All regulation articles – Page 4
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News‘Lack of mortgage availability is a significant barrier’ - HBF reacts to proposed overhaul of lending rules
The FCA is looking at loosening regulations around mortgages in response to Keir Starmer’s request for ideas to boost growth
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CommentChange of focus, elevation of skills and use of tech: how building control must modernise post-Grenfell
Building control is being overhauled following Grenfell. Denise Chevin looks at what changes need to be made
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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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NewsNew building safety regime adding six months to delivery, says Unite Group
Student developer has deployed half of last year’s £450m equity raise, according to trading update
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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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NewsSingle payment from developers to replace environmental mitigation rules under new plan
Government proposes taking responsibility for environmental mitigation under new system, but developers will pick up cheque
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NewsSadiq Khan consults on plans for new intermediate rental tenure for key workers
Mayor London proposes rents based on 40 per cent of key workers’ incomes
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NewsGovernment to introduce commonhold bill in late 2025
Pennycook announces timetable for “ending feudal leasehold system for good”
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NewsTroubleshooter Yvonne Arrowsmith drafted in as interim CEO of non-compliant East End Homes
3,800-home provider seeking to regain compliance with governance and viability standard
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NewsNine housing associations re-issued with ‘V2’ financial viability grade following stability checks
All of the housing associations assessed so far kept their existing financial viability grades
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CommentIs making New Homes Ombudsman Service membership compulsory really the best way to drive up quality?
The government last month committed to making the ombudsman’s voluntary services mandatory for housebuilders. Jonathan Webb questions whether the move wiil be beneficial
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CommentHave we reached the end of the decline of social rented housing?
As social rented stock levels rise for the first time in more than a decade and the chancellor pledges to focus on the tenure, John Perry asks if we have finally turned a corner
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NewsMHCLG appears to rule out rent convergence, warning it would hit residents’ disposable income and increase welfare bill
MHCLG admits reintroducing rent convergence would help social housing providers’ finances but warns against the measure in consultation paper
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NewsReeves announces £3bn in guarantees for SME housebuilders and confirms £500m AHP top-up
Chancellor confirms £5bn of housebuilding investment next year
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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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In FocusWhy are councils getting low consumer regulation gradings?
Almost all the low ‘C3’ grades given by the Regulator of Social Housing since the new regime came into force in April are for local authorities as opposed to housing associations. Carl Brown finds out why
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NewsRochdale Boroughwide Housing signs off recovery plan launched following death of Awaab Ishak
Chief executive Amanda Newton tells Housing Today Live ‘We are in a much better place now’ and is aiming to return to regulatory compliance
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NewsScottish Housing Regulator proposes three new damp and mould performance indicators for social landlords
Regulator consulting on several changes to the ARC indicators
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NewsMinister announces personal evacuation plans for ‘disabled and vulnerable’ people in high-rise blocks
Package of building safety measures announced on the eve of the Grenfell Inquiry report.