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IHM surveyed over 600 frontline housing staff. We wanted to find out about the biggest issues affecting your job, your organisation and the sector.
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To launch Inside Housing Management, we surveyed over 600 frontline housing staff. We wanted to find out about the biggest issues affecting your job, your organisation and the sector more broadly. @kathyswinds.bsky.social reports on what we found
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Our consumer standard consultation aims to increase transparency in the sector
Our consumer standard consultation aims to increase transparency in the sector
We have launched a consultation on updates to our Transparency, Influence and Accountability Standard, writes Kate Dodsworth, chief of regulatory engagement at the Regulator of Social Housing
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December 18, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Our consumer standard consultation aims to increase transparency in the sector
What do councils need to properly house asylum seekers?
What do councils need to properly house asylum seekers?
The government should redirect the money spent on asylum accommodation into secure homes for everyone, writes Tim Naor Hilton, chief executive of Refugee Action
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December 18, 2025 at 10:20 AM
What do councils need to properly house asylum seekers?
Sector watchdog reports ‘busiest year ever’ with record number of investigations completed
Sector watchdog reports ‘busiest year ever’ with record number of investigations completed
Richard Blakeway has said landlords have “yet to fully grip” the sector’s challenges after the Housing Ombudsman’s annual report revealed soaring complaints and high maladministration rates
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December 18, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Sector watchdog reports ‘busiest year ever’ with record number of investigations completed
ONS urges housing sector to help shape questions for 2031 census
ONS urges housing sector to help shape questions for 2031 census
The Office for National Statistics is calling on the housing sector to help shape what information is gathered in the 2031 census
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December 18, 2025 at 10:20 AM
ONS urges housing sector to help shape questions for 2031 census
Government allocates additional £19m for safe accommodation and domestic abuse support
Government allocates additional £19m for safe accommodation and domestic abuse support
The government has announced an additional £19m to be invested in safe accommodation for survivors, and an expansion in support for domestic abuse
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December 18, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Government allocates additional £19m for safe accommodation and domestic abuse support
Man convicted for death of former Govanhill Housing Association chair, who will be ‘greatly missed’
Man convicted for death of former Govanhill Housing Association chair, who will be ‘greatly missed’
The former chair of Govanhill Housing Association, who has been widely praised for his leadership, will be “greatly missed” after a man was convicted of his death last week
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December 18, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Man convicted for death of former Govanhill Housing Association chair, who will be ‘greatly missed’
Regulator issues C4 rating to Southern council after fire safety issues not fixed for over a decade
Regulator issues C4 rating to Southern council after fire safety issues not fixed for over a decade
A council in Hampshire has become the fifth local authority to be given a C4 rating after the English regulator found “very serious” failings, including fire safety remedial work overdue since 2012
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December 18, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Regulator issues C4 rating to Southern council after fire safety issues not fixed for over a decade
Crime and Policing Bill: new powers for landlords tackling anti-social behaviour
Crime and Policing Bill: new powers for landlords tackling anti-social behaviour
Rebecca Brady, housing management specialist and partner at Devonshires, explains how the Crime and Policing Bill could reshape how social landlords deal with anti-social behaviour
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December 18, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Crime and Policing Bill: new powers for landlords tackling anti-social behaviour
Inside Housing Management Podcast wins top award at IBPs
Inside Housing Management Podcast wins top award at IBPs
The Inside Housing Management Podcast has been crowned Best Podcast at this year’s International Building Press Awards. Listen to the winning episodes here
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December 17, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Inside Housing Management Podcast wins top award at IBPs
New official data reveals 58 people died homeless in Northern Ireland last year
New official data reveals 58 people died homeless in Northern Ireland last year
Homelessness charities in Northern Ireland have called for “urgent action”, after official data published for the first time revealed an estimated 58 people died while experiencing homelessness last year
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December 17, 2025 at 11:06 AM
New official data reveals 58 people died homeless in Northern Ireland last year
Housing First pilot for young people leaving care launches in Northern Ireland
Housing First pilot for young people leaving care launches in Northern Ireland
A cross-government scheme to prevent young people leaving care from becoming homeless has been launched in Northern Ireland
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December 17, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Housing First pilot for young people leaving care launches in Northern Ireland
Will homelessness services feel the new strategy’s effect on the frontline?
Will homelessness services feel the new strategy’s effect on the frontline?
New commitments to prevent people becoming homeless are welcome, but what matters is sustained leadership and resources to ensure it actually happens on the ground, writes Duncan Shrubsole, chief executive of St Martin-in-the-Fields Charity
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December 16, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Will homelessness services feel the new strategy’s effect on the frontline?
