Category Archives: Housing News

The housing magazine Inside Housing has launched a campaign to secure social landlords’ access to green subsidies so that the housing sector can protect tenants from fuel poverty. The magazine says social housing is being hit hard by proposed cuts … Continue reading →

The insurance and emergency repairs company Homeserve says it has suspended all telephone sales activity after an independent report found call centre staff were guilty of mis-selling. The review, conducted by Deloitte on behalf of HomeServe, found that there were … Continue reading →

A new mandatory government schme to help pensioners with their energy bills has come into force. The new “Warm Home Discount” scheme will be worth up to £1.1bn over 4 years. Under the scheme, pensioners on Pension Credit Guarantee Credit … Continue reading →

Nuneaton landlord Steven Boote has been sentenced to six months in prison, suspended for a year, and given 200 hours’ community service, and ordered to pay £30,000 in costs over the “shocking” condition of a house he owned and rented … Continue reading →

A survey has revealed that a third of tenants could be at risk from unsafe gas appliances because landlords are not conducting yearly gas safety checks. The survey conducted by room-letting service Spareroom.co.uk  found that 34 per cent of tenants … Continue reading →

Housing Minister Grant Shapps has announced that the government is increasing the Disabled Facilities Grant to £180m a year. This is represents an extra £11m a year from April. However, the grant will no longer be ring-fenced. The funding is … Continue reading →

Housing Minister Grant Shapps has announced the allocation of nearly £1.6bn in funding to enable councils to bring 150,000 council homes up to a decent standard. Mr Shapps said that some 50 local authorities will benefit from funding.  Local authorities … Continue reading →