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A round-up of the top stories this morning from Inside Housing and elsewhere
Top story: Clarion to hike employee pension contributions for hundreds of workers
Clarion Housing Group is to increase employee pension contributions for hundreds of its staff by as much as 100%, Inside Housing has learned.
The UK’s largest housing association has written to members of the Clarion Housing Group Pension Scheme informing them that from 1 April, employee contributions for some defined benefit pensions could be set at 22.9% of their salaries.
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National Housing Federation launches shared ownership campaign with 40 associations
The National Housing Federation has launched a campaign aimed at boosting the public’s understanding of shared ownership.
The campaign has been developed with the help of more than 40 housing associations and will involve a three-year advertising push.
Luton declared a climate emergency last month (picture: Alamy)
More than 60% of UK councils have declared a climate emergency. But what does that actually mean in practice? Our deputy editor Peter Apps investigates.
“The regulator has said publicly that in too many annual reports ‘everything is rosy in the garden’. That’s a clear message, and if you look too good it may attract the regulator’s attention.”
Eamon McGoldrick, managing director of the National Federation of ALMOs, stresses why landlords need to be transparent if they want to avoid the gaze of the regulator.
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House hunters who bought a property using Help to Buy are more likely to end up in negative equity, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has warned.
The FCA said buyers using the scheme are potentially more exposed to changes in the wider economy and a possible reduction in the number of remortgage options, The Telegraph reports.
Problems arising from the private student accommodation sector are highlighted in a column in The Guardian. Graham Galbraith, vice-chancellor of the University of Portsmouth, calls on the government to beef up regulation covering the sector as thousands of students have been left homeless.
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Housing association Mosscare St Vincent’s will work with Manchester City Council on a £2m scheme to bring 90 empty homes back into use, the Manchester Evening News reports. “This partnership will mean we can acquire the empty homes, bring them back into use and provide a real route on the housing ladder for first-time buyers and people on lower incomes,” said Suzanne Richards, executive member for housing and regeneration at the council.
In a series looking at the housing crisis, the Yorkshire Evening Post highlights the impact of Right to Buy on Leeds’ housing supply. In an indication of the demand, the paper reveals that one property alone was the subject of 587 bids.
Representatives from MQ and staff members from Stockport Homes Group
Stockport Homes Group has picked MQ: Transforming Mental Health as its new charity of choice between 2020 and 2022. MQ is the leading mental health charity dedicated to tackling mental illness through research. The housing association will support the charity through a number of planned events over the year such as 10k run, bingo nights and well-being walks.
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