All articles by Alex Funk – Page 2
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Persimmon Homes lodges plans for 550 new homes in Cornwall
If approved, 30% would be ringfenced for a housing association
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Plans in for 504-home scheme in Leeds
The properties will sit in six tower blocks ranging between five and 12 storeys
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Liverpool housing association group appoints new chair
The consortium has 22 members, including Anchor, Riverside, Sanctuary and Livv Housing Group
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Seriously ill child put at “grave risk” by Lewisham Council’s flawed homelessness policy, says ombudsman
Local authority pays compensation after refusing to find accommodation for family until a week before they were evicted by bailiffs
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Domestic abuse charity registers provider of housing
Bradford-based charity Staying Put aims to provide accommodation to victims of domestic abuse and sexual violence through its subsidary Solace
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Abri’s chief operating officer to step down before retirement
Ralph Facey has announced plans to retire but will take on new role in the group in the meantime
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Riverside’s Scotland subsidiary hires new managing director
Gary Naylor will step into new role in September
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Churchill Living scraps exit fees in bid to speed up resales
Retirement property owners will no longer be charged to sell or sublet their home
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Honey rejigs senior leadership team
New appointments aim to accelerate gowth across Yorkshire and the Midlands
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In Focus
‘The core skill is listening to people’: My work as a complex mental health needs lead at Advance
In the latest in our Frontline Stories series, outdoorsy Catherine Convey chats with Housing Today about the strides she has taken since taking on a leadership role at the supported housing provider
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Three quarters of housing association homes are EPC C or above, finds study
Sustainability for Housing chair hails ‘coming of age’ for ESG reporting
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A2Dominion appoints first permanent chief information officer
Priya Javeri will oversee the 38,000-home provider’s IT functions
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Ombudsman calls for national tenant body after surge in repairs complaints
Watchdog warns poor repair practice threatens government’s national housebuilding ambitions
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CIH Northern Ireland raises concern over £100m ‘cut’ to budget for new social homes
Contradictory statements from government have caused confusion about the level of funding ringfenced for building new social homes in 2025/26
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Gentoo to spend £44m upgrading 4,000 homes
Sunderland-based housing association reveals investment plan for 2025/26
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Red Kite Community Housing hires interim chief executive
Susan Hickey steps up as boss as housing association begins search for permanent CEO
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Hackney Council must avoid overstating improvements to deliver better resident services, warns Ombudsman
A special investigation into the local authority identified service failures across repairs, responding to vulnerabilities and information management
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In Focus
Nation of collaboration: Spotlight on the Welsh social housing sector
As part of Housing Today’s new series looking at the social housing landscape in the devolved nations and English regions, Alex Funk visits Cymru to find out more about the country’s challenges
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