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Ombudsman corner

By Richard Blakeway, the Housing Ombudsman 2025 will be a year of change for the social housing sector. From its response to

23 January 2025 No Comments

Housing in Practice: Reaping the rewards of climate action

Neil Merrick reports on how a housing association’s tenants are helping to spread the word about energy efficiency, while enjoying lower bills. The tenant’s

23 January 2025 No Comments

Supported living in crisis: The human and financial cost of a lack of investment

Graeme Jackson, Head of Investment and Development Advance Housing and Support Despite analysis by the Local Government Association showing that investing £1.6 billion

23 January 2025 No Comments

Why Housing 21’s extra care milestone will benefit more than just its residents

By Kris Peach, Managing Director of Extra Care, Housing 21 As we surpass the milestone of 10,000 extra care properties, it’d be

24 October 2024 No Comments

Legal update: How to stay compliant with the gas safety regulations

By Emily Chivers and Gabriel Adeniyi, Birketts LLP The Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998 impose clear responsibilities on landlords to ensure gas

24 October 2024 No Comments

Ombudsman Corner

By Richard Blakeway, the Housing Ombudsman It may be this single line of the Grenfell Tower Phase 2 report that has

24 October 2024 No Comments

Empowering tenants without driveways to embrace EV ownership

By Lewis Dixon, Gul-e Project Lead As the UK accelerates its journey towards a low-carbon future, electric vehicles (EVs) are becoming an

24 October 2024 1 Comment

Housing in Practice: Household tips: How tenants can help design future estates

Neil Merrick reports on how a housing association’s residents were given a major say over the type of estates offered to tenants in the future.

24 October 2024 No Comments

Housing in Practice: Reaching ‘seldom heard’ voices

As part of our Housing in Practice series, Liz O’Connor, Housing Director for Horton Housing Association, discusses a project to revitalise her organisation’s involvement and

2 October 2024 No Comments