A life in 15 questions
Victor Da Cunha Chief Executive, Curo Group 1 What do you do for fun? For me, having a full social life is as important as a career, so when I’m not focusing on social housing, I fill my time with friends, lots of music, some rather bad golf, watching Arsenal, traveling lots […]
The last word
Telling it like it is By Hannah Fearn, freelance journalist specialising in social affairs I heard it first just before Christmas and then, once I had really started listening for it, its echoes were everywhere: dissent. Where chief executives, policy bods and other assorted social housing figures once ‘expressed concerns’, aired their […]
The implications of the social housing rent increase on landlords and tenants
With confirmation of this year’s social housing rent increase, we asked sector rent experts and a tenant for their thoughts on the implications for both landlords and residents. Here’s what they had to say. Samantha Grix Partner Devonshires Solicitors Bright and early in the new year the Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) confirmed the […]
Talking heads: A big year for housing
2024 promises to be a very big year for social housing. With the RSH’s new consumer standards due to come in in April, the ongoing struggles with damp and mould, and the very real chance of a new government by the end of the year, we asked professionals from across housing to outline their top […]
Accessible homes – why the clock is ticking on much-needed changes
Since 2020, the government has promised action to ensure homes will be made more accessible for people with disabilities. But, despite a warm reception from residents, social landlords and charities, the plans are still to come to fruition, as Neil Merrick reports. Eighteen months ago, the government announced that homes built in England would […]
Amanda Newton interview: ‘The people of Rochdale need RBH to recover’
Rochdale Boroughwide Housing’s new chief executive is under no illusions about the challenges she faces. Previously Executive Director for Customer Insight at Livv Housing Group, Amanda Newton has stepped into her first chief executive role to help lead RBH’s recovery after the tragic death of two-year-old Awaab Ishak prompted a national outcry and exposed […]