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News Release from: LHA-ASRA Group
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 17 August 2007
Housing Association 'green light' from
regulator
Housing and regeneration group LHA-ASRA has received top marks from Government agency the Housing Corporation, following an assessment.
The Housing Corporation is the Government's funder and regulator of housing associations in England Every housing association owning or managing more than 250 homes has its performance assessed by the Housing Corporation against four key criteria: governance, management, financial viability and development
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 2 Aug 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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A 'traffic light' rating of red, amber or green is given against each area, with green as the top rating.
Four green lights demonstrate that the association has met or exceeded the required standard across all the categories which are assessed.
Margaret Allen, Housing Corporation Field Director (Central), said: "We are very pleased to announce that LHA-ASRA has gained all four green lights in its latest Housing Corporation assessment.
This demonstrates that they have successfully met or exceeded the standards set across all four key performance areas needed to ensure the quality of the services they offer to the people of the east midlands, Greater London and the south east." Atul Patel, Group CEO of LHA-ASRA said: "The Housing Corporation's regulation is robust and we are delighted to have received this excellent validation of our work.
"We are committed to building better homes, better communities and better lives for our 11,000 customers, and this independent assessment shows we are on track".
A copy of the full Housing Corporation Assessment is available via the website.
The GBP540 million LHA-ASRA Group, founded by LHA and ASRA Greater London HA, was launched last year and now includes the Nottingham charity Family First.
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