- Written by: Graham Norwood
Arrears - massive rise in rent owed by social housing tenants ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
Another social housing landlord in hot water with Ombudsman ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
The government says it will shortly start a formal consultation on a new Decent Homes Standard for the private and social rented sectors. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
New figures from the Housing Ombudsman - who presides over social housing - suggests 47% of the cases he has determined in 2023-24 involved London social landlords, even though only one-sixth of all social residents live within the capital. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
The Housing Ombudsman - which currently presides over the social housing sector - has named and shamed 12 councils and housing associations. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
The Housing Ombudsman has revealed figures showing huge increases in the numbers of complaints from tenants on social housing. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
Help2Rent, a social housing platform that matches housing list tenants with available homes, has made a desperate plea to private landlords. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
The Housing Ombudsman - who presides over all social housing - has revealed a huge surge in what it calls “severe maladministration findings.” ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
Housing associations are urged to urgently check building specifications for the use of Reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete or RAAC. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
A council that is often outspoken in its criticism of rogue private landlords has been slammed for literally thousands of health and safety failings on its social housing. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
A perfect storm is brewing in the lettings market with rents spiralling driven by increasing demand fuelled by workers returning to offices, landlords selling up and a lack of social housing, according to a lettings agency chain. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations says its members are key to tackling the cost of living crisis but rent freezes, soaring construction costs and net zero targets all threaten their ability to play their part. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
The authoritative publication Inside Housing says the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities is pondering a formal consultation on limiting rent increases which social landlords can implement to no more than 5.0 to 7.0 per cent in 2023-24. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
Private landlords get it in the neck for allegedly-high rents but 4.75m families living in social housing in England are facing rent rises of up to 4.1 per cent next April – equivalent to an average £202 extra per year. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
A call has gone out to shift tens of thousands of the poorest tenants in the private rental sector into social housing in a bid to save money. ...
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