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The Northern Ireland Federation of Housing Associations (NIFHA), the representative organisation for housing associations in Northern Ireland, has named Seamus Leheny as its new chief executive this week. Seamus joins NIFHA from Logistics UK, one of the UK’s largest trade associations which re

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Greenoak Housing Association has announced that its chief executive Diana Kingdon will be leaving at the end of the year, bringing an end to her 25-year leadership of the organisation. The south-east housing association quickly built up a reputation for its strong commitment to environmental sustain

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The biggest change to housing law in Wales for decades has today come into force, bringing greater transparency and consistency to renting a home. Protecting the interests of both landlords and tenants, the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 improves how homes in Wales are rented, managed and lived in.

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Levelling-up secretary Michael Gove has said that failing social housing providers in England will not receive future funding after it was revealed he is to cut off £1 million funding to Rochdale Boroughwide Housing (RBH) following the death of a toddler from prolonged exposure to bl

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Senior figures from the housing sector have given their support to a landmark decision to place a council tax premium on second homes and help tackle a “chronic shortage” of affordable housing that is undermining North Yorkshire’s communities.

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The chief executive of Rochdale Boroughwide Housing (RBH) has been sacked from his post following a coroner's inquest found that a mouldy home contributed to the death of a two-year-old boy. Days after a defiant statement confirming that he will not resign despite the growing pressure from mini

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The Welsh Government has set a cap for social rents for the next financial year at 6.5%. Climate change minister Julie James outlined a series of commitments she had secured with social landlords including that there will be "no evictions due to financial hardship for the term of the rent settl

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The current system of exempt accommodation in England, a type of supported housing that is used to house a range of people with support needs, is a "complete mess" that is failing too many residents and local communities at the expense of the taxpayer, a Westminster committee said today. A report fr

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