We’re being forced out of our homes over Raac concrete nightmare: People who bought their homes on an Aberdeen council housing estate after the properties were ...
inews.co.uk/news/housing/forced-out-homes-raac-concrete-nightmare-2951856
Olivia Colman backs social housing campaign as UK human rights ‘under threat’: Amnesty has launched a short film based on the real-life experiences of a young ...
itv.com/news/2024-02-28/olivia-colman-backs-social-housing-campaign-as-uk-human-rights-under-threat
Council homes illegally rented on apps like Airbnb costing taxpayers extra £6.2bn
inews.co.uk/news/council-homes-airbnb-taxpayer-cost-2895015
Kirklees Council put tenants at risk of 'serious detriment' amid safety breaches 🏚tinyurl.com/tenantsatrisk
Council reveals it overcharged some tenants by total of £344,000 due to rent errors
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Gentoo to increase rents on its social housing homes in Sunderland by 7.7%: Tenants living in Gentoo properties will see their rents rise by 7 ...
sunderlandecho.com/news/gentoo-tenants-face-77-rent-increase-from-april-2024-4534546
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Inside disgusting homes STILL riddled with mould after death of toddler: Awaab Ishak died in 2020 after he was exposed to damp and mould
manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/inside-disgusting-homes-still-riddled-28442077
Birmingham tenants to face maximum hike in rents in further hit on finances: Rents are going up again in Birmingham council properties and homeless centres
birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/birmingham-council-tenants-face-maximum-28427922
Life will get better for council tenants despite £300m cuts : Not all services are doomed in huge £300m cuts to balance council books, says Government ...
birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/council-going-ensure-birmingham-housing-28288298
Tenants failed over mould and repairs as A2Dominion downgraded: A2Dominion referred itself to the regulator and is making improvements. It hit the headlines in ...
getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/a2dominion-tenants-failed-over-damp-28384176
Safety failings in Dudley council homes will be sorted soon: DUDLEY'S leader has insisted thousands of health and safety failings in council properties will be ...
halesowennews.co.uk/news/24000099.safety-failings-dudley-council-homes-will-sorted-soon/
Chair of Keighley homes group is stepping down: A SENIOR figure with a Keighley homes group has stepped down.
keighleynews.co.uk/news/24009107.chair-keighley-homes-group-stepping/
Southwark housing department could face Ofsted-style inspection: Southwark’s “mired in scandal” housing department could face an Ofsted-style inspection under ...
southwarknews.co.uk/area/rotherhithe/southwark-housing-department-could-face-ofsted-style-inspection/
Babergh and Mid Suffolk plans £1.6m council house boost: An extra £1.6million is set to be spent on repairs and improvements to council houses in Babergh and Mid ...
ipswichstar.co.uk/news/23899181.babergh-mid-suffolk-plans-1-6m-council-house-boost/
A troubled housing association has been reported to regulator over controversial rule changes
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Every high rise housing block in Coventry to undergo crumbling concrete checks: Citizen has pledged that action will be taken if any is found
coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/every-high-rise-housing-block-27845583
Cornwall housing crisis: Myths busted and key questions answered: The CEO of Cornwall's Coastline Housing - one of the biggest housing associations in the ...
cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/cornwall-housing-crisis-myths-busted-8781785
Checks on whether city council housing contains dangerous concrete : The council says no issues have currently been identified.
nottinghampost.com/news/local-news/checks-whether-nottingham-council-housing-8755013
'Rapid' look into whether council homes have dangerous concrete : Many buildings containing the type of concrete have been described as "crumbling"
nottinghampost.com/news/local-news/rapid-assessment-whether-council-houses-8736077
Thousands at risk from fire in Camden's council homes: Report by regulator lists safety failures
camdennewjournal.co.uk/article/thousands-at-risk-from-fire-in-camdens-council-homes
Elderly woman died of hypothermia after call to housing association about faulty boiler was unanswered
standard.co.uk/news/uk/woman-hypothermia-death-housing-assocation-broken-boiler-b1096279.html
Camden Council breaches consumer standards as 9,000 homes without smoke alarms: Thousands of fire safety actions are overdue in social homes, a watchdog has ...
standard.co.uk/news/london/camden-council-social-housing-smoke-alarm-fire-carbon-monoxide-b1095966.html
Michael Gove pledges 30,000 new social homes per year to tackle 'indefensible' housing crisis
itv.com/news/2023-07-19/michael-gove-pledges-30000-new-social-homes-per-year-to-tackle-housing-crisis
Camden Council left tenants at ‘potential harm’ over fire safety failings, report finds
standard.co.uk/news/london/camden-council-social-housing-fire-safety-failings-report-b1097577.html
Awaab's Law is now a reality - and will save lives: The Social Housing (Regulation) Bill has received Royal Assent today. It includes changes to the law in ...
manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/awaabs-law-now-reality-save-27359193
South Yorkshire Housing Association: Social landlord with 5,700 homes in and around Sheffield is downgraded
thestar.co.uk/lifestyle/homes-and-gardens/south-yorkshire-housing-association-social-landlord-with-5700-homes-in-and-around-sheffield-is-downgraded-4177332
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Thousands of Birmingham council tenants and families are living in homes that are potentially putting them at serious risk of harm ... Show more
Civitas agrees to 'undervalued' £485m takeover following wave of criticism from press and shortseller
cityam.com/civitas-agrees-to-undervalued-485m-takeover-following-wave-of-criticism-from-press-and-shortseller/
Dudley Council breached housing health and safety standards: DUDLEY Council has been found to have breached health and safety requirements potentially putting ...
dudleynews.co.uk/news/23485079.dudley-council-breached-housing-health-safety-standards/
Haringey Council pledges £5m to fix 'major' housing failings: Haringey Council plans to spend nearly £5 million fixing “major and systematic failings” in its ...
hamhigh.co.uk/news/23470081.haringey-council-pledges-5m-fix-major-housing-failings/
Landlords must act now over mould after death of Awaab Ishak, says watchdog: The Regulator of Social Housing began an investigation after a coroner ruled the ...
news.sky.com/story/landlords-must-act-now-over-mould-after-death-of-awaab-ishak-says-watchdog-12800918
London council left tenants at ‘potential risk’ with health and safety failings, watchdog finds
standard.co.uk/news/london/haringey-council-social-housing-safety-failings-b1065179.html
Report finds 'notable' mould and damp in around 160,000 social homes: The report follows the death of two-year-old Awaab Ishak in a mould-infested Rochdale flat.
itv.com/news/2023-02-02/report-finds-notable-mould-and-damp-in-around-160000-social-homes
Darlington Council issues damp and mould support for homeowners: A council has vowed to prioritise issues of damp and mould in homes, as it launches a new policy ...
darlingtonandstocktontimes.co.uk/news/23318857.darlington-council-issues-damp-mould-support-homeowners/
Darlington Council issues damp and mould support for homeowners: A council has vowed to prioritise issues of damp and mould in homes, as it launches a new policy ...
thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/23318666.darlington-council-issues-damp-mould-support-homeowners/
Anger and disappointment as rejected plans for ‘rabbit hutch’ flats...: Plans for ‘rabbit hutch’ flats which were rejected by council planners have been granted ...
oldham-chronicle.co.uk/news-features/139/main-news/150393/anger-and-disappointment-as-rejected-plans-for-‘rabbit-hutch’-flats-get-green-light-at-appeal
Watchdog highlights 'serious concern' about Cheshire housing firm ForHousing: The Regulator of Social Housing has downgraded ForHousing’s governance score over ...
cheshire-live.co.uk/news/chester-cheshire-news/watchdog-finds-issues-serious-concern-26182006
Concerns over firm which manages thousands of council homes: ForHousing manages 5,500 homes on behalf of Cheshire West and Chester Council but looks after a ...
chesterstandard.co.uk/news/23304855.concerns-firm-manages-thousands-council-homes/
‘We owe our landlord £1m in rent – but they’ve left us with substandard homes’: Homeless charity’s fight over rent arrears adds to property funds’ woes ...
theguardian.com/business/2023/feb/07/we-owe-our-landlord-1m-in-rent-but-theyve-left-us-with-substandard-homes-noble-tree-foundation
Call for 'concerted action' as social housing mould complaints soar: CAMPAIGNERS have demanded “serious, concerted action” from politicians after new ...
heraldscotland.com/politics/23296233.call-concerted-action-social-housing-mould-complaints-soar/
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Sunderland council house tenants face 7% rent increase as chiefs try to balance the books
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Awaab Ishak death: Rochdale housing chair to quit after damning report: Social landlord waited nearly two years to check other properties after infant died in ...
theguardian.com/society/2022/dec/15/awaab-ishak-death-rochdale-housing-chair-to-quit-after-damning-report
Awaab Ishak: Housing body where toddler died to be stripped of new government funding
itv.com/news/granada/2022-11-24/housing-body-where-toddler-died-stripped-of-1-million-government-cash
Gentoo boss Nigel Wilson steps down with immediate effect after four years: Gentoo CEO Nigel Wilson is stepping down, the housing firm has announced.
sunderlandecho.com/business/gentoo-boss-nigel-wilson-steps-down-with-immediate-effect-after-four-years-3973948
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'Furious' Gove orders councils and housing providers to assess mould after death of boy, 2
inews.co.uk/news/awaab-ishak-michael-gove-demands-housing-suppliers-assess-damp-mould-issues-child-death-1983131
Housing boss of mouldy flat that killed toddler held job at provider criticised by regulator
independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/awaab-ishak-rochdale-alison-tumilty-b2228024.html
Tenants' feedback on Watford social housing called for: Tenants living in social housing are being surveyed on how satisfied they are with their living ...
