The Housing Corporation’s 2008 assessment of the financial viability of housing associations will be overseen by a panel made up of senior Housing Corporation regulation staff and external consultants.

New guidance, released today (Thursday 18 September) at the annual National Housing Federation conference by Building for Life Chair Wayne Hemingway, explains how to implement Building for Life standards in new affordable housing developments.

The chairman of the new social housing regulator, the Tenant Services Authority (TSA), delivered a firm message to housing associations yesterday (Wednesday 17 September) when he said that the social housing sector had “fallen off the pace”.

New guidance for housing associations aimed at providing services to victims of domestic violence has been published by the Housing Corporation.

Measures and reforms announced today by the Government in response to the current challenges faced by the housing market have been welcomed by the Housing Corporation.

From January 2008 the Housing Corporation initiated a regular survey of the 100 largest developers, seeking to ascertain views on funding and housing markets. The report from the Corporation's third survey, undertaken in July 2008, is now available.

The release of an Investors in People (IIP) report, focused on Housing Corporation employees and their levels of commitment to the organisation, has found that the social housing regulator is in very good stead as it moves into a new era.

The last ever Housing Corporation corporate plan is published today.

A new report aimed at educating housing associations about pitches for Gypsies and Travellers was released by the Housing Corporation today (Thursday 31 July 2008).