All articles by Alex Funk – Page 9
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      NewsRBKC to create personal evacuation plans for vulnerable residents in new draft housing strategy
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea aims to improve housing safety in response to Grenfell Inquiry
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      NewsCIH Northern Ireland appoints four new board members
John Carrigan, Alastair Coulson, Lynsey Sloan and Angela Wiggam join membership body as two former board members step down
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      NewsHousing planning approvals fall 9% year-on-year
FMB calls for more support for SME housebuilders
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      NewsHealth and safety risks left unresolved for years, Ombudsman finds
Watchdog’s latest report calls on social landlords to take initial complaints as “early warning signs” indicating need for service improvement
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      NewsGreen light for 885 homes in Wembley
Malaysian-owned developer Atlip House’s scheme will include 421 co-living units
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      NewsPlans in for 244 affordable homes in West Sussex
Muse, West Sussex County Council and Lovell hope to deliver new Horsham neighbourhood on former pharmeceutical site
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      NewsNew housing provider consortium awarded £31m in Warm Homes funding
Places for People-led group hopes collaboration will make grant money “go further”
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      NewsMHS Homes recruits new chief executive from Flagship
Marie-Claire Delbrouque will replace Ashley Hook in April
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      NewsAster Group appoints chief of staff
Former chief strategy officer Dawn Fowler-Stevens steps up as chief of staff
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      NewsGovernment announces successful applicants for £1.3bn of retrofit funding
Anchor, Bromford, Clarion and Flagship are among the housing associations awarded ‘Warm Homes’ money
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      NewsRegulator warns of ‘increasingly constrained finances’ as Scottish social landlords’ maintenance costs soar
Reactive maintenance spend increases 15% year-on-year
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      NewsBirmingham Council submits proposals for 3,500-home regeneration scheme
Around 51% of housing will be designated for affordable tenures
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      NewsHerefordshire Council to set up housing development company
Alternative options to do nothing or create housing revenue account were dismissed
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      NewsBlack Country Housing Group appoints new CEO
Adrian Eggington will succeed Amanda Tomlinson following her retirement at the end of April 2025
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      NewsNorthern Ireland Executive to fund intermediate rental housing for the first time
New programme will see 300 homes rented out at 80% market rent by Choice Housing Association subsidiary’s Maple & May
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      NewsHalton Housing hires director of customer experience
Lisa Windle appointed at 7,000-home association
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      NewsManchester and Salford outline proposals for 7,000-home regeneration plan
The local authorities will meet next week to review plans for Strangeways prior to public consultation
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      NewsECF and Wolverhampton council gain approval for 1,000-home Wolverhampton regeneration
Development’s first phase will deliver 331 build-to-rent and affordable homes
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      NewsFormer Scotland rugby captain appointed to head up Places for People subsidiary
Kelly Brown vows to ”be a strong voice to fight for social housing customers across Scotland”
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      NewsRochdale council approves 445-home scheme
Barratt Developments, LP Trows and David Wilson Homes are the scheme’s developers