Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

LightNews

Inside Housing Management

@ihmanagement.bsky.social

14 followers 1 following 400 posts

The go-to source for learning, information and ideas for housing managers www.insidehousingmanagement.co.uk

Posts Media Videos Starter Packs

Pinned

Inside Housing Management @ihmanagement.bsky.social · Apr 2

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

management.insidehousing.co.uk/home/feature...

Housing officers’ top priorities revealed

IHM surveyed over 600 frontline housing staff. We wanted to find out about the biggest issues affecting your job, your organisation and the sector.

management.insidehousing.co.uk

Inside Housing Management @ihmanagement.bsky.social · 8h

Flag policy, inclusive leadership and how to respond to the rise in hate crime

Flag policy, inclusive leadership and how to respond to the rise in hate crime

Discussions at the Housing Diversity Network conference revolved around how providers should respond to rising political disruption. Anna Highfield summarises

Inside Housing Management @ihmanagement.bsky.social · 10h

Breaking the mould: the housing association training tenants to tackle condensation and humidity

Breaking the mould: the housing association training tenants to tackle condensation and humidity

As Awaab’s Law comes into force, Derbyshire-based provider Rykneld Homes is working with tenants to take a proactive approach to tackling mould and condensation. Anna Highfield explores what the housing association is doing

Inside Housing Management @ihmanagement.bsky.social · 23h

Extreme weather is already affecting homes, infrastructure and lives

Extreme weather is already affecting homes, infrastructure and lives

Campaigns like Flood Action Week highlight the urgent need for data, planning and co-ordinated action, argues Liz Blackwell, head of sustainability at L&Q

Inside Housing Management @ihmanagement.bsky.social · 23h

CIH president reveals new campaign

CIH president reveals new campaign

The president of the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) has announced her new ‘Rooted in Resilience’ campaign

Inside Housing Management @ihmanagement.bsky.social · 23h

Lambeth Council claims Right to Buy applicants ‘playing for time’ as unable to complete transactions

Lambeth Council claims Right to Buy applicants ‘playing for time’ as unable to complete transactions

Many Right to Buy applicants who joined the rush to beat last November’s cut to the maximum discount are now “playing for time” because they don’t have the money to complete the transactions, according to a London council

Inside Housing Management @ihmanagement.bsky.social · 23h

‘Clear failures and suspected fraud’: NAO reveals 98% of homes retrofitted under government scheme have major defects

‘Clear failures and suspected fraud’: NAO reveals 98% of homes retrofitted under government scheme have major defects

A report by the National Audit Office has found “widespread quality failings” and possible fraud across an energy efficiency programme

Inside Housing Management @ihmanagement.bsky.social · 23h

Ombudsman issues warning on impact of devolution on council mergers and model used by associations coming together

Ombudsman issues warning on impact of devolution on council mergers and model used by associations coming together

The housing ombudsman has warned of the impact of devolution on local councils and how the model used to merge by some associations could lead to future housing issues.

Inside Housing Management @ihmanagement.bsky.social · 23h

Four compliant landlords and one non-compliant council in latest consumer judgements

Four compliant landlords and one non-compliant council in latest consumer judgements

Canterbury City Council has been handed a non-compliant grade by the English regulator, alongside four landlords judged to be compliant with consumer standards

Inside Housing Management @ihmanagement.bsky.social · 2d

Artificial intelligence for housing management: resident engagement

Artificial intelligence for housing management: resident engagement

Independent AI advisor Dr Guy Marshall explores how AI can improve engagement and communication with residents

Inside Housing Management @ihmanagement.bsky.social · 3d

Want to reduce the costs of temporary accommodation? Then get to grips with male violence

Want to reduce the costs of temporary accommodation? Then get to grips with male violence

Long-seeded failures to invest enough in domestic abuse prevention are playing out poorly for local authorities and dangerously for survivors themselves, write Katherine Brickell and Mel Nowicki

Inside Housing Management @ihmanagement.bsky.social · 3d

Beyond Mental Health Day: the blueprint for well-being support needs to be year-round

Beyond Mental Health Day: the blueprint for well-being support needs to be year-round

We all benefit from making our residents’ mental health a priority, writes Helen Tonks, director of customers at Cambridge Housing Society

Inside Housing Management @ihmanagement.bsky.social · 3d

The floods are coming. Will we be ready?

The floods are coming. Will we be ready?

