 50,000 affordable homes over the current parliament presents opportunities for some RSLs but could throw up financial challenges for others
Coping with the cap
08 December, 2016
After a year of rumours, promises and fears, Simon Brandon asks what the future will look like for supported housing once the new funding mechanism kicks in
L&Q to launch £47m supported housing subsidiary
07 December, 2016
L&Q is planning a return to the supported accommodation sector with a new subsidiary called L&Q Living, which will manage more than 6,600 homes
How many homes did housing associations build in quarter two 2016/17?
06 December, 2016
We have recently completed an important survey of developing housing associations to capture the full scale and breadth of their homebuilding activity
Sheltered housing in Mid Suffolk and Babergh set to change
06 December, 2016
Sheltered housing in Babergh and Mid Suffolk is set to change following a major review of the needs of older people in the two districts
Don't forget meaning of social
06 December, 2016
The Northern Ireland Executive is consulting on its draft programme for government
Sheffield associations and councils sign housing deal
06 December, 2016
Social landlords and local authorities across the Sheffield City Region have signed a compact which they hope could lead to a devolution deal on housing
Government working with councils on fixed-term tenancies
06 December, 2016
The government has set up a working group of 20 councils to look at how to implement fixed-term tenancies, a key plank of the Housing and Planning Act
Abolish right-to-buy schemes that are depleting social stock: McCann
05 December, 2016
The social housing stock in Derry is being depleted by landlords acquiring multiple properties from former housing association tenants who have bought under market rates
The Sheffield City Region Social and Affordable Housing Compact
05 December, 2016
The Sheffield City Region Social and Affordable Housing Compact is a landmark collaboration between local authorities, social and affordable housing providers in the Sheffield City Region
Casey review raises alarm over social integration in the UK
05 December, 2016
Study attacks attempts by governments to boost ethnic integration as 'saris, samosas and steel drums for the well-intentioned'
Industrial dispute over supported housing restructure
05 December, 2016
One of England's largest housing associations is facing union action after warning supported housing staff could be dismissed and re-engaged on new terms as part of a major restructure
500 new council homes? It's not all it seems to be
05 December, 2016
Cambridge City Council voted to proceed with the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough devolution proposal
The displaced tenants paying the true cost of an inhumane housing policy
02 December, 2016
Councils must commit to a more humane, thoughtful and cost-effective social housing policy than moving people away from jobs and homes
Social landlords 'require additional capacity' to deliver 50,000 homes target
02 December, 2016
Around two thirds of social landlords in Scotland have insufficient in-house skills and capacity to deliver an expanded programme of new affordable housing
Quarterly Survey for Q2 (July to September) 2016 to 2017
02 December, 2016
Our quarterly survey report is based on responses from private registered providers of social housing who own or manage more than 1,000 homes
BHP launches first new homes supporting vulnerable tenants to live independently
02 December, 2016
BHP has completed the refurbishment on a six bedroom house in Wembley, which has been developed into six apartments for Brent residents with learning disability and special needs
FOI extension will lead to cost burden
02 December, 2016
The Scottish Government's U-turn on the FOI Act extension to housing associations will burden associations with additional costs
Transparency and accountability in the housing association sector
01 December, 2016
In recent years there has been a strong push from the Government to improve transparency in the public sector at the national and local level
Government opens consultation into extending FOI to social landlords
01 December, 2016
The Scottish Government has launched a consultation proposing the extension of Freedom of Information legislation to RSLs in Scotland
Princess Anne hails £3million social housing project at official opening in Bury St Edmunds
01 December, 2016
The Princess Royal officially opened a £3.1million affordable housing project in Bury St Edmunds December 1
Proposal on using a Legislative Reform Order to establish the social housing regulator as an independent body
01 December, 2016
This consultation paper sets out the proposal for amending the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 so that responsibility for social housing regulation is transferred HCA to a new standalone public body
Furious activists protest top architect over call to evict central London council tenants
30 November, 2016
Furious activists gathered outside the office of leading architect Patrik Schumacher today to protest his calls for "free-riding" council tenants to be moved out of central London
Autumn Statement 2016
29 November, 2016
This briefing covers the main announcements relevant to housing and housing associations in the 2016 Autumn Statement
Top architect blasts 'free-riding' tenants living in council houses in central London and says they should be moved, to make way for HIS staff
29 November, 2016
A top London architect has triggered a ferocious storm by calling for "free-riding" council tenants to be moved out of central London
Councils could face new duty to prevent homelessness
29 November, 2016
As rents rise and benefits fall, more people face losing their home
HCA launches social housing regulation fees consultation
28 November, 2016
HCA has published a statutory consultation on introducing a fee-charging scheme for the regulation of private registered providers of social housing
Landlords join forces to create efficiency metrics
28 November, 2016
A group of housing associations have joined forces in an attempt to create an authoritative set of metrics to measure efficiency
Flagship council housebuilding scheme quietly axed
28 November, 2016
A flagship £100m scheme, designed to give smaller local authorities the opportunity to borrow collectively to build housing, has been wound down
A statement of intent on the LHA
28 November, 2016
Paul Langley blogs on the far-reaching implications of the UK government's latest announcement on the LHA and social housing
Sanctuary Housing rolls out first-of-its-kind social housing platform using SAP
25 November, 2016
The large social housing authority is transforming the way it communicates with tenants
Right to Buy extension delayed until at least 2018
25 November, 2016
The national roll-out of Right to Buy for housing association tenants will not take place until after April 2018 at the earliest
Rent cut hiatus blamed for affordable housing drop
25 November, 2016
A hiatus in housing association building following the 1% rent cut announcement has been blamed for the lowest growth in affordable housing witnessed in a generation
Local Housing Allowance cap U-turn 'creates new bedroom tax'
25 November, 2016
Housing association leaders have compared a shift in the government's Local Housing Allowance cap policy to the controversial bedroom tax because it will hit tenants in their current circumstances
Affordable rented homes could be prioritised over social rented
25 November, 2016
Housing associations could be expected to prioritise affordable rented homes over social rented in an effort to drive up housing numbers
Widened scope of LHA cap 'to affect over 240,000 more tenancies in Scotland'
24 November, 2016
The SFHA has highlighted that 241,000 more tenants in Scotland will be affected by the announcement that all social housing tenants on Universal Credit will be brought under the new LHA cap
Right to Buy delay fears after second pilot announcement
24 November, 2016
The National Housing Federation is seeking clarity "as soon as possible" on the national roll-out of the Right to Buy extension
Housing gets £4bn boost to increase number of new homes
24 November, 2016
Government aims to build 40,000 additional affordable homes by 2021 - but OBR says it expects 13,000 fewer homes to be built over next five years
Government's £500,000 legal bill over Bedroom Tax
24 November, 2016
Figures show massive bill for legal proceedings over 'bedroom tax'
