Thousands of housing professionals have descended on Liverpool for the Housing Community Summit. Here is all our coverage so far in one place

 

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Below is Housing Today’s reporting from this year’s Housing Community Summit, which is run jointly by the National Housing Federation and the Chartered Institute of Housing. 

NHF warns it can’t support MHCLG’s mandatory floor coverings proposal unless extra funding provided  Proposed requirement in new Decent Homes Standard would cost Sovereign Netowrk Group £6m a year, CEO tells Housing Community Summit as consultation period nears end

Rent increases should be linked to energy efficiency of homes, Housing Community Summit hears Spending review positive for sector but uncertainty over detail of new funding programme remains

MP warns sector not to use delays as reason to row back on building safety reforms Housing select committee member Joe Powell urges the industry to work with the Building Safety Regulator to clear delays and clamp down on “cowboys”

Sector needs ‘short-term solution’ to labour shortages, says Abri CEO More European immigration could be necessary while long-term strategy developed, says Gary Orr