All Regulations articles – Page 10
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NewsLocal authority self-refers to the regulator for potential consumer standards breach
The council says it is allocating resources to fire safety improvements, rather than refurbishment works, which is affecting the condition of its properties
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NewsGovernment releases an additional £1.25bn for the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund
The additional SHDF funding has been announced as part of £6bn for energy efficiency measures for 2025-2028
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NewsRegulator upgrades three RPs and downgrades another in latest judgements
RSH publishes 60 judgements
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NewsHousing Ombudsman launches special investigations into three London social landlords
Special investigations instigated over issues with damp and mould, repairs and complaint handling
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NewsGove summons five housing associations for a meeting over maladministration findings
The secretary of state has written another batch of 10 letters to housing associations, on the back of severe maladministration findings
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NewsRegulator of Social Housing publishes guidance on Tenant Satisfaction Measures
RSH will evaluate TSM requirements for providers with fewer than 1,000 homes following voluntary pilot
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NewsPercentage of major planning applications decided within statutory 13-week period increases
Almost 90% of applications were decided within 13 weeks or the agreed time, Government planning data finds
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NewsBerkeley halts investment in new development due to planning and regulation concerns
Housebuilder to focus instead on “financial strength” in “volatile and unsupportive” operating environment
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NewsHome Group appoints Southern Housing director to head up building safety
Monika Lee, who worked for Kensington & Chelsea council in the aftermath of Grenfell, joins 55,000-home association
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NewsBuilding Safety Regulator appoints interim as permanent head
Philip White will continue in role he has been in since April
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NewsBuilding Safety Regulator aims to assess four in 10 occupied higher-risk buildings by 2026
New regulator publishes its first strategic plan, setting out a three-year ‘roadmap’ for action
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NewsRegulator of Social Housing issues six social landlords with viability downgrades
Increased investment in existing homes is weakening providers’ financial capacity, RSH warns
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NewsInland Homes’ for-profit RP Rosewood Housing breaches regulatory standard
RSH says social homes could be lost if sale of Rosewood is not completed
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NewsPlans for 70-home development in East Devon approved amid sewage concerns
The outline application, which was deferred last month to consult the Environment Agency and local water company, has been approved
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NewsHunt announces £110m nutrient mitigation fund to ‘unlock 40,000 homes’
Extension of affordable homes guarantee scheme and low borrowing rates for councils also confirmed
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CommentHousing developers must not leave it too late on Biodiversity Net Gain
The clock is ticking before sweeping biodiversity come into effect in the new year. Morgan Price explains what developers need to think about.
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NewsSouthern Housing moves residents out of 60-home block due to concrete safety concerns
Housing association giant concerned about structural safety
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NewsHousing Ombudsman issues ‘highest ever’ total of complaint handling failure orders
Ombudsman reports issuing 52 complaint handling failure orders to social landlords between July and September
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NewsGove’s leasehold reform could make housing more unaffordable, says report
Longer leases and scrapping ‘marriage value’ premium could lead to 10% surge in prices on short leasehold stock, warns study by Bayes Business School and Knight Frank
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NewsConstruction and energy companies join calls for £3.8bn SHDF to be released in full
Major contractors and energy companies echo Housing Forum and National Housing Federation in saying releasing funding would “give greater confidence” to decarbonisation industry