Further 216 social housing units will be located in East Londonderry
23 November, 2016
A question recently tabled by MLA Maurice Bradley asked the minister of communities to outline where the further 216 social housing units will be located in East Londonderry
Government backtracks on a new 'bedroom tax' set to hit thousands of poorer pensioners
22 November, 2016
The proposal to penalise older people in social housing who 'underoccupy' their homes - revealed by The Independent - will be delayed by one year
Councils react to Pay to Stay decision
22 November, 2016
Local authorities up and down the country have been celebrating the government decision to make Pay to Stay voluntary for them
Government scraps compulsory Pay to Stay
22 November, 2016
The government has scrapped its plans to force councils to charge higher-income tenants rents of up to market rates
Funding for Supported Housing
21 November, 2016
One of the Government's key commitments is to protect the most vulnerable
Second London borough launches Right to Part Buy
21 November, 2016
Conservative-controlled Wandsworth Council is set to give its secure tenants the opportunity to buy a share in the equity of their home
Gateshead furniture charity warning over benefit cap
21 November, 2016
A cap on benefit payments to people in social housing could leave some tenants unable to furnish their homes
Luton homeless rent hike led council to move tenants
21 November, 2016
Tenants were moved out of homeless accommodation after a council claimed a property developer put charges up by thousands of pounds
LIN member Report December 2016 - Pay to Stay - A Review
20 November, 2016
LIN member report by Kevin McCready
Consultation on a Review of the Scottish Social Housing Charter: An Analysis of Responses
18 November, 2016
Ministers are required to set standards and outcomes that social landlords should achieve for tenants and other customers through their housing activities
The changing landscape for social housing
18 November, 2016
The social housing landscape has, and continues to be, shaped dramatically by a number of shifting elements, including central government policy
Councils spent £3.5bn on temporary housing in last five years
18 November, 2016
Councils in Britain have spent more than £3.5bn on temporary accommodation for homeless families in the last five years
Scottish tenants and associations say charter has improved landlord services
18 November, 2016
A majority of tenants and housing associations to respond to a consultation believe the quality of social landlord services has improved since the Scottish Government introduced a social housing charter
Affordable Housing Supply: April 2015 to March 2016 England
18 November, 2016
An additional 32,110 affordable homes were delivered in England in 2015-16
The impact of new policies on the social housing market: an interview with Susan Coulson
17 November, 2016
Big changes are ahead in social housing following the introduction of the 2016 Housing and Planning Act
Landlords' performance against the Scottish Social Housing Charter 2013-2016
17 November, 2016
This paper brings together publicly available evidence from our range of publications about how landlords have performed against the Scottish Social Housing Charter
Scottish Social Housing Charter Performance 2015/16
17 November, 2016
This report covers; comparing GWSF members against other RSLs, stock-retaining councils and Glasgow Housing Association, (LAs), and the sector as a whole
Regulator to reveal individual landlords' cost data
17 November, 2016
The English social housing regulator will publish data showing named individual housing associations' costs this year
Free up councils to build homes
17 November, 2016
The government must free up local authorities to take more decisions on how and where housing can be delivered
As Theresa May's housing crisis deepens, one council is evicting 2,000 people from a single estate
16 November, 2016
On Tuesday 15 November, the Conservative government revealed that the UK housing crisis is deepening
Under-Occupancy Charge Urgent Question
15 November, 2016
Recorded coverage of the urgent question in the House of Commons on the recent Supreme Court decision on the Under-Occupancy Charge applied to housing benefit
Most renters feel they're unlikely to buy home in next five
14 November, 2016
Labour-backed study also finds two-thirds of general population think government should do more to help first-time buyers
The Right to Buy public housing in Britain: a welfare analysis
14 November, 2016
We investigate the impact on social welfare of the UK policy introduced in 1980 by which public housing tenants had the right to purchase their houses
Tory MP Attacks Theresa May On Bedroom Tax And Disability Cuts
14 November, 2016
Ken Loach urges Chancellor to drop cuts
Criticism of Cardiff council's plan to end tenants' right to buy
14 November, 2016
The Labour-run cabinet today approved a move to approach the Welsh Government
NHF criticises fees proposal
14 November, 2016
The National Housing Federation has criticised the English social housing regulator's proposal to charge fees
Hundreds of new homes in Sefton in massive boost for social housing
14 November, 2016
One Vision plan more than 700 homes to rent and buy all over the borough
The fight goes on to free more families from the bedroom tax nightmare
11 November, 2016
Forcing people to pay for 'extra' rooms is deliberately cruel and punishes people who, through no fault of their own, have nowhere else to go
Pay to Stay meetings cancelled as policies face delays
11 November, 2016
Meetings of the government's Pay to Stay working group have been cancelled as several key measures in the Housing and Planning Act look set to be delayed
Supreme Court's rulings mean bedroom tax 'will still unfairly hit thousands'
11 November, 2016
The government's "bedroom tax" discriminates unlawfully against some disabled people who need an extra bedroom because of their impairment, but not against others
Moray tenants' downsizing incentive scheme to be revised
10 November, 2016
Changes are to be made to a scheme introduced by Moray Council four years ago to encourage tenants to downsize from under-occupied council houses
Bristol family denied priority housing because TV showed mum carrying son up stairs - and making it
10 November, 2016
Council housing chiefs saw a video of a mum struggling to carry her four-year-old with muscular dystrophy up two flights of stairs
Families win supreme court appeals over 'unfair' bedroom tax
10 November, 2016
Panel upholds claim of Jacqueline Carmichael, who is disabled, and carers Paul and Susan Rutherford against housing law
Social Housing Lettings : April 2015 to March 2016, England
10 November, 2016
Social housing lettings by private registered providers decreased by 3% to 261,000 in 2015/16
How social landlords consult tenants about rent increases
10 November, 2016
This report is the outcome of our assessment of how social landlords consult tenants about proposed rent increases
More than £1.3 million lost in rent because of empty council homes in Aberdeen
09 November, 2016
Aberdeen City Council lost out on more than £1.3 million in rent in the last financial year due to properties being empty
Two cases won against housing benefit cut
09 November, 2016
A woman who suffers from spina bifida and a couple who look after their severely disabled grandson have won their Supreme Court appeals against the so-called "bedroom tax"
Win for 'bedroom tax' fight at Supreme Court
09 November, 2016
Court finds for two families - but other challenges to the policy are dismissed despite 'profound sympathy' from senior judges
Allow councils to borrow to build new homes
09 November, 2016
Allowing local authorities to borrow to build homes could help tackle the housing crisis and mitigate any emerging economic uncertainty
Cabinet Office laments "disappointing" drop in social housing fraud detection
07 November, 2016
Latest National Fraud Initiative report shows 37% fall in properties recovered
We can't provide social housing, say Bristol chocolate factory developers, we're already giving £1m
07 November, 2016
The firm developing one of Bristol's iconic former chocolate factories says they can't afford to include social housing for local people in their plans
Building Social rent Homes
07 November, 2016
The economic case for building 100,000 new social rent homes a year in the light of Brexit
Right to Buy extension delayed by Brexit vote
04 November, 2016
