Weekly Briefing

17
Jul
Awaab's Phase 2 Gets Its Date, SAHP Funding Faces Review, and Birmingham Demands Licensing

Awaab's Phase 2 Gets Its Date, SAHP Funding Faces Review, and Birmingham Demands Licensing

Issue #17 : Awaab's Law Phase 2 gets a firm 30 November 2026 date, SAHP capital funding goes under review, and Birmingham demands exempt-accommodation licensing — plus the sub-2% LHA affordability squeeze, analysed against the 'care, support or supervision' test.
13 min read
08
Jun
Consumer Regulation on Trial, Asylum Support in Doubt, and the Ombudsman Goes Systemic

Consumer Regulation on Trial, Asylum Support in Doubt, and the Ombudsman Goes Systemic

RSH puts its consumer-regulation regime under independent evaluation; asylum-support reform is challenged by MPs and CIH; and the Housing Ombudsman turns to systemic 'learning' — three developments reshaping the legal and regulatory landscape for supported and exempt accommodation.
13 min read