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Rob's Social Housing Alphabetical Advent Calendar 2025 - HQN But I've decided to give the gift* of a look at the year in the UK housing sector through some daily snippets, loosely in the form of an advent calendar. Just

Rob’s Social Housing Alphabetical Advent Calendar 2025

And now he's up to 'F'!

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@simplicitly.bsky.social

The amusingly curmudgeonly @simplicitly.bsky.social mightn't be Christmas's biggest fan but he's still made his own Social Housing Alphabetical Advent Calendar! We're up to 'D' so far, which is all about Dracula. Not really - you'll have to find out for yourself, here lnkd.in/evyFDdxe #ukhousing

Budget 2025: Housing sector reacts - HQN Chancellor Rachel Reeves has delivered her budget. Here the housing sector reacts:

UK housing sector reacts to today's budget hqnetwork.co.uk/news/budget-...

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'Gatekeeping' in social housing

In the latest HQN podcast, journalist Danielle Aumord looks into claims of 'gatekeeping' in social housing – where council housing departments employ practices that unfairly restrict access to housing and homelessness services open.spotify.com/episode/15d0... #ukhousing

We're thrilled to welcome Waverley Borough Council to our Housing Management Network. Thank you for joining – we're looking forward to working with you! #ukhousing

Opinion: Cutting insulation funding would be the wrong move for residents – we need to think long term - HQN But it’s important to look at how those savings are achieved. Recent reports have suggested that the chancellor is considering cuts to the Energy Company

In this article for HQN Ian Allan, Head of Market Strategy at Switch2 Energy Limited Energy, argues that cutting insulation funding would be the wrong move for residents – we need to think long term hqnetwork.co.uk/news/opinion... #ukhousing

Richard Blakeway interview - Awaab's Law

In our latest podcast Jon Land talks to Housing Ombudsman Richard Blakeway about the early weeks of Awaab’s Law & its potential long-term impact, the ombudsman's role in its enforcement & concerns over the conduct of some 'no win, no fee' claims mgmt firms open.spotify.com/episode/4vpD... #ukhousing

A Sector in Transformation - CIH Futures Survey Results Housing is evolving— and those who will lead the sector in the future are here. Do we understand their thoughts, hopes, and experiences?

The Chartered Institute of Housing has conducted the UK’s first-ever survey focused entirely on housing professionals under the age of 35 – and will be revealing the results at a special webinar on 9 December. Click here to find out more www.cih.org/events/a-sec... #ukhousing

Over £5bn yearly boost to economy if social rent homes target hit, research - HQN More than £5 billion could be added to the economy each year if the government meets its target of building 180,000 social rent homes over the next 10 years,

Over £5bn yearly boost to economy if social rent homes target hit, research

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RSH and Charity Commission set out how they will continue to work together  - HQN The Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) and the Charity Commission have published a new memorandum of understanding (MoU), setting out how the two organisations

RSH and Charity Commission set out how they will continue to work together hqnetwork.co.uk/news/rsh-and... #ukhousing

Opinion: Ernie rides again - HQN We’ve just seen the second year of satisfaction results. They are a great tool for RSH inspectors. The teams can go in and grill landlords by asking questions

In this article, HQN CEO Alistair McIntosh looks into the government-ordered tenant satisfaction surveys and asks if we couldn't do things better hqnetwork.co.uk/news/opinion... #ukhousing

RSH: Social landlords must continually improve their governance and risk management - HQN Social landlords must continually improve their governance and risk management if they are to stay resilient, the Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) has warned

RSH: Social landlords must continually improve their governance and risk management
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Housing options for women leaving prison

In the latest HQN podcast journalist Danielle Aumord visits a supported housing project and a charity for females exiting the criminal justice system to find out what the housing options are for women leaving prison
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Opinion: The housing secretary should fix Homes England to fix the housing crisis - HQN Homes England stands out among the dozen or so agencies and public bodies under the wing of the Ministry of Housing, Communities, and Local Government, over

In this exclusive article for HQN, Keith Cooper argues that the housing secretary should fix Homes England to fix the housing crisis hqnetwork.co.uk/news/opinion... #ukhousing

RSH publishes tenant satisfaction analysis
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The latest edition of HQM is out now! This feature from Neil Merrick look at the future of the private rented sector – from renters’ rights to decent homes hqm.hqnetwork.co.uk/the-future-o... #ukhousing

The latest edition of HQM is out now! And in this feature Matt Pritchard makes the case for nature-centric housing hqm.hqnetwork.co.uk/the-case-for... #ukhousing

There might be a sudden boost to funding for new housing, but if people working with social tenants think their job is about to get easier they aren't paying attention.

You can read my latest on modern poverty for @hqnmedia.bsky.social here: hqm.hqnetwork.co.uk/the-last-wor...

So important to tie all these issues together, and very neatly and carefully done by @hannahfearn.bsky.social. Some of these things have felt inevitable since the coalition's swingeing welfare cuts after 2010, and the solutions now require a real policy shift.

The latest edition of HQM is out now! Read Hannah Fearn last word column in which she outlines why living through scarcity opens the door to bad actors hqm.hqnetwork.co.uk/the-last-wor... #ukhousing

The latest edition of HQM is out now! And in its pages Keith Cooper investigates whether Homes England is up to the job of delivering the 1.5 million homes the government has promised hqm.hqnetwork.co.uk/hqm-investig... #ukhousing

A week in climate change, 31 October - HQN Happy Halloween! A day, perhaps, for reinvention in the bogeyman community? ‘Bogeymen’ that exist in the frenetic ‘minds’ of the far right, that is.

A week in climate change - Halloween Special hqnetwork.co.uk/news/a-week-...

The latest edition of HQM is now out! And in its pages Neil Merrick continues our Housing in Practice series & reports on a housing association that’s encouraging students to live alongside older residents & help reduce loneliness or isolation hqm.hqnetwork.co.uk/housing-in-p... #ukhousing

The new edition of HQM is out now - & in this article you can read Mel Nowicki & Katherine Brickell's feature on the hidden homelessness scandal of allocation policies hqm.hqnetwork.co.uk/allocation-p... #ukhousing

YouTube video by HQN First Things First episode 99

First Things First is back - just in time for Halloween. Find out what alistair mcintosh has to say at this terrifying time youtu.be/8w4HUdRQ1CI #ukhousing

Housing association marks 8000th new home milestone - HQN Councillor Fran Smith, Associate Lead Member for Adult Social Care and Housing at Somerset Council, said: “These new homes are a fantastic addition to the

Housing association Stonewater marks 8000th new home milestone hqnetwork.co.uk/news/housing... #ukhousing

The tipping point: RSH inspection reports 29 October 2025 - HQN As the RSH motors past the halfway mark on inspections, have we now reached a tipping point? Three ALMOs got top marks in one day! Well done to everyone who

As the RSH motors past the halfway mark on inspections, have we now reached a tipping point? alistair mcintosh takes a good look at the latest round of inspection reports

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Social landlord commits multi-million-pound funding to boost customer services - HQN Matt Foreman, Executive Group Director of Customer Services at L&Q, said: “We’re delighted to announce these new roles, which will help us to be more

Social landlord L&Q commits multi-million-pound funding to boost customer services

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The new edition of HQM is out now - & you don't even have to go to the shops for it! In this feature Danielle Aumord investigates the often confusing world of tenancy succession rights hqm.hqnetwork.co.uk/helpless-aba... #ukhousing

The latest issue of our magazine, HQM, is out! And it's got lots of stuff in it, including the views of CEO alistair mcintosh, which you can read here hqm.hqnetwork.co.uk/from-the-chi...
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