The Right to Buy extension to housing association tenants is set to be delayed due to the EU referendum result
Pay-to-stay uncertainty leaves tenants too little time
04 November, 2016
Mayor of Hackney says families could have just a few weeks' notice to meet higher rents if government is not clear about rules
Notting Hill promises to look again at St James Estate tenants' accounts after threats of eviction
04 November, 2016
Resident says the way Notting Hill answered their questions was "like a comedy show"
Social landlords fund research into Universal Credit
04 November, 2016
A London council has commissioned independent research into the effects of Universal Credit on social housing tenants
NHF backs new English social housing regulator
03 November, 2016
Housing associations are backing the principle of moving regulation into a separate agency
How the progressive aims of housing associations are being subverted
03 November, 2016
Some housing associations have become more like private landlords
Number of empty Aberdeen council homes halved
03 November, 2016
The number of empty council properties in Aberdeen has been halved in the past year
Record homeless toll results in £23m bill for temporary housing
03 November, 2016
More than £23m has been spent on emergency housing in the last five years as the number of homeless people hit a record high
Here we go again with a new independent social housing regulator
02 November, 2016
For the past five years the social housing regulator has been embraced by the Homes and Communities Agency, but a forthcoming review is likely to change that
NHF urges councils to share data ahead of lower benefit cap
02 November, 2016
Some councils are not sharing information about tenants with housing associations ahead of the introduction of a lower benefit cap
S&P warns of 'more volatile' housing association sector
02 November, 2016
Housing associations that increasingly rely on market sales and shared ownership to bring in income are exposing themselves to a "riskier and more volatile sector"
Direct payment to landlords could be six years away
01 November, 2016
The direct payment of the housing element of Universal Credit to social landlords may not happen until 2022
Housing Revenue Account Statistics: Scottish Local Authority Housing Income and Expenditure 1997-98 to 2016-17
01 November, 2016
This bulletin presents statistics on Local Authority housing income and expenditure in Scotland from their Housing Revenue Accounts
Nearly half of social housing tenants 'can't afford to eat'
01 November, 2016
Survey shows four in 10 tenants on benefits go hungry and half turn off winter heating because they're strapped for cash
Benefit cap: actions taken by local authorities and DWP staff
01 November, 2016
Local authorities and DWP staff share actions they have taken to support claimants that are affected by the benefit cap changes
Powys council homes: Bid to halt right to buy
31 October, 2016
People living in council and housing association homes in Powys could be stopped from buying them in future
It's councils who push tenants into emergency housing
28 October, 2016
As winter sets in, thoughts will turn to the plight of those who find themselves without a place to call home
New regulator likely following HCA review
28 October, 2016
A new English social housing regulator is likely to be created following a government review of the Homes and Communities Agency
English associations' sales income breaks £2bn
28 October, 2016
English housing associations generated more than £2bn through properties developed for sale last year, with the vast majority of the activity in London
Average price of a Scottish home increases 0.6 per cent
28 October, 2016
The average price of a residential property in Scotland has shown an increase of 0.6 per cent during the second quarter of the financial year
Welfare reform could price tenants out of social housing
27 October, 2016
House prices are increasing in comparison to wages, meaning it's harder and harder to afford a home
Housing association downgraded over fire safety
27 October, 2016
The social housing regulator has downgraded a Manchester housing association following failures to do with its fire risk assessments
Falkirk Council launches bid to secure nearly 800 homes for social rent
26 October, 2016
A bid to make nearly 800 affordable homes available to rent over the next five years is being launched by Falkirk Council this month
Hotel bills for homeless people run into billions
26 October, 2016
Councils have spent billions of pounds putting homeless people up in bed and breakfasts, hotels and private rented homes
"We call governments in the EU and beyond to put social housing back at the centre"
26 October, 2016
Housing Europe at Habitat III
Givan vows to do all he can to help meet social housing need in Lagan Valley
25 October, 2016
Communities Minister Paul Givan has vowed to do all he can to ensure that new social housing development opportunities are brought forward
Rent warning to Enfield tenants in advance of new benefits cap
25 October, 2016
Tenants are being warned to ensure they keep up their rent payments when government benefit cap changes come into force on November 7
Council rents could more than double as part of housing business plan
24 October, 2016
Tenants in social housing looking to upgrade to a new home as part of the council's £40m investment could have to fork out more than double in rental costs as part of a new business plan
Families evicted for Peterborough homeless centre
24 October, 2016
More than 70 families are to be evicted from a housing complex to make way for homeless people
Sales of social housing increase by 8%
21 October, 2016
English social landlords sold nearly 22,000 homes in 2015/16, an increase of 8% on the previous year
More than 5,000 council homes 'at risk' in Rotherham
20 October, 2016
More than 5,000 council homes could be lost in Rotherham over the next 30 years
The London borough with a '50-year waiting list' for council houses
20 October, 2016
Candid admission appears in documentary on housing officials and people they are trying to help in deprived London borough
Are you on the waiting list for a council house? Share your story
19 October, 2016
A new documentary shows people in parts of London being told to expect a 50-year wait for a council home
New homes to encourage council house tenants to "downsize"
17 October, 2016
Poole Mayor Xena Dion has welcomed residents to the borough's newest council homes, built as part of a scheme to encourage tenants to 'downsize' to smaller properties
Scrapping right-to-buy will cause social housing stock blocking
17 October, 2016
Right-to-Buy has now been suspended in Anglesey with the rest of Wales set to follow suit and has been brought in by assembly ministers as a means to protect the stock of social housing
Managing Generation Rent
17 October, 2016
More housing associations are building sizeable private rent portfolios, with a customer base with different needs from its social tenants
Thousands of housing association tenants could be about to get a new landlord
14 October, 2016
Thousands of housing association tenants could be about to get a new landlord if a merger deal between Boston Mayflower and North East Lincolnshire housing provider Shoreline goes ahead
Bath residents living with social housing provider Curo face up to £5-a-week service charge
13 October, 2016
Curo residents are set to be charged for communal services previously provided for free by the Bath social housing group
Shelter needed
13 October, 2016
There's an irony that the £5bn pledge to increase housing supply made at the Conservative Party conference coincides with benefit proposals that risk having the opposite effect
The role of social housing in Northern Ireland's divided communities
12 October, 2016
As talks start in Ireland over post-Brexit border control, other physical barriers - the notorious peace walls - between communities are coming down
Sharp increase in sales of social stock
12 October, 2016
English housing associations have reported a 48% annual increase in sales of social rented homes out of the sector, as they seek greater value for money from their assets
Private registered provider social housing stock in England
12 October, 2016
PRPs reported 2,761,690 units/bedspaces owned at 31 March 2016, an increase of 2.0% on the total for 2015 and the largest increase in total stock owned by PRPs since 2012
Bath councillor Joe Rayment: 'More social housing investment needed' to slash house prices in Banes
