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Warrington Housing Association hires council boss as new CEO Warrington Housing Association has hired Chris Twomey as its new chief executive officer

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Regulator of Social Housing reveals new chief executive The Regulator of Social Housing has promoted Jonathan Walters to chief executive following the departure of Fiona MacGregor

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Sector watchdog plans phased 20% fee rise The Housing Ombudsman has revealed an increase in membership fees per home, from just over £8 to £9.64, an increase of more than 20%

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Households given breathing space to settle council tax debts under government reforms Households will be given longer to settle unpaid council tax debts under regulatory reforms, the government has confirmed

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Magna secures £150m to ramp up housebuilding and retrofit existing homes Magna Housing has secured £150m in new funding to deliver around 1,500 affordable homes over the next five years, and renovate existing properties

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Hyde reveals new chief financial officer Hyde Housing has appointed Sharon Pearce as its new chief financial officer

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Council backs Bromford Flagship LiveWest estate regeneration with £100m Bromford Flagship LiveWest has won backing for the £100m overhaul of an estate near Newmarket in Cambridgeshire

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Vision for 400,000-home city set out with Community Land Trust-managed affordable housing A company has outlined a vision for a 400,000-home city with “genuinely affordable” housing, with the majority managed by Community Land Trusts and potentially 30% by social landlords

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Exemptions welcomed under new supported housing licensing regime A major landlord and trade body have welcomed exemptions from the government following its response to a consultation on the Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Act 2023

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ARCO boss claims some older people’s housing developers ‘inflating’ care benefits to dodge affordable housing contributions There is a “credibility gap” within the older people’s housing sector, with some operators inflating care benefits to get around affordable housing contributions, a senior leader has claimed

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We must face the reality on how anti-immigrant sentiment is impacting staff and residents If we want people to be themselves without fear in our homes and workplaces, we must ensure there is no ambiguity around where we stand on being inclusive, writes Annalisa Langton, head of engagement and diversity at the Guinness Partnership

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We decided to stop avoiding the tough conversations about social housing and immigration, and here’s what we learned Anna Bishop, chief executive at South Liverpool Homes, explains the landlord’s campaign to tackle misinformation about ‘who gets our homes’ and how other housing providers can access their toolkit of resources.

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Homes England agrees deal with house builder to deliver 1,000 new homes The government’s housing and regeneration agency has struck a deal with Vistry to deliver 1,000 new homes in Northstowe, Cambridgeshire

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The housing sector must confront misinformation on immigration now Inside Housing’s new research shows that misinformation about migration is actively harming staff, residents and the housing sector, writes Mushtaq Khan, chief executive of the Housing Diversity Network

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Three major landlords to trial AI-powered app for residents Residents of three housing associations in Oxfordshire will try out an AI-powered app as part of a government-funded pilot to improve tenant and landlord engagement

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Dispatches from Build More Homes and New Towns Summit 2026 The UK’s development sector gathered in London this week to discuss the challenge to deliver 1.5 million new homes, covering everything from regeneration to leveraging private capital. Eliza Parr rounds up the key points

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National Housing Bank strengthens oversight with two appointments The National Housing Bank has appointed two independent non-executive directors who have extensive careers in the regeneration and investment sectors

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The Week in Housing: Fraud, regulatory judgements, and new guidance on sustainability and financial reporting The Week in Housing is our weekly newsletter, rounding up the most important headlines for housing professionals. Sign up below to get it direct to your inbox every Friday

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Large out-of-London landlords are bidding for SAHP funding in the capital, says deputy mayor A handful of large social landlords operating predominantly outside of London are this year bidding for the capital’s grant programme, the deputy mayor has confirmed

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Dozens of organisations call for rent controls and more council homes as part of national housing demonstration Dozens of organisations will march across the capital tomorrow to call for rent controls and more investment in council housing

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Whoever the next Welsh government is, co-production must be at the heart of their housing plans There has been an over‑reliance on legislation as the primary tool for change, writes Joshua Dowdall, chief executive of Taff Housing

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Housing minister urged to expand deposit scheme for care leavers and introduce Rent to Buy The housing minister has faced calls from MPs to expand a scheme that helps young people leaving care to cover rental deposits, alongside the introduction of a Rent to Buy programme

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Help to Buy had ‘limited impact’ on social mobility and mainly helped higher earners, research finds The Help to Buy mortgage scheme had “limited impact” on social mobility and mostly helped higher-income households, a thinktank has said

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Lambeth Council to take legal action to High Court against TMO Lambeth Council is preparing to take legal action in the High Court against a tenant management organisation after identifying “serious governance, operational and financial concerns”

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Nature is not a retrofit: rethinking how Britain builds its new towns We must see nature not as a decoration, but rather a structure that can shape the delivery of new towns, writes Kate Vincent, technical director of ecology and biodiversity at SLR Consulting

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L12 group pledges to start 1,000 homes in London this year amid building crisis The L12 is a group of community focused housing will start building more than 1,000 homes across London this year.

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Social housing AI platform appoints new chief executive ahead of launch An artificial intelligence tool designed for social housing professionals will launch with a new boss after a year’s worth of input from large social landlords

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Large London landlords increase investment in community projects by one-fifth Tens of thousands of Londoners gained access to food and cost of living support, through schemes funded by the G15 group of the capital’s biggest housing associations last year

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Yorkshire landlord secures hundreds of new homes in deal with house builder A Yorkshire house builder has agreed to provide hundreds of new homes for housing association Incommunities.

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New chair of Scottish Procurement Alliance committee warns lack of skills is ‘major challenge’ for sector The new chair of the Scottish Procurement Alliance’s advisory committee has warned that a lack of skilled procurement workers is a “major challenge” for the country’s public sector

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