All articles by Alex Funk – Page 7
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NewsBury Council to close housing subsidiary after revoking its ALMO status
Six Town Housing has been deemed as putting the local authority and itself at regulatory risk
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NewsRisk management key to keeping tenants safe, RSH report finds
Regulator sets out key learning in its first annual casework review
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In FocusKey takeaways and talking points from the Housing Community Summit 2025
From the departure of Rayner and the rise of Reform, to boosting skills, new funding models and decent homes, attendees at this year’s Housing Community Summit were not short of topics to talk about. Here are the key talking points from Liverpool
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NewsNo other housing secretaries have ‘gone out to bat’ for the social housing sector like Angela Rayner, says NHF chief executive
Panel members discuss the former secretary of state’s departure from government at the Housing Community Summit 2025
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NewsNHF warns it can’t support MHCLG’s mandatory floor coverings proposal unless extra funding provided
Proposed requirement in new Decent Homes Standard would cost Sovereign Network Group £6m a year, CEO tells Housing Community Summit as consultation period nears end
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NewsBasildon Council to end £300m repairs contract with Morgan Sindall
The company’s maintenance services have “not been good enough” says council leader
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NewsPlans in for 9,000 homes on former RAF base in Oxfordshire
Proposals include affordable homes, assisted living units and homes for key workers
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NewsOrbit appoints new chief development officer
Newly created role will oversee the business’ New Homes Strategy
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NewsMPs urge permanent link between LHA rates and 30th percentile of rents
Group also argues for a nationally-scaled Housing First programme
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NewsGreen light for more than 600 homes on Somerset showground
Shepton Mallet’s Mid Somerset Showground will be used for a new community and affordable housing
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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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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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NewsPersimmon Homes lodges plans for 550 new homes in Cornwall
If approved, 30% would be ringfenced for a housing association
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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