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Morning Briefing: does the end of parliament’s prorogation have significance for the housing sector?
With the news from the Supreme Court dominating the agenda this morning, we ask if there is any significance for the housing sector – and the rest of the day’s housing news
In the news
Yesterday’s mad and historic day for British politics saw the UK’s highest court overturn the prime minister’s illegal decision to suspend parliament.
Is there any significance for the housing sector in the story – which is naturally dominating the news agenda? It is possible that there may be some side effects: with parliament back in business there is no excuse for continuing delays to the development of housing policy.
The (still fairly new) housing secretary will have to answer questions in the house – which may finally shed some light on where housing policy is going to go under Boris Johnson.
There is also less of an excuse for missing the deadline for the government’s response to the Social Housing Green Paper, which Theresa May promised would be published this month.
Bills that were thrown out when the prorogation happened also came back to life, with the Domestic Abuse Bill the only one of real significance to the housing sector.
Elsewhere in a busy political day yesterday, the Labour Party conference reached its crescendo with the speech by leader Jeremy Corbyn brought forward. There was little new housing policy, but he did recommit to a new generation of council housing, with shadow housing secretary John Healey promising cash to fund it.
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Today attention turns to the National Housing Federation’s summit in London, with chief executive Kate Henderson and representatives from Homes England speaking to delegates.
Housing secretary Robert Jenrick and shadow housing minister Sarah Jones will appear tomorrow morning – politics permitting.
Elsewhere in the news, The Guardian carries a round-up of the views of 10 people on the state of social housing, including academics, tenants, Clive Betts, chair of the Housing, Communities and Local Government Select Committee, and Tom Murtha, former chief executive of Midland Heart.
An interesting development in Wales has seen the Welsh government propose new rules which could see student housing developments converted to social housing if they are not filled, Wales Online reports.
A pledge from John McDonnell to give Number 11 Downing Street to a family on a housing waiting list should he become chancellor makes the pages of Politics Home.
In local news, the York Press reports on a £272m investment bill for the city’s council housing over the next 30 years which was announced at a meeting this week.
On social media
Leeds & Yorkshire Housing Association is among those to celebrate a positive regulatory judgement this morning:
I couldn’t be more proud of this as (interim)CEO. What a huge achievement and testament to great teamwork by staff, The Board and engaged customers. So much improvement achieved over the last 18 months. The top priority, of course, is always to keep our customers safe #ukhousing t.co/5IAcQywg7f
— Mark Pearson (@lyha_MarkP)I couldn’t be more proud of this as (interim)CEO. What a huge achievement and testament to great teamwork by staff, The Board and engaged customers. So much improvement achieved over the last 18 months. The top priority, of course, is always to keep our customers safe #ukhousing https://t.co/5IAcQywg7f
— Mark Pearson (@lyha_MarkP) September 25, 2019
And all the latest from the #NationalHousingSummit:
Great to hear @KateNHF kicking off #NationalHousingSummit reminding us that housing associations are in it for the long term, united by a social purpose to deliver the safe and affordable homes we need to end the housing crisis. pic.twitter.com/FE97CAEWwE
— Aaron Hill (@AaronCHC)Great to hear @KateNHF kicking off #NationalHousingSummit reminding us that housing associations are in it for the long term, united by a social purpose to deliver the safe and affordable homes we need to end the housing crisis. pic.twitter.com/FE97CAEWwE
— Aaron Hill (@AaronCHC) September 25, 2019
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