Alex Funk
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NewsCouncil rebrands market sale arm as 'Westminster Living' as it aims to generate £1bn in income for housing delivery
The brand aims to drive the sale of 4,000 homes across Westminster City Council’s schemes
NewsPoplar Harca restructures senior leadership team
The housing association has made several internal promotions to its executive team
NewsLess than half of social tenants in Wales feel their rent is affordable, finds TPAS report
Many residents cited high rents compared to income, rising living costs and poor value for money as factors affecting social housing affordability
NewsPostcode lottery for accessible homes to worsen in England over next decade, new research finds
Habinteg Housing Association’s report highlights varying degrees of ambition between regions for accessible housing delivery
NewsBeyond Housing CEO joins housing association consortium board
Rosemary Du Rose to step up as vice-chair of the York and North Yorkshire Housing Partnership
NewsBury Council to close housing subsidiary after revoking its ALMO status
Six Town Housing has been deemed as putting the local authority and itself at regulatory risk
NewsRisk management key to keeping tenants safe, RSH report finds
Regulator sets out key learning in its first annual casework review
In FocusKey takeaways and talking points from the Housing Community Summit 2025
From the departure of Rayner and the rise of Reform, to boosting skills, new funding models and decent homes, attendees at this year’s Housing Community Summit were not short of topics to talk about. Here are the key talking points from Liverpool
NewsNo other housing secretaries have ‘gone out to bat’ for the social housing sector like Angela Rayner, says NHF chief executive
Panel members discuss the former secretary of state’s departure from government at the Housing Community Summit 2025
NewsNHF warns it can’t support MHCLG’s mandatory floor coverings proposal unless extra funding provided
Proposed requirement in new Decent Homes Standard would cost Sovereign Network Group £6m a year, CEO tells Housing Community Summit as consultation period nears end
NewsBasildon Council to end £300m repairs contract with Morgan Sindall
The company’s maintenance services have “not been good enough” says council leader
NewsPlans in for 9,000 homes on former RAF base in Oxfordshire
Proposals include affordable homes, assisted living units and homes for key workers
NewsOrbit appoints new chief development officer
Newly created role will oversee the business’ New Homes Strategy
NewsMPs urge permanent link between LHA rates and 30th percentile of rents
Group also argues for a nationally-scaled Housing First programme
NewsGreen light for more than 600 homes on Somerset showground
Shepton Mallet’s Mid Somerset Showground will be used for a new community and affordable housing
NewsHightown hires new chief financial officer from Origin
Mark Farrar will take up the role in November
NewsScottish government to invest nearly £5bn in affordable housing
Scotland’s Housing Emergency Action Plan aims to address nation’s housing crisis
NewsScotland must nearly double affordable housing delivery to meet need, say major housing bodies
CIH Scotland, SFHA and Shelter Scotland are calling for 15,693 new homes annually between 2026 and 2031
NewsOnward Homes CEO set to retire
Former regulator Bronwen Rapley oversaw the group’s creation by bringing together five separate housing associations
NewsGovernment appoints new Ebbsfleet Development Corporation chair
David Prout will head the board of government-owned developer starting this month