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The Social Housing Act: 10 key consumer regulation changes

WEBThe Social Housing (Regulation) Act received Royal Assent in parliament on 20 July and is now formally on the statute books. This delivers the reforms outlined in …

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The eight ingredients for meeting the new consumer standards

WEBThe jigsaw is now complete. The Regulator of Social Housing has confirmed how it will regulate from next month, and what its four consumer standards and code of …

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Health and safety now a top five risk for social housing providers

WEBAlthough health and safety has always been high on board agendas, unsurprisingly focus on this area has risen sharply. Forty-nine per cent of housing …

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Social housing REIT Civitas to diversify into NHS provision

WEBSocial housing real estate investment trust (REIT) operating in the specialised supported housing sector is set to expand into NHS provision #ukhousing. …

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New CEO and chair named as delayed GreenSquare/Accord …

WEBNews 18 Jan 2021 Gavriel Hollander. Accord and GreenSquare Group have revealed that Elisabeth Buggins, current chair of Accord, will chair the merged organisation after the …

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Two councils breach regulator's Home Standard after health and …

WEBThe Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) said after its engagement with the councils it had found they failed to meet a range of health and safety requirements in …

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Regulator launches consultation on new consumer standards

WEBThe Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) opened the 12-week consultation on Tuesday (25 July), ahead of the introduction of new consumer regulation from next April, …

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Special report: costs per unit decrease for first time in two years

WEBSocial housing costs per unit decreased for the first time in two years in 2021 across all housing association (HA) types, according to analysis of government figures. …

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Risk and reward: working with the NHS on higher acuity needs

WEBAnother reason we were attracted to working at the higher end of the acuity scale is that with risk comes reward. Transforming Care. In 2014, just 11 per cent of …

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RSH warns providers to maintain ‘strong focus’ on risks

WEBThe regulator said it has assurance that providers are taking “appropriate action” to manage risks as they arise. The survey showed that cash and undrawn …

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MPs call for government to make improvements to EPC gradings a

WEBMPs have urged the government to bring forward its promised £6bn future energy efficiency funding to avoid “three winters of delay” and make the upgrading of …

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Six key risks for housing associations this year

WEB1. Crisis management. In the short to medium term, housing providers need to be acutely aware of managing risks associated with COVID-19, some of which have …

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Tackling homelessness: Manchester in focus

WEBHowever, Manchester City Council, like many local authorities up and down the country, needs to make cuts. The local authority has estimated that overall cuts will …

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