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Extra financial help offered for Waking Watch costs

Tuesday, 2nd March 2021

A £30 million fund for fire alarms has been set up to help end the scandal of excessive waking watch costs, as part of a support programme for thousands of residents in high-rise buildings. The new Waking Watch Relief Fund... View Article

Evictions ban extended again but lack of financial package draws criticisms

Tuesday, 2nd March 2021

The ban on evictions during the Covid pandemic has been extended until the end of March, but important differences remain in the approaches being taken by national governments across the UK. Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick bowed to pressure by extending... View Article

Warning of ‘rents crisis’ as up to 840,000 private tenants could be in serious arrears

Tuesday, 2nd March 2021

More than 800,000 private tenants in England and Wales could be behind on their rent, with young people and the self-employed most likely to have missed payments, research for a private landlords group has found. The National Residential Landlords Association... View Article

No increase in regulator’s fees from April

Tuesday, 2nd March 2021

Social landlords in England have been informed that they will not be facing an increase in their fees payable to the regulator in the next financial year. The Regulator of Social Housing has written to all registered providers saying the... View Article

Top 10 easy mistakes Buy-to-Let Landlords should avoid making

Monday, 1st March 2021

Becoming a buy-to-let landlord can be a very profitable use of your capital. That’s not to suggest that it is easy to do, especially if you’re taking on the management of the property portfolio yourself. Having the right knowledge and... View Article

New homes from Family Housing will tackle homelessness and support mental health

Monday, 1st March 2021

Family Housing, a housing association covering South and West Wales, is providing 13 new homes for people who were previously at risk of homelessness. The residents will also receive psychological and trauma informed support to help them begin a new... View Article

Taylor&Emmet introduces free empty homes training

Wednesday, 17th February 2021

Taylor&Emmet LLP is marking Empty Homes Week (February 15-21) by offering free training to the public sector, via a virtual platform. The sessions are being provided by the firm’s specialist inheritance tracing and empty homes team, which helps organisations address... View Article

Salix Homes named as one of Top 5 Digital Housing Associations

Monday, 15th February 2021

Salford housing association Salix Homes has been named amongst the top five digital landlords in the UK. Salix Homes, which manages 8,000 homes across Salford, has come in at number four in the Top 30 Digital Housing Providers roll of... View Article

Extra £3.5bn for removing unsafe cladding derided as being too little and too late

Thursday, 11th February 2021

The long awaited Government announcement on how it will resolve the cladding scandal were almost immediately criticised for not being enough, for taking too long and for focussing solely on cladding – while ignoring other serious safety concerns such as... View Article

National Landlord Index – Majority of landlords optimistic about house prices in 2021 but many concerned with long-term effects of Brexit

Monday, 8th February 2021

The National Landlord Index published by Accommodation.co.uk, has uncovered that nearly half (46%) of landlords in the UK believe that Brexit will have a negative effect on house prices in the long-term. With the property market just starting to recover... View Article

Finalists Announced for the Fraser and Fraser 10th Scottish Empty Homes Awards Ceremony

Friday, 29th January 2021

The Scottish Empty Homes Partnership has announced the finalists for their 10th Annual Conference Awards Ceremony. The winners will be announced on the 2nd of February, on the second day of their 3-day digital conference. Over the past 10 years,... View Article

Real regeneration to transform derelict site into homes

Wednesday, 27th January 2021

A derelict Tyneside site that has laid dormant for more than 20 years is set to be rejuvenated by the creation of 59 affordable homes. Regeneration specialist, Vistry Partnerships North East, has been given planning permission to build on land... View Article

Real regeneration to transform derelict site into homes

Tuesday, 26th January 2021

Leading housing association MTVH launches Sales Agency and secures first deal

Tuesday, 26th January 2021

The shared ownership brand of leading housing association Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing has announced the launch of its new sales agency, created to help make shared ownership more accessible to homebuyers. SO Resi Agency’s first deal is with Brick By... View Article

Aster Group secures £250m sustainability bond

Friday, 22nd January 2021

Housing association Aster Group has priced its first £250m Sustainability Bond under the group’s new European Medium-Term Notes (EMTN) programme with the proceeds bolstering its fund for developing new affordable housing. The 15-year bond, which was four times oversubscribed, comprised... View Article

Impasse as housing association presses ahead with routine repairs, despite Covid-19 fears, says Unite

Thursday, 21st January 2021

Clarion Housing Group, one of the UK’s largest social landlords, is still continuing to insist on pushing ahead with routine repairs at its properties, despite some residents being Covid-19 positive, Unite, Britain and Ireland’s largest union, said today (Thursday 21... View Article

273 homes planned for new Buckinghamshire development

Thursday, 21st January 2021

An award-winning housebuilder has confirmed it has completed on a proposed development of 273 new homes in Haddenham, Buckinghamshire. Redrow Thames Valley has completed on a 33-acre site off Churchway in Haddenham, just six miles south-west of Aylesbury. With outline... View Article

New homes required to have 31 per cent lower emissions from 2021

Wednesday, 20th January 2021

New homes constructed from this year onwards will be expected to produce 31 per cent lower carbon emissions in preparation for the 2025 Future Homes Standard, the Government has announced following the completion of its consultation. New homes will be... View Article

Housing association presses ahead with routine repairs, despite Covid-19 fears, claims Unite

Tuesday, 19th January 2021

Clarion Housing Group, one of the UK’s largest social landlords, has been pushing ahead with routine repairs at its properties, despite some residents being Covid-19 positive, Unite, Britain and Ireland’s largest union, claimed today (Tuesday 19 January). Unite said that... View Article

Quarterly Rent Index suggests pandemic is pushing tenants to seek more space

Monday, 18th January 2021

UK rent levels continued to rise faster for larger properties during the last quarter of 2020, according to The Deposit Protection Service (The DPS). In the latest edition of its quarterly Rent Index, which is based on its database of... View Article