All Housing Today articles in August 2024 – Page 10
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CommentWe will argue about winter fuel bills every year unless we tackle the underlying problem
We must all work together strategically on a long-term plan to ensure our homes are no longer old and cold, writes David Orr
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NewsDelivery of new homes ’over-reliant on a handful of volume builders’, says housing minister
Pennycook tells Labour conference event that sector needs more SME building and pledges diversification
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NewsReeves promises ‘shovels in the ground’ in Labour party conference address
Chancellor tells Labour conference there will be no return to austerity despite funding pressures
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NewsHousing associations will need £54bn to deliver social housing targets in the London Plan, G15 says
The G15 has urged the government to help it leverage more private finance through a 10-year rent settlement and access to the Building Safety Fund
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NewsSlough Borough Council considers future of its troubled wholly-owned housing company
The council will consider the case for continuing with James Elliman Homes (JEH) which has made a loss since 2020
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NewsStonebond’s ex-chief executive joins Surrey housebuilder
Andrew Cornelius is the new chief financial and operating officer at Macar Homes
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In FocusA tale of two mergers: What do the completion of Barratt-Redrow and the collapse of Bellway-Crest Nicholson mean for Labour’s housebuilding plans?
Is the ground-breaking merger likely to help or hinder the government’s chances of hitting its sky-high 1.5 million housebuilding target?
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NewsBuilding safety remediation acceleration plan will be brought forward this autumn, says Rayner
Housing secretary also commits to build more social homes than are lost within first financial year of new government
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NewsMinisters seek views on brownfield planning passport to speed up development
MHCLG issues policy paper and call to evidence on first day of Labour party conference
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NewsHightown boss David Bogle to stand down after 30 years
Bogle was also instrumental in setting up Homes for Cathy group
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NewsNon-compliant A2Dominion hires new interim governance and compliance director
Housing association has appointed Hformer RBH director Hilary Milne as new interim director overseeing its governance and compliance
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NewsGovernment needs to build 450,000 new homes a year by 2029 to meet target, says Housing Forum
Membership group sets out roadmap for how the new government can achieve the highest rate of housebuilding in 50 years
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NewsContracting giant in £7.7m payment dispute with Home Group set to go into administration
A contractor that took Home Group to court over a £7.7m payment dispute is set to enter administration. ISG, a £2bn-turnover construction, fit-out and engineering firm, has announced it will file for administration after attempts to find a buyer for the business failed. The company earlier this ...
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CommentAre Starmer’s housebuilding targets achievable or unrealistic?
The new government’s 1.5m-home target means we need to ramp up house building to a level not seen since the 1960s. Alan Boddy explains what needs to happen to ensure housing providers can match ministers’ ambitions
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NewsOrbit’s development drops by 30% as it ramps up spend on existing homes
The Midlands housing association’s surplus falls by 39%
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In FocusKey takeaways from the Building the Future Conference and Housing Today Live
Church House in Westminster yesterday was the venue for two back-to-back conferences on construction and housing attended by hundreds of professionals from the built environment. Here is a round-up of the key talking points from the event, run by Building and Housing Today.
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NewsOmbudsman report criticises landlords for poor handling of temporary moves to carry out repairs
Blakeway identifies communication, timing, and not following policies as key issues in the maladministration cases reviewed
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NewsPlanning approvals for new homes fall to decade low, HBF report shows
Just over 230,000 units granted permission in year to June
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NewsNHF boss Kate Henderson among eight sector leaders appointed to New Towns Taskforce
New slate of sector leaders include interim manchester City Council CEO and former housing minister
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NewsIndustry figures criticise lack of resource and competence at Building Safety Regulator
Bosses at Wates and Hill Group said that the BSR needs to be resourced properly and “isn’t currently competent”