The NFA has responded to the Government’s consultation on Awaab’s Law, which sets out the timeframes for responding to hazards in the home.
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Housing quality & net-zero
October 2023: NFA consultation response
The NFA has responded to the Regulator of Social Housing’s consultation on the new Consumer Standards.
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July 2021: NFA Submission
The NFA has provided a submission to the Housing, Communities & Local Government Committee inquiry into local government and the path to net-zero. Within this submission we call for the government to go further in setting higher standards on energy efficiency for new homes, so that anything we build now can help us meet the net zero carbon target by 2050.
July 2021: NFA submission
The NFA asked its members’ views on the five questions the Housing Ombudsman set out in its call for evidence for its investigation into damp and mould.
June 2021: NF A Briefing
The NFA asked its members’ views on the five questions the Housing Ombudsman set out in its recent call for evidence for its investigation into damp and mould. This briefing summarises NFA members’ responses.
February 2021: Review
The Charter for Social Housing Residents: Social Housing White Paper published on 17 November 2020 announced a review of the Decent Homes Standard to understand if it is right for the social housing sector today.
February 2020: NFA repsonse
NFA response to the government’s consultation on the Future Homes Standard: changes to Part L and Part F of the Building Regulations for new dwellings. This forms part of the government’s review into building safety following the Grenfell Tower Fire in 2017.
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July 2019
NFA member Nottingham City Homes is the first housing management organisation in the UK to pilot net zero retrofits using the Energiesprong approach. The first 10-home pilot project transformed a mix of terraced houses and bungalows in to zero-carbon homes, and a second 17-home pilot, completed in Summer 2019.
2050 Homes: EnergiesSprong pilot, Nottingham City Homes Read More »
July 2018: NFA submission
The NFA has submitted a response to the government’s open call for evidence looking at energy performance certificates (EPCs) in buildings.
October 2018: NFA briefing
The NFA initially met with Energiesprong, a Dutch market development program for energy efficiency in buildings, in February 2014. This meeting was to explore the possibility of ALMO and NFA involvement in a retrofit project that they hoped to bring to England’s social housing stock.