Briefings
Housing demand and supply: are we building enough homes?
Network briefing by Roger Jarman
Left hand, right hand: housing regulation cultures in England and Scotland
Network briefing by Janis Bright
Cashback: an update on the DIY repairs scheme for tenants
Network briefing by Mark Smulian
Regeneration and housing: ways forward in difficult times
Network briefing by Charlie Hughes
Development for registered providers - some current issues
Network briefing by Peter Atkinson
Your questions answered - asset management and procurement
Network briefing by Mike Jones
What inspectors say about asset management and major works
Network briefing by John Wheeldon
HQN Your questions answered - health and safety - cold water storage systems
Network briefing by Steve Mount
Key issues from short notice inspections - void repairs
Network briefing by John Wheeldon
Is an increase in accident reports a bad thing?
Complimentary SAFETYnet briefing by Morag Brown
News
Andrew Stunell: Community groups to bring 2,000 empty homes back to life with government help
Mr Stunell announced the winners sharing £25.1million of government funding on a visit to one of the successful projects in Newark, Nottinghamshire alongside Independent Empty Homes Adviser and TV presenter George Clarke
£2 million to help older people out of hospital
A scheme to carry out minor but vital adaptations to older people’s homes to prevent hospital admission or enable them to be discharged from hospital quicker has been awarded over £2m for the next financial year in Wales
Empty homes crackdown
A £2 million loan fund will be launched to help stop empty homes blighting Scotland’s communities
Study reveals total impact of Decent Homes on tenants’ lives
A landmark study into the impact of Decent Homes work has shown that the effects go wider than just physically improving properties
New House Building, October to December 2011
The latest revised National Statistics on new house building in Wales produced by the Welsh Government were published on 21 March 2012, according to the arrangements approved by the UK Statistics Authority
Grant Shapps: Stalled building sites to get funding boost
Over 200 stalled building projects will receive a share of a multi-million pound pot to get Britain building again
More council homes
Housing Minister Keith Brown today welcomed official figures that confirm a sharp increase in the number of council houses built across Scotland
Grant Shapps: "apprenticeships in the home" for tenants
Grant Shapps has today offered wannabe decorators and carpenters the opportunity to become "an apprentice in the home" - and get paid to hone their skills
HCA confirms very first Empty Homes Funding to
Ninety five housing associations, local authorities and other providers are set to deliver over 5,600 new affordable homes
Andrew Stunell: First cash for neglected neighbourhoods to bring empty homes back into use
Almost £70m of funding for 95 projects will bring over 5,600 properties back into use across the country
Code for Sustainable Homes and Energy Performance of Buildings: Cumulative and Quarterly Data up to end of December 2011
Latest official statistics
£5 million to return houses to homes in Wales
Action to return some of Wales’ 22,000 empty private sector properties into use as a home took a step forward
Grant Shapps welcomes overwhelming demand to Get Britain Building
Government scheme to get builders back on stalled sites and work restarted on homes has had an overwhelming response and is three times oversubscribed
The latest UK house price index statistics
The latest UK house price index statistics produced by the Department for Communities and Local Government were released on Tuesday 14 February 2012
Taxpayers get more for their money on construction projects
Radical changes to public sector construction will lead to up to 20% fall in costs of building schools, hospitals and roads
Housing and construction champions announced
After launching the Department's Red Tape Challenge 'Housing and Construction' theme last month, the Secretary of State announces the appointment of Simon Randall CBE and Councillor Stephen Greenhalgh as Sector Champions
Support for Welsh coastal towns
Business and communities groups will soon be able to apply for grants to regenerate seaside towns
National evaluation of the Handyperson Programme
The evaluation reports on value for money and the success of the programme in meeting service users' needs
Councils should help older people live at home for longer
An update on the FreeSpace project, New Deal for Older People, further DFG allocations and HIAs and FirstStop
Living well with dementia: a Design Council challenge
Joint project between the DH and Design Council to develop new design-led ideas for products and services to make life simpler and more enjoyable for those with dementia and their carers
93% of all social homes now meet the Decent standard
Numbers of non-decent council homes fell by more than a quarter over the past year
NAO briefing: the modelling used to set Feed-in Tariffs for solar photovoltaics
Briefing prepared by the National Audit Office, at the request of the House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee and the Energy and Climate Change Committee, to inform their joint inquiry into the government’s 31 October 2011 consultation on proposals for solar power Feed-in Tariffs
Code for Sustainable Homes and Energy Performance of Buildings: cumulative and quarterly data up to end of September 2011
The latest official statistics on SAP ratings released
Scottish Government: easier home improvements
New rules to make it easier for people to make changes to their homes will come into force in February next year
HSE consultation: proposals on revised control of asbestos regulations
Comments sought by 4 November 2011
Scottish Government: solid wall insulation pilot
Loans of up £15,000 for solid wall insulation, to be paid back over a maximum of 10 years
DCLG consultation: streamlining council housing asset management
Disposals and use of receipts – comments sought by 17 November 2011
Renewable heat premium payment
Details on how to apply – useful for tenants and advisors
Social housing to get green heaters
£3m scheme launched to help install eco-heaters in the homes of social housing tenants
Tenant Cashback scheme – impact assessment
Prepared to accompany the consultation on directions to the social housing regulator
