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8th July 2020 / Latest News

Charity Commission: Double Defaulter charities

The Almshouse Association would like to highlight the release of the Charity Inquiry: double defaulter charities between April 2019 and March 2020 report published on July 6th. The report highlights the risks for charities who fail to submit their financial...
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8th July 2020 / Latest News

Reminder: A CCLA special event for almshouses

On Thursday 9 July 2020 at 11am, CCLA is holding a live event exclusively for almshouses. Recent restrictions on movement and physical interaction caused by the Covid-19 crisis is making loneliness and isolation an even more critical issue for almshouse...
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7th July 2020 / Current Issues, Latest News

Legionella tests reminder

As the lockdown continues to ease around the nation, it is worth remembering to catch up with vital checks which may not have been undertaken as buildings were left understaffed or empty. A particularly important check at this time is...
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6th July 2020 / Latest News

Affordable Housing Commission Report: Making Housing Affordable again

The Almshouse Association commends the final report of the Affordable Housing Commission carried out by Lord Best and his colleagues. We agree with the commission that there is no ‘silver bullet’ which could fix everything within the current housing crisis. ...
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6th July 2020 / Current Issues, Latest News

Electrical Safety Standards Regs 2020

On July 1st The Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020 came into effect for new ‘specified tenancies’. Existing tenancies will not be affected until April 1st 2021. Please look at our guidance below on what...
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1st July 2020 / Latest News

Policy and Governance: June 20 Summary

Property and Planning - June 20 Summary Guidance on electrical safety regulations Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has published new guidance for landlords on how best to comply with The Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented...
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30th June 2020 / Latest News

‘New Deal for Britain’ Association’s response to Boris Johnson’s Speech

The Almshouse Association agrees with the Prime Minister that this is the moment to address the issues that we have failed to deal with for decades, particularly around community housing. Our member charities have faced difficulties in the planning stage...
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29th June 2020 / Latest News

Association’s Statement on the Westferry Printworks Development

The Almshouse Association is concerned by the apparent inconsistency in the affordable housing allocation with local authorities, particularly around Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, which have been highlighted by the debate around the Westferry Printworks...
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23rd June 2020 / Latest News

More MPs respond to ‘call to alms’

The Almshouse Association is pleased to report that MPs continue to respond to our letters regarding support for almshouse charities. Following a letter sent by Harriett Baldwin MP to the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, Oliver...
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23rd June 2020 / Latest News

CEO update: June 20

Nick Phillips CEO of The Almshouse Association records a short message for members to personally respond to a selection of questions he has been receiving: Profile: New logo and branding/PRRepresentation: MP engagementCharity Commission: Definition of almshousesTraining and SeminarsConference 2021Research Please...
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18th June 2020 / Latest News

Trustee Recruitment Webinar

The Almshouse Association was very pleased to be able to offer members a free webinar on Trustee Recruitment on 16th June 2020 in partnership with trustee recruitment charity Getting on Board. The webinar, entitled 'Essential Boardfinder: Finding the trustees you need...
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29th September 2021 / Latest News

The Almshouse Association 2021 AGM

Our seventieth AGM took place virtually on 29 September 2021 at 10am Main Business of seventieth AGM: Address by the Chair of The Almshouse Association, Elizabeth FathiApproval of minutes of sixty ninth AGM held on 1st September 2020 via webinar....
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