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ARCH Community Champion Awards

The ARCH Community Champion Award recognises the dedication, willingness, inspiration and devotion that our tenants freely give to others, and it is hoped that this can motivate and inspire others as

ARCH Tenants Group Conference 2024 - open for bookings

Working with tenant representatives and officers from Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council, the ARCH Tenants Group is delighted to bring back their annual tenants conference this year, to be held at

Consultation on a new standard for the competency and conduct of senior housing managers

On 7 February, DLUHC launched a consultation on a new competency and conduct standard for senior housing managers.

High Rise Buildings: Safety Case Toolkit

The Building Safety Regulator has published a Safety Case Toolkit to help officers responsible for preparing safety case reports for existing high-rise buildings.

Introduction of new regulatory regime for social housing: update

In preparation for full implementation of the new regulatory regime for social housing, the Regulator of Social Housing will shortly be writing to all registered providers with the names of their key

Chief Officers’ Conference 21-22 March: claim your free place now

“The much-anticipated Chief Officers Conference is rapidly approaching (21 & 22 March 2024), and I just wanted to remind you that as an ARCH member you have a place at the conference absolutely free o

Affordable Housing in England – House of Commons Library Briefing

For the many newly elected MPs, the House of Commons Library has published a useful briefing on Affordable Housing in England.

ARCH Community Champion Awards

The ARCH Community Champion Award recognises the dedication, willingness, inspiration and devotion that our tenants freely give to others, and it is hoped that this can motivate and inspire others as

Angela Rayner announces planning and housing reforms

In a statement to the House of Commons on 30 July, Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner announced plans to reform national planning policy.

Housing Ombudsman calls for evidence on issues with housing maintenance

Following a significant rise in complaints about disrepair, the Housing Ombudsman is calling for evidence from landlords and residents about issues in housing maintenance.

Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 2 report published

The Grenfell Tower Inquiry published its second and final report on 4 September. The report is 7 volumes and 1,700 pages and sums up the Inquiry's findings as follows...

'Securing the future of England’s council housing: five solutions from 100 council landlords' published

In March 2024, Southwark Council hosted a summit with 20 of the largest council landlords in England to discuss the shared challenges and ambitions for the future of council housing.  It was dec

Government drops plans to reform social housing allocations

In January the Government consulted on plans to reform the rules for allocating council housing, as reported in <a href="/news/latest-news/consultation-on-reforms-to-social-housing-allocations.aspx">

Renters’ Rights Bill published

The Government published its Renters’ Rights Bill on 10 September.

Labour’s Housing Plans – action so far

Both Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner and Housing Minister Matthew Pennycook have recently summarised the action they have taken on housing since the general election.

Savills assesses the impact of a new rent settlement

Savills has published research assessing the impact of increasing rents for general needs social housing by CPI +1% for the next 10 years.

4 Million Homes Programme – free training events for tenants

Free training events for social housing residents are being provided as part of the 4 Million Homes

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