The Scottish arm of major housing association Riverside has appointed a former banker as chair

Large Midlands landlord PA Housing has installed an industry veteran known for taking on interim chief executive roles as its temporary head.

Ensuring regional leaders play a greater role in housing delivery is a significant opportunity, say Selina White and Jonathan Cowie of Homes for the South West

The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government have revealed that police files on them have been handed to the Crown Prosecution Service in relation to the Grenfell Tower fire

Councils should not be “pitted against” housing associations when it comes to delivering more social homes, the former leader of a local authority said

Retirement and extra-care specialist Housing 21 reported a 43% rise in annual surplus, but warned “careful management” was needed to handle economic pressures

Notting Hill Genesis (NHG) faces “reputational risks” after delaying publishing its annual accounts for the third time in the past five years, S&P has warned.

G15 housing association Hyde has reported a 9% rise in its annual surplus despite its operating costs increasing sharply amid higher spending on its homes

The Metropolitan Police has submitted all its files related to the Grenfell Tower fire to the Crown Prosecution Service for charging decisions

Two councils have been found to have “serious failings” in how they are meeting the English social housing regulator’s consumer standards

The Labour Party conference drew to a close yesterday with prime minister Andy Burnham making the end of rough sleeping a “permanent national policy”

Rupali Court represents a bold and innovative approach to meeting the housing needs of older people, writes Dawn Carr, co-housing partnership manager at Housing 21

In a speech today, Angela Rayner promised new regulation for managing agents, to drive out the “far too many cowboys, crooks and con artists” in the sector

Uptake of the government’s new equity loan scheme for first-time buyers could be slower than the original Help to Buy policy, a Labour-affiliated thinktank warned

National landlord Sanctuary has said it introducing a new system to improve how it identifies vulnerable residents after a coroner’s report into the death of an 88 year-old tenant from a fall at her home.

Some councils will be “rebuilding from scratch” in terms of housing delivery and maintenance, an MP told the Labour Party conference on Monday

Tom Copley, deputy mayor of London for housing and residential development, said there had been “a huge amount of interest” ahead of cash allocation announcements

Councils could be handed new powers to refer homeless households to registered providers, who will only be able to reject them if they have can show reasonable grounds for doing so.

A letter shared exclusively with Inside Housing has revealed more information on how Homes England will work within regions as “a more responsive place-based delivery partner”

The director of social change at Homeless Link told the Labour Party conference on Monday that “we need a homelessness plan that extends beyond Christmas”

Cadarn Housing Group has announced Debbie Green as its new chair of the board

Collaboration has myriad benefits to the housing sector. An Inside Housing survey, in association with law firm Devonshires, sought to uncover how it can be done successfully

The Scottish government’s plan to end destitution could be more ambitious, writes Matt Hamill of the Homeless Network Scotland charity

Matthew Pennycook has said he was surprised by the level of demand for the Social and Affordable Homes Programme and that the government could have spent the £39bn grant programme a “couple of times over”.

A council is offering support to 85 households after a major incident was declared near RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire

SettleParadigm has delayed the publication of its first annual audited accounts as a merged entity, but is aiming to file this week

The chief executive of large London landlord Notting Hill Genesis has stepped down with “immediate effect”

Shared owners at a London tower block are still liable for rent and service charges for at least a month after a fire forced them from their homes

The government has announced reforms to Empty Dwelling Management Orders which will slash the eligibility period by 18 months

First-time buyers in England will be able to access 20% government-backed equity loans, in an attempt to support more people into homeownership

Faster approvals rates by the Building Safety Regulator have helped push new build starts in England to 35,910 between April and June, up 6% on the previous quarter

As one of only two housing associations that are members of both the G15 and Homes for the North, we understand that what works to tackle deprivation in Barnsley is different to London, writes Paul Dolan, chief executive of Riverside

East Midlands-based housing association EMH has reported an increase in turnover and operating surplus for 2025-26, while the financial position of its care and support service has stabilised

Two regulators have been informed after major London landlord L&Q was the victim of a cyberattack that affected 12,000 residents

The chief executive of Hanover Scotland housing association will retire next spring

We have the power to take bold action in unlocking difficult sites, writes Anita Conway, director of development at Radius Housing

Tenant satisfaction remains “broadly positive” in Wales, while the latest annual survey highlighted the need for further work on engagement, the government found

Yorkshire Housing’s surplus before tax fell by a third last year, driven in part by a £4m increase in interest and finance costs

The former chief executive of the Regulator of Social Housing has joined the board of Sanctuary housing association

After the announcement of strategic partners under the Social and Affordable Homes Programme, some in the sector were left wondering about the government’s priority. Stephen Delahunty reports

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The cross-subsidy model is facing “real challenges” as London’s sales market weakens, L&Q and Riverside have told the London Assembly’s Housing Committee

An influential thinktank has argued that councils should not be able to automatically offer tenants lifelong housing tenancies

London and other English cities are lagging behind rural areas in addressing social housing delivery, according to a new analysis

Plymouth Community Homes has announced a plan to invest £1.2bn in its homes and services over the next decade

Integration is a process, not a test that refugees should have to pass, writes Fuad Mahamed, founder and chief executive of refugee and migrant housing provider ACH

Vistry has reported a loss before tax of over £660m in the first half of the year, resulting in part from accounting write-downs

Business leaders have joined calls for the Scottish government to treat housing as economic infrastructure

Almost all social housing buildings in England above 11 metres high have now had a fire risk assessment

L&Q’s operating surplus dropped by a third, to £245m, last year as its audited annual accounts reveal net impairment costs of £44m