Live blog - 18th Feb

News17.02.159.32 PM by Administrator Administrator

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A housing association struggled to meet a multi-million pound call for cash or security from investors, prompting regulatory intervention.
The Homes and Communities Agency has opened bidding for a £120m housing fund for older people and those with disabilities or mental health problems.
Landlords must consider the financial impact on leaseholders when seeking to charge for non-vital improvement works to their homes, an upper tribunal has ruled.
Vulnerable people in supported homes living in squalor, the Guardian reports

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