12 October, 2016
A Bath councillor wants more investment in social housing to help bring down the cost of living in Bath and North East Somerset
York's council house system is about to undergo a huge change
10 October, 2016
Housing officers at York council are proposing major changes to the way council homes are given out in York
500 Welsh children homeless due to social housing evictions
10 October, 2016
The Welsh Government has said it will 'study closely' a new report from Shelter Cymru showing some 500 children were made homeless last year through social housing evictions
Value for Money
10 October, 2016
We've put together guidance on the Regulator's recent changes that place greater emphasis on Value for Money, and advice on producing self-assessments
More Social Housing required
10 October, 2016
North Antrim Sinn Fein MLA Philip McGuigan has said more Social Housing is required across North Antrim
We need a rock-solid commitment to council housing
10 October, 2016
he government's Housing and Planning Act casts a long shadow over the future of all non-profit housing
Rent reductions: Supporting implementation
07 October, 2016
This revised briefing sets out the practical implications of implementing the -1% rent cut in the Welfare Reform and Work Bill
Annual Report and Accounts 2015/16
07 October, 2016
Regulating to protect the interests of tenants and other users of social housing services in Scotland
Temporary accommodation numbers rise despite fund
07 October, 2016
A government fund targeted at tackling the number of families in temporary accommodation has not halted the rise
Calls for major review of council housing to cope with law changes
06 October, 2016
City of York Council bosses want to start a whole-scale review of council housing because of major, impending law changes
Baroness Warwick: 'We can still build for social rent'
06 October, 2016
Baroness Warwick has only been the Chair of the National Housing Federation for a year but she has already seen two governments and a Housing Act
Impact of applying Local Housing Allowance rates to general needs social tenants
06 October, 2016
Our analysis shows the potential numbers of people affected and the amount of shortfall between benefit levels and rents charged
Four star hotel for gas row tenants in Londonderry
06 October, 2016
A housing association is footing the bill for tenants to stay in a four-star hotel while work is carried out on their homes
ALMO Governance: The inside track
06 October, 2016
Arms-Length Management Organisations now manage over 500,000 homes in England, nearly a third of all council housing
Council tenant's legal challenge to rent agreement rejected
05 October, 2016
A council house tenant who challenged an occupancy agreement after falling into arrears has had her petition dismissed
Ministers consider Pay to Stay exemption
05 October, 2016
The DCLG will consider exempting council tenants from Pay to Stay in areas where social rents and market rents are similar
The council house that nobody wants to live in
05 October, 2016
Why Sheffield council houses have been empty for over a year
Social housing the key to future election wins
05 October, 2016
When SHOUT was launched as a cross-party campaign in June 2014 our primary aim was to make the economic and social case for investing in social-rented housing
Harsher penalties for landlords renting to illegal immigrants
05 October, 2016
Landlords that knowingly let homes to illegal immigrants could be sent to prison, the home secretary has announced
LGA chief hits out at supported housing duty proposal
04 October, 2016
The chair of the Local Government Association has pledged to oppose proposals for a new duty on councils to provide supported housing
Get out your hard hat Theresa: UK facing a 1.8m shortage of rental properties
04 October, 2016
The Government must urgently deliver 1.8 million new rental homes for UK families
Tory housing minister says building more council homes will increase inequality
03 October, 2016
Gavin Barwell dismissed Jeremy Corbyn's policy as 'remarkable'
Peterborough landlords side with council over MPs in dispute over £1 million Travelodge bill for homeless families
03 October, 2016
Two landlords have dismissed arguments made by the city's MPs in the row over a £1 million hotel bill to put up homeless families
Douglas Carswell slams housing association as "Victorian landlord" over eviction of caring Clacton couple
03 October, 2016
Douglas Carswell has blasted Colne Housing for acting "disgracefully" for trying to evict a Clacton couple from a two-bed flat they had lived in for several years, while caring for an elderly relative
I won't miss help to buy. It only made the housing market worse
03 October, 2016
Most beneficiaries of George Osborne's scheme didn't need the help. Those unable to save a deposit have been left further behind
Want an affordable rented home? Don't rely on a Labour council
30 September, 2016
Too many Labour local authorities are alienating residents over regeneration and compulsory purchase
Compulsory purchase orders on London's council estates a "form of social cleansing"
30 September, 2016
The threat of Compulsory Purchase Orders has become one of the biggest perils to ex-local authority leaseholders in London
Corbyn wants councils to deliver 500,000-home plan
29 September, 2016
Jeremy Corbyn wants Labour's 500,000 'social' homes target to be delivered entirely by local authorities
Labour still calculating cost of 500,000 social home pledge
28 September, 2016
Labour is still calculating the cost of its pledge to build 500,000 'social' homes in its first five years of government
Housing associations and 'right to rent' document checks
28 September, 2016
This aims to give guidance to housing associations on how 'right to rent' document checks affect their procedures, such as their allocations and lettings policies, their policies on lodgers and their procedures for verifying tenancies.
How many homes did housing associations build in quarter one 2016/17?
27 September, 2016
We have recently completed an important survey of developing housing associations to capture the full scale and breadth of their homebuilding activity
Footballers' £400m social housing dream unveiled
26 September, 2016
Brighton's Bobby Zamora, West Ham's Mark Noble and Rio Ferdinand, now retired, present project to build 1,300 homes near Luton
Long-term value of social housing falls post rent cut
26 September, 2016
The long-term value of social housing properties has slipped significantly across most of the country as a result of the rent cut
Social housing is alive and kicking but providers must fight harder
26 September, 2016
There is a clear need for social housing now and into the future, but if it is to remain "alive and kicking", then the providers must get off the ropes and come out fighting
AXA survey finds financial optimism among tenants
26 September, 2016
AXA have released a report claiming that despite the average tenant expecting to rent for a further decade, there is financial optimism
Disabled family forced to sleep on sofas for years as authorities can't get them house they need
26 September, 2016
A Belfast man is being forced to sleep on a living room sofa with his disabled wife and son every night because of a severe lack of suitable housing
The future funding of supported housing - what do we need to know?
26 September, 2016
CIH's senior policy and practice officer Sarah Davis talks us through what we need to know about the future funding of supported housing
Labour would scrap Right to Buy in England
26 September, 2016
Labour has dropped its support of the Right to Buy, calling for the controversial policy to be indefinitely suspended in England
Social housing in hot water?
26 September, 2016
The water is slowly getting hotter for social housing
Right to Buy Sales in England: April to June 2016
23 September, 2016
In April to June 2016-17 (Q1), local authorities sold an estimated 3,362 dwellings under the Right to Buy scheme
HCA warns stock sales risk damaging sector's reputation
23 September, 2016
The social housing regulator has warned that housing associations risk damaging the reputation of the sector if they sell stock inhabited by social tenants
New home starts under Right to Buy scheme 'not enough to meet Government pledge'
23 September, 2016
The number of new homes begun under the Government's flagship Right to Buy scheme is lagging behind the amount needed to deliver its "one-for-one" promise
A local problem?
