All articles by Alex Funk – Page 5
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      NewsHightown hires new chief financial officer from Origin
Mark Farrar will take up the role in November
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      NewsScottish government to invest nearly £5bn in affordable housing
Scotland’s Housing Emergency Action Plan aims to address nation’s housing crisis
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      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
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      NewsOnward Homes CEO set to retire
Former regulator Bronwen Rapley oversaw the group’s creation by bringing together five separate housing associations
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      NewsGovernment appoints new Ebbsfleet Development Corporation chair
David Prout will head the board of government-owned developer starting this month
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      NewsPersimmon Homes lodges plans for 550 new homes in Cornwall
If approved, 30% would be ringfenced for a housing association
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      NewsPlans 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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      NewsLiverpool housing association group appoints new chair
The consortium has 22 members, including Anchor, Riverside, Sanctuary and Livv Housing Group
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      NewsSeriously 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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      NewsDomestic 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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      NewsAbri’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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      NewsRiverside’s Scotland subsidiary hires new managing director
Gary Naylor will step into new role in September
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      NewsChurchill 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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      NewsHoney 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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      NewsThree 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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      NewsA2Dominion appoints first permanent chief information officer
Priya Javeri will oversee the 38,000-home provider’s IT functions
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      NewsOmbudsman 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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      NewsCIH 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