Savills

24 July 2024: There is now simply not enough money in the system to run council housing properly, writes Megan Hinch, Policy and Practice Officer at the Chartered Institute of Housing. HRAs across the country are in a precarious position and CIH, with sector specialists Savills, have this month published a six-point plan to pull council housing accounts back from the brink of bankruptcy.

Six steps to a solvent HRA Read More »

March 2023: This report explores issues around the Right to Buy policy including sales volumes, discount levels and the recycling of RTB receipts. It suggests how the policy can be made more sustainable for both council tenants who wish to buy and the local authorities who must maintain and manage remaining rented stock to a decent standard and house the statutorily homeless.

Research into the right to buy within the Housing Revenue Account Read More »