Our new report sets out a clear path of action for flood resilience, writes Alistair Smyth, director of policy and research at the National Housing Federation

Inside Housing Management @ihmanagement.bsky.social · 3d

High Court rules in favour of Welsh landlords in landmark test case

High Court rules in favour of Welsh landlords in landmark test case

A landmark test case in Wales has come to an end after a bid by tenants to claim rent back from their landlords for not providing electrical safety reports has been rejected by the High Court

Inside Housing Management @ihmanagement.bsky.social · 3d

Councils to get extra £84m for homelessness with targeted cash for temporary accommodation

Councils to get extra £84m for homelessness with targeted cash for temporary accommodation

The government has announced an extra £84m for homelessness, including targeted support for areas with the highest numbers of children in temporary accommodation

Inside Housing Management @ihmanagement.bsky.social · 3d

Social landlords better than government in supporting long-term unemployed people, study finds

Social landlords better than government in supporting long-term unemployed people, study finds

Housing associations are far more effective than government work programmes at helping long-term unemployed people find jobs in areas of deprivation, new research has found

Inside Housing Management @ihmanagement.bsky.social · 7d

Supported housing should be classed as essential infrastructure

Supported housing should be classed as essential infrastructure

The government must take steps to foster the development of more supported housing, writes Margaret Mullane, MP for Dagenham and Rainham

Inside Housing Management @ihmanagement.bsky.social · 7d

London’s social housing is held back by constraints on rents

London’s social housing is held back by constraints on rents

Reintroducing rent convergence is the single most effective way to begin addressing long-standing inequities, write Ian McDermott and Grace Williams

Inside Housing Management @ihmanagement.bsky.social · 7d

High Court rules RBKC must provide temporary accommodation near hospital where child is being treated

High Court rules RBKC must provide temporary accommodation near hospital where child is being treated

The High Court has ordered the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea to provide a family facing eviction with accommodation near the hospital where their child is being treated

Inside Housing Management @ihmanagement.bsky.social · 7d

Scottish social landlords gain power to challenge regulatory decisions

Scottish social landlords gain power to challenge regulatory decisions

Social landlords will be able to challenge the Scottish regulator’s rulings under a new system after the Housing (Scotland) Bill was voted through last week

Inside Housing Management @ihmanagement.bsky.social · 7d

Research shows deaths of people sleeping rough in UK rises 9%

Research shows deaths of people sleeping rough in UK rises 9%

An investigation by a homelessness charity has found that a record high of 1,611 people died while homeless in the UK in 2024

Inside Housing Management @ihmanagement.bsky.social · 7d

Housing support staff at risk of homelessness due to low pay ‘clearly unacceptable’, Senedd told

Housing support staff at risk of homelessness due to low pay ‘clearly unacceptable’, Senedd told

Frontline housing support workers are facing homelessness themselves due to low pay and funding pressures, according to a report presented to the Welsh Parliament yesterday

Inside Housing Management @ihmanagement.bsky.social · 9d

Tackling racism in social housing requires deeds, not words

Tackling racism in social housing requires deeds, not words

For Wales to truly become a Nation of Sanctuary and meet its ambition of being an anti-racist nation by 2030, the housing sector must lead with practical actions, writes Evelyn James, anti-racism manager at Tai Pawb

Inside Housing Management @ihmanagement.bsky.social · 9d

Military families and veterans to be given priority access to new homes on MOD land

Military families and veterans to be given priority access to new homes on MOD land

A Forces First scheme will give service families and veterans housing priority on land repurchased by the Ministry of Defence, ahead of the Defence Housing Strategy

Inside Housing Management @ihmanagement.bsky.social · 9d

Northern Irish landlords working with police to tackle violence aimed at social housing

Northern Irish landlords working with police to tackle violence aimed at social housing

Northern Ireland’s housing associations are to work more closely with police to tackle violence and intimidation aimed at social housing, following the summer riots in Country Antrim

Inside Housing Management @ihmanagement.bsky.social · 9d

Ombudsman’s special report into Lewisham Council raises doubt landlord will be ready for Awaab’s Law

Ombudsman’s special report into Lewisham Council raises doubt landlord will be ready for Awaab’s Law

The Housing Ombudsman’s special report into Lewisham Council has found multiple failings on property hazards, casting doubt on whether it will be ready for the introduction of Awaab’s Law