ARCH Bulletin. Issue 97 - 23 November 2018.

In this issue

Homes England publish a new Strategic Plan
Housing Ombudsman launches consultation on a new 3-year plan
Independent review of build out rates – final report
The case for a Housing Court – Government calls for evidence
ARCH Exchange – has your council introduced a “Buy back” policy?
UK Housing Awards 2019
Local Government Association and Housing and Finance Institute launch a Housing Business Ready Springboard Programme
Over 220,000 net additional homes provided last year but less than 6,500 for social rent

Closing date for the MHCLG best practice group extended

Homes England publish a new Strategic Plan

As announced in the 2018 Budget, Homes England has published a new Strategic Plan covering the period 2018 to 2023. Read more

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Housing Ombudsman launches consultation on a new 3-year plan

ARCH meets with Housing Ombudsman to discuss the Housing Ombudsman Service’s new three-year corporate plan, developed in light of the Social Housing Green Paper. Read more

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Independent review of build out rates - final report

Sir Oliver Letwin MP was appointed by the Government to lead a review to “explain the significant gap between housing completions and the amount of land allocated or permissioned in areas of high housing demand and make recommendations for closing it”. His final report was published alongside the Budget 2018. Read more

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The case for a Housing Court - Government calls for evidence

The Government has issued a call for evidence, seeking views on the experiences of people using courts and tribunal services in property cases, including whether a specialist Housing Court is needed. Read more

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ARCH Exchange - has your council introduced a "Buy back" policy?

ARCH Exchange gives people working in ARCH member councils a simple way to pool knowledge and experience and reduce duplicated effort. Read more

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UK Housing Awards 2019

ARCH member councils are urged to consider applications for the UK Housing Awards, which will take place on 1 May 2019 at the Grosvenor, Park Lane. Read more

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Local Government Association and Housing and Finance Institute launch a Housing Business Ready Springboard Programme

The Local Government Association has been working with the Housing and Finance Institute to pull together a ‘masterclass style’ support offer for a number of councils, looking at how to enable housing delivery. Read more

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Over 220,000 net additional homes provided last year but less then 6,500 for social rent

Latest figures show that over 222,000 net additional homes were delivered in 2017/18, including over 195,000 new build homes and others, from change of use and conversions of existing dwellings. Read more

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Closing date for the MHCLG best practice group extended

The closing date for expressions of interest from social landlords to participate in a Social Sector (Building Safety) Engagement Best Practice Group has been extended from 19 November to 2 December 2018. ARCH member councils are encouraged to submit an expression of interest in joining the Group. Read more

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