01 Oct, 2024 Proposed reforms to community benefit societies may have far-reaching consequences for the social housing sector By Victoria Jardine In mid-September 2024, the Law Commission published the findings of its ongoing review of the laws and regulations that govern...
07 Oct, 2022 Everything counts (especially in small amounts) - using Gift Aid to boost charity profits By Victoria Jardine I belatedly clocked a Linkedin reminder from top tax expert and RSM Partner Andrew Robinson that Thursday 6 October was Gift Aid...
14 May, 2021 What the RSH’s VFM analysis does and doesn’t tell us By Peter Hubbard After three years of rent cuts to 2020, the Value for Money (VFM) analysis published yesterday by the Regulator of Social Housing (RSH)...
08 Dec, 2020 NHF 2020 Code of Governance - results from our webinar By Peter Hubbard Polling at yesterday's ACS webinar on the NHF's 2020 Code of Governance revealed that 50% of delegates are looking to adopt the Code by 1...
16 Nov, 2020 The toxicity of intergenerational poverty By Victoria Jardine It's difficult to know where to start with this excellent and thought-provoking article in the Guardian over the weekend, juxtaposed with...
12 Nov, 2020 Ringing in the changes By Victoria Jardine The new NHF Code of Governance, published today, is a lean statement of expectations that burrow deep into the strategy and culture of...
03 Nov, 2020 National lockdown#2 - but not as we know it? By Peter Hubbard It would be easy to think we know how housing associations should handle Thursday's national lockdown, but there are some crucial...