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Ombudsman Corner

By Richard Blakeway, the Housing Ombudsman Page 40 of the 2007 Cave Review into social housing regulation, commissioned by the last

23 October 2025 No Comments

Housing in Practice: Housing for the ages

Continuing our Housing in Practice series, Neil Merrick reports on a housing association that’s encouraging students to live alongside older residents and help reduce loneliness

23 October 2025 No Comments

Allocation policies: A hidden homelessness scandal

By Mel Nowicki and Katherine Brickell, authors of Debt Trap Nation: Family Homelessness in a Failing State. It’s no secret that England is a

23 October 2025 No Comments

Housing in Practice: Tackling stigma by listening to tenants

In the latest in our Housing in Practice series, we explore how two local authorities working in partnership have found ways to reduce the stigma

17 July 2025 No Comments

Ombudsman Corner

By Richard Blakeway, the Housing Ombudsman Recently, while sipping my breakfast coffee listening to Radio 4, I was surprised to hear

17 July 2025 No Comments

How can we guarantee that green belt development prioritises housing quality and doesn’t compromise on nature?

Pooja Agrawal, Chief Executive Officer, Public Practice Sadiq Khan recently announced that City Hall intends to help end London’s growing housing crisis

17 July 2025 No Comments

What now for a National Tenant Voice?

Aileen Edmunds, Chief Executive, Longleigh Foundation The case for a National Tenant Voice is no longer up for debate. Thanks to the

17 July 2025 No Comments

Putting cost first lets tenants down

Tony Simms, Director, QLP We’re constantly being asked to do more with less as demands on our services grow. Each new request

17 July 2025 No Comments

The Digital Skills Passport

Sean Kearns, Chief Executive, CSCS Group Dame Judith Hackitt’s review into the Grenfell tragedy and the resulting Building Safety Act are clear.

17 July 2025 No Comments

Housing in Practice: Keeping the loan sharks at bay

In the latest in our Housing in Practice series, Neil Merrick reports on a housing association that’s helping tenants fend off illegal money lenders by

17 April 2025 No Comments