09 May, 2024 Solving the housing crisis: every little helps By Emma Hardman We have a housing crisis. There is no doubt about it. There are not enough homes, and most definitely not enough affordable ones. The...
08 Apr, 2024 Rents reviews: extension of rent settlement By Emma Hardman It was all change for social housing providers whilst I was away last week, with the new consumer regulation regime coming into force...
10 Jul, 2023 A focus on supported housing By Emma Hardman Over the past couple of weeks, there have been various publications regarding supported housing, that I thought would be helpful to...
03 Jul, 2023 Reflections from Housing 2023: Balance By Emma Hardman I spent last week at Housing 2023 attending the Women in Housing and Housing Heroes awards through to the closing address from the CIH...
19 May, 2023 Renters Reform is (nearly) here By Emma Hardman After many years of discussion and consultation, the Renters (Reform) Bill was finally published yesterday. The fact that the publication...
29 Mar, 2023 Updated how to rent guide By Emma Hardman The Government has updated the how to rent guide, effective from 24 March 2023. As a reminder, this guide has to be issued when a...
15 Dec, 2022 The rent cap confirmed By Emma Hardman The 7% rent cap (with an exception for supported housing) for tenants was announced nearly a month ago and since then I've had lots of...
19 Oct, 2022 An 11.1% rent increase? By Emma Hardman It is fair to say the rest of the Hardman household didn't quite share my enthusiasm for wanting to know the published inflation figures...
06 May, 2022 Words of wisdom from Karren Brady By Emma Hardman Last weekend, as we welcomed another three great women into the partnership at Anthony Collins Solicitors, I listened to The Diary of a...
06 Jul, 2021 NHF Leaseholder and Tenant Service Charge Conference 2021 By Emma Hardman Today I had the privilege of chairing the NHF Leaseholder and Tenant Service Charge Conference 2021. The conference included a wide range...
10 Dec, 2020 Eligibility for housing post-Brexit By Emma Hardman Anyone who has looked at the Government website recently will no doubt have noticed the countdown - not to Christmas but to 31st December...
10 Nov, 2020 Exempt from exempt accommodation By Emma Hardman This Inside Housing headline caught my attention yesterday. The scale of exemption accommodation, particularly in Birmingham is well...