Association of Retained Council Housing Archives

Industry Comment | Budget misses the mark for housing

|Date: 9 April, 2024

Industry Comment | Budget misses the mark for housing

The Budget — another missed opportunity to fix the housing crisis, says Matthew Warburton, Policy Advisor ...

The Budget — another missed opportunity to fix the housing crisis, says Matthew Warburton, Policy Advisor at the Association of Retained Council Housing (ARCH). Forecasts of only sluggish growth for t ...

9 April, 2024
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Industry Comment | Making Awaab’s Law work

|Date: 13 February, 2024

Industry Comment | Making Awaab’s Law work

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

Matthew Warburton, Policy Advisor at the Association of Retained Council Housing (ARCH), discusses Awaab’s Law and the consultation surrounding the new mandatory timescales for social landlords to car ...

13 February, 2024
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Industry Comment | The next government’s housing policy

|Date: 11 December, 2023

Industry Comment | The next government’s housing policy

Matthew Warburton, Policy Advisor at the Association of Retained Council Housing (ARCH), considers what w ...

Matthew Warburton, Policy Advisor at the Association of Retained Council Housing (ARCH), considers what we can expect from the next government in terms of housing policy and dissects the proposals of ...

11 December, 2023
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Industry Comment | Implementing Awaab’s Law

|Date: 26 October, 2023

Industry Comment | Implementing Awaab’s Law

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

Matthew Warburton, Policy Advisor at the Association of Retained Council Housing (ARCH), discusses the implementation of Awaab’s Law and the proposed changes to the Housing Health and Safety Rating Sy ...

26 October, 2023
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Industry Comment | Tenant Satisfaction Measures — the challenge ahead

|Date: 7 June, 2023

Industry Comment | Tenant Satisfaction Measures — the challenge ahead

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

Matthew Warburton, Policy Adviser at the Association of Retained Council Housing (ARCH), discusses the new tenant satisfaction measures, which are being introduced by The Regulator of Social Housing a ...

7 June, 2023
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Industry Comment | Right to Buy — the case for reform

|Date: 28 March, 2023

Industry Comment | Right to Buy — the case for reform

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

Matthew Warburton, Policy Advisor at the Association of Retained Council Housing, discusses the findings of research commissioned from Savills by ARCH, the LGA and NFA into Right to Buy, which present ...

28 March, 2023
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Industry Comment | Wanted — new funding for council housing

|Date: 7 December, 2022

Industry Comment | Wanted — new funding for council housing

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

Matthew Warburton, Policy Advisor at the Association of Retained Council Housing (ARCH), discusses the need for a new and sustainable financial settlement for council housing. Among the announcements ...

7 December, 2022
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Industry Comment | Rent reform impact on councils

|Date: 10 August, 2022

Industry Comment | Rent reform impact on councils

Private renters’ reform — what does it mean for councils? Matthew Warburton, Policy Advisor at the Associ ...

Private renters’ reform — what does it mean for councils? Matthew Warburton, Policy Advisor at the Association of Retained Council Housing (ARCH), discusses the A Fairer Private Rented Sector White Pa ...

10 August, 2022
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Industry Comment | Decent Homes Standard review

|Date: 10 June, 2022

Industry Comment | Decent Homes Standard review

Government is reviewing the Decent Homes Standard (in two parts) to identify the case for change and cons ...

Government is reviewing the Decent Homes Standard (in two parts) to identify the case for change and consider how decency should be defined. Matthew Warburton, Policy Advisor at the Association of Ret ...

10 June, 2022
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Industry Comment | Net zero and raising tenants’ awareness

|Date: 14 December, 2021

Industry Comment | Net zero and raising tenants’ awareness

Involving and listening to tenants must be major priorities for social landlords and government when deli ...

Involving and listening to tenants must be major priorities for social landlords and government when delivering low and net zero carbon projects, says Matthew Warburton, Policy Advisor at the Associat ...

14 December, 2021
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