All affordable housing articles
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NewsGovernment launches £12m council housebuilding skills and capacity programme
Pennycook says he is “acting to restore the capacity of council workforces to deliver.”
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CommentWe must rethink our affordable housing model to make it fit for purpose
The realisation appears to be dawning in government that planning reform alone cannot deliver 1.5m homes. We must thoroughly review our delivery model, writes Richard Jones
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NewsTHFC backs Housing Today and G15’s report calling for new grant funding model
MHCLG and Treasury officials are in dialogue with sector leaders about amortised grant
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News‘Early engagement is essential’ - G15 publishes guide for housebuilders seeking section 106 deals
New report by London housing association group is latest attempt to tackle section 106 slowdown
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NewsNorthern housing associations call for £1.4bn fund for regeneration
Lates Northern Housing Monitor outlines state of housing in the region
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CommentWe need a new approach to funding affordable housing – simply tweaking grant rates won’t shift the dial in London
Housing Today and G15’s proposal for an amortising grant model is already causing a stir in the sector. Paul Hackett explains why it potentially has huge benefits to providers and the Treasury
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NewsKhan backs 10-year settlement and rent convergence
Mayor of London also backed scheme to help renters onto housing ladder
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NewsHomes England launches section 106 ‘clearing service’ to help tackle affordable housing slowdown
Database aims to connect buyers and sellers of homes as concerns grow over stalled schemes
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NewsNorthern Irish housing bodies welcome extra £24m for social housing, but warn ‘significant gap’ remains
A total of £68m in capital funding will be allocated to social housing, water infrastructure, and tackling rural poverty.
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NewsWelsh housing secretary sets up and appoints lead of Affordable Housing Taskforce
In September, Audit Wales published a report warning that the Welsh government will fall short of its target to build 20,000 social homes by March 2026 without significant additional spending.
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NewsHomes England grants L&Q and the Mayor of London £124m in funding for Barking Riverside
The loan and grant funding will help to prepare the land for development of an additional 16,500 homes
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NewsAster development and pre-tax surplus drops in first half of the year
Aster’s development of new homes has dropped by 24% and its pre-tax surplus has dropped by £4.7m
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NewsManchester City Council approves additional £5m for housing company to bring forward four new development sites
This City plans to bring forward 600 new sustainable homes across the four brownfield sites
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NewsHomes England, Muse and pensions insurer announce JV to build 3,000 homes
New company Habiko aims to be self-sustaining within 12 years
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NewsSector bodies urge Scottish government to prioritise housing following £4.9bn Budget boost
Housing organisations point out that the Scottish government has promised to prioritise housing yet affordable housing funding was cut by £196m this year
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NewsCIH Scotland has ‘serious concerns’ that introducing Passivhaus equivalent will affect housing delivery
Devolved government plans to bring in standard for all new builds
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NewsSolihull Council appoints Vistry to deliver MMC sustainable housing scheme
The development will be 100% affordable
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In FocusGrey belt, green belt and the curious case of Labour’s benchmark land value
The new government’s plans to allow more development on parts of the green belt have been hailed as a potential game-changer for housing supply. However, there are growing fears that the ‘golden rules’ governing the release of sites may simply make sites unviable
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NewsBirmingham City Council proposes reducing affordable housing target for brownfield developments
Council says proposed local plan changes are not about watering down affordable housing, but about being ‘realistic’
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In partnershipHow can we unlock housing delivery in the North-west of England?
There are universal challenges to delivering homes, but what specific obstacles do housebuilders and registered providers face in the North-west? Olivia Barber reports on a Housing Today Live roundtable on this issue, which was hosted in Manchester, in partnership with Willmott Dixon