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Law Commission consultation on possible changes to the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014
Posted: 22/11/2024
As the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014 has been in force for a decade, the Law Commission has decided that now is an appropriate time to review its effect, and has opened a consultation on its proposals to amend the act......>>
Alternative ways for registered providers to execute deeds
Posted: 07/11/2024
Following the rise in employees and officers working from home, registered providers (RPs) have increased their use of powers of attorney to execute property deeds. However, as a result of HM Land Registry (HMLR) announcing in December 2023 that it would accept electronic signatures, there has also been an increase in the use of......>>
The Economic Crime Levy – which housing associations are affected?
Posted: 16/10/2024
The Economic Crime Levy (ECL) is an annual charge which was introduced by the previous UK government as part of the Finance Act 2022, and under the Economic Crime (Anti-Money Laundering) Levy Regulations 2022. It came into force on 1 April 2022 and its main aim is to fund efforts to combat economic crime, such as money laundering......>>
Considerations for smaller housing associations undergoing a merger
Posted: 19/09/2024
There have been many articles and comments about mergers recently, but very few consider things from the perspective of the party that is being taken over, which is usually the smaller association. Whilst it is natural to want to focus on the lead association as it will be driving things forward post-merger, it is also worthwhile to consider......>>
New code of governance for for-profit registered providers of social housing
Posted: 29/07/2024
The British Property Federation (BPF) recently launched its Code of Governance for For-Profit Registered Providers of Social Housing. It has established a set of standards to promote good governance, which apply to all relevant providers in this sector. The new code focuses on seven key themes: leadership and strategy; culture and values; board......>>
Transparency, Influence and Accountability Standard – a shift in power from landlords to tenants
Posted: 03/06/2024
The new Transparency, Influence and Accountability Standard (TIAS), which forms part of the updated consumer standards, gives effect to the government’s desire to see tenants having more control over the way their homes are managed by their registered provider (RP) landlords. Together with the Social Tenants Access to Information......>>
Social Tenant Access to Information Requirements consultation
Posted: 29/05/2024
The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities released its much-awaited consultation on Social Tenant Access to Information Requirements (STAIRS) on Monday 20 May. The consultation closes on 15 July 2024. It currently feels like you cannot blink without new regulations being proposed or introduced, and this, like others, proposes......>>
A guide to the new consumer standards regulations for housing providers – Transparency, Influence and Accountability Standard
Posted: 11/04/2024
The new Transparency, Influence and Accountability Standard (TIAS) came into force on 1 April 2024, replacing the old Tenant Involvement and Empowerment Standard. This new TIAS contains some of the biggest changes under the new consumer standards and highlights the government’s and the regulator’s requirement for positive relationships......>>
A guide to the new consumer standards regulations for housing providers – Neighbourhood and Community Standard
Posted: 08/04/2024
The new Neighbourhood and Community Standard (NCS) came into force on 1 April 2024, replacing the previous standard of the same name. The primary focus for housing providers ever since the first introduction of the Addison Act 1919 has been to increase the number of homes available for families. Alongside this main objective is the......>>
Consent now required to transfer grant liabilities
Posted: 17/07/2023
Recent changes to the Capital Funding Guide will impact all registered providers disposing of, or considering a disposal of, grant funded property. Homes England updated chapter 7 of its Capital Funding Guide on 30 June 2023 which sets out the rules and requirements for grant funded schemes that grant recipients must follow......>>

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