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Inside Housing @insidehousing.bsky.social · Apr 2

Inside Housing launches new site aimed at frontline staff in social housing

Ocean Media Group has today launched Inside Housing Management, a new online publication aimed at housing officers and other staff in housing management, with a focus on learning and development

Inside Housing @insidehousing.bsky.social · 13h

Torus records £40m rise in surplus as shared ownership sales income up by nearly a third

Torus has recorded a £40m rise in its post-tax surplus after seeing a rise in shared ownership sales income of nearly a third last year.

Inside Housing @insidehousing.bsky.social · 14h

Chief executive of PA Housing to step down after three years

Michael McDonagh, the chief executive officer (CEO) of PA Housing, will step down in the first quarter of 2026 after three years in the role.

Inside Housing @insidehousing.bsky.social · 17h

PRS REIT’s profits dip 18% ahead of November sale

Listed investment trust PRS REIT has reported an 18% dip in profit ahead of the planned sale of its homes to an asset manager next month

Inside Housing @insidehousing.bsky.social · 18h

CIH Cymru highlights 75% funding gap for decarbonising Welsh housing stock

The Chartered Institute of Housing Cymru has recommended housing priorities for the Welsh government’s next parliamentary term, including tackling fuel poverty

Inside Housing @insidehousing.bsky.social · 18h

Green light for £69m retrofit of listed Edinburgh Council housing blocks

City of Edinburgh councillors have approved plans for a £69m retrofit of two listed 1960s social housing blocks in the city

Inside Housing @insidehousing.bsky.social · 18h

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 @insidehousing.bsky.social · 18h

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 @insidehousing.bsky.social · 19h

Scottish social landlords gain power to challenge regulatory decisions

Social landlords will be able to independently challenge rulings by the Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR) under a new system after the Housing Bill (Scotland) was voted through by MSPs last week.

Inside Housing @insidehousing.bsky.social · 21h

What would a ‘nature-centric’ approach to housebuilding mean for the UK?

Instead of treating nature something as separate to us, like a property we have a right to destroy, we can reassess our relationship to it

Inside Housing @insidehousing.bsky.social · 1d

Shadow housing secretary says affordable housing targets are so high they ‘prevent anything getting built’

Shadow housing secretary James Cleverly has said that current affordable housing targets are so high they “prevent anything from getting built”

Inside Housing @insidehousing.bsky.social · 1d

Study in Northern Ireland reveals childhood trauma is driving record homelessness

Charity Simon Community has published a new study that revealed childhood trauma is a major contributor to rising homelessness in Northern Ireland

Inside Housing @insidehousing.bsky.social · 1d

Housing Moves: our round-up of senior sector appointments in September 2025

Inside Housing’s monthly round-up of top-level housing sector appointments details the main moves in September 2025

Inside Housing @insidehousing.bsky.social · 1d

New operator revealed for Shared Ownership Code

The New Homes Quality Board (NHQB) has been selected to take over the Shared Ownership Code, with responsibility for its operations, governance and financial stability

Inside Housing @insidehousing.bsky.social · 1d

NHF says cutting London’s affordable housing target is ‘not the answer’ to development woes

The NHF has stressed the need to protect the provision of new affordable homes after reports that the Mayor of London is considering slashing the 35% affordable target for new developments

Inside Housing @insidehousing.bsky.social · 1d

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 @insidehousing.bsky.social · 1d

Scottish government agrees £10m funding deal to support RAAC-affected Aberdeen homes

The Scottish government has reached a funding agreement with Aberdeen City Council to help meet the costs of addressing reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) in its homes

Inside Housing @insidehousing.bsky.social · 1d

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

Inside Housing @insidehousing.bsky.social · 1d

Debt Trap Nation: how allocation policies are trapping families in temporary accommodation

A new book from academics Katherine Brickell and Mel Nowicki exposes how England’s policy approach to debt is not only pushing families into homelessness, but also keeping them there. Katharine Swindells reports

Inside Housing @insidehousing.bsky.social · 1d

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 @insidehousing.bsky.social · 2d

Acis Group appoints new chair

A new board chair has been appointed at 7,000-home landlord Acis Group after what the landlord described as a “rigorous recruitment process”

Inside Housing @insidehousing.bsky.social · 2d

Accent secures £33.8m from government to boost its affordable housing programme

Accent Housing has secured government funding of £33.8m through its partnership with Homes England which will go towards building over 300 homes

Inside Housing @insidehousing.bsky.social · 2d

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 @insidehousing.bsky.social · 2d

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 @insidehousing.bsky.social · 2d

Government’s house buying reforms could bring in mandatory qualifications for estate, letting and managing agents

The government is consulting on house buying reforms that could introduce mandatory qualifications for agents and save first-time buyers £710 on average

Inside Housing @insidehousing.bsky.social · 2d

CHC welcomes 10-year rent settlement in Wales

Community Housing Cymru (CHC) has welcomed the Welsh government’s new 10-year rent and service charge standard which limits annual social rent increases