23 September, 2016
Many social landlords are not happy with the government's plans for the future funding of supported housing
Borough estimates £100k Pay to Stay bill
23 September, 2016
Kingston Council cites £100k as the 'at least' spend on temporary staffing costs alone to assess tenant income ahead of Pay to Stay implementation day
Housing minister signals change in government social housing policy
23 September, 2016
Gavin Barwell pledges government will 'maximise number of affordable homes', but concerns and divisions remain within social housing sector
Ambition to Deliver
22 September, 2016
Back in 2013, the housing association sector came together to shape its vision for the future
Affordability a concern for RTB pilots
22 September, 2016
For the past few months, five housing associations have been piloting the Right to Buy scheme
'LHA cap' will apply to existing supported housing tenants
22 September, 2016
A new housing benefit cap will apply to existing as well as future supported housing tenants
New tenancy scheme to launch in London to help renters save home deposit
21 September, 2016
The first details of plans for a London Living Rent, a new type of tenancy for newly built affordable homes have been confirmed by Mayor Sadiq Khan
Value For Money - Five tips to identify hidden value for money savings
20 September, 2016
Are boards confident in their skills and training? Inside Housing and Capsticks carried out a survey of housing association board members to find out
Khan confirms end to affordable rent conversions
20 September, 2016
Conversions of homes from social to affordable rent will end under Sadiq Khan's new housing programme
Success, Satisfaction and Scrutiny: The Business Benefits of involving residents
20 September, 2016
The benefits of engagement far outweigh the costs
HAs 'better than job centres' for jobs
19 September, 2016
Social housing tenants find their housing associations more help than job centres at putting them on the first step of the career ladder
Policy Exchange: large landlords should raise rents to build
19 September, 2016
The largest housing associations should be allowed to raise rents in exchange for agreeing to build more homes
Land trusts and refuges among rent cut exemptions
19 September, 2016
Community land trusts, co-operatives, fully mutuals, refuges and alms house will be exempt from the government's four-year rent cut
The social housing sector has become dangerously divided
19 September, 2016
The only hope of reuniting the sector is if the government ditches its obsession with home ownership and invests in genuinely affordable homes
Supported accommodation LHA funding to transfer to Holyrood
19 September, 2016
The UK government has announced that its policy to cap LHA for supported accommodation will be put on ice until 2019 when the funding for Scotland will then be transferred to Holyrood
The future of social housing - take aways from our recent roundtable
19 September, 2016
A former Head of Policy at No 10, Taylor looked at the issue of 'why policy fails and how it might succeed'
An endless summer is no good for social housing tenants worried about a rent rise
19 September, 2016
The introduction of Pay to Stay from April 2017 will see some higher income social tenants required to pay more rent
No LHA cap on supported housing ahead of 'new funding formula'
16 September, 2016
The government has confirmed it will not impose the LHA cap on supporting housing ahead of a new funding formula for the sector
Housing Benefit:Written statement - HCWS154
16 September, 2016
Supported accommodation plays a vital role in the lives of many vulnerable people
A second SFHA report on the capping of social rents to the rate of local allowance
16 September, 2016
This is SFHA's second report on the impact of the policy to cap the amount of rent that HB will cover in the SRS at the relevant LHA rate
Olive branch or figleaf? Sector far from reassured by Govt's new funding proposal for supported housing
16 September, 2016
Questions remain over the future viability of a host of supported housing services, despite a Government statement today that appears to offer concessions on funding
Bromsgrove social housing provider bdht defends its chief's £124,693 salary
15 September, 2016
Bromsgrove District Housing Trust has defended its chief executive's salary after new figures revealed he earned almost £130,000 in the financial year 2015-2016
More tenants in UK believe they can own their own home
15 September, 2016
British tenants are feeling more optimistic about their finances and regard buying their own home as a more realistic prospect due to being able to save for a deposit
'Ambitious' plans for social housing
15 September, 2016
Dundee has one of the lowest rates of social houses being completed in Scotland
Start of the end for Right to Buy in Wales
15 September, 2016
The Right to Buy will be suspended in Anglesey to ensure social housing is available for those who need it
I lead a mutual-owned housing association - and it's working for tenants
14 September, 2016
Merthyr Valleys Homes proves there is an alternative to bully landlords
Questions about social housing as council housing companies to be set up
14 September, 2016
Questions have been raised about the amount of social housing to be provided as part of a new development as two new housing companies are set to be established
Social Housing Evictions Higher than in Private Housing
14 September, 2016
You may have noticed that privately rented accommodation is not always held in the highest regard
Healey: "Council tenants to face tax rates of over 80% under Tory plans"
14 September, 2016
New analysis for Labour MP and former Treasury Minister John Healey has revealed that thousands of working families living in council homes will pay effective tax rates of over 80%
HAs successes threatened by LHA cap
14 September, 2016
The good work of two housing associations has been highlighted in Parliamentary motions by MSPs
Meeting housing demand, raising standards: social landlords and the private rented sector
14 September, 2016
Firstly, any social landlord looking to make the move into the private rented sector needs to study their local market very carefully
Scottish Housing Regulator highlights importance of landlord openness
13 September, 2016
The Scottish Housing Regulator has highlighted the importance of social landlords being open and accessible about their services and decision-making
Minister reveals 'Trusted Partner' landlords
13 September, 2016
The government has revealed the social landlords piloting a scheme to stop vulnerable Universal Credit claimants falling into debt
Midlands landlord hits back over cost analysis
13 September, 2016
A major Midlands landlord has hit back at the regulator over its cost analysis of the sector, claiming it does not account for large care and support businesses
Britain's rental property market is counter-intuitively warped
13 September, 2016
Rents in Britain are counter-intuitively cratering despite a severe housing shortage
New data shows rise in tenant complaints
12 September, 2016
The number of tenant complaints received by social landlords surveyed by benchmarking experts Housemark has steadily increased during the past three financial years
First right-to-buy sales go through after pilots
12 September, 2016
The first sales have taken place under the government's controversial right-to-buy policy for housing association tenants
Social landlords urged to adopt new voluntary carbon monoxide safety standard
08 September, 2016
Scotland's social landlords could do more to prevent fire, gas and carbon monoxide fatalities and injuries
Reality check: are right-to-buy homes being replaced as promised?
07 September, 2016
Theresa May says government is meeting pledge to replace properties sold through the scheme - but data suggests otherwise
Pay to Stay - A bureaucratic nightmare?
