24 Jul, 2024 New Shared Ownership affordability guidance: Are you ready for 31 July? By Narin Masera Samantha Grix On 31 July 2024, the transitional period for implementation of the updated Affordability Guidance for shared ownership in Part 6B of the...
24 Jul, 2024 First set of consumer standards gradings published by the Regulator of Social Housing By Charlotte Greatorex Samantha Grix Today the Regulator of Social Housing (The Regulator) has published its first set of consumer standards gradings following planned...
24 Jul, 2024 Consumer Duty: days to go! By Alice Overton With just a week to go until the final deadline for implementation of the final stage of the FCA's Consumer Duty, here is a reminder of...
23 Jul, 2024 Housing Ombudsman and Regulator of Social Housing publish a new Memorandum of Understanding By Victoria Smith Samantha Grix Earlier this month the Housing Ombudsman (the Ombudsman) and Regulator of Social Housing (the Regulator) published their new Memorandum...
22 Jul, 2024 What should my board know about interest rate hedging? By Luke Bevis Sharon Thandi Hedging arrangements are commonplace among housing associations and are a useful tool for mitigating financial risk. In times gone by,...
19 Jul, 2024 All Change? Show Me The Money By Matthew Waters What will the Labour Government do to facilitate institutional investment into housing? Ambition comes at a cost When it came to housing...
09 Jul, 2024 Key Points from the First Round of Consumer Gradings By Sharon Thandi Today the Regulator of Social Housing (the Regulator) has published its first round of consumer gradings for Registered Providers (RPs)...
05 Jul, 2024 All Change? A guide to the new Government By Devonshires News So, the electorate has spoken and we have a new Labour Government (note: not the same thing as a New Labour Government). Whichever Prime...
01 Jul, 2024 Are RPs geared up to deal with inquests? By Samantha Grix The answer to the above question is all too often ‘no’ and is something that needs consideration. Fiona Underwood of Altair and I have...
27 Jun, 2024 Devonshires advise Southern Housing on establishment of £1 billion EMTN Programme By Rachel Orgill-Harris We are delighted to have acted for Southern Housing on the establishment of its £1 billion EMTN Programme, which was published on 18th...
29 May, 2024 Warning for Consumer Credit providers as HSBC fined for failures in treatment of customers in financial difficulty By Alice Overton The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) last week confirmed it has fined HSBC UK Bank plc, HSBC Bank plc and Marks and Spencer Financial...
28 May, 2024 11/06/2024 - Inquests and the Regulator of Social Housing – Considering the interplay between inquests and the new Consumer Standards By Luke Hartnell Sadly, inquests occur all too often and we have seen a significant increase in Registered Providers of Social Housing (RPs) being drawn...