Over half of teachers in English state schools report working with children experiencing homelessness
Over half of teachers in English state schools report working with children experiencing homelessness
More than half of teachers in state schools across England have reported educating children experiencing homelessness in the past year, according to Shelter research
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December 16, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Over half of teachers in English state schools report working with children experiencing homelessness
English regulator flags potential serious failings at small provider
English regulator flags potential serious failings at small provider
A small specialist housing association operating in North Hertfordshire and Luton has been placed on the Regulator of Social Housing’s gradings under review list
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December 16, 2025 at 10:43 AM
English regulator flags potential serious failings at small provider
New housing partnership in the North East launched to tackle affordable housing shortfall
New housing partnership in the North East launched to tackle affordable housing shortfall
Housing associations, councils and the Tees Valley Combined Authority have formed a new partnership to alleviate the social housing shortfall in the region
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December 16, 2025 at 10:43 AM
New housing partnership in the North East launched to tackle affordable housing shortfall
Scottish landlord found compliant by regulator after grading placed under review
Scottish landlord found compliant by regulator after grading placed under review
Govan Housing Association has been found compliant by the Scottish Housing Regulator, eight months after its grading was placed under review in the wake of “potentially serious” internal concerns about its governance and strategic leadership
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December 16, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Scottish landlord found compliant by regulator after grading placed under review
Inside Housing Management Podcast: 2025 highlights plus the life of an equine officer
Inside Housing Management Podcast: 2025 highlights plus the life of an equine officer
The Inside Housing Management Podcast is your on-the-go show covering the biggest stories and issues affecting workers at the forefront of social housing. In this episode, we share our 2025 Inside Housing Management highlights, and speak to Peabody’s Traveller liaison and equine officer
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December 16, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Inside Housing Management Podcast: 2025 highlights plus the life of an equine officer
Our annual Clarion Index shows cautious optimism, but deep-rooted barriers continue to hold people back
Our annual Clarion Index shows cautious optimism, but deep-rooted barriers continue to hold people back
Our annual survey of 2,000 residents highlights the scale of the challenge but also helps us understand the root causes, writes Kate Still, chief customer officer at Clarion Housing Group
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December 15, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Our annual Clarion Index shows cautious optimism, but deep-rooted barriers continue to hold people back
How can we support our residents into employment?
How can we support our residents into employment?
With a weakening labour market affecting the economies of the communities we support, it’s our duty to help our residents into work, writes Karbon’s Ian Johnson
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December 15, 2025 at 11:10 AM
How can we support our residents into employment?
The Budget was a missed opportunity to encourage downsizing
The Budget was a missed opportunity to encourage downsizing
A key step to improving the housing market is removing the obstacles faced by older homeowners looking to transition out of larger properties, writes Spencer McCarthy, chief executive of Churchill Living
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December 15, 2025 at 11:10 AM
The Budget was a missed opportunity to encourage downsizing
Families shouldn’t be left to navigate the maze of homelessness alone
Families shouldn’t be left to navigate the maze of homelessness alone
I felt invisible as I tried to access homelessness support, and now I want to prevent other families going through the same, writes Shantel Morris, founder of Morris Mission
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December 15, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Families shouldn’t be left to navigate the maze of homelessness alone
National £3.5bn homelessness strategy to halve number of people sleeping rough and end B&B use for families
National £3.5bn homelessness strategy to halve number of people sleeping rough and end B&B use for families
In the landmark homelessness strategy, the government has pledged to halve the number of people sleeping rough long term and end the unlawful use of B&Bs for families
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December 15, 2025 at 11:06 AM
National £3.5bn homelessness strategy to halve number of people sleeping rough and end B&B use for families
How to improve recruitment and retention in housing management
How to improve recruitment and retention in housing management
Housing organisations need to rethink more than just the way they recruit, writes Ebony Simpson, principal consultant at Sellick Partnership
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December 15, 2025 at 10:52 AM
How to improve recruitment and retention in housing management
60% of surveyed landlords concerned about Awaab’s Law compliance due to ‘no access’, NFA says
60% of surveyed landlords concerned about Awaab’s Law compliance due to ‘no access’, NFA says
The National Federation of ALMOs’ research found that 60% of its members consider a lack of access to tenants’ homes a cause for concern for meeting Awaab’s Law
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December 15, 2025 at 10:52 AM
60% of surveyed landlords concerned about Awaab’s Law compliance due to ‘no access’, NFA says
5 things we learned from the National Plan to End Homelessness
5 things we learned from the National Plan to End Homelessness
The long-awaited homelessness strategy has finally landed – two weeks before Christmas and just ahead of the government’s deadline. Inside Housing has five key takeaways
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December 15, 2025 at 10:47 AM
5 things we learned from the National Plan to End Homelessness