The Building and Social Housing Foundation has produced a document laying out proposals for distributing the Community Grants Programme element of the £100million via a third-party intermediary rather than via the Homes and Community Agency or Communities and Local Government directly.
The report notes:
It appears that the appointment of an intermediary from the organisations in the government’s framework for civil society sector (aka third sector) grant fund administration is a strong option for the creation of a suitable mechanism, as this mechanism was established specifically for initiatives like this.
The organisations that have been appointed to fulfil this role...
The Empty Homes Network has a new Treasurer following Sue Haigh's decision to step down from the role after a...
Eric Pickles gave a written statement on Monday 10th October 2011, reported in Hansard, which covers the work of his...
Mansfield Council is selling 7 derelict council-owned houses to ex-serviceman for £1 each, reports Ross McMillan in a 24dash.com's housing...
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September 24, 2011
It has now been confirmed by an announcement on 20th September 2011 by CLG that community groups are to be given access to the £100million allocated in the Affordable Homes Programme to empty homes. Community groups are not defined in the announcement but certainly include groups that would not meet the HCA normal Investment Partner or Registered Provider criteria.
Previous unconfirmed reports have suggested that the money will be distributed by CLG rather than HCA: The CLG announcement says
"Formal bidding guidance for community groups who want to apply for Government funding will be published shortly"
The use of the...
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September 24, 2011
Here is the transcript of the section of Andrew Stunell's speech to the Liberal Democrat 2011 Conference that deals with...
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September 23, 2011
The Housing Network section of the Guardian Professional pages is highlighting the views of practitioners in a story published today,...
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September 20, 2011
At his speech to the Liberal Democrat Conference today, Andrew Stunell announced that "we will shortly be consulting on charging...
A new decision by the Information Tribunal re-inforces the Bexley decision that lists of empty homes owned by "non-individuals" should...
Using last year's Council tax Base Form and the NHB data arising, English Councils brought 15,725 empty home back into...
Production company Tiger Aspect is producing a 3-part campaigning series for Channel 4 about the issue of empty homes. The series, presented by architect George Clarke, will look at the problem of empty homes in the UK and the policies and issues connected with them. In each hour long episode George aims to highlight the waste and look at how these homes can be brought back into use.
Tiger Aspect would like to hear the stories behind the thousands of empty homes across the UK. If you have any insights or information that you think would be helpful, please contact...
The Executive is putting forward proposals to revise the Constitution of EHN which will mean among other things that Annual...
The House of Lords has fended off attempts to force council employees wanting to tender for council services under the...
The Empty Homes Network has written to Camilla Sheldon of DCLG about the Government's forthcoming national strategy on empty homes....
