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NewsFailure to bring in convergence would negatively impact existing tenants, says government as it is sets out consultation
MHCLG consults on whether weekly rents should be able to increase by a cash limit of £1 or £2 a year
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NewsAnchor breaches governance standard
Giant care and later living provider ‘failed to manage risks to tenant safety’ says regulator
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NewsSarah Jones departs as Anchor CEO
Amanda Holgate appointed interim as regulator probes housing and care giant
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News‘A crucial moment’ - Mayor of Croydon hails council’s return to compliance after four-year housing improvement plan
South London borough was found to have breached standards in 2021 due to damp and mould, electrical safety and repairs failures
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NewsNon-compliant Tower Hamlets Community Housing becomes subsidiary of Hyde Group
THCH will now be known as “THCH Powered by Hyde”.
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NewsDevon council reviewing 70 eviction cases in which residents were overcharged rent
Mid Devon District Council set all of its rents incorrectly for a number of years and is in the process of calculating refunds
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NewsRegulator launches probe into Anchor’s governance as safety failings found
Anchor also handed low ‘C3’ consumer regulation grading along with two other landlords
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NewsPortsmouth City Council handed low ‘C3’ grading after probe finds 1,000 outstanding fire remedial actions
Local authority has failed to meet the outcomes of the Regulator of Social Housing’s consumer standards
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NewsTwo more local authorities handed low ‘C3’ consumer grades
Newcastle City Council and Nottingham City Council found to have serious failings and told by regulator to improve
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NewsNewcastle City Council plans to visit all 26,000 homes as part of recovery plan
Local authority publishes update on plan to improve after finding 16 regulatory failings
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CommentFurther regulatory requirements without support for the social housing sector would be counter-productive
As the prime minister looks for ideas to improve growth, Ian McDermott warns about the consequences of increasingly complex regulation
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NewsEssex council downgraded to lowest C4 consumer grade over ‘extremely concerning’ failings
Castle Point Borough Council receives damning judgment from the Regulator of Social Housing over failures including management of fire safety and tenant satisfaction data collection
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NewsTower Hamlets Council refers itself to the regulator over consumer compliance failings
East London local authority becomes latest council to self-refer after review identified fire safety and data gaps
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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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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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NewsRegulator of Social Housing issues second set of judgements from planned inspections
Four local authorities have been graded at ‘C2’, indicating “some weaknesses” in how well they are meeting the outcomes of the consumer standards
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NewsScottish Housing Regulator finds many landlords have appropriate tenant safety measures in place
The regulator said that tenant and resident safety was a ‘key priority’ for landlords it visited as part of its annual risk assessments
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NewsRegulator warns social landlords to learn ‘important lessons’ after nine councils breached consumer standards in 2023/24
The Regulator of Social Housing reveals findings from its annual consumer regulations review
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In Focus‘We will never lose sight of what happened’ - Rochdale Boroughwide Housing CEO Amanda Newton on addressing failures after a tragic death
How do you set about leading an organisation after tragedy? Newton was hired following the death of two-year-old Awaab Ishak from mould exposure in an RBH home. In her first major interview, she explains to Olivia Barber how she is driving change
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NewsNorth Yorkshire Council refers itself to Regulator of Social Housing
Local authority finds it does not meet all requirements of the new Social Housing (Regulation) Act