All articles by Alex Funk
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In Focus‘The core skill is listening to people’: My work as a complex mental health needs lead at Advance
In the latest in our Frontline Stories series, outdoorsy Catherine Convey chats with Housing Today about the strides she has taken since taking on a leadership role at the supported housing provider
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NewsThree quarters of housing association homes are EPC C or above, finds study
Sustainability for Housing chair hails ‘coming of age’ for ESG reporting
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NewsA2Dominion appoints first permanent chief information officer
Priya Javeri will oversee the 38,000-home provider’s IT functions
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NewsOmbudsman calls for national tenant body after surge in repairs complaints
Watchdog warns poor repair practice threatens government’s national housebuilding ambitions
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NewsCIH Northern Ireland raises concern over £100m ‘cut’ to budget for new social homes
Contradictory statements from government have caused confusion about the level of funding ringfenced for building new social homes in 2025/26
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NewsGentoo to spend £44m upgrading 4,000 homes
Sunderland-based housing association reveals investment plan for 2025/26
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NewsRed Kite Community Housing hires interim chief executive
Susan Hickey steps up as boss as housing association begins search for permanent CEO
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NewsHackney Council must avoid overstating improvements to deliver better resident services, warns Ombudsman
A special investigation into the local authority identified service failures across repairs, responding to vulnerabilities and information management
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In FocusNation of collaboration: Spotlight on the Welsh social housing sector
As part of Housing Today’s new series looking at the social housing landscape in the devolved nations and English regions, Alex Funk visits Cymru to find out more about the country’s challenges
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NewsVistry picked to develop 600 homes as part of Sunderland regeneration
New Sheepfolds community will be one of four residential developments in major scheme
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NewsOctopus Energy launches solar scheme to help social tenants save on bills
Households could save up to £200 per year on energy bills under new ‘Tenant Power’ tariff
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NewsVarying definitions of ‘emergency’ could see residents treated unfairly under Awaab’s Law, warns Ombudsman
Law should ‘drive practices away from a postcode lottery towards greater convergence’, says watchdog
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NewsSouth Lakes Housing hires new CEO from Housing 21
Pam Mastrantonio will take over from outgoing chief executive Cath Purdy
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NewsWelsh government to streamline planning for faster social housing delivery
Plans to implement recommendations made by Affordable Housing Taskforce including a simplified section 106 process
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NewsHousing Plus makes senior appointments following merger with Wrekin
Roles of chief financial officer and executive director of investment and growth have been filled
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NewsAnchor hires chief risk officer as it seeks to improve regulatory ratings
Provider was placed under investigation by the regulator and given a low C3 grading for consumer standards in February
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NewsSwindon Borough Council fails to meet consumer standards
Regulator criticises Wiltshire local authority for failures relating to fire safety, damp and mould
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NewsThousands of Scottish social tenants face loss of heating and hot water by summer, landlords warn
SFHA, Blackwood and Wheatley call for rapid action before RTS meter switch-off
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NewsUptick in tenant satisfaction with social landlords
Survey of landlords by Housemark shows 1.7 percentage point rise in satisfaction