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RSH has urged social housing boards and councillors to provide strong strategic leadership and ensure they have the information and insight needed to make difficult decisions about competing priorities. RSH’s Sector Risk Profile report, published today, warned landlords must manage growing... View Article

Debbie Chun has been appointed Director of IT and Transformation at Local Space, a London housing association providing settled homes for people experiencing homelessness. She will bring together people, processes and technology to improve the experience of customers and colleagues,... View Article

By Matt Jarratt, Operations Lead at Procure Plus Damp & Mould Action and Awareness Week is a chance to look at how approaches to health hazards are evolving, particularly as Awaab’s Law Phase 2 introduces further requirements and timescales from 30... View Article

Councils outside London are beginning to recognise co-living as an option for meeting local housing needs, with shared living appearing in more emerging plans. Research by planning and development consultancy Lichfields found that adopted policies and guidance address co-living in... View Article

Angus Michie has officially started his tenure as Chair of Stonewater at a significant moment for the leading affordable housing provider. Angus began in role on October 1, coming shortly after Stonewater was awarded £350 million though the Social and... View Article

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) Housing Academy are collaborating to support  RICS UK members working in social housing meet the requirements of the Competence and Conduct Standard. From October 2026, senior housing managers and... View Article

Two Rivers Housing has released its latest Annual Report and Accounts The community-based housing association posted a turnover of £33.7m It was awarded top regulatory grades of G1 V1 C1 from the Regulator of Social Housing Two Rivers Housing invested... View Article

The Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) has today announced that it is taking enforcement action against Concept Housing Association (Concept). This follows a sustained period in which Concept has failed to address serious failings in the way it is run. Its approach... View Article

Two local authorities received a C3 consumer grade from the Regulator of Social Housing in regulatory judgements published today (Wednesday 14 October 2026). RSH found serious failings in Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council’s understanding of the condition of its homes and... View Article

New Housemark research suggests access to AI tools is increasing across social housing, but widespread staff adoption is not yet keeping pace. Housemark, which provides data, benchmarking and insight services to the social housing sector, has identified a significant gap between access to AI tools and... View Article

Orbit has announced the appointment of Matt Mitchell as Business Development Lead – a newly created role to support the expansion of the organisation’s community investment activities. Matt will be responsible for identifying and securing new funding opportunities, developing partnerships and... View Article

Orbit has completed the transfer of 2,227 homes to Raven Housing Trust in the South East of England. The transfer comprises a range of tenures including general needs, leasehold, shared ownership and supported living, across nine local authorities. The majority... View Article

The National Housing Maintenance Forum is seeking an experienced and influential sector leader to strengthen collaboration, champion innovation and deliver better outcomes for residents. The National Housing Maintenance Forum (NHMF) has opened applications for its next President, a strategic leadership... View Article

Local Space, a London-based housing association that provides high-quality homes to people experiencing homelessness, has appointed Kamran Tyler-Hussain as Director of Assets and New Business. Kamran brings experience in housing, property, development and public service. He is also a chartered... View Article

A housing compliance expert has called on the sector to look beyond headline performance figures and consider the individual homes and people behind them. Philip Trickett, Head of Heating and Compliance at Platform Housing Group, was a guest speaker at... View Article

Orbit Homes is continuing its commitment to deliver quality, energy efficient, and affordable living with 40 new homes at Waterside Gardens in Coventry. Delivered in partnership with Taylor Wimpey, Orbit Homes will offer a mix of one- bedroom maisonettes, two-bedroom... View Article

Karbon Homes has appointed three construction contractors to a new £208m, multi-supplier construction framework, supporting the delivery of much-needed extra care and supported housing developments across the North East and Yorkshire. Robertson Group, Caddick Construction and Esh Group have secured... View Article