Barnet Council has received a ‘C1’ grading from the Regulator of Social Housing (RSH), the highest possible result for landlords of social housing. Barnet is one of a small number of London councils to be awarded the RSH’s top grading... View Article

Work has got underway on the development of 32 new affordable homes in the rural village of Scorton. Less than five miles from Catterick, the Bolton Road development will deliver a mix of one-bed bungalows and two, three and four-bed family homes. Providing both social rent and home ownership options, the... View Article

300+ agent Customer Service Centre (CSC) deployment to set new standard for social housing customer service Leading UK housing association, Bromford, has appointed AI-first customer experience specialists, Sabio Group, to deliver a transformative cloud communications platform that will fundamentally reshape how the... View Article

The Regulator of Social Housing has downgraded Phoenix Community Housing Association (UK) Ltd to G3, meaning that the landlord does not meet the governance requirements and there are issues of serious regulatory concern. Phoenix failed to make sure systems and controls... View Article

The first phase of Awaab’s Law officially came into effect on October 27, marking one of the most significant reforms to the rental housing landscape in recent years. Designed to ensure tenants are no longer left living in unsafe or... View Article

On 27 October the Renters’ Rights Act gained Royal Assent, meaning sweeping changes to landlords’ responsibilities to give greater rights to tenants.  The new legislation ends Section 21 ‘no-fault’ evictions, giving tenants greater protection against unfair treatment and insecurity. Ministers... View Article

A vibrant new affordable housing community is to be created in the heart of Braehead, Renfrewshire, providing 57 new homes. It’s proposed work will begin at the Row Avenue site in March 2026, which will see the provision of two... View Article

Introduced this week, the first phase of Awaab’s Law will “force social landlords to take urgent action to fix dangerous homes or face the full force of the law,” said the Government in a statement. The new legislation imposes a... View Article

Construction has officially started on a new £23.6 million development at Pendleton House on Broughton Road, Salford, which will deliver 88 high-quality homes for social rent. The scheme, developed by ForHousing in partnership with Vistry Group, is supported by £9.68... View Article