All articles by Alex Funk – Page 12
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NewsRegulator warns of ‘increasingly constrained finances’ as Scottish social landlords’ maintenance costs soar
Reactive maintenance spend increases 15% year-on-year
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NewsBirmingham Council submits proposals for 3,500-home regeneration scheme
Around 51% of housing will be designated for affordable tenures
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NewsHerefordshire Council to set up housing development company
Alternative options to do nothing or create housing revenue account were dismissed
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NewsBlack Country Housing Group appoints new CEO
Adrian Eggington will succeed Amanda Tomlinson following her retirement at the end of April 2025
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NewsNorthern Ireland Executive to fund intermediate rental housing for the first time
New programme will see 300 homes rented out at 80% market rent by Choice Housing Association subsidiary’s Maple & May
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NewsHalton Housing hires director of customer experience
Lisa Windle appointed at 7,000-home association
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NewsManchester and Salford outline proposals for 7,000-home regeneration plan
The local authorities will meet next week to review plans for Strangeways prior to public consultation
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NewsECF and Wolverhampton council gain approval for 1,000-home Wolverhampton regeneration
Development’s first phase will deliver 331 build-to-rent and affordable homes
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NewsFormer Scotland rugby captain appointed to head up Places for People subsidiary
Kelly Brown vows to ”be a strong voice to fight for social housing customers across Scotland”
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NewsRochdale council approves 445-home scheme
Barratt Developments, LP Trows and David Wilson Homes are the scheme’s developers
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NewsFormer Homes England chief executive joins Places for People board
Peter Denton becomes non-executive member of 245,000-home PfP Group
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NewsHalf of young people say construction excluded from careers advice, survey finds
Chartered Institute of Building warns the government’s housing and infrastructure plans could ‘fall flat’ if something is not done on skills
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NewsAnnual house price growth sees 3.9% increase in February, says Nationwide
While 0.4% increase from January represents ’sixth consecutive monthly gain’
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NewsBromford and Flagship complete merger to create 80,000-home provider
Bromford takes over both housing associations and rebrands as Bromford Flagship
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NewsNational Wealth Fund announces £150m top-up to help retrofit social homes
Treasury-owned NWF on track to provide a total £1bn in retrofit loan guarantees over next six months
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NewsAvant Homes Scotland gets green light for 260 homes in Fife
A quarter of homes in Keelyside View scheme will be for affordable tenures
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NewsSmall developer halts housebuilding amid ongoing viability challenges for SMEs
Financial pressures and planning delays drive Sigma Homes to shift towards land acquisition and planning
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NewsHouseholds ‘trapped’ on social housing waiting list experiencing ‘devastating’ consequences, says SFHA
Scotland’s ‘housing emergency’ has left 250,000 people unable to access affordable homes
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NewsLandlords need ‘robust records’ to triage damp and mould cases effectively, warns Ombudsman
Housing providers have seven months to improve inspection processes ahead of the implementation of Awaab’s Law , says watchdog
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In FocusThe ‘bloke on the desk’: My work as a receptionist at Notting Hill Genesis
Bookworm, employee of the year, and the face of Notting Hill Genesis - in the latest in our Frontline Stories series, John Burns tells Alex Funk the story of his journey into the sector