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Have you seen...New Dataspring Mailing ListJoin our new mailing list to receive latest news on Dataspring publications Housing association rent data for 2009Data from the 'Guide to local rents 2009 Part II: social landlord rents', Tables B1, B2 and B3, and accompanying notes and appendix are available for download. Click here for the entire dataset Click here for interactive access Latest OutputsHousing Associations and the Movement to Target Rents 2008 to 2009 Each year the TSA publishes data in the form of a Rents Factfile, a paper that compares actual net rents to target rents as at 31 March of two consecutive years. The Factfile is produced on behalf of the TSA by Dataspring. This most recent paper examines the extent to which actual rents have moved towards target rents in 2008 and 2009 and describes the annual change in gross rents for the period 1 April 2008 to 31 March 2009. Housing Association Service Charges for General Needs Housing, 2003/04–2007/08 This report looks at how service charges applied to general needs stock by housing associations (HA) vary between different property types and sizes, and between types of HA, by region and looking particularly at London. Comparison of stock, rents and service charges among different types of social landlords - Baseline study: 2007/08 This paper draws comparisons of stock, rents and service charges between four different types of social landlord; Traditional mixed funded Registered Social LandLords (RSLs); RSLs who have taken over local authority stock via Large Scale Voluntary Transfer; Local authorities (retention LAs); and Arms Length Management Organisations (ALMO). Affordability of Housing Association Rents: Rent-to-Income Ratio vs. Residual Income This paper examines residual income measures to investigate the impact of housing association rents on individual household’s capacity to afford an adequate standard of living. |
NewsHousing Associations and the Movement to Target Rents 2008 to 2009Each year the Tenant Services Authority (TSA) publishes a Rents Factfile looking at key housing association rent data and the movement towards target rents. This paper is produced by Dataspring on behalf of the TSA. The 2008 to 2009 analysis is now availble for download on the Datspring website.
Guide to Local Rents 2009 Part IIIWe are pleased to announce that the Guide to Local Rents 2009 Part III: Social Landlord Rents – Supported Housing is now available for download. The tables provide comprehensive data on the pattern of housing association rents and service charges for supported housing and housing for older people at individual housing association, local authority and regional levels. Presentation made by Connie Tang to 2009 Housing Researchers Conference in SydneyA presentation was made by Connie Tang to 2009 Housing Researchers conference in Sydney on using multiple perspectives (rent-to-income ratios and residual incomes) in evaluating housing affordability in the housing association sector in England. more Trends in housing association stock in 2008As the major provider of social housing, the housing association sector has been continuing to evolve despite the economic recession in 2008. A new Dataspring briefing paper on behalf of the Tenant Services Authority is now available for download, focusing on key HA activity in 2008. |
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