REPORTING ON ALL ASPECTS OF

SOCIAL & AFFORDABLE HOUSING

Allocations & Transfers

[KF] The Government has issued a consultation draft statutory guidance on social housing allocations for local authorities in England.

Tenancy Cheats

Proposals are set out to criminalise the abuse of social homes - such as unlawful subletting and key-selling - with a possible two year jail sentence.

IT EYE

Steve Finegan, Head of Business Effectiveness & Communications at Northwards Housing, explains the development of a phone app for tenants to access their services from their smartphones.

Plus.....

• In Inside Looking Out we report on news from many of the suppliers of products and services to the housing sector.
  
  
• Housing Plus concentrates on the wide range of activities that social landlords are involved in that are in addition to their statutory landlord responsibilities.
  
  
• Our Trainers' Notebook keeps an eye on what's new in the training arena, as we build a library of useful articles and reference material.
  
  
• In Greener Homes we report on some of the interesting news from the building industry, with a focus on energy efficiency.
  
  
• Spotlight Links provides a listing of articles in our popular growing library of articles relevant to the housing and associated sectors - each with a hyper-link for easy access.