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 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,...
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)...
09 May, 2024 Devonshires acts as Origin Housing joins the Places for People Group By Rachel Orgill-Harris On 16 April, Origin Housing – with its 7,800 homes across London and the Home Counties – formally joined Places for People Group as a...
09 May, 2024 RSH Fees Consultation Published - what does this mean for your organisation By Sharon Thandi The Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) has published the outcome of its consultation on changes to its fee principles and confirmed fee...
07 May, 2024 Government Consultation on 2014 Health and Social Care Regulations Opens By Narin Masera On 26 April 2024, the Government opened their consultation (the Consultation) on whether to remove the expiry date of the Health and...
30 Apr, 2024 Appointment of a Health and Safety Lead By Kathryn Kligerman Section 10 of the Social Housing (Regulation) Act 2023 amended the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 so that a duty is placed upon...
22 Apr, 2024 Inquests and Registered Providers of Social Housing; what to do when your organisation is involved in an inquest? By Narin Masera Samantha Grix An inquest into the death of an individual is held where the cause of death was due to unnatural circumstances. Sadly, these occur all...
22 Apr, 2024 Key Takeaways and Insights from the HDN Board Diversity Conference By Sharon Thandi Last Thursday I spent the day up in Leeds and had the pleasure of attending and speaking at the Housing Diversity Network (HDN) Board...
04 Apr, 2024 Rent settlement extended By Gemma Bell In a welcome move for many housing associations who are in the process of revisiting business plans, the Government confirmed yesterday...