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INDUSTRY COMMENT: HRA Debt Caps To Go

|Date: 6 November, 2018

INDUSTRY COMMENT: HRA Debt Caps To Go

Matthew Warburton, Policy Advisor at the Association of Retained Council Housing (ARCH), discusses Theres ...

Matthew Warburton, Policy Advisor at the Association of Retained Council Housing (ARCH), discusses Theresa May’s announcement to abolish the council borrowing cap. The system of self-financing for Eng ...

6 November, 2018
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Scape Procure highlights how procurement and frameworks can help public sector organisations create a lasting legacy of community benefits

|Date: 3 September, 2018

Scape Procure highlights how procurement and frameworks can help public sector organisations create a lasting legacy of community benefits

Victoria Brambini, Managing Director at Scape Procure, discusses the benefits of procurement and framewor ...

Victoria Brambini, Managing Director at Scape Procure, discusses the benefits of procurement and frameworks for public sector organisations facing increasing budgetary pressures. In the current geopol ...

3 September, 2018
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What next for cladding on high-rise buildings? Asks Winckworth Sherwood

|Date: 22 August, 2018

What next for cladding on high-rise buildings? Asks Winckworth Sherwood

Charis Beverton, Senior Associate in the Construction team at law firm Winckworth Sherwood, discusses hig ...

Charis Beverton, Senior Associate in the Construction team at law firm Winckworth Sherwood, discusses high-rise buildings and the materials used in them. It has been determined that the kind of claddi ...

22 August, 2018
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The revised National Planning Policy Framework — a brave new (planning) world?

|Date: 3 August, 2018

The revised National Planning Policy Framework — a brave new (planning) world?

The revised National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) sets out the Government’s policies for planning and ...

The revised National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) sets out the Government’s policies for planning and directs local authorities on matters around granting permission for developments. Sam Dewar, a ...

3 August, 2018
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MMC to help solve Wales’ social housing shortfall

|Date: 13 July, 2018

MMC to help solve Wales’ social housing shortfall

Skills shortages, Brexit and increased demand for sustainability will result in a rise of Modern Methods ...

Skills shortages, Brexit and increased demand for sustainability will result in a rise of Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) within Wales’ social housing sector according to Vicky Kells from Clarke ...

13 July, 2018
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Discussing the possibility of a Housing Ombudsman for all tenants

|Date: 14 June, 2018

Discussing the possibility of a Housing Ombudsman for all tenants

Matthew Warburton, Policy Advisor at the Association for Retained Council Housing (ARCH), discusses the p ...

Matthew Warburton, Policy Advisor at the Association for Retained Council Housing (ARCH), discusses the possibility of one Ombudsman for all tenants. Spurred in part by evidence that tenants’ concerns ...

14 June, 2018
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Lending arrangements for social housing

|Date: 4 June, 2018

Lending arrangements for social housing

Winckworth Sherwood’s Ruby Giblin discusses social housing and corporate lending. Deregulation, the big b ...

Winckworth Sherwood’s Ruby Giblin discusses social housing and corporate lending. Deregulation, the big bang of the social housing world, has opened the door to new funding opportunities for housing a ...

4 June, 2018
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New research highlights urgency for effective IAQ

|Date: 30 May, 2018

New research highlights urgency for effective IAQ

With recent research by the World Health Organisation indicating that nine out of 10 people across the gl ...

With recent research by the World Health Organisation indicating that nine out of 10 people across the globe are breathing polluted air, the need for effective ventilation is all the more vital. Chris ...

30 May, 2018
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Setting social rents beyond 2020

|Date: 15 May, 2018

Setting social rents beyond 2020

Matthew Warburton, Policy Advisor at the Association of Retained Council Housing discusses setting social ...

Matthew Warburton, Policy Advisor at the Association of Retained Council Housing discusses setting social rents beyond 2020. The Government was right to conclude last autumn that the policy of cutting ...

15 May, 2018
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The role and purpose of social housing

|Date: 4 May, 2018

The role and purpose of social housing

There are fundamental questions we need to answer about the role and purpose of social housing and the ti ...

There are fundamental questions we need to answer about the role and purpose of social housing and the time is now, says Chartered Institute of Housing Head of Policy Melanie Rees. It’s no exaggeratio ...

4 May, 2018
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