07 September, 2016
Since the idea of pay to stay was introduced by the Housing and Planning Act 2016 there has discussion as to how it would work
Council's plan to buy houses in Cheltenham to provide social rented housing
06 September, 2016
Houses on the open market could be bought by Cheltenham Borough Council to be rented as council housing
I run a social housing swap shop - but couldn't make it work for my own mum
06 September, 2016
Work, illness, love: when tenants want to move, my job is to help them match up homes to exchange
Housing associations should be more than just landlords
06 September, 2016
Community programmes transform lives and improve communities, so housing associations should keep investing in them as part of the work they do
Scunthorpe tenants owe £835,000 but evictions are down
05 September, 2016
Rent arrears owed by tenants of the Scunthorpe-based housing association Ongo Homes increased last year to £835,000 - but fewer debtors are being evicted
Borough puts £1m admin cost estimate on first year of pay to stay
05 September, 2016
A London borough estimates that Pay to Stay could cost it £1 million in first year administration costs alone to make IT and other system and process changes happen
Landlords freeze pay following rent cut
05 September, 2016
A greater proportion of social landlords surveyed have frozen pay for staff since the 1% annual rent cut came into effect
Associations submit 'cautious' bids for grant
02 September, 2016
Housing associations have submitted "cautious" bids under the government's main affordable housing grant programme
May is urged to consider policy of 'living rents' linked to wage levels
02 September, 2016
As PM's social reform committee meets for first time, report says rental sector needs to be looked at urgently
'This will cause massive hardship': social housing tenants on 'pay to stay'
02 September, 2016
We heard from readers affected by the government's 'pay to stay' policy, set to be introduced from April next year
Supported housing and the impact of capping Housing Benefit
02 September, 2016
This evidence paper looks at the distribution of supported housing by region across England nationally
'Pay to stay' is Robin Hood in reverse for thousands of hard-working people
02 September, 2016
These rent hikes are a direct attack on working people in social housing by a government as numerically illiterate as it is disingenuous
Rents and Value for Money
02 September, 2016
Many tenants pay rent for their homes and rarely question whether it equates to value for money for the services they receive
Tenants forget to claim back £500,000 of their own deposit money
02 September, 2016
Staff at a tenancy deposit scheme in Scotland are searching for thousands of tenants who appear to have forgotten to claim back their deposits
Supported housing helped build a better life for Amy and her son
01 September, 2016
Amy, a young woman living with her mother, had suffered from anxiety and depression following her experiences of domestic violence and abuse
National Report on the Scottish Social Housing Charter: Headline Findings 2015/16
01 September, 2016
The general picture is one of strong performance and continued improvement over the first three years of the Charter
Council launches Pay to Stay attack on government
31 August, 2016
Southwark Council has written to ask the Government to use its own tax office to pick up the bureaucracy that Pay to Stay will generate
What is pay to stay and who will be affected?
31 August, 2016
The government's policy of rent hikes for working people in social housing will hit thousands of low earners across the country
Social housing sector reports continued strong financial performance
31 August, 2016
The social housing sector remains in a strong financial position with access to sufficient finance
Merger fever: the tenants' view
31 August, 2016
Tenants are helping to devise an alternative merger code
'Pay to stay' is just another way to punish social housing tenants
30 August, 2016
When the government talks about its 'pay to stay' policy, ministers usually point to all those greedy social housing tenants who earn mega bucks but continue living in a council house
LGA calls on Government to rethink pay to stay policy
30 August, 2016
LGA is urging new ministers to rethink the Pay to Stay policy which will require councils to charge some of their tenants higher rents from April 2017
The social housing tenants miles from home
30 August, 2016
Councils, particularly those in London, are choosing to tackle a shortage of affordable social housing by investing in accommodation in other parts of the country
Merseyside RTB sales increased due to low demand elsewhere
26 August, 2016
The number of homes sold in Merseyside under the Right to Buy extension pilot was upped to compensate for low sales elsewhere
Half of Mid Suffolk's sheltered homes could be axed in council's proposals
26 August, 2016
Nearly half of Mid Suffolk Council-run sheltered housing schemes could be axed if new proposals go ahead
70,000 social housing tenants face £1,000 a year average rent rises under pay to stay
26 August, 2016
The LGA is urging new ministers to rethink the Pay to Stay policy which will require councils to charge some of their tenants higher rents from April 2017
Housing associations cancel merger
24 August, 2016
Genesis and Thames Valley have cancelled their merger plans at the eleventh hour citing "differences in style and approach"
Home Group ISA scheme 'will help with deposits'
24 August, 2016
A housing association's homeownership scheme will help tenants raise cash for deposits, despite controversy this week over the government scheme on which it is modelled
Consumer regulation review 2015 to 2016
23 August, 2016
The report sets out the social housing regulator's approach to consumer regulation and includes case studies and lessons learned
Social Impact Report
23 August, 2016
The Real Lettings Property Fund is a property investment fund designed for a social purpose: to help people at risk of homelessness to become more independent
NHF crowdfunds Pay to Stay data tool
22 August, 2016
NHF has called on members to help crowdfund £70,000 for a data project estimating tenants' incomes ahead of the voluntary introduction of Pay to Stay
The face of social housing in Renfrewshire is set to change with a £34million deal
22 August, 2016
It is hoped the plan will be rubber-stamped in days
New council houses are welcome but we need a lot more to solve housing crisis
22 August, 2016
Shelter Scotland reacts as North Lanarkshire Council reveals it is to build 1,000 council homes
Even dukes support social housing - so why doesn't the government?
19 August, 2016
Both the second and sixth Dukes of Westminster understood that social housing will always be needed: now is the time to build, not sell it off
'This is a scandal', we need to do far better than this' - more than 4,000 children are in temporary accommodation across Barnet
19 August, 2016
A report has revealed that more than 4,000 children are in temporary accommodation in Barnet - three times more than previously stated
Concern over plans to withhold Right to Buy payments
19 August, 2016
Ministers are set to insist on withholding 30% of compensation payment for Right to Buy discounts until replacement homes are started
Less than 2% of social tenants apply for Right to Buy in trial of scheme
19 August, 2016
Only 1.6% of households in the pilot to extend the Right to Buy to housing associations have applied to purchase their social home
Tenant satisfaction: is it still relevant?
18 August, 2016
As housing associations transform themselves, is customer service still important - and if so, why?
NHF propose Pay to Stay data solution
18 August, 2016
The National Housing Federation have set out how they feel associations can best collect data for Pay to Stay
Andy Burnham calls for councils to be able to buy poor quality private rented homes
18 August, 2016
Councils should receive a fund to help them purchase private rented homes in a poor state of repair
Sheltered housing and extra care housing by LA in Wales
17 August, 2016
The Welsh Government's annual report on the number of dwellings owned by local authorities and registered social landlords
Our housing associations can build more homes - if the government will let us
17 August, 2016
With housebuilding plans hard hit by the Brexit vote and uncertain economic times, there's an urgent need to shift support from ownership to renting
Bedroom tax fails on objectives
17 August, 2016
Research shows the government's Bedroom Tax is failing in its aim of freeing up larger homes
G15: Bedroom tax failing to free up larger homes
17 August, 2016
The bedroom tax is failing to free up larger social homes in London, according to research by the G15 group of housing associations
Right to buy is a stake in the heart of social housing - now more than ever
12 August, 2016
Despite the fact that flogging off national assets at below market value is brainless, the social housing fire sale continues apace
Government facing calls for Right to Buy to be scrapped
12 August, 2016
The Green Party has called for Right to Buy to be scrapped after only 20% of homes bought under the scheme last year have been replaced
Right to buy rules 'restricting councils replacing homes sold under scheme'
11 August, 2016
Less than 20% of homes sold under the right to buy scheme were replaced by councils last year
Social Housing Stock and Rents, as at 31 March 2016
11 August, 2016
Social housing stock are dwellings, bedsits and bed spaces owned or partly owned by local authorities and RSLs, otherwise known as social landlords
Northern Ireland beats social housing target
11 August, 2016
The number of new social homes started in Northern Ireland last year has exceeded the government's 1,500-homes target, but it is still down on the previous year
New scheme to help tenants buy their social homes
11 August, 2016
One of the UK's largest housing associations plans to discount tenants' rents, freeze property prices and top up savings in a pioneering bid to help tenants buy their social home
Right-to-buy reform urged as council leaders fear for social housing
11 August, 2016
Figures show that replacements for homes sold under the right-to-buy scheme fell by 27% last year, worsening the housing crisis
Mortgage and landlord possession statistics: April to June 2016
11 August, 2016
Quarterly National Statistics on possession claim actions in county courts by mortgage lenders and social and private landlords
The stigma of renting and the legacy of new towns
10 August, 2016
Jonn Elledge's article is mostly a realistic picture of the rental v ownership situation in the UK
With supported housing in limbo, vulnerable people face homelessness
10 August, 2016
The government delay on reforms to supported housing funding means a miserable summer for tenants and difficult decisions for us providers
Government cuts to supported housing could force services to close
08 August, 2016
The plans to restrict housing benefit for vulnerable people living in supported housing are one of the most pernicious proposals from this Tory government
Rent rises with a week's notice: we can no longer afford our 'affordable' housing
05 August, 2016
We hoped that being on an affordable rent scheme would mean we could save to buy our own place. L&Q's sudden rent increase comes as a shock and a blow
An empty home = an extra family in temporary accommodation or homeless
05 August, 2016
Half full or half empty? CIH knowledge management and research co-ordinator Sara Graves blogs about how vacant homes could tackle our housing crisis
Affordable housing: 'affordable for who'?
