Alex Funk
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NewsEdinburgh councillors approve plan to halt lettings policy in bid to tackle temporary accommodation shortage
Pause will allow officers to turn roughly 120 void homes into homes for homeless people as it seeks to regain compliance with legislation
NewsLivv Housing Group CEO stands down to spend more time with family
Léann Hearne, who led Merseyside landlord through rebrand and regulatory upgrades, will retain non-executive board positions in the sector
NewsHousing wealth held by over 60s hits record-high £2.9 trillion, says Savills
Head of residential research says there is ’little incentive’ for boomers to downsize
NewsRenters’ Rights Bill threatens student housing supply, private landlords warn
Government’s current draft of legislation does not allow landlords to regain possession of smaller student properties at end of academic year
NewsHounslow Council rejects Ombudsman’s request to house young mother and baby
Watchdog’s investigation finds “catalogue of errors” in dealing with applicant
NewsAlmost a fifth of social buildings with unsafe cladding have no remediation plans
500 housing blocks with “life-critical cladding defects” have yet to be addressed
News£330m expected overspend on homelessness services could bankrupt us, London boroughs warn
London Councils describes housing crisis as “single biggest risk” to boroughs’ finances
NewsCost of leasehold reforms rises to £4bn after government updates impact assessment
Increase down to financial model updates over ten-year appraisal period
NewsDeveloper acquires four sites for £65m of affordable homes in the North East and Yorkshire
Esh Construction’s clients are Together Housing, Karbon Homes and Housing 21
NewsVistry picked to build 284 homes on GLA-owned hospital site after four-year search
Housebuilder partnered with Hyde Group on 100% affordable scheme
In FocusGen Zs and millennials: what they really want from employers in the built environment
A panel of younger professionals came to our Good Employer Guide Live event last month, here they feedback on what they look for when applying for jobs and how employers can retain talent long-term
NewsPlans lodged for 141-home brownfield scheme in Stoke-on-Trent
A former pub and canalside cash and carry could be demolished to free up the site
NewsGreen light for almost 400 flats in Leeds
Castleton Works has been approved following affordable housing and green space revisions
NewsMuse and Oldham Council lodge plan for 2,000 homes in town centre
Six key areas will undergo regeneration over 15 years
NewsHousing minister rejects Oldham council request to withdraw from controversial 11,500-home scheme
Councillors and residents previously raised concerns over loss of greenbelt land
NewsOmbudsman criticises Housing for Women after incorrect £10,000 charge to resident
Landlord for vulnerable women overhauls policies after being branded ’unsympathetic’ by watchdog
NewsSome councils could take century to clear waiting list for family-sized social homes, warns NHF
National Housing Federation, Shelter and Crisis call on government to increase social housebuilding ten-fold ahead of spending review
NewsNetwork Rail JV to deliver 400 homes at Cambridge North
Blocwork appointed by Chesterton Partnership for residential phase of new life sciences district
NewsHomes England and real estate partner announce brownfield remediation loan scheme
Programme invites applications from SME developers in need of financial support for remediation activity