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...
03 May, 2024 Common Weaknesses in Housing Association Anti-money Laundering Compliance By Rachel Orgill-Harris Whilst the number of suspicious activity reports made by housing associations to the National Crime Agency has historically been very...
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...
04 Apr, 2024 The Welsh Housing Quality Standard (WHQS) – 1st April 2024 update By Alex Clarke The purpose of this Welsh Housing Quality Standard (WHQS) is to improve the quality of social housing in Wales. The Welsh Government aims...
28 Mar, 2024 Housing Ombudsman launches consultation on proposed approach to Good Practice By Victoria Smith Donna McCarthy On Tuesday 26 March 2024 the Housing Ombudsman ('the HO') launched a consultation for social landlords on its proposed approach for...
15 Mar, 2024 TSM Technical Requirements updated to reflect Housing Ombudsman's 2024 Complaints Handling Code By Samantha Grix Donna McCarthy This morning the Regulator of Social Housing published an updated version of the Technical Requirements to align with the Housing...
04 Mar, 2024 Cladding Safety Scheme Eligibility: Further Guidance By James King As highlighted in one of Devonshires' previous articles, the move away from remediation work that is in strict compliance with Building...
29 Feb, 2024 NEW Consumer Standards published By Gemma Bell Matthew Waters Kathryn Kligerman Samantha Grix +1 more... Show less The Social Housing (Regulation) Act 2023 (‘the Act’) puts the regulation of the consumer standards on the same footing as the economic...
09 Feb, 2024 Housing Ombudsman’s Complaint Handling Code becomes statutory By Donna McCarthy The Housing Ombudsman (‘HO’) and the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (‘LGSCO’) have launched their aligned Complaint Handling...
29 Jan, 2024 Housing Ombudsman's latest spotlight report - Spotlight on attitudes, respect and rights - relationship of equals By Victoria Smith The Housing Ombudsman's (HOs) latest Spotlight report has been published focusing on attitudes, respect and rights. A call for evidence...