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9 published entries · newest first · event dates labelled separately
The Ombudsman’s Annual Complaints Review reports difficulties recognising relevant cases in early casework. This is operational learning, not an amendment to statutory deadlines.
Parliament records a consideration motion on 15 September and a Grand Committee debate scheduled for 13 October. This does not itself make the amendment regulations law.
The Scottish Government records a correction to an inaccurate figure on the repair-work page, with HTML and PDF updated.
A liaison-group blog covers tenant participation, landlord governance, safety information and housing affordability.
Verian’s qualitative study reports uneven implementation, the importance of communication and practical pressures on landlords.
MHCLG published the next-phase landlord guidance and a separate hazards annex. These support preparation; they do not turn the pending amendment into a commenced requirement.
The Housing Ombudsman uses roof-leak cases to discuss unresolved risks, repeated delays and effective follow-through.
The WHQS addendum introduces element 1c, a responding-to-hazards rule and statutory guidance.
The consultation on a revised social-housing standard closed. Its published proposals are not a commenced Awaab-style response regime.