All articles by Alex Funk – Page 3
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NewsHenry Boot wins appeal for 1,000 homes in Kent
Scheme green lit after local planning authority failed to make timely decision on application
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NewsNew Welsh housing law pressures social landlords to assist councils with homelessness cases
The bill will also abolish priority need and intentional homelessness tests in favour of a more universal homelessness duty
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NewsRICS hails ‘early signs’ of housing market improvement in latest survey
Respondents optimistic for next 12 months despite ‘subdued’ short-term market activity
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NewsBidding for £39bn Social and Affordable Homes Programme to open on 24 February
Funding will be made available via strategic partnership and continuous market engagement routes
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NewsClarion calls for higher shared ownership income threshold
Landlord says raising London cap from £90,000 to £120,000 would better reflect wage growth and house prices
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NewsNIHE chief executive Grainia Long to take up permanent secretary role
Grainia Long will leave the 80,000-home landlord after five years at the helm
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NewsKeepmoat appoints new regional managing director
Ciaran Aldridge given job following senior positions at McCarthery Stone and Aldi
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News‘We’re doing something that hasn’t been done in decades’, says Khan as he confirms details of London’s low-interest loan scheme
Scheme will see £1.5bn in loans to support housing associations deliver affordable homes
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NewsScottish housing secretary urges UK government to unfreeze local housing allowance
Màiri McAllan’s letter to Steve Reed warns of increased homelessness and child poverty as support falls out of step with rising private rents
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NewsWelsh government injects further £60m into housing delivery
Package includes £50m to reopen its transitional accommodation capital programme
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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