All Housing Today articles in August 2024 – Page 3
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NewsUnfreeze Local Housing Allowance or push more renters into poverty, charity urges chancellor
JRF says Rachel Reeves has ‘perfect opportunity’ to make change in budget
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NewsLandlords struggling with damp and mould repairs timescales, Ombudsman finds
The watchdog has shared more than 100 severe maladministration cases on damp and mould ahead of Awaab’s Law being introduced.
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NewsRegulator warns of ‘little margin for error’ as HAs' debt servicing costs exceed net earnings
Weakening of providers’ finances ‘continue to intensify’, says report
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In FocusA crisis hiding in plain sight: is the UK’s built environment failing children and young people?
While housing supply and affordability dominate public debate, the prevalence of safe, accessible spaces for children and adolescents is a critical yet overlooked issue. Nora Redmond takes a closer look at whether the built environment is leaving young people underserved
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CommentNext steps for business planning in housing associations
Financial reporting season has barely come to an end for English registered providers but work on next year’s budget planning and financial forecast returns (FFRs) will have to start within weeks. Helen Routledge provides tips for improvement
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NewsAugust’s monthly house prices increase three-fold year-on-year
Mortgage approvals are at the highest level since August 2022 despite inflating property prices
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NewsShift subsidy to supply to bring down housing benefit spend, says CIH
But fiscal benefits could take years to be realised
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NewsNewham Council becomes first social landlord to receive lowest ‘C4’ consumer grade
Regulator calls for “significant change” at London borough after finding missed electrical tests, fire checks and thousands of overdue repairs
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NewsLower than expected permitted rent rise for English social landlords next year
Calls for new rent settlement intensify after September inflation figure drops to 1.7%.
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CommentVoid re-let times are the highest they’ve been for a while. What can social landlords do about it?
Jonathan Cox explains why re-let times are spiking
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NewsDeaths of homeless people increase 12%, Museum of Homelessness research finds
The number of people who died while homeless rose to 1,474 last year
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NewsBellway profit dented by remediation scheme in Greenwich
Housebuilder sets aside £45.6m to fix structural defect on high-rise project
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NewsS&P downgrades Futures Housing’s credit rating over increased investment in existing homes
The credit rating agency says that Futures’ spend on stock will keep its EBITDA margins below 20% over the next two years
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NewsGovernment announces £68m funding boost to clear brownfield sites for housing
Money will enable construction of 5,200 homes across UK, says government
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NewsHill Group appoints new dedicated build-to-rent manager as it eyes expansion into sector
Tom Starkey has been hired to help shape Hill’s BTR strategy
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NewsTributes paid to ‘kind and knowledgable’ Stephen Duckworth following death
Former National Housing Federation finance policy director dies
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NewsStarmer pledges to ‘get rid’ of regulation where it is holding up development
Prime Minister says regulations should “enable the builders not the blockers”
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CommentHow our council found the social housing inspection process
Melton Borough Council was among the first landlords in the country to undergo a Regulator of Social Housing inspection under the new rules and achieved the second highest ‘C2’ score. The borough’s director Michelle Howard explains how it went.
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In FocusWhy are councils getting low consumer regulation gradings?
Almost all the low ‘C3’ grades given by the Regulator of Social Housing since the new regime came into force in April are for local authorities as opposed to housing associations. Carl Brown finds out why