Budget 2021 – no new money for social housing
04/03/2021
Chancellor Rishi Sunak gave his Budget Statement to the House of Commons on 3 March 2021. It focuses on measures to support businesses and households affected by the Coronavirus pandemic until roll-out of the vaccination programme enables current restrictions on work and social interaction to be significantly reduced, if not removed altogether.
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Fire Safety Bill in parliamentary “ping pong”
04/03/2021
The Fire Safety Bill is part of a series of changes to fire and building safety the Government are undertaking following the Grenfell Tower Fire in 2017, with further primary and secondary legislation to follow, including proposed legislation in the draft Building Safety Bill.
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Church of England calls for long term housing strategy
04/03/2021
A new report commissioned by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York in response to the housing crisis sets out actions for the Church, Government and other stakeholders with a focus on building better communities and homes, not just houses.
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Eviction ban extended to 31 March 2021
18/02/2021
On Sunday 14 February, the Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick announced that the ban on bailiff evictions due to come to an end on 22 February has been extended for another 6 weeks - until 31 March 2021, with measures to continue to be kept under review in line with the latest public health advice.
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Latest HouseMark COVID-19 impact data published
18/02/2021
HouseMark has shared the findings from the tenth in its series of monthly reports from their sector-wide COVID-19 impact analysis based on data up to the end of December from more than 100 participating social landlords including council landlords, housing associations and ALMOs operating across the whole of the UK.
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