All Housing Today articles in April 2024 – Page 10
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CommentWas Angela Rayner right to buy?
The shadow levelling-up secretary has taken flak for exercising her right to buy, but Labour too has a long history of dalliance with the concept of selling council homes, writes Ben Flatman
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NewsMore than half of social landlords have taken action on noise complaints, Ombudsman says
Richard Blakeway says that despite progress, ‘there is still more work to do’
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NewsGovernment to confirm lowered Affordable Homes Programme delivery target ‘shortly’
Revised target for £11.5bn programme will be announced after government admitted it won’t hit 180,000 homes
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NewsNon-compliant Origin becomes a subsidary of Places for People
7,800-home housing association completes merger after regulatory downgrade
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CommentHow the government’s ‘building beautiful’ theory will be put to the test in Kent
As the Duchy of Cornwall proposes a new 2,500-home Poundbury-style scheme in Kent, Paul Smith argues greater competition is the real key to improving housing design
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NewsVistry strikes £35m partnership deal with Hyde Group
The scheme will deliver 160 affordable homes on a former RAF base in Cambridgeshire
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NewsLondon Square to convert Westminster Tower into luxury housing
New development could have a value of £150 million
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NewsBlackrock-backed Heylo increases turnover by 25% in face of regulatory difficulties
Non-compliant for-profit posts revenue of £27.5m.
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In FocusHow JLA’s mould-fighting sanitisers are helping social landlords improve tenant satisfaction
The sanitisers can achieve better results, improve relations with residents, and help protect the satisfaction scores that determine housing association funding from the Regulator of Social Housing, writes Helen Buchan, head of product at JLA
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NewsCIH names CEO of Irish housing association as next chair
John Hannigan is set to take over as chair of the professional body in October
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NewsTributes paid to ‘utterly inspiring’ former CIH president following death
Steve Benson passed away on Sunday following a battle with cancer
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NewsBirmingham's social housing waiting list ‘continues to grow’ after council's decision to keep it open
There are now almost 23,500 applicants on the list, after the council decided not to close its housing register last month
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NewsHigh Court allows legal challenge to Gove’s energy efficiency policy
Judicial review to look into government’s attempt to stop councils setting stricter rules for housing than national standards
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NewsMayor commits to ending rough sleeping in London by 2030 if re-elected
Sadiq Khan to set aside additional £10m to tackle problem
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NewsFMB calls for dedicated secretary of state for housing
The Federation of Master Builders will launch its election manifesto in parliament today
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CommentThe only way out of the housing crisis is to build more social homes
We need everyone to get behind a long-term investment plan, says Peabody’s Elly Hoult
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NewsClarion chooses ex-EY partner as new board chair
Jock Lennox will take over as chair in July, following a handover period
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NewsMorgan Sindall to build 196-home residential tower in Salford
Contractor selected for third English Cities Fund job
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NewsGrenfell Tower final report delayed for the third time
The report will not be published before the seventh anniversary of the fire, as originally hoped
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NewsRevised plans for 578-bed Manchester student tower sent in following public consultation
36-storey scheme will include nearly 600 bedrooms