All articles by Alex Funk – Page 5
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NewsMTVH’s chief financial officer announces retirement
News comes as housing association signs joint venture deal for 323 homes in South London
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NewsHouse prices up 0.7% in January following pre-Christmas dip
Demand for new mortgages is “strong” despite soaring cost of housing
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NewsRestricted access to buildings delaying cladding remediation, warns HBF director
Witnesses tell MPs of barriers to remediating blocks, including limited building access, workforce shortages and unqual access to funding for social housing providers
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NewsNorthumberland County Council proposes tightening criteria to slash social housing waiting list by 40%
Changes to elegibility criteria could include directly letting properties to homeless clients and stronger local connection prioritisation
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NewsGreen light for 450-home Bellway scheme in Northamptonshire
A £4m investment will deliver local services and 30% affordable housing
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NewsPlatform appoints first ever sustainability director
Lianne Taylor joins Midlands-landlord as it ramps up spend on existing homes as part of net zero strategy
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NewsHull City Council approves 6,000-home housing strategy
A total of 1,452 affordable homes due to be delivered under the plan
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NewsSage Homes’ chief executive to step down after five years
Blackstone-backed Sage will begin looking for a successor soon
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NewsOmbudsman highlights social landlords’ ‘poor communication’ with residents about adaptations
Watchdog highlights examples including landlords failing to implement timely home adaptations for a child receiving chemotherapy and for a tenant who was unable to wash herself for 14 months
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NewsNorthern Ireland removes intimidation points to ‘level the playing field for victims of violence’
Move means victims of sectarian intimidation on waiting lists will no longer receive additional points compared to those suffering other forms of abuse, such as domestic violence.
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NewsRayner vows to ‘fix the system’ after report links 74 child deaths to temporary accommodation
Deputy prime minister describes findings by group of MPs as ‘shocking’
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NewsLovell and LiveWest sign £300m joint venture deal to build 820 homes in North Devon
At least 324 dwellings will be for affordable tenures
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NewsWelsh Ombudsman finds ‘injustice’ in social landlords’ approach to complaint handling
Hafod Housing Association and Cardiff Council were deemed to have neglected duties under Equality Act
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NewsBristol council approves 22-storey student tower
Building will be tallest in Temple Quarter regeneration
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NewsCumbrian council aims to bring half of empty homes back into use by 2030
Launch of ‘Empty Homes Strategy’ aims to address lack of affordable housing and rising homelessness
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NewsSocial housing waiting lists in capital reach decade-high, says London Councils
Boroughs left with £700m ‘black hole’ in social housing finances between 2023-24 and 2027-28
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NewsDozens of social landlords introduce data handling training following Ombudsman report
Almost half of responding staff to a survey have received training since Ombudsman criticised sector in 2023
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NewsSouthern rolls out new housing management model
‘Local link’ approach will combine patchless working with area-based supervision
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NewsCrown Estate appoints firms for three sustainable housing demonstration projects
GS8, Igloo Regeneration and Town will test out new approaches to eco-friendly housebuilding, building 200 homes in total