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CommentRigid NPPF rules risk undermining housing delivery
Guidance should be focused more on connectivity rather than ’distance from station’ thresholds, argues Simon Vernon-Harcourt
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In FocusBurnham’s council housing vision, funding frustration and Reform UK disruption: talking points from the Housing Community Summit 2026
Thousands of social housing professionals once again gathered in Liverpool for the Housing Community Summit this week. This year’s conference was dominated by discussion about the new prime minister and how shifts in housing policy direction will affect the sector. Carl Brown and Alex Funk report
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News‘Not building homes is not an option’ says Regulator of Social Housing boss
But Jonathan Walters stresses RSH is ‘not interested in entering the boardroom’ as it floats plans to make providers more accountable for delivery
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NewsReform UK unveils plans to cut affordable housing requirements to 5% on brownfield land
Party also wants to scrap BNG requirements, landfill tax, Section 106 payments and most building standards on brownfield housing schemes
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CommentBuilding Safety Act compliance: Who owns the risk at gateway three?
After many found difficulties at gateway three, housebuilders are now alert to challenges at the regime’s third and final approval stage. Charis Beverton looks at what the sector and regulator can do to avoid a repeat of the problems
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CommentIt’s time to remove the weapon of housing debt from the hands of abusers
Too often domestic abuse survivors are prevented from getting a social housing tenancy because of being held responsible for debt they didn’t even know about. A new amendment to the Social Housing Bill backed by the Chartered Institute of Housing would tackle this problem, writes Polly Neate
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NewsGovernment agency downgrades confidence in cladding remediation programme to ‘red’
NISTA warns of ‘risks to pace and affordability’ and challenging delivery
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NewsGovernment confirms move to make remediation funding available for unsafe low-rise buildings
Ministers say focus will shift towards prioritisation of buildings based on risk instead of height
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NewsRegulator to put competence and conduct requirements in separate standard after concern from social housing sector
Move will make requirements, including mandatory qualifications for social housing managers, more visible says RSH
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CommentThe Nature Restoration Fund - a viable way to meet environmental obligations?
The government’s plan is intended to allow developers to pay into a fund instead of directly delivering mitigation works. Sophie Henwood looks at its chances of success and finds it is anything but straightforward
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NewsGovernment consults on measures to improve customer protections for home upgrades
DESNZ acting following failures through Energy Company Obligation 4 and the Great British Insulation Scheme
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NewsNAO launches investigation into the quality of social housing
Public spending watchdog will examine effectiveness of recent regulatory reforms
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NewsNew electrical safety Tenant Satisfaction Measure comes into effect
Large social landlords in England will from today be required to publish data about tenant satisfaction relating to electrical safety
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CommentThe thicket of detailed standards thwarting housebuilding in London is not the answer
Ben Derbyshire asks whether it is time to rethink the section 106 system and regulatory framework for housebuilding in London
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NewsInclusion upgraded to compliant grade after ‘diluting’ risks relating to leases
Provider achieves compliance despite RSH previously warning about lease-based models for specialised supported housing
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NewsRSH considering requiring RPs to appraise development capacity and deliver against housebuilding targets
Regulator publishes discussion paper outlining ideas for revamping and ’future proofing’ its economic regulation, including holding ’providers to account’ for delivery
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NewsRegulator announces intention to de-register small south west housing association after repeated governance and viability failures
Pivotal Housing Association ‘has been insolvent for two years’ says RSH
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NewsRPs increase development forecasts for fourth consecutive quarter as sector gears up for £39bn SAHP
Number of providers revising development grant forecasts to reflect £39bn Social and Affordable Homes Programme
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NewsHousing associations’ JVs and unregistered subsidiaries set to report record losses in 2025/26 accounts
Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) says forecast losses of £366m are highest since data first collected in 2015
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NewsRegulator of Social Housing launches evaluation of consumer regulation changes two years on
Impact of new regime to be assessed by research consortium in two-year project