05 August, 2016
Every time I hear the term 'affordable housing' being used - whether in a conversation with friends, family, Shelter clients or in a focus group - the same comment is always made: 'yes, but affordable for who...?'
DWP will not say whether it is going to cut disability supported housing, women's refuges, and homeless hostels
04 August, 2016
Fifteen of the UK's leading disability charities have written to the Department for Work and Pensions calling on it to end the 'shadow of uncertainty' cast on vulnerable people by its latest round of housing benefit cuts
LGA to develop advice for councils on out-of-area placements
04 August, 2016
The Local Government Association will develop best practice guidelines for councils moving people into other local authority areas
Funding Homelessness Services in Scotland
04 August, 2016
This study was commissioned by Shelter Scotland as a follow-up from previous 2012 research examining the sources and trends of funding Scottish LA homelessness services
Minister criticised for response to rent cut question
03 August, 2016
A Labour peer has blasted a minister's response to a parliamentary question about the impact of the 1% social housing rent cut as 'completely unsatisfactory'
Legal Eagle: There is no right to housing
03 August, 2016
One of the most common misconceptions in housing law is that the council owes everyone a duty of accommodation and you would never end up sleeping on the streets. Sadly, this isn't quite right
Top award for groundbreaking council project tackling homelessness
02 August, 2016
A Croydon Council initiative that has helped thousands of people at risk of homelessness has been named one of three winners
Social Landlord Support Pack
01 August, 2016
Getting social tenants ready for direct payment of housing costs
Not a moment too soon
01 August, 2016
The end of Scotland's Right to Buy gives social landlords the opportunity to replenish the stock of social housing
Rent to debt
29 July, 2016
Ed Miliband's recent investigation into rent-to-own suppliers for the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme showed how easily those in financial need can find themselves committed to unsustainable credit agreements
Social Landlord Leaders: No more right to buy and 'not a moment too soon'
28 July, 2016
End of right to buy policy in Scotland
Hundreds of residents helped into work
28 July, 2016
The initiative, set up to support households affected by the benefit cap has been credited with turning hundreds of people's lives around
'Homeless' woman hid property in Italy to get a council home
28 July, 2016
Loubna Hamidouch wanted a council home in Cambridge – when she owned a property in Italy
Government urged to delay Pay to Stay
27 July, 2016
Councils and arm's length management organisations are calling on ministers to delay the introduction of Pay to Stay to avoid a 'tight' timetable
Some supported housing could avoid 'LHA cap'
26 July, 2016
Associations could lessen the impact of the government's 'Local Housing Allowance (LHA) cap' by leasing their supported housing to a non-registered subsidiary
Rent call
26 July, 2016
Social landlords must make the case for affordable rent to the new government
Delay likely on key Housing Act regulations
25 July, 2016
Publication of the Higher Value and Pay to Stay Regulations is likely to be delayed
Government sneaks out report revealing 57,000 Bedroom Tax victims fell behind on rent
25 July, 2016
The report was slipped out in a mountain of more than 300 documents on the day MPs leave Westminster for their six-week summer holiday
HCA probes landlords over market risk
22 July, 2016
The English social housing regulator is probing housing associations that are particularly exposed to a housing market downturn following the Brexit vote
Extending a voluntary Right to Buy to housing association tenants (England)
22 July, 2016
The statutory Right to Buy came into effect on 3 October 1980
Don't hold your breath for social housing
22 July, 2016
The calm, sound, unwavering economic case for funding, and promoting the funding of homes let at rents that people can meet from their incomes has not changed
Reduce 'LHA cap' impact
21 July, 2016
Scottish ministers should use their new welfare powers to ease the impact of UK government cuts to housing benefit
Housing Benefit Cap to be debated in House of Commons
21 July, 2016
An Opposition Day Debate on the proposals to cut housing benefit for vulnerable people in supported housing is to be held on the 20 July 2016
Supported housing announcement in Autumn
21 July, 2016
Vulnerable people living in social housing will know if they are to be included in benefit cuts later this year
Northern landlords raise doubts over minister's new role
21 July, 2016
Social landlords in the north of England have raised concerns about the new housing minister's extra role as minister for London
'Vastly more' affordable housing needed to tackle Scotland's 'sobering' housing crisis
20 July, 2016
The only long-term solution for Scotland to help its struggling first time buyers is to build vastly more affordable, quality housing in the places where people want to live
No room
20 July, 2016
Despite extensive cuts to local authority budgets, millions of pounds are pouring from the public purse into youth homelessness services without any way of knowing what does and doesn't work
Complaints about social landlords ease off
19 July, 2016
The number of complaints and enquiries about social landlords received by the Housing Ombudsman Service has levelled off following a huge increase over the last few years
Councils free to decide on Pay to Stay rents
15 July, 2016
Ministers have said it is up to councils to decide how they determine 'market rent' levels under the Pay to Stay policy
MPs press Government for LHA cap safeguards
15 July, 2016
The Government has made positive reassurances about the future funding of supported housing, despite stopping short of extending its exemption from the looming LHA cap
Fire, Gas and Carbon Monoxide Safety Regulations:
15 July, 2016
What English social landlords need to know
Still time for Bacs campaign
15 July, 2016
Social housing providers still have time to take advantage of a national housing rents campaign, which aims to deliver vital time and cost savings for those in the sector
Council building power diminished 92% by government policies
14 July, 2016
Councils' capacity to fund building through their rent accounts has shrunk from 550,000 homes over 30 years to just 45,000 as a result of government policies
Theresa May told: "start building social housing"
14 July, 2016
New PM Theresa May is urged to honour her words on dealing with the housing deficit
Faster internet to be rolled out to more communities
14 July, 2016
Households in several rural communities across Scotland are to be given access to high-speed fibre broadband
Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 Overview of the Act and implications for the sector
14 July, 2016
Report by Community Housing Cymru
Residents to benefit from housing associations home swap
13 July, 2016
More than 1,400 households will have a new landlord and a more local service, after two leading housing associations completed a major stock exchange
The future of supported housing
13 July, 2016
An adjournment debate on the future of supported housing
The fall and rise of the council estate
13 July, 2016
For decades, the Aylesbury estate in south London has been seen as a symbol of the failure of British social housing. But now - just as it is being demolished - many people are starting to think again
'I'll build 10,000 council houses' says Labour man battling to become region's first mayor
11 July, 2016
Former Birmingham councillor Steve Bedser launches bid to become Labour candidate for West Midlands mayor with a dig at his 'career politician' rival Sion Simon
Prisoners to help build social housing
11 July, 2016
A Trafford social housing consortium has employed eight inmates from HM Hindley Prison
DWP plans longer-term supported housing exemption
08 July, 2016
Ministers plan to extend an exemption for supported housing from the 'Local Housing Allowance cap' as they seek a long-term solution to the problem
Third of U.K. Councils Say No to Housing Refugees
08 July, 2016
London and Greater Manchester have taken in the fewest number of refugee families
Senior judges block tenant's eviction despite cannabis farm
08 July, 2016
A housing associations' bid to evict a tenant who had 300 cannabis plants in her spare bedroom has been dismissed by senior judges
Suffolk Housing Society takes steps to mitigate Universal Credit
08 July, 2016
Suffolk Housing Society, a social landlord in East Anglia with over 2,500 properties, has invested in Mobysoft's Rentsense solution to help them mitigate the rent cut and Universal Credit
Credit agency 'monitoring' landlords with London sales exposure
07 July, 2016
A credit ratings agency is "monitoring" London providers with large exposures to the sales market
Landlords to answer VFM questions
07 July, 2016
Housing associations will have to defend higher than usual costs or demonstrate they are making savings in future 'in-depth assessments'
Londoners fear 'Pay to Stay' law will price poor tenants out of the capital
07 July, 2016
From the moment Jan Sweeney first got the keys to her council flat in west London 35 years ago, she hoped she had found a sanctuary from the economic unrest gripping the city
Repent at leisure? Why the introduction of Pay to Stay should be slowed right down
07 July, 2016
It would be easy to imagine that all of Government is focused on the possible implications of leaving the EU
Pay to Stay for housing associations
06 July, 2016
Pay to Stay is not compulsory for housing associations, but some may wish to introduce their own scheme for higher income households
We're scrapping right to buy in Wales to protect vulnerable families
06 July, 2016
People should be able to get on the property ladder without it depleting our social housing stock. We must ensure everybody has a decent place to live
Executive confirms plans for new social housing scheme in Rathcoole
06 July, 2016
The Northern Ireland Housing Executive has confirmed plans for a new social housing development in the heart of the Rathcoole estate
Jobs to go as Coast & Country Housing deals with fall in rental income
05 July, 2016
Redcar-based Coast & Country Housing are also closing a district office as 2015 Budget change kicks in
Conservative PM challengers pledge social housing
04 July, 2016
Conservative leadership hopeful Stephen Crabb has pledged to create a £100bn "Growing Britain Fund" for infrastructure projects including social housing
Housing associations press ahead with "pay to stay"
04 July, 2016
It is estimated that there are over 6,000 households renting in the social housing sector where the household income is over £100,000
Councils step up raids on housing budgets
04 July, 2016
Cash-strapped councils are increasingly drawing cash from their housing budgets to plug gaps in back-office costs
London council launches 'right-to-invest' for low-income tenants
01 July, 2016
Barking and Dagenham's version of right-to-buy scheme aimed at retaining housing stock while letting tenants buy a share in their property at discount
Touching the voids
01 July, 2016
The impact of energy efficiency on social landlord income and business plans
Kerslake urges ministers to revise view of social housing
30 June, 2016
The former head of the civil service has called on ministers to change their view of social housing
Reforms to support social sector tenants
30 June, 2016
Lord Freud spoke about the benefits of working together to improve people's lives at the Chartered Institute of Housing conference
CIH bid to mend 'tense' local government relationships
29 June, 2016
CIH has announced a drive to fix the "tension" between councils and housing associations following the extension of the Right to Buy
Breaking: Wales ready to abolish Right to Buy
29 June, 2016
Right to Buy is running out of time in Wales
Proposal for a strong and sustainable future for supported and sheltered housing
28 June, 2016
The Federation has consulted extensively with our housing association members and stakeholders to develop our recommendation for a secure, sustainable funding model for supported and sheltered housing
Several large landlords planning for Pay to Stay adoption
28 June, 2016
A clutch of leading landlords have begun planning for the introduction of Pay to Stay
Majority of social housing tenants 'voted to leave the EU'
28 June, 2016
A majority of social housing tenants voted to Leave the European Union, according to an analysis by polling expert Lord Ashcroft
Tenant chances boosted by co-operation deal
28 June, 2016
The employment prospects of housing association tenants' are being boosted by closer co-operation between training and social housing providers
Could front line workers hold the key to improving care in social housing?
27 June, 2016
From gas engineers to neighbourhood officers, rent collectors to handy-people; promoting health isn't the first thing that springs to mind when you think about these roles
EIB 'stands by' funding commitments following Leave vote
27 June, 2016
The EIB has said it will honour social housing funding commitments already in place with the UK following the vote to leave the European Union
Councils' cash from EU 'should be guaranteed' if withdrawn
27 June, 2016
The government should guarantee English councils will still receive the £5.3bn they had been allocated from EU funds
Councils sound warning over Pay to Stay timetable
24 June, 2016
The government is facing pressure from councils over the "horrendously short" timescale required to implement its controversial Pay to Stay policy by April next year
Whose Right to Buy Is It Anyway?
24 June, 2016
Around 2.5m council tenants across the UK have bought their homes since Right to Buy started in 1980
Economic uncertainty means renters need security
24 June, 2016
We haven't commented on the EU referendum as a debate about the future of the country was all a bit above us. Renters are a mixed bunch and have different reasons for voting Remain or Leave
HCA urges bids for supported housing grant
23 June, 2016
Landlords have been urged to bid for supported housing funding despite the government's benefit changes
Conference examines role of how customer service can save social housing
23 June, 2016
The role of customer service in "saving" social housing was on the agenda at Omfax System's annual user conference in Warwickshire
Labour calls for answers over RTB fraud claims
22 June, 2016
Labour has tabled urgent questions and threatened to call for a National Audit Office investigation over Inside Housing's research into Right to Buy fraud
Landlords call for supported housing funding changes
22 June, 2016
The government should cap supported housing management costs and stop funding them through housing benefit