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ARCH Bulletin. Issue 42. 30 September 2016.

In this issue

Housing Minister calls for more housebuilding for all tenures
Latest RTB sales figures
HFi report calls for exemption from HVA levy
What next for tenants: conference report
Well Done Ted!
Council role in building new homes for sale & market rent
DCLG review of RTB replacement agreements
Smashing Silly Stereotypes
Homeless Reduction Bill
Book now for ARCH Chief Officer's Conference 2016
ARCH Tenants' Group meeting minutes

Housing Minister calls for more housebuilding for all tenures 


Housing Minister, Gavin Barwell signals a shift in Government policy and a need to build more homes of all tenures including sub-market rented housing.... Read more. 

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Latest RTB sales figures


Latest figures from DCLG show an increase of 21% in the number of homes sold under the Right to Buy in the first quarter of this financial year compared to the same quarter of 2015-16... Read more.

HFi report calls for exemption from HVA levy


The Housing & Finance Institute (HFi) published a new research report which calls for “regional local councils” to be exempt from the proposed High-Value Asset (HVA) Levy and to retain the proceeds of any higher value housing they sell... Read more.

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Catch up on what happened at this year’s ARCH Tenant’s Conference... Read more.

Watch this space for photos in the next bulletin!

Well Done Ted!


Congratulations to William Jones “Ted” from Stevenage Borough Council for winning this year’s ARCH Community Champion Award... Read more.

Council role in building new homes for sale and market rent


The DCLG is interested to know how far councils have the ambition and capacity to build homes for sale and market rent, as well as homes for social and affordable rent... Read more.

DCLG review of RTB replacement agreements


DCLG civil servants are carrying out a review of the current agreement on replacement of homes sold under the Reinvigorated Right to Buy... Read more.

Smashing Silly Stereotypes


A group of social landlords, tenants, and others have come together to tackle the unfair and unhelpful stereotyping of social housing tenants... Read more.

Homelessness Reduction Bill


Bob Blackman’s Homelessness Reduction Bill will receive its Second Reading on 28 October and looks likely to receive government support, which means it is likely to be enacted in full or in part... Read more.

Book now for ARCH Chief Officer's Conference 2016


Our annual Chief Officers Conference and ARCH AGM is coming up (Thursday 1 and Friday 2 December 2016). It will be held at Radcliffe House, University of Warwick. Book your place today! Our members are entitled to a free second delegate place for each full delegate conference ticket... Book now.

ARCH Tenants' Group meeting minutes


Minutes of the ARCH Tenants’ Group meeting on 5 September are now available in the members' area.

The next meeting is on the 10 October. If your council is interested in nominating a tenant to join the Group, please email Julie Morton.

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