All articles by Alex Funk – Page 14
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NewsNatWest commits to lending additional £10bn to social housing sector by 2028
Bank’s total funding for social homes since 2018 surpasses £35bn
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NewsMPs launch cross-party group inspired by Amplius chief executive’s disability campaign
Harry’s Pledge encourages the social housing sector to improve support for families with disabled children
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NewsMHCLG proposes new regeneration body to spearhead development in Greater Cambridge
Announcement is latest in a series of funding packages and initiatives to accelerate housing and infrastructure in the Oxford Cambridge arc
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NewsNorthern Irish housing association showed ‘apathy’ in dealing with ASB complaint, ombudsman finds
Complainant reported a physical assault and noise from five dogs barking
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NewsOmbudsman issues new compensation guidance for social landlords in drive for consistency
Richard Blakeway wants a “single vision of fair compensation” paid to residents across the sector
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NewsTenants fraudulently letting social homes in Manchester given chance to hand in keys without consequence
Council’s key amnesty is first step in tackling tenancy fraud city-wide
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NewsGentoo director of finance set to retire
Pete Lenehan will step down this summer to be succeeded by Paul Wright
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NewsGMCA to create three more mayoral development corporations in regeneration drive
Powers awarded to new statutory bodies are set to speed up schemes in Bolton, Oldham and Tameside
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News‘Buyers are back’ as mortgage rates dip to three-year low, says Zoopla
Property website’s latest figures show muted house price growth and higher stock levels
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NewsBirmingham council awards 10-year repairs and maintenance contracts to three firms
Equans, Wates and Mears will deliver upgrades to around 60,000 council-owned homes
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NewsHabinteg appoints permanent chief executive
Martin Warhurst steps up after stint as interim boss
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NewsLondon Assembly urges inclusion of revenue funding for supported housing in new affordable homes programme
Call made alongside recommendations to increase grant funding for family-sized and accessible homes
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NewsEnglish Cities Fund and Gateshead Council sign development deal for 1,600-home Baltic Quarter scheme
New homes will join the area’s creative, tech and design scene
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NewsWelsh government pumps £99m into social housing retrofit programme
Wales’ optimised retrofit programme has received more than £466m in funding since 2020
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NewsApproval for 400 new homes on Essex farmland despite green belt loss and water concerns
Scheme waved through despite concerns raised by locals and Anglian Water
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NewsBirmingham Council approves development contract for 3,500-home Druids Heath project
Housebuilder Lovell to deliver regeneration after being named preferred partner
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NewsManchester City Council offers £2,500 incentive for social tenants to downsize
Initiative aims to get larger families off the housing register
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NewsKhan stands by new key worker living rent product amid concerns it will complicate market
Mayor will consider making product a ‘preferred tenure’ in London Plan – meaning councils must support the tenure in their own local plans
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NewsHBF repeats call for new equity loan scheme as affordability gap ‘widens’
Proposed initiative akin to Help to Buy would reduce deposit requirements and loan-to-value ratios for new-build homes
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NewsFirst set of Awaab’s Law regulations laid before Scottish parliament
Ministers consider new rules forcing landlords to investigate damp and mould complaints to set timescales