National Housing Federation (NHF) chief executive David Orr has urged the House of Lords not to “penalise social tenants for ‘under-occupying’ their homes” ahead of today’s vote on the proposals in the Welfare Reform Bill.
Plans to penalise social tenants living in homes deemed too large for their needs could cost hard up families in Britain up to £1,400 a year, new figures reveal.
The chief executive of the National Housing Federation (NHF), David Orr, has written to the Housing Minister to defend the sector’s record on openness and transparency following Grant Shapps’ ultimatum to “throw open their books” or face the Freedom of Information Act (FoI).
An entire generation has been locked out of a broken housing market in the South East with the average property costing £284,379, according to the latest Home Truths report from the National Housing Federation.
The “crumbling” housing market and affordable housing crisis is a “time-bomb” for rural communities in the East Midlands warned the boss of one of the region’s largest housing providers, following the launch of the National Housing Federation’s Home Truths report in Parliament today.
A generation has been locked out of a broken housing market in the East of England with the average property costing £237,668 and private rents rising sharply, according to the latest Home Truths report from the National Housing Federation.
Following the launch of the Green Deal and ECO consultation the National Housing Federation (NHF) says that the sector needs to work with Government to ensure that it has a proper understanding of the position of social tenants.
The Government’s Housing Strategy is just not bold enough and misses an opportunity to tackle the housing crisis head on, according to the National Housing Federation (NHF), as the industry presents its first thoughts on the proposals.
Speaking to over 150 delegates from across the UK at the annual Social Housing Conference at Liverpool BT Convention Centre on 11 November, David Orr, chief executive of the National Housing Federation, spoke about the challenges faced by the housing sector and the impending changes to the regulatory landscape.
High house prices, rising rents and a lack of affordable housing are making living in the South West harder than ever for young professionals and low income families says the National Housing Federation (NHF) as it publishes a new report today.