watfordobserver.co.uk/news/23154179.tenants-feedback-watford-social-housing-called/
London council failed to ensure thousands of social homes were safe: A London council has admitted “indefensible errors” were made by failing to ensure thousands ...
standard.co.uk/news/politics/redbridge-council-social-housing-safe-mould-awaab-ishak-asthma-michael-gove-b1041644.html
The '£1 a week' room ads luring homeless and desperate to Brum: Adverts offering rooms for rent for people on benefits for as little as £1 a week ...
birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/1-week-room-adverts-luring-22086800
Apology offered to tenants over gas safety checks as plans put in place to rectify failures
newarkadvertiser.co.uk/news/apology-offered-to-tenants-over-gas-safety-checks-as-plans-p-9281082/
Hundreds of failed gas safety checks leaving council tenants at risk: A council has been issued with a regulatory notice following its failure to complete ...
newarkadvertiser.co.uk/news/hundreds-of-failed-gas-safety-checks-leaving-council-tenants-9281066/
Council gets warning from regulator over housing safety checks: Redbridge "did not have an effective system in place" to check its 4 ...
ilfordrecorder.co.uk/news/local-council/redbridge-council-social-housing-regulator-warning-9302568
'Queensway Southend £575m regeneration could start next year': PLANS on a major £573million town centre overall could start next year says a housing association ...
echo-news.co.uk/news/20672330.queensway-southend-575m-regeneration-start-next-year/
Housing firm's £2.3m payout after hundreds of tenants overcharged: Beyond Housing says it has "self reported" the matter to the Regulator of Social ...
gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/housing-providers-23m-payout-after-24965484
Greenwich: South London council left tenants at ‘serious’ risk over fire safety failings, says regulator
standard.co.uk/news/london/greenwich-council-social-housing-regulator-fire-safety-b1022071.html
Bolton: Yasmine Qureshi MP appeals after Clarion 'cyber attack': A social housing company that has properties in Bolton has been subjected to a cyber attack.
theboltonnews.co.uk/news/20777637.bolton-yasmine-qureshi-mp-appeals-clarion-cyber-attack/
Council's housing 'meets the needs of all residents': In his column, the leader of South Kesteven District Council talks about developing housing that meets the ...
stamfordmercury.co.uk/news/councils-housing-meets-the-needs-of-all-residents-9267568/
More than £130m in public money handed to housing providers named and shamed by regulator
independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/housing-benefit-exempt-accommodation-regulator-b2111942.html
‘Raped by the landlord’: Grim reality of housing for the most vulnerable: Investigation: May Bulman and Simon Murphy find widespread concern about a sector ...
independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/exempt-accommodation-housing-regulator-b2111968.html
Up to 2,000 truly affordable homes to be built on pockets of spare land on Milton Keynes estates
miltonkeynes.co.uk/news/people/up-to-2000-truly-affordable-homes-to-be-built-on-pockets-of-spare-land-on-milton-keynes-estates-3780513
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Hundreds of housing tenants overcharged: SOCIAL housing landlord Incommunities failed to set rents correctly – resulting in hundreds of tenants being overcharged ...
keighleynews.co.uk/news/20279929.hundreds-housing-tenants-overcharged/
Incommunities in trouble with social housing regulator: SHIPLEY-based social housing provider Incommunities has been rapped after the regulator found it had ...
thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/20272870.incommunities-trouble-social-housing-regulator/
Sandwell Council homes did not have electrical safety check records: Electrical safety checks for more than a thousand council tenants in the Black Country have ...
halesowennews.co.uk/news/20199195.sandwell-council-homes-not-electrical-safety-check-records/
Electrical danger fears in 1,200 homes in 'shocking' council failure: The council has referred itself to a housing watchdog after 1,245 were discovered to not ...
birminghammail.co.uk/black-country/electrical-danger-fears-1200-sandwell-24161996
Queensway developer Swan Housing under fire in new report: QUESTIONS have been raised over a £575 million plan to build more than 1,700 homes after a government ...
echo-news.co.uk/news/20168795.queensway-developer-swan-housing-fire-new-report/
Property heavyweight slams housing reforms in Queen's Speech: 'Nothing new - simply old policies re-hashed'
cityam.com/property-heavyweight-slams-housing-reforms-in-queens-speech-nothing-new-simply-old-policies-re-hashed/
Fears over Swan Housing's role in Queensway regeneration: FEARS building about the viability of a £575million regeneration plan as a housing partner drops other ...
echo-news.co.uk/news/20128987.fears-swan-housings-role-queensway